Predators was not a great movie - but dammit if it wasn't entertaining and was a good spiritual successor to the original 1987 Predator. In fact, the team was only allowed to reference the original Predator movie when filming Predators, so that echo familiarity is there. Aside, it really showed a different aspect of yautja lore we hadn't seen beyond other media (comics, novels): the Bad Blood/Super Predators. At this point, we, the audience, knew what a 'good' yautja was based on their background of the Honor Code and strict traditions, so when we were exposed to the 'bad' ones we knew exactly who to hate (Beserker and company) and who to cheer for (Crucified/Classic Predator). Aside, it was the one true Predator on Predator fight that actually felt on even ground, and that first time watching it was anyone's guess which of the two would win. A heightened tension lost in The Predator, because of course the Augmented Predator would win, he's a hulking behemoth, where's the fun in that?
