Quote from: MudButt on Jun 01, 2018, 04:43:52 AM
I wouldn't say that just following the formula is the best thing, I am open to innovation for sure. But the movie does a lot better of calling back to the original better than Predator 2 or the AvP films did.
Well said. When I discuss following formula, what I'm trying to convey is that the "bones" of the original idea are left intact. That is to say, the predators still act like predators.
Now, the number of people, their gender, age, ethnicity, the weapons they use can all be different in style and number. The number who die and survive can differ from past films, maybe none would survive. The location can even be different like in predator 2.
But the aspects of the hunt and the main goal of the predators should remain intact. Having predators form alliances with humans or come to earth for anything other than hunting feels like a stretch too far. That's why I enjoyed predators so much. Aside from the guy with the minigun, there was no resemblance to the original cast, but the predators and what they were doing rang true.