PREDATORS (2010) Retrospective / Review 

Totally underrated film, they should have a made a sequel to this and not made The Predator.

Arnold didn’t want to “repeat himself” yet here he is stuck in the Terminator loop

Fishburne's character is hinted that he was abducted in Vietnam. He claims he is Air Cavalry, wears Tiger Stripe combat (a stable of US Special Forces in Vietnam), he also hums Ride of the Valkyries a clear nod to Apocalypse Now which featured a teenage Fishburne

"The recent Predator film by Shane Black going in a different direction" is the most generous thing I've ever heard said about that film 😅

I'm so shocked that this movie is already 10 years old, its crazy.

The sword fight with Hanzo sent chills down my spine. I loved Predators

I actually really enjoyed this movie and thought it had some great chilling moments to it. It was a bit different, but I think they handled the Predators themselves very well. And after The Predator, I think it's aged even better. No predators using disembodied arms to give people a thumb's up. And I'm definitely in the minority, but I liked that they used Brody as the main character instead of a huge body builder as the soldier-type. He felt more natural, and just an interesting change of pace.

A really underrated movie. It had awesome cast, memorable characters, entertaining set pieces and fun twist to the franchise's formula. It has its flaws, but it is easily the best Predator sequel (and my personal favorite of the series, although the original is overall better movie).

You know, watching the montage at the end makes me realize just how awesome this movie actually is, goddamn

Fun Fact. The alien that the group encounters and kills mid way into the film is the original predator design that was supposed to be in the first Predator movie originally played by Jean Claude Van Dam.

I saw it in the theater and I really loved it. It feels like an actual Predator movie.

15:34, that scene gave me chills as she was describing Dutch and his encounter with the Jungle Hunter.

I never understood why the mercs/soldiers didnt assume the "non killer" guy wasnt put there to be their medic, seemed like a realistic assumption, given as he was a surgeon.

I like that the original unused predator design is in the film briefly.

I hope Oliver never gets tired of doing these retrospectives. Fantastic as always.

i remember being really pissed watching this film because of the lie in the trailer that shows Adrien Brody with dozens of Predators targeting lasers on him, on the bright side it wasn't the greatest Predator movie it was at least way better than The Predator.

Predators is my second favorite. Loved Adrien Brody as the lead.

Arnold: 1 predator movie Also arnold: 6 Terminator. Me: okay Arnold.

Laurence Fishburne: "These Predators took people from anywhere. They took me from the Matrix."

30 minute retrospect on Predators? What a great start to the day

The Predator makes Predators look like The Godfather 2 in comparison.

Really loved this film. Loved how the old samurai sword revealed how long the predators have been hunting humans. Just has so many great moments I appreciated.

I don't understand why people are so hard on Predator 2 I really enjoyed it a lot,I really like the fact that they took it out of the jungle and put it in the city aka concrete jungle and Danny Glover was terrific..

This movie is so underrated, i have seen movies try and fail miserably to do what this movie did.

It was never gonna beat the original Predator, but a competent and enjoyable movie

I always think that when the pod opens at the end of The Predator - inside should have been Royce. That would have made the most sense over anything else and tied things in nicely.

Scary that this is ten years old.

I enjoyed this movie a lot. It had style, good acting and great practical effects. Plus the Kurosawa style sword fight is beautiful.

I'm grateful for your fair estimation of this movie. I liked it and thought Adrian Brody's being cast and his being 'Fast' was an interesting addition. The fact that there's a discussion between this and Predator 2 being a worthy sequel justifies its craftsmanship in my eyes.

Such an underrated movie. I was so much looking forward for a sequel.This was much better than the recent Predator movie.

Like this film and it is underrated but I personally prefer Predator 2.

when this movie came out i wasnt too keen on it. i didnt hate it but.... just didnt do it for me overall... then The Predator came out and i look back on this like a masterpiece in comparison.

Apart from gaining 25lbs of muscle, Adrien Brody chose to reside and train in the wilderness during the film’s production in Hawaii to better get into character as Royce.

I liked Pred 2 n i think this makes a decent pred 3. It keeps the spirit of ultimate badasses v hunter.

I thought it was a documentary about the BBC

underrated movie

I watched this at the cinema in 2010 and really enjoyed it. I felt it got the Predator franchise back on track and would serve as a great jumping off point for future films. The Predator completely undid all that good work.

This was a fantastic movie. I'd vote 1st predator movie , this one and then predator 2.

7:52, Mahershala Ali. That man has won 2 Oscars and will play the role of Blade in a new Blade reboot, despite being 47 years old.

