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Dap wrote:what happened to that part in the trailer when like 10 fucking predators are red dotting brody? only one happened in the movie
Yeah, that was some fucking bullshit, I'm glad you brought that up. Blatantly overselling the movie by using a shot that never existed. Most shameful bit of trailer fuckery I've seen in a minute.


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IMDB wrote:In the trailer there's a scene with Royce with multiple Predator laser targets on his body but it wasn't in the film?


The trailer featured a few lines and scenes that didn't make it into the final cut which is normal as the film hasnt completed editing by the trailer is out. The scene with Royce and the laser target was in the film but it was only with one laser target and not several as in the trailer. Robert Rodriguez admitted this was done for marketing purposes.

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That's definitely a bitch move.

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Has anyone seen that "Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem" movie? I saw the first Alien Vs. Predator, but haven't seen that yet. Is it worth my time?
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truthaddict wrote:Has anyone seen that "Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem" movie? I saw the first Alien Vs. Predator, but haven't seen that yet. Is it worth my time?
If you like your plate of garbage hot and steamy, AVP: Reqiuem is for you.

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truthaddict wrote:Has anyone seen that "Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem" movie? I saw the first Alien Vs. Predator, but haven't seen that yet. Is it worth my time?


that shit was on starz last night and I watched it for about 20 minutes before making the "shameful shit" face and turning it off.

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If you go into this movie expecting a gripping plot and character development then you need to go deepthroat a Rambo knife.

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Galvatron78 wrote:If you go into this movie expecting a gripping plot and character development then you need to go deepthroat a Rambo knife.
I went into the movie expecting more than 3 Predators.

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battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:
Galvatron78 wrote:If you go into this movie expecting a gripping plot and character development then you need to go deepthroat a Rambo knife.
I went into the movie expecting more than 3 Predators.
ditto

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battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:For a movie called 'PREDATORS,' I was expecting more than 3.

Started out promising, then just rested on the laurels it had after those first 30 minutes.

Not bad, just not particularly good. B-/C+.
Pretty much how I feel. It dragged on a bit. Good performances all around.

I'm in love with Alice Braga. I didn't realize she was the same girl from both "I Am Legend" and "City of God." She looked damn good in this one.

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Michelle Rodriguez >>>>>> Alice Braga.

Movie was dope.

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If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.

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Versive wrote:If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.
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Versive wrote:If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.
Those 10 minutes > What we got.

Don't kid yourselves.

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Versive wrote:If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.
Fine, how about they don't sell the movie as if there are going to be 10 Predators. This is what they did in the trailer where they put a billion laser sites on Adrien Brody instead of the one like there ACTUALLY turned out to be in that scene.
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Thun wrote:Michelle Rodriguez >>>>>> Alice Braga.

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jamrage wrote:
Versive wrote:If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.
Fine, how about they don't sell the movie as if there are going to be 10 Predators. This is what they did in the trailer where they put a billion laser sites on Adrien Brody instead of the one like there ACTUALLY turned out to be in that scene.
Exactly.

Also, my full review - http://popularopinions.wordpress.com/20 ... predators/

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ChewbaccaUncircumcised wrote:
Versive wrote:If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.
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Glad someone picked up on that.

This thread is cracking me up. IT WAS PREDATORS. You're really going to let some false advertizing take away from your overall enjoyment? If you didn't or couldn't like this movie for what it is, you need to re-evaluate some shit.

SPOILER ALERT:

You got a Predator sword fight, mad homages to the original, batshit larry fishburn donning a Predator suit and talking to himself. Come on people. What more can you ask for?

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Versive wrote:
ChewbaccaUncircumcised wrote:
Versive wrote:If you think about it, had there really been 10 predators there wouldn't have been much of a movie. Everybody would've gotten killed in 10 minutes and that would've been that.

Instead we got a great summer flick. Stop whining.
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Glad someone picked up on that.

This thread is cracking me up. IT WAS PREDATORS. You're really going to let some false advertizing take away from your overall enjoyment? If you didn't or couldn't like this movie for what it is, you need to re-evaluate some shit.

SPOILER ALERT:

You got a Predator sword fight, mad homages to the original, batshit larry fishburn donning a Predator suit and talking to himself. Come on people. What more can you ask for?
I would have asked for more than three predators.

