thewolf: It's more than a few notches away from being a "masterpiece", I'm afraid.
I don't know where you get the idea of it having "realistic action and dialogue." The script is all over the place and filling the pages up with swearing doesn't make it realistic. It's OK, but as had been said, the director even called it a "piece of shit". I don't see why people tend to worship it as some kind of sensational cinematic experience. The biggest failing, as Charles Dance is on the record as saying, is that the creature is not in the least scary. The creatures being scary is meant to be the whole point of making a film in that franchise. PHANTOM: You're virtually the only person I've ever met who cares for the cahracters. Most people can't even tell the difference between the majority of generic bald heads, all seeming to do nothing but swear every few seconds.
Boneman_the_Immortal: The Predator had had its "turn" in the last film, too. Just because a couple of them died by being stupid, what difference does that make? The other one
annihilated the entire nest, shot several in quick succession and drowned the Queen. Who Givz A Fuk: There has never been any quote saying it is not linked to the first film. Quite the opposite, if anything.