I've always loved this film and thought the ambiguous story telling worked really well in its favour to create mystery and add to the Predator lore without going too far in any wrong direction. Something that has always stuck with me however, is the fact that it's almost a beat for beat copy of the movie Cube. A bunch of strangers find themselves in an alien landscape and have to work together to essentially solve the puzzle they've been placed in - it even goes as far as to have the good guy - turn bad guy twist at the end, which is the one thing about both movies I really don't like. Really wish this got a sequel, that final shot is just perfection. It has a very similar feeling that Lost had in its mystery sci-fi storytelling.

I still love predator 2!

I never thought brody could pull off a bad ass special forces type and boy was I wrong. He buffed up big time for this role. And that samurai showdown was awesome. This was like a comic to film adaptation and it was done well.

I think this is the best sequel to the Predator franchise. Cannot wait for Prey next week. Based on the trailer it may give this a run for its second spot. Thanks for video!

after the first two predators this is realy underrated

I’ve always thought the part of Nolan should have actually been Danny Glover reprising his role as Mike Harrigan.

Yes, a well fed Laurence Fishburne really took me out of the movie.

I've been a fan of the original 1987 film since its release. My friends and I rewatched heavily in the 1980s on VHS and made some of us join the military. When it came time to buy movies in blue ray, i only bought three anrold Schwarzenegger films: terminator. T2, and predator. I read the comics, and I was not impressed by predator 2. However, predators is a true sequel and a master work...save for the concept of the super predators. Always mega work mate

Royce was such a badass rocking that AA-12

I love how it's implied that the doctor was there to keep them all patched up, but then you realise how futile that is when people are getting ripped apart, and the concept of a hunter taking along a vet to patch up the animals that get away is absurd.

I felt they did a really good job with this movie, I enjoyed it a lot in 2010 and still do now. I liked the cast, especially Brody. It's a good sign of how successful many of them have gone on to be, some of the best acting talent seen in these movies. It's well cast although possibly not the Vietnam burnout Fishburne. A really good sequel which made the most of its budget. We should have had these people make another with a higher budget rather than the Shane Black disaster The Predator.

I think I watched this 3 years after it came out and was surprised by how much I enjoyed myself. As a huge Alien and Predator fan, I’ve still never been able to get myself to watch the AvP movies (one day..) and assumed this would be similar. I must watch it again soon!

Oliver, your retrospectives are always the highlight of my day when you put them out.

Really good breakdown of the film, I did enjoy this sequel. I felt only the alien dogs were a major weak point...

I really liked the premise of the movie, there was bits I loved but overall it didn't hit the mark. Adrian's bat voice didn't work.

Absolutely loved this movie and Brody being cast as the 'action hero' was a good decision imo👌

Nicely done Oliver, it’s been a number of years since I last watched Predators. I missed out seeing it in the cinema as I was a bit unsure about seeing it, but I would later pickup the DVD for £2.99 in HMV and it was far better than what I thought it would be.

I like AVP. Especially Sanaa Lathan. And it has one of my favorite movie quotes. . . . Comparing Condoms with Guns: "I'd rather have one and not need it, then need it and not have one." 🤣🤣🤣

It was 'okay' and it's still 'okay'.

Excellent review. Keep it coming!

Excellent retrospective. Thank you Mr Harper.

This is a great movie, Royce is a bad ass and Isabel is a kick ass character. Way underrated.

Thank you for your review. This is a criminally underrated film.

I always enjoy your videos Oliver

Arnold 90s-00s: i dont want to repeat myself Also Arnold since then: 3 more terminator movies p.s anyone else get the feeling they tried to homage the red JCVD predator design via the "prey" creature re: 17:01, 25:08?

I'm scared what will happen now that Disney have the rights to Alien and Predator.

As far as I'm concerned, this is the second best Predator film - behind the original of course. Yes, the lying trailer really pissed me off... but ultimately this was a satisfying and fun throwback to the original and I love that they did so much practical FX work. It's a pity this film wasn't the one followed up on and we got Shane Black's god-awful attempt a few years ago instead. One would think that of all people, Shane Black would be able to deliver a solid Predator flick... but man, what a disappointment! I vaguely remember the sequel comic being kind of interesting. I'll need to track it down online...

Your videos are brilliant documentaries. Your work is wonderful and a joy to always see whenever you post something. The best

Thanks for the video, I find i watch this a few times a year, love the film for some reason !! Underrated for sure

Predators, a mostly worthwhile sequel held back by its similarities to the original and wasted potential with characters. It's not on par with the original, but I would have taken a follow-up to this any day over 2018's The Predator. Massively disappointing direction for the franchise.

"Predators retrospective? But that was just in the cinemas the other day, wasn't it? What, a _decade_ ago...?" Problems with this bunch of badasses in the jungle compared to the original badasses in the jungle, IMO, is these badasses take themselves just a wee bit too seriously. Just a wee bit. Also, Adrien Brody, yeah no. This ain't no Batman '89. Was that some Guy Davis art I saw there? I'm gonna need that DVD for those features.

