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    "The Predator"

    Saw this flick today. Thought it was a "good but not great" movie. It has a definite comedic leaning and the usual impressive special effects. If you're a fan of the "Predator" franchise I would go see it. It does establish some new plotlines in that particular universe.

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    Good deal man. I was on the fence about it. Probably go watch it as soon as we get cleaned up from Flo.

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    I was thinking that Mat Best & his crew, coulda done SOOOOO much more with the comedic angle, and looked a LOT more realistic doing it.
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    Firearms featured in the film:

    http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/The_Predator

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    Will be seeing it sometime next week, can't wait.

    I'm probably the only one that likes ALL of the Predator franchise to date. Super stoked that Shane Black wrote and directed this one!

    Shane Black was Hawkins in the original Predator . . .


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    It's over three decades old, but (in my view) the original still holds up well today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moose-Knuckle View Post
    Will be seeing it sometime next week, can't wait.

    I'm probably the only one that likes ALL of the Predator franchise to date. Super stoked that Shane Black wrote and directed this one!

    Shane Black was Hawkins in the original Predator . . .


    That guy wrote a lot of movies. I think he did lethal weapon as well

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    I still don't get the point of the two predators

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arik View Post
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    I still don't get the point of the two predators

    In the film it was revealed by the Stargazer scientists that the "regular" Predator was a fugitive escaping their home world hence the opening scene of the film with a space ship pursuit and the "regular" Predator being fired upon right before he entered into the worm hole. The scientists deduced that he was on his way to Earth to give humanity weapon technology that would put them on equal footing with the Predator race as they were planning on colonizing Earth and wiping out humanity as the Earth's climate changed to one that was more accommodating to their species.

    They also concluded that the Predators continually evolve through genetic modification as they harvest other species' technologies via their safari's throughout the universe. The "big" Predator was essentially a genetically modified super soldier sent by their leadership to neutralize the rouge Predator who went off reservation before he could give the weapon to the humans.
    Last edited by Moose-Knuckle; 10-01-18 at 14:49.
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