You gonna champion X-Men Origins: Wolverine too?

EDIT: Sorry, that last sentence was really uncalled for. There's a line you just don't cross and I feel I crossed it. My apologies.

I don't think Predators was BAD, but just not particularly GOOD. You really weren't the least bit underwhelmed?

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Everything will be underwhelming in comparison to the original.

This flick has a ton of violence, and it isn't the kind of flick that's supposed to have a ton of titties. It works. Stop bitching.

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^Word, but it definitely did the original justice. As far as my expectations, I wasn't the least bit underwhelmed.

Check out this nerrrrrd shit for a list of references to the original http://io9.com/5582904/12-predator-homa ... -predators

When the scene with the laser sights occurred in the film i went "oh, that's different." You went "waaaaaah," and didn't think about what 15 laser sights would've meant in relation to to the rest of the film. There would've been no Fishburn character, no backstory, no epic one-on-one fights, basically none of the coolest elements of the plot.

The whole movie would've been 15 minutes long and went something like this: Dudes land on strange planet, dudes encounter 15 predators, dudes get fucking decimated, the end.

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Versive wrote:^Word, but it definitely did the original justice. As far as my expectations, I wasn't the least bit underwhelmed.

Check out this nerrrrrd shit for a list of references to the original http://io9.com/5582904/12-predator-homa ... -predators

When the scene with the laser sights occurred in the film i went "oh, that's different." You went "waaaaaah," and didn't think about what 15 laser sights would've meant in relation to to the rest of the film. There would've been no Fishburn character, no backstory, no epic one-on-one fights, basically none of the coolest elements of the plot.

The whole movie would've been 15 minutes long and went something like this: Dudes land on strange planet, dudes encounter 15 predators, dudes get fucking decimated, the end.
Your imagination sucks.
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Galvatron78 wrote:
battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:
Galvatron78 wrote:If you go into this movie expecting a gripping plot and character development then you need to go deepthroat a Rambo knife.
I went into the movie expecting more than 3 Predators.
ditto
There were 4 :megaman:

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Panama wrote:
Galvatron78 wrote:
battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:
Galvatron78 wrote:If you go into this movie expecting a gripping plot and character development then you need to go deepthroat a Rambo knife.
I went into the movie expecting more than 3 Predators.
ditto
There were 4 :megaman:
whoops..... :megaman:

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Panama wrote:
Galvatron78 wrote:
battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:
Galvatron78 wrote:If you go into this movie expecting a gripping plot and character development then you need to go deepthroat a Rambo knife.
I went into the movie expecting more than 3 Predators.
ditto
There were 4 :megaman:
Bullshit awful looking 'super-predator' doesn't count.

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jamrage wrote: Your imagination sucks.
Nah, I'm just right, and glad I didn't see Predator get fucked by some sort of over the top Michael Bay shit.

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Versive wrote:
jamrage wrote: Your imagination sucks.
Nah, I'm just right, and glad I didn't see Predator get fucked by some sort of over the top Michael Bay shit.
Negative, your imagination definitely blows.

They could have done a movie with 15 Predators and made it work. They wouldn't have necessarily had to have all been chasing the guys.

Again, it was good, but it could have been better.
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Look, I don't care what kind of cinematic fart contest you're imagining. Nobody is taking on 15 Predators. Not Brody, not Glover, not Arnold, nobody. End of story.

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Versive wrote:Look, I don't care what kind of cinematic fart contest you're imagining. Nobody is taking on 15 Predators. Not Brody, not Glover, not Arnold, nobody. End of story.
Nope. In fact I'm sure we'll probably see a movie with that many. You just can't get around the idea that they would all for sure be hunting a small group of humans. There's so many other ways to play it that could still be badass.

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Well that's a totally different story. From the trailer that has caused so many gripes we see that this film features a small group of human prey.

Of course it could've been a totally different movie. Hell, it could've been an intergalactic war epic with mankind fighting for survival against an invading predator army.

But aside from the little marketing ploy with the 15 laser sights, I think it's safe to say that most of us knew what we were getting ourselves into. Sorry you were disappointed, but it was a great summer movie.

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