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of another user's unfounded perspective.
Even if it was just trolling for the sake of trolling I still think that bit was pretty rude.
I like Predators and I think its decent edition to the franchise.
I feel there is some trolling going on this thread though, I mean how can someone say the suits in AVP/AVP-R were better than Predators? The reason why the aliens were always in the shadows in requiem was probably because the suits don't really look good. I mean from a craftsman perspective, it still better than anyone could build at home, but as a good alien aesthetic? it wasn't in my opinion. They worked in Resurrection but not in AVP/AVP-R. The Pred suits were not the best in the first AVP either, especially the face and eyes. Predators looked far better in Predators than AVP.
Lol'd
By my count it's still about 10-12 years before people get it.
100%
@Hicks I had a good laugh at your reaction when Nimrod said people argue over cinema as fiercely as they do politics
Makes me appreciate Predators even more. Gonna watch it again really soon.
Well done Ryan & Aaron.
The Alien suits in AvP:R were terrible.
At first i was like, wut? But then I read.
Yes. Exactly my friend. Halloweeen masks indeed.
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They're not Stan Winston Studio but KNB gets kudos definitely!
In my opinion, in comparing Nimrod's work in Predators to other directors, Boll seems too low a tier to me. Paul Anderson is one step above that but I personally wouldn't stop there. Who's a name with a body of work above Paul Anderson. McG maybe?
But from an objective stance the suits looked fantastic in all those films, at least when demonstrated in isolation on ADI's youtube channel or DVD extras during making of segments.
I'd second that the PREDATOR suits in AVP were "sometimes" dodgy looking, despite more animatronics used for facial expressions. Their seemingly being unable to close their mandibles, colour scheme for their skin tone people "liken to a cheap halloween mask".
I'd have to watch PREDATORS and AVP back to back again, but you're right that PREDATORS does have some good suit work. "The crucified predator" was one of few wow moments in the 2010 film.
Overall though, suits do not maketh a good movie. PREDATORS has moments that are Uwe Boll tier.
Been awhile since I saw the Schmidt's.
You know it!!!
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It's nice to be ahead of the curve, isn't it?
It was episode about Alien Isolation: The Digitital Series.
That's the spirit.
I'm hoping to get another chat booked in with him to do some coverage of this.
There was just some stuff Nimrod didn't want to talk about on the podcast.
Unfortunately, I had a lot of questions and we were ultimately recording for about 2 hours and not all of it was for the interview. We'd originally said it'd probably only be an hour or so, so I didn't really want to ask him even more questions.
I imagine that'd just be change in stunt/performers, though.
I actually really dislike it now. I can't remember when we talked about it but in a recent episode I did say I had become increasingly frustrated with the film and did put it on AvPR level now.
Well, opinions on the film aside, I'm glad people are enjoying the interview!
KNB had to build everything from scratch.
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Can't spoil the mood.
He gave The Predator a 6/10, while AVPR is much lower for him.
It's not until The Predator came out that I realized how much worse things could get.
Me too. I guess it because Hicks is just soooo frustrated with it. He rate it now, what, 3/10 or something and put it on the same level with Requiem?
I don't think Nimrod got much exposure before the film came out. It was always Rodriguez doing all the interviews and media stuff before the film came out. I wonder how much freedom Nimrod really had in the end.
I'm really surprised you didn't ask him about The Predator and whether or not he'd seen it.
oh man what a laugh
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I never understood why Fox would wait 17 years and then rush the making of the movie from script to filming.
I really am hoping disney creates a predator show for the streaming service disney is putting out or really well made R rated movies that hit the theater..that would be a way to do a lot of short stories taking place at any given point in time in history or space, with the streaming service that is.
Stan Winston Legend Studios and Disney/ fox working together is my only hope at this point.
A streaming show you could change the actors and predators and setting and story every episode or every few episodes. It would be a way to put out a lot of stories that would be top notch on quality.
But it would have to be star wars disney stan winston quality or nothing at all in my book.
I second this...what
I just wish you got a chance to ask about the Bezerker's apparent change in size, indicated by the behind the scenes pics.
But it was a fun listen regardless!
For starters, no, he didn't lie. This was a marketing decision and nothing to do with the director.
And now I realize you're trolling.
Let's actually discuss the interview and points raised please.
WTF??
Ouch! That was rude, man!
Him trailer promised us....a HUNDRED PREDATORS FIGHTING THE BRODY (the raging bull of heroic pianists) and instead...only THREE?
Very boring film. To much talking and walking through jungle...like first movie not enough of THE PREDATOR which is what i paidand wanted to see. Not enough of the HEARTPOUNDING ACTION and DEATH DEFYING COMPUTER GRAPHICAL ENERGY BLASTERS thqt i have come yo expect and love, but always keeping it from becoming TO INTIMIDATING by allowing the characters to have the fun and make THE JOKES even in the face of certain doom. To show us that even in the DARKESKT OF TIMES we must show our best faces and go happily into the furure. In this we have found our true PINACLE OF CiNEMATOLOGICAL ART kniwn as THE MARVEL FILM EXTENDED CINEMATIC UNIVERSE of which i have watched from the time of a young child looking up at the Iron Man with wonderment and am a proud product of the Disney teachings.
Shane Black in his THE PREDATOR movie created THE ULTIMATE PREDATOR of the 21ST CENTURY. Fashioning it in the image of the Disney films if SUPERERO ADVENTURING. In this, no other film of this Predator franchise can have surpassed him, certainlu now this PredatorS film, made by the NIMROD OF HUNGARY
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But the moment ADI started to do their own thing, they started f**king things up. And don't give me that "under the direction of a Director" crap, even Harbinger Down looked incredibly stiff, rubbery and plastic.
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A very fair summation.
I don't desire a reply for a position I altered.
Often I reconsider and downplay my emotional response, and a degree of OCD is involved.
Anyway, thank you for the interview AP.
AVP Capcom, I don't agree at all.
ADI's work is the worst it's ever been on AVP Requiem, and the film looked as though Asylum produced. Every design aspect apart from Wolf and the Predator technology is a complete disaster.
Predators is a far superior film in every respect, but especially visually. Although I agree Predators marketing overpromised and underdelivered, it's nowhere near the travesty of Requiem.
It's just honestly mediocre, in my opinion it's totally inoffensive and entertaining but rarely memorable.
By the way - yes, it is.
Well even the studio knew their product sucked. What a lazy curveball, rather than demanding reshoots or drafting in another Director to finish.
Quick, someone get him a Snickers!
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