I did like the original, but don't have anyone to see it with (Maria has given it a hearty NO). The trailer did look promising, but someone needs to let directors know that shooting trailer-only footage is not cool. The missing scene show in the Iron Man 2 trailer was better than what was included in the film!
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Ronald Methvin <[email protected]> wrote: > Short plot synopsis: The Predators abduct a bunch of soldiers, mercenaries, > gang members, killers, etc. and bring them to a hunting planet for good time > huntin' funzies. Yep, that’s about it. I kind of think the Predators are > the rednecks of the universe. And, yes, the Predators even have a little bit > of racism against differnt' lookin' Predators in the movie, too. > > > > Anyway, they really got back to the original Predator(s) verses soldiers > concept, but this time, instead of the humans being from the same group, > none of them know each other; so, there is that new dynamic thrown in. The > movie definitely succeeds in what it was trying to accomplish. They even > did a good job with having the appropriate amount of ‘WTF?!” that the > characters would have without it being just a rehash of the original. I > wasn’t sure I would go for Adrian Brody as a tough guy, but he actually does > a pretty good job. Danny Trejo (super tattooed Mexican guy that is in all > of the director’s, Robert Rodriguez’s, movies is good as always), and the > trailer for their movie featuring him, Machete, is AWESOME. > > > > There were even some twists (for people who hadn’t read casting and > character bio announcements a year ago, grrr) that were handled pretty well. > The special effects were top notch, as well. They have some other alien > wildlife on the planet that some had to be CGI just because Earth creatures > don’t move that way and animatronics wouldn’t work, but all totally more > realistic than anything in Avatar. I’m 99% sure other parts we > animatronics because they looked so ‘real’, but I couldn’t really ‘tell’ > when things were CGI or physical. Hollywood, take note – Stan Winston’s > shop is the best! > > > > The only complaint I have is that a scene from the trailers is actually > totally different in the movie. I don’t mean like in Iron Man 2, where > Tony just jumps out of the plane rather than, how in the trailer, Pepper > kisses the helmet and throws it out. No, this is actually something that > kind of matters to the plot. I don’t consider this a spoiler, but > instead, a ‘ignore the trailer’ thing, but here is some space incase you > feel differently: > > > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > .. > > . > > > > > > > > > > The part in the trailer that shows Adrian with more than a dozen triple > laser dots on him – never happens in the movie. Don’t be waiting for it. > Rodriguez was even asked specifically about this, and he basically said > that movies often film stuff just for the trailers early on, not necessarily > to show what happens in the movie, but to show what the audience should > expect concept-wise. I’m totally ok with that – if the scene doesn’t > actually matter. But in this case, it actually impacts the plot and > story, or at least impacts what you are waiting to happen in the movie. I > think it is a total bait and switch. Yeah, sometimes adjustments are made > to the story later on, but, without going into any detail, they had to have > known that scene wouldn’t work that way real early on. Meh. > > > > . > > . > > . > > .. > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > . > > > > . > > > > . > > > > In closing, the movie was the best treatment of Predators since the > original, and if you liked the original, you’ll like this one, as well. Does > it really need to be seen on the big screen? Doesn’t hurt – totally worth > a matinee. And if you have watched the original in a while, it's definitely > worth watching again. Even though it was made 23 freakin' years ago (can > you believe that?), it still holds up great and could have been made this > year. > > > > ~Ron > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
