I just saw Predators and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this entry in the Alien/Predator series of films. Then again, AVP: Requiem was not exactly hard to surpass. Both franchises had numerous failures, starting with Alien: Resurrection. Predators was reminiscent of a couple of movies: The Condemned (the stranded criminals/mercenaries angle, Predator (of course), Aliens (the second movie in the Alien franchise), and Alien vs. Predator. I didn't expect Adrien Brody to be able to pull off the tough guy mercenary role as Arnold Schwarzenegger did in the original, but he managed, even managing to throw in the gruff Christian Bale Batman voice. Topher Grace was his usual annoying self with a touch of evil thrown in for good measure, taking his role as bad guy Eddie Brock/Venom from Spider-Man 3 a step further into villainy.
Predators was definitely a Robert Rodriguez kind of film, using his filming style, some of the same actors that he always uses (mainly Danny Trejo), and the same type of humor. He executive produced the film.
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