I've never figured out what I thought about this picture over the years, but I'm glad you got around to covering it.

I love the credits music, Oliver. I got nostalgic vibes for videogames in my youth, even though I don't recognise it! Great video as always

For me personally Predator 2 is still a better sequel than Predators. I just love Predator 2, yeah it's not as good as the first film but its good in it own right, it gave as something new and a new character to root for and same cool design for the Predator, I didn't have many problems with Predator 2 I think it's highly Underrated to this day. The funny thing is , even tho Predator is overall a better film I think I have seen Predator 2 way more than Predator.

The heat vision of the original had a "scary" factor to it, the new feels clean and ummm, nothing.

Nice review, good analysis!

The throw back music at the end should have been the opening shot. With them falling from the sky. Would have been sick

Only Predators I was able to see a theaters and had a great time. I remember critics like Angry Joe complaining that it wasn't like the first one since it lacked the comradery of the original team but this wasn't that 80's type of movie, the film shows the very worst and deadliest of humanity, hence they are not going to be friends or joke, they are stone cold assassins and not being muscle men sells it well in how people are deadly without looking like stereotypical army men, especially in the case of the serial killer doctor, and realistic. What I love even more about it is that is a slasher film but the victims are people who CAN fight back and also kill, making all of them formidable opponents for the Predator, who by this point in the series had already degraded to slashing teenagers in the awful AVP:Requiem. Really bummed out it didn't live up to Fox's expectations and didn't got a direct sequel to it.

By the way, you should really check out Nimrod's movie Kontroll, if you have the chance. It's dark, it's funny, it has a powerful message about self-isolation, it has an atmosphere so strong I never seen anything like it since then, and the soundtrack is just brilliant. Really worth watching, no wonder Rodriguez was so impressed by it.

This was an excellent, criminally underrated sci-fi thriller. The way you uncover what’s going on as the characters do drags you in. The action’s exciting and brutal. When it ends, you want to see what comes next because you honestly have no idea. I really like Predator (1987), but I feel this is the better movie on a lot of levels.

My personal favorite Predator film - criminally underrated. Thanks, Oliver!

I really liked AVP1 quite a bit. I think I may be the only one. *sigh*

The thing I can really give to this film is that it knew what made the original movie scary

I'm glad you brought up the multiple targeting lasers in the trailer. That was a thing that I noticed in the theater and has stuck with me since.

Thank you for the great work Oliver

I think people complain a lot about everything, this is a good movie and a great sequel.

I always assumed during a "season" there were drop offs every day. As apposed to the "off season" with no drop offs making it harder for nolan to scavenge...

Hey Oliver, I stumbled upon your channel less than a month ago and I've already watched more than 20. Lol. Your videos are very interesting and of course I love to hear interesting facts I didn't know about movies we've grown up with (I'm 35). I'm gonna start this video now, looking forward to it. Take care and be safe during this time especially.

Great video Oliver. Thank you for the good content. Cheers!

Another great review! I only saw Predators once on release, still feel like it sits behind Predator 2 but may give it another watch now. Love John Debney, he turned in a wonderfully cinematic score for the (much-maligned, mostly underrated) PS3 game Lair. Do The Predator! 😂

I thought it was Underrated

Really enjoy your film reviews. Good stuff!

Sensational review with awesome behind the scenes footage

If they tweaked a few details it would have made for a more enjoyable movie - Have Laurence Fishburne’s character come into the story earlier, acting as a mentor to the group and explaining the situation and the group initially disbelieving him. Drop the explanation from Isabel about the first film. Seems so random her character would know this. Have the group find out that there is a ship that will take them off the planet if they can make it though the preserve and the predators (sets up a ticking clock and gives the group a more specific goal while providing more tension). Have Topher Grace’s character twist be at the midpoint - the team sets up a trap only for Topher’s character to kill one of the team and have the predators get the jump on them. Also - HAVE THE PREDATORS USE THE DAMN TREES!!!! It’s just dudes in rubber suits running around on the ground and slamming into each other. Wouldn’t it have been cool for the two predators to fight using stealth in the trees, all cloak and dagger?

By far the best predator sequel

Excellent review. Spot on.

I swear, the trailers you make for the beginning of your videos are better than the actual trailers for the movies.

the predator 1 & 2 films are some of my all time favorites and this one was worthy of more praise when it was first released. I think now, with retrospectives like this, the film can get the respect it deserves. I'm ashamed of all the other Avp/ predator entries lol

Thank you for doing this retrospective, Oliver. You're the best. I love your videos. This is the best sequel to Predator (1987), in my opinion. It's very enjoyable. I have a little brother named Oliver, just like you. 😁

Love your Gunship opening

Was waiting for this one, thank you!:)