How is Predators (2010) any better than The Predator (2018)?

[Highland]

I seem to have a much different view of Predators than most people. I remember laughing out loud at the opening scene where characters are literally being dropped into the narrative. I never felt like the movie took off from there.

Among my many issues with the film which include the questionable casting of Adrian Brody and Topher Grace, the lack of any chemistry between any of the characters, Laurence Fishburn's ridiculously phoned-in performance, the re-hash of the first film's setting, problematic garbage like "CAN'T WAIT TO RAPE ