The problem with Predators is that it's predictable. It is a fun action/horror film, but it spends way too much time setting up plot lines and twists that the audience has already figured out. It feels unoriginal. The visual effects were impressive, though, and I like the premise. This movie made me nostalgic for the original Predator.

Predators is a polarizing movie to review. It depends on many factors- are you a science fiction fan? A fan of the original Predator? Just a casual viewer wanting to see gore? If you loved the Arnold film chances are you will not like this one, because there isn't a main character to root for as we did with Arnold's "dutch". More importantly the new director is no John Mcteirnen. However this is a decent enough film to watch if you are a science fiction fan and the Predator has always been very popular. The setting and visual tone is pretty good (how can it not be with lush tropical jungle) and the performances from many known faces is adequate.

Outstanding performance by every actors.. very natural mainly adrien brody

If there is one good thing that came out of the controversial Alien vs Predator movies, it's renewed interest both titular creatures. Whereas Alien has dabbed in odd semi-prequels, the Predator's second wind quickly resulted in a full-on new installment, two decades after its last solo outing.Predators, its pluralized title a wink at the second film of the Alien series the Predator is now intractably connected with, is a fresh start in many ways. None of the principals from the previous two films return, and the events of the moody 1987 original are only mentioned in passing (thank goodness it isn't a reboot - I'm a continuity freak and love long-running timelines). An assorted bunch of mercenaries, gang members and soldiers finds itself abducted by aliens and brought to a surprisingly Earth-like alien planet that acts as a game preserve. There, they quickly find themselves hunted by the Predators we all know and love. Since each Predator installment has an all-new cast, we know more about the creatures than the protagonists do, and observe them discovering things we already know in the first act. This isn't to say Predators has nothing new to offer. First off, these Predators use alien bloodhounds to corral their prey, a nice addition to the Predator creature being an analogy of a big game hunter. Also, we're on an alien planet, so we get to see some of their other quarry - not Xenomorphs, but mysterious eyeless creatures whose design will be instantly recognized by die-hard Predator nerds as the rejected design from the original film. A nice easter egg, indeed. Finally, there is an addition where the film went a little off the reservation in my opinion: the 'Predators hunting Predators'. While this is a nice nod to the 'blood feuds' of the expanded universe comics, the Predators fighting amongst themselves makes them seem less threatening to the protagonists. Especially when they decide to aid one of the two Predator factions in a move that will surely bring back memories of the much-maligned 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' from the first AVP. The fact that the main Predator antagonists, so-called 'Super Predators', look wholly over the top once their face masks are removed, doesn't help this. It's a small consolation that the Predator helped by the humans is a fantastic recreation of the original 1987 design, whose presence tells us that the film isn't completely revamping the titular creature's look but simply introducing different Predator races. Still, it feels as something of an insult that the 'classic Predator' is reduced to being the prey of bigger, badder Predators. Is this the same creature that gave Arnold such a hard time? While characterization has never been the series' strength, we are treated to a varied bunch of characters this time around, among them a Mexican cartel member, a Russian Spetsnaz fighter and a Yakuza member. Given the Predators' penchant for sport, it's no surprise why they cherry picked some of the nastiest, most brutal inhabitants of Earth and threw them all together into a genocidal version of the Expendables. The plural 'Predators' refers as much to the human cast as their alien hunters. Everyone is given their own little backstory, which fairly easily sets them apart from their wildly different compadres. Adrien Brody, not the most logical actor to follow after Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover, surprises as a merciless mercenary with the meanest growl since Clint Eastwood told those gang members to get off his lawn. Walton Goggins plays a deliciously creepy death row inmate, Alice Braga shines as a toughened-up version of the Anna character from the original and Danny Trejo is, well, Danny Trejo. There's also a fun role for Laurence Fishburne as an Air Force soldier who's been trapped on the planet for years, has learned to hide from the Predators using their own technology and has become a little, well, 'weird'. While not terribly original - another jungle, another bunch of souped-up humans being picked off one by one - Predators feels very sure of itself and, despite going off the rails with some unneeded Predator-on-Predator violence, seems to understand what made the original tick. It shamelessly recycles much of Alan Silvestri's score (which is just fine by me) and doesn't lose itself in CGI - yes, there's CGI in the film (the hounds, some Predator weaponry), but much of the Predator action features old-fashioned men in suits. We are even treated to the return of Long Tall Sally. All in all, it's a welcome return for one of cinema's most iconic monsters.