Adrian Brody…Topher Grace…
No jacked dudes. This will probably suck. Sequels already booked.
Topher’s a fag, but I don’t mind Adrian Brody. And I’m sure Lawrence Fishburne will do what he can to add some testosterone to the flick.
Doesn’t look like it will suck to me (unless you wanted to see it strictly for muscular dudes)… but it does seem like the type of flick that when you see a preview, you know what you’re getting when you pay for your ticket, ya know?
[quote]thefederalist wrote:
Adrian Brody…Topher Grace…
No jacked dudes. This will probably suck. Sequels already booked.[/quote]
Usually I would have disagreed with you having a problem with “no jacked dudes.” But in the case of anything involving predators, I agree. This needs “prey” which looks worthy of being prey.
Also, I can’t imagine anything involving predators (or Aliens) coming anywhere near the originals. The novelty was half the fun.
I really don’t see a problem with the “no jacked dudes” part given the story they’re trying to work… my problem is more with the story they’re trying to work =p
I’d see it.
Wasn’t Oleg Taktarov in that trailer?
He was a professional MMA fighter. I’d rather see a guy like that in a flick than some bodybuilder.
A reflection of the times. The men of the original were the type of men idolized at that time, but since it is a crime in 2010 to act like you have balls or have visible back muscles, this is what we get. Old Larry Fishbourne was no slouch in his prime, though, so at least there’s that. And I’ll still probably see it.
Unfortunately we live in the universe where Adrian Brody and Topher Grace are in a Predator movie. Some alternate universe must’ve gotten it right.
Well, at least we live in the universe that doesn’t have George Clooney and Brad Pitt as Hannibal nad Face in the new A-Team.
Without turning this into a social commentary, the story is that a group of crazy mother fuckers, that are really good at killing people, are abducted by the predators to use as game on their planet. There is no muscular requirement to becoming extremely adept at ending life, especially when guns become involved. In fact, you could even take the creative liberty of saying the predators ignored large dudes because they’d be more prone to attempting physical combat, which they know they’d fucking rape them at so it wasn’t worth their time.
Am I happy the movie doesn’t have some standout built actor? No, but that’s more because there just aren’t enough to go around, if there was someone they’d have casted him(hollywood CLEARLY wants to find someone to replace that niche or they wouldn’t keep giving ex-wrestlers these movies to see how audiences react to them).
[quote]Chewie wrote:
Wasn’t Oleg Taktarov in that trailer?
He was a professional MMA fighter. I’d rather see a guy like that in a flick than some bodybuilder. [/quote]
LOL! Your personal vendetta is obvious just so you know. Stop projecting your goals on others.
How about someone who can act for $14.50 a ticket? Yes, even the canon fodder should be good actors at these prices.
Last thing we need is some fucking jackass that wrestles, arm bars someone or curls a few hundred pounds, and then suddenly thinks they are a good actor fucking up any more B movies, let alone what could be a cult classic.
Do i wish the stars looked like men? Yes.
Do I ultimately give a shit if the movie is well played and re-watchable? No.
Haha, lame tag line : " They are the most dangerous killers on our planet…
… but this is not our planet!"
[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
A reflection of the times. The men of the original were the type of men idolized at that time, but since it is a crime in 2010 to act like you have balls or have visible back muscles, this is what we get. Old Larry Fishbourne was no slouch in his prime, though, so at least there’s that. And I’ll still probably see it.[/quote]
Precisely. Even though its a movie about killing and violence, the little things that make men…well MEN have been outlawed and taken away.
[quote]red04 wrote:
Without turning this into a social commentary, the story is that a group of crazy mother fuckers, that are really good at killing people, are abducted by the predators to use as game on their planet. There is no muscular requirement to becoming extremely adept at ending life, especially when guns become involved. In fact, you could even take the creative liberty of saying the predators ignored large dudes because they’d be more prone to attempting physical combat, which they know they’d fucking rape them at so it wasn’t worth their time.
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Excellent post.
[quote]andrew_live wrote:
[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
A reflection of the times. The men of the original were the type of men idolized at that time, but since it is a crime in 2010 to act like you have balls or have visible back muscles, this is what we get. Old Larry Fishbourne was no slouch in his prime, though, so at least there’s that. And I’ll still probably see it.[/quote]
Precisely. Even though its a movie about killing and violence, the little things that make men…well MEN have been outlawed and taken away.[/quote]
Let’s stop this shit now please. Men are defined by more testosterone and a fucking penis. It doesn’t take huge gunzzz to kill people in this day and age, just a sadistic nature and access to weapons.
I’ll see it. And it will rock.
I’d cheerfully pay $20 a ticket to see those clowns skinned and gutted by the locals. Looks like goodtimes to me.
[quote]thefederalist wrote:
Adrian Brody…Topher Grace…
No jacked dudes. This will probably suck. Sequels already booked.[/quote]
Danny Trejo is in it he’s a pretty jacked dude.
Reds post was on the money. I generally like Robert Rodriguez movies, but it seems that about halfway through every one of them he likes to throw in a bunch of random, over the top shit that ends up taking away from what could’ve been. I’ve said before in the other thread that I’m fearful of seeing some 6 armed predator that shoots fire acid and hurls giant boulders at Adrien Brody while he runs around screaming one-liners. The second AVP movie wasn’t half bad, but otherwise they haven’t done a Predator right since the first one. I’d really like to see this franchise get the respect it desrves and not be treated as some B movie afterthought.
its got Shane from them shield in it. win
Guys…check it…fucking Machete is in this movie…Machete!!! Danny Trejo is bad ass!! Laurence Fishburn, how can you hate on him? Shane Van Drell aka bad ass blow shit up Nazi guy from Justified is in this … Oleg Taktarov, c’mon now
And besides, you know the Predators are going to fuck up Topher Grace … I mean it’s called Predators!! Remember how bad ass Aliens was? Just make the title plural and there ya go. I mean, seriously, Predator 2 was awesome and it had fucking Danny Glover. Danny Glover has NEVER been jacked. Who gives a shit, it’s gonna be a good ass movie.
Everyone knows you have to be at least 230lbs to make it in the special forces. LOL I heard they feed you reaaaaal good during training and combat.