The Predator VS AVPR

[The Cruentus]

Yikes,, The Predator must be really bad for you now to think that, funny thing is that I remember you actually enjoyed the movie when it first came out  I think the nostalgia filter tends to make us ignore flaws the first time around.

[Voodoo Magic]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

Now you're talking! Come join us on the dark side!

In a semi-related note, I actually found The Predator increase my fondness for Predators. Although I've always loved the hunting reserve planet, I have always been one of the film's biggest critics. But after repeat viewings of The Predator and my disappointment with The Predator grew, my appreciation for Predators grew equally and substantially, in light of. Honest and interesting unintended benefits.

[Corporal Hicks]

Yikes,, The Predator must be really bad for you now to think that, funny thing is that I remember you actually enjoyed the movie when it first came out  I think the nostalgia filter tends to make us ignore flaws the first time around.

I dunno, it might just be a case of still feeling a little bitter over how The Predator turned out whereas I've had a decade to get over AvPR. I still consider The Predator an objectively better movie, even if it is butchered.

Though I do agree with you on the first time viewing. I'm never sure of my opinion until about the 3rd viewing. But I'm very aware of this.

[The Cruentus]

Its completely understandible, I think we all get the nostalgia filter for the first viewing, I myself very briefly thought AVP-R was better than the first film  because it was more adult in its violence and the predator design was better, but after getting home, I realized how wrong I was and I decided to re-watch AVP. For all its flaws, it is far better than Requiem.

I agree about The Predator as well, it is objectively a better film but I would say it is the Resurrection of the Predator franchise.

[Kradan]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

I agree about The Predator as well, it is objectively a better film but I would say it is the Resurrection of the Predator franchise.

Agreed !

[Wysps]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

Now you're talking! Come join us on the dark side!

In a semi-related note, I actually found The Predator increase my fondness for Predators. Although I've always loved the hunting reserve planet, I have always been one of the film's biggest critics. But after repeat viewings of The Predator and my disappointment with The Predator grew, my appreciation for Predators grew equally and substantially, in light of. Honest and interesting unintended benefits.

Caricatures or not, Predators had some characters that I jived with.  I genuinely liked Royce and Isabel, and was rooting for them (which is all the more frustrating that they just left them on the planet with no resolution, save for the comic book followup).  I haven't re-watched The Predator since I saw it the first time, but the characters just didn't resonate (with me).  At least not the leads.  Much in the same way as AvPR.  That being said, clearly AvPR didn't try as hard as The Predator...and that in and of itself is kind of sad.   

[Voodoo Magic]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

Now you're talking! Come join us on the dark side!

In a semi-related note, I actually found The Predator increase my fondness for Predators. Although I've always loved the hunting reserve planet, I have always been one of the film's biggest critics. But after repeat viewings of The Predator and my disappointment with The Predator grew, my appreciation for Predators grew equally and substantially, in light of. Honest and interesting unintended benefits.

Caricatures or not, Predators had some characters that I jived with.  I genuinely liked Royce and Isabel, and was rooting for them (which is all the more frustrating that they just left them on the planet with no resolution, save for the comic book followup).

Not to open old debates, but my issue with Predators was always the retreading.  But since The Predator and all of its glaring faults made more evident in rewatches, the retreading has become less of an issue for me now. It's lessened for me,  become more tolerable and therefore enjoyable if that makes any sense at all. A sort of be thankful of what you got, because things can be much worse.

With that said I do like Royce and Isabelle and wish we'd get one more adventure with them. 

[Trioxin]

Jake busey is in one
Jake busey is not in the other 

[HuDaFuK]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

No. No, Hicks. F*ck off.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THIS.



I still maintain the fact that some bits of The Predator are actually quite decent automatically elevates it above Requiem by some margin. Although I admit the fact it was screwed around with in post gives it a possible element of "we almost got something much better".

[Voodoo Magic]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

No. No, Hicks. F*ck off.

Uh oh, Hicks has pulled out his banning hammer! 

[Samhain13]

So I re-watched AvPR last night in preperation for our commentary, and found it more watchable than the last time I watched The Predator...

Look who joined the club.

[Voodoo Magic]

[Trioxin]

I wish I could change my vote I just re watched both after reading this thread. God damn is the predator just a bad movie. It's cheesy and the acting for the most part especially in the beginning 25 min of the film is just terrible. The movie doesn't take itself seriously at all. It's like Shane blacks character from the first predator wrote every ones dialogue lol. Keep him away from the predator i.p for the love of God.

[The Old One]

Just throw AVP, AVPR and The Predator in the trash, and be done with it.

[Voodoo Magic]

Just throw AVP, AVPR and The Predator in the trash, and be done with it.

Hey you forgot AR!  If you don't include that, all bets are off!