PREDATORS

Predators stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Nimrod Antal. Rated R with a running time of 1 hr. and 47 Mins. Thankfully this has nothing to do with the alien vs. predator series. It is more a sequel to the 1987 original Predator.

The story is about a group of elite warriors who come to realize they've been brought together on an alien planet as prey. With the exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers. Mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members, human predators that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.

First off I have to admit I have never actually sat down and watched the 1987 Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nor have I seen one minute of Predator 2. This movie Predators was meant to be a direct sequel to Predator and basically its meant for you to just forget about Predator 2. I feel that Predators is a worthy successor to Predator because it was scary, had some great action and it just purely entertained. It was just something about seeing the Predator for the first time in this movie that creeped me out in good way though. I mean come on they are like at least 6 feet tall and just have big bodies and dread locks!

One thing I didn't get in the movie was Laurence Fishburne's character. I just didn't get what his purpose to the story was. He is playing a man who has been on the Predator planet for 10 seasons. What are seasons exactly? Im not sure because they never really explain it. Anyways he runs into the group of warriors stranded on the planet and shows them where he hides out on some ship looking thing. Adrien Brody's character asks him (his name is Nolan by the way) "How do we kill them" (meaning the Predators) and Nolan replies "However you can". I was sitting there thinking Geeeeee that really helped. Thats all his character pretty much does and to me that part lost focus on the actual story. But luckily Fishburne is only on screen for about 10 minutes and the story gets back on track. Adrien Brody is the main tough guy in the movie and I really bought it. He looked totally comfortable and I liked his performance. The comic relief in the movie is Topher Grace (Eric from That 70's Show). He is funny at times and his character has a little twist but I won't get into that.

Overall Predators is a memorable thrill ride with some scares and laughs and just some cool action. I really enjoyed the ending too because there are so many possible sequels for this movie and of course all of the Predators aren't dead. Definitely hope to see a sequel to this movie and who knows maybe Arnold will be down for acting again since his term of governor ends this November. Imagine a sequel with Arnold in it. That would be pretty cool. But for what it is Predators is a pretty damn good movie!

B+