Predators (2010)

A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators.

Director:

Nimród Antal

Writers:

Alex Litvak, Michael Finch,

Stars:

Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adrien Brody	...	Royce
Topher Grace	...	Edwin
Alice Braga	...	Isabelle
Walton Goggins	...	Stans
Oleg Taktarov	...	Nikolai
Laurence Fishburne	...	Noland
Danny Trejo	...	Cuchillo
Louis Ozawa Changchien	...	Hanzo
Mahershala Ali	...	Mombasa (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
Carey Jones	...	Tracker Predator (as Carey L. Jones)
Brian Steele	...	Berserker Predator / Falconer Predator
Derek Mears	...	Classic Predator

Storyline

The mercenary Royce; the military Isabelle; the Russian soldier Nikolai; the San Quentin criminal Stans; the Sierra Leone militia Mombasa; the drug lord Cuchillo; the Yakuza Hanzo; and the Doctor Edwin awake in free fall but they succeed to open their parachutes landing in a jungle. Soon they discover that they are on another planet and they are prey of aliens in a deadly hunting game, and they need to join forces to destroy their predators and survive.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | predator | warrior | free fall | hunting | 

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Taglines:

The most dangerous killers on the planet... but this is not our planet.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong creature violence and gore, and pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Russian

Release Date:

9 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Predator 3

Filming Locations:

Bastrop, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,203,193 (UK) (9 July 2010)

Gross:

$52,000,688 (USA) (8 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Troublemaker Studios, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stans' character is a death row inmate in California's San Quentin Correctional Facility. All death row inmates can receive a pardon or stay of execution by the state's governor. At the time this film was made (and presumably the time the movie takes place), California's governor was Arnold Schwarzenegger, the lead star of the original Predator film.

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Goofs

In both Predator decapitation scenes, the heads are lopped off in one clean stroke that severs the entire neck. In both cases, though, none of the aliens' tentacle "hair" is cut, even though it would be in the path of the blades.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Royce: [as Cuchillo holds him at gunpoint] Don't. Calm down.
Cuchillo: Hey, fuck you.
Royce: Calm down.
Cuchillo: Fuck you!

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Connections

Referenced in Switch (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Long Tall Sally"
Written by Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell' (as Robert Blackwell), Little Richard (as Richard W. Penniman) and Enotris Johnson
Performed by Little Richard
Courtesy of Tree Productions

User Reviews

The real predator movie we all have been waiting for since '87.

First of all, it's not a reboot as many speculates, it's direct continuation to Predator 1&2, and only AVPs are dismissed but the movie doesn't neglect them altogether, we get to see alien like skulls in the movie, however alien universe is wholly neglected.

Let's start with the best part of the movie, the acting. It's very rare for a sci-fi movie to contain good acting these days, all gone are the days of Alien/Aliens/Blade runner etc. where the acting used to get all the praise more than action. In Predators, every single character is very believable and delivers. It's astonishing to see the acting of Brody, he deserves an Oscar for his role as Royce more than he did in "The Pianist" as Szpilman. Rest of the cast did very well too, they perfectly fill in their boots as group of elite warriors. It would be fair to say that compared to the original Predator movie, this movie exceeds in the acting department.

Next comes the story line, it's pretty much based on "The Most Dangerous Game", the story itself is well written and not rushed, it takes time to unfold events, and ample time is given to develop characters. There is really a fear and eerie feeling in the story, and we don't get to see the hunters very often, which adds more thrill and suspense to the story; just like the original flick. To me an unseen threat is more scarier than seeing the perpetrator every minute.

The music is tense, almost reminiscent of Alan Silversti score in the original. Good thing here is that it's not overdone, and the drum beats are used rightfully when the situation demands it to. Really nice work by the composer.

As for CGI, it's very minimal and not overdone as well, although not same as the original which is understandable since a lot of progress have been made in graphics department since 80's, take Avatar for example.

I also want to talk little bit about violence and rating of the movie, it's also not very frequent we get to see spine ripped off and people chopped into half by laser guns these days, had crafty cuts to the movie not been made, this flick could very well been awarded an NC-17 rating.

Last but not the least, this flick is an instance of how a good movie can be made on a small budget, you don't require big budget for your movie to please audiences, you just need to have a vision thing to make pleasurable flicks for them. Kudos goes to Nimród Antal & Robert Rodriguez for such a great effort.

Final score:-

Direction: 10/10 Acting: 10/10 Music: 10/10 Story line: 8/10