The Predator is easily the worst film in the Predator. Even AvP is more preferable viewing.
The Predator was a difficult production as shown by the third act reshoots and poor green screen work. Shane Black is a great director but he was the wrong fit for the Predator franchise since he's a writer/director known for having a subversive approach and comedic edge. This was a film filled with baffling decisions like setting the film in suburban, bringing in a lot more comedy, and worst of all having the Predator coming down to Earth to steal autism, which is insulting to anyone who has autism.
There was some decide action and violence and the moment where Olivia Munn gets trapped in the decontamination area was an effective moment of tension, but the humour was mostly misses and the story was poor. It was a dumb, pointless film.
The Predator was a difficult production as shown by the third act reshoots and poor green screen work. Shane Black is a great director but he was the wrong fit for the Predator franchise since he's a writer/director known for having a subversive approach and comedic edge. This was a film filled with baffling decisions like setting the film in suburban, bringing in a lot more comedy, and worst of all having the Predator coming down to Earth to steal autism, which is insulting to anyone who has autism.
There was some decide action and violence and the moment where Olivia Munn gets trapped in the decontamination area was an effective moment of tension, but the humour was mostly misses and the story was poor. It was a dumb, pointless film.