Predators

Hurray! Today I have something to do with my life! Today my dad and I went to the cinema together on this fine orange wednesday to see Predators. As Alex had already seen this film and already told me it was good, I was pretty certain I was going to like it. My dad on the other hand had heard nothing about it, not read a review, not even seen a trailer, so everything was new for him. I did know a vague outline of the plot before seeing the film as a friend on Twitter had told me. So I knew exactly what was going on when my dad turned to me in the cinema to say "What the hell is going on?". I didn't tell him of course and although I will post no spoilers here (though there's not exactly a major plot to spoil) I'll sum out what the film is about.

Some of Earth's deadliest killers are dropped into an unknown jungle to be hunted by predators. That's basically it for the plot although they're are a couple of twists in it, which I will not spoil. Predators is almost a homage to the first film. It's mentioned a couple of times and there are a few references to it too. Again, it's set in the similar jungle scene and this time they're 8 characters ranging from a female sniper to a psychotic prisoner. Some characters are left pretty undeveloped but I guess that's always going to happen when you have such a large group of various soldiers and killers.

But for such a simple plot it is a good concept, the idea of human predators becoming the prey of the Predator species.

I feel any fan of the Alien/Predator series will enjoy this film. Trust me, it's not another Aliens VS Predator 2 balls up. This is one for the true fans so I strongly suggest re-watching at least the first Predator film before seeing this one!
Overall, I liked it, there were a few creepy scenes which was cool, a tiny bit of comedy and a twist at the end. Toss in a few gruesome deaths and you've got a pretty cool film right there.