I never saw Predator; nor Predator 2; nor Alien; nor...well, you get the picture. In short, I expected Robert Rodiguez's 2010 series contuation Predators to throw me a leash- it didn't, not once, and that's where the problems began. Two friends accompanied me to the flick, one of whom had to explain each of the Predator's abilities to me as they were displayed; the film didn't do so whatsoever, merely assuming I knew about them and thus would be swept up in a wave of nostalgia (not the case). "Predators"' plot tasks a group of elite warriors with surviving an onslaught of alien manhunters in a deadly planet until they can find a way out, but as all sci-fi action films go, not everyone will survive. This is a 15, remember, so things get VERY gory at times, and often dips into the horror genre using tension and make-you-jump moments, though these are few inbetween several action sequences and cameos from Laurence Fishborne. Where "Predators" really suffered, though, was in its pacing and storyline: it was too darn predictable. Many twists are age-old and easy to spot before they happen, and each warrior seems to be some sort of stereotype (a Russian with a minigun? Like we've never seen that before), adding to the cheesy nature of the motion picture. Still, despite what I've said, if your a fan of the "AVP" franchise, this will reignite an age-old passion lost by the terrible "Alien VS Predator" semi-sequels. Just bear in mind if you're not, a lot of the references, cameos and (impressive) CGI creations will be lost on you.
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