Pro's and Con's of Predator 2

Started by Predator Eldar, Mar 21, 2007, 07:44:33 AM

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Pro's and Con's of Predator 2 (Read 8,830 times)

SiL

SiL

#30
Quote from: SiL on Jun 18, 2024, 12:37:42 PMThere are lots of cons in the movie:
And lots of pros:

Sylvestri's expanded score is great

KPH's performance is brilliant physical acting: He managed to imbue an entirely new character into CH.

The new tech is fun

Busey chewing scenery is great schlocky fun

The Predator ship at the end is one of the most unique, underrepresented and criminal under-utilised designs in sci fi. I put it up there with the derelict, but it never gets much love from later filmmakers. I truly do not understand why it's so neglected.

Speaking of, the trophy cabinet is a beautiful piece of visual storytelling to create world building.

The King Willie sequence is a great continuation of Billy's mysticism.

The pulp vibe is great, though not paid off like RoboCop, an obvious influence.

BlueMarsalis79

Pros:

It is a better Robocop sequel than any Robocop sequel.

SiL

SiL

#32
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 06, 2024, 11:04:09 AMPros:

It is a better Robocop sequel than any Robocop sequel.
f**king right it is

OpenMaw

OpenMaw

#33
Cons:
Bit of a messy script with underdeveloped characters.

Pros:
Great score. Great effects. Wonderful world building with the Predator. OWLF. The Lost Tribe. The Predator's have yet to be done better.

Rankles75

Rankles75

#34
Quote from: solace97 on Sep 06, 2024, 07:41:17 AMP2 is a guilty pleasure of mine and one of my favorites in either franchise. I don't know what it is, just the urban environment and quirky way it sucks me in. Idk fun I guess? Outlandish? Over the top?

With that being said though I see why others don't like it. It's an extremely flawed film. Feels like a comic brought to life.

Definitely gets a bit too comic-y for my liking in places, with plenty of scenery chewing. It's obviously a million times better than The Predator, but I'd have it behind the Original, Prey and Predators.

Elmazalman

Elmazalman

#35
Pro: worthy follow-up to the original.

Con: could have been more graphic. Some of the kills look censored.


The 1987 film is still the best (and my favourite), but the first sequel is just as entertaining, if not as good.

SiL

SiL

#36
They were censored, but by the looks of it that might be as much cutting around the limitations of practical effects (the net, for example) as ratings.

Local Trouble

Quote from: SiL on Sep 06, 2024, 11:23:07 AM
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 06, 2024, 11:04:09 AMPros:

It is a better Robocop sequel than any Robocop sequel.
f**king right it is

Now that I'm thinking about it, Robocop vs. Predator would have been a hoot.  And probably a better match-up.

SiL

SiL

#38
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 07, 2024, 08:31:40 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 06, 2024, 11:23:07 AM
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 06, 2024, 11:04:09 AMPros:

It is a better Robocop sequel than any Robocop sequel.
f**king right it is

Now that I'm thinking about it, Robocop vs. Predator would have been a hoot.  And probably a better match-up.
Predator vs RoboCop and Predator vs Batman are the best ideas.

Local Trouble

You should write and direct them.  Be sure the predator has the netting.

Acid_Reign161

Pros: a great movie, really entertaining with plenty rewatch value, that is different than (but just as enjoyable as) the original.

Cons: There aren't any. It's great as it is.

Acid_Reign161

Acid_Reign161

#41
Additional personal pro: 'Predator 2' was a VHS that my late grandfather and I would watch regularly; every weekend when visiting my father and grandparents as a kid, whilst most of the family would watch the football (I don't care for sports at all; you could say I'm the black sheep of the family lol) my grandfather and I would go upstairs, singing the 20th century fox fanfare all the way, and no matter how many movie options we had, 9 times out of 10 we both went straight for Predator 2. The signal to say it was movie time was usually at the dinner table, and was either singing the 20th century fox fanfare, or him turning to me in the predators voice "what..the hell...arrre youu?" 😂 So many happy memories!

He passed in 2015, and since then, I always make an effort to try watch the movie on the anniversary of his passing. :-)

dnicholson277

This film is just pure entertainment for me. Pulpy and fun. Best Predator sequel.

OpenMaw

OpenMaw

#43

This guy has some mad love for Predator 2.

"When have we seen a Predator go up against an old lady?" Made me laugh out loud.

SM

SM

#44
Pros
- It's fun.
- Danny Glover.
- Gary Busey.
- Bill Paxton's overacting.

Cons
- Uneven pacing.
- Bill Paxton's overacting.
- Maria Conchita Alonso's acting.
- Lifting a major set piece from another film.

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