Spoilers because I want to speak freely about some specific things in the film.
Loved the faster moving Predator. All the previous Predators have always moved too slowly (I know, it was the suit) but this movie really addressed the problem.
Did not like, at all, how the military was so quick to want to kill those helping them (Casey Brackett) or lock up those with knowledge of these aliens (Quinn McKenna). This, to me, was the biggest single failure in the film. There was this constant sense of betrayal.
Loved the dialogue and most of the script. I thought it was sharp, clever, well-written.
Still not sure how I feel about the lighter approach taken in this film. The Predator itself often felt like a backdrop to the other characters. It didn't have the menacing presence it should have but it was still a good film to watch.
Also conflicted about the vicious Predator Dog being turned into a harmless puppy thing. I still wanted hard-hitting, tense and dramatic - like the original film.
I did not like the ending. Quinn McKenna working with the same group that tried to lock him up, that tried to kill him. As if nothing had happened. I feel like the only reason they kept him alive was because of his son. McKenna should know this - given how savvy he is.
Nebraska Williams was a great secondary character. Sterling K. Brown as Traeger was phenomenal - switching between good guy and bad guy convincingly (I would have just preferred he was a good guy throughout). Jacob Tremblay as Rory McKenna was great as the autistic genius.
This film turned out to be my second best favorite - after the original. There's a prequel expected summer/2022.
Loved the faster moving Predator. All the previous Predators have always moved too slowly (I know, it was the suit) but this movie really addressed the problem.
Did not like, at all, how the military was so quick to want to kill those helping them (Casey Brackett) or lock up those with knowledge of these aliens (Quinn McKenna). This, to me, was the biggest single failure in the film. There was this constant sense of betrayal.
Loved the dialogue and most of the script. I thought it was sharp, clever, well-written.
Still not sure how I feel about the lighter approach taken in this film. The Predator itself often felt like a backdrop to the other characters. It didn't have the menacing presence it should have but it was still a good film to watch.
Also conflicted about the vicious Predator Dog being turned into a harmless puppy thing. I still wanted hard-hitting, tense and dramatic - like the original film.
I did not like the ending. Quinn McKenna working with the same group that tried to lock him up, that tried to kill him. As if nothing had happened. I feel like the only reason they kept him alive was because of his son. McKenna should know this - given how savvy he is.
Nebraska Williams was a great secondary character. Sterling K. Brown as Traeger was phenomenal - switching between good guy and bad guy convincingly (I would have just preferred he was a good guy throughout). Jacob Tremblay as Rory McKenna was great as the autistic genius.
This film turned out to be my second best favorite - after the original. There's a prequel expected summer/2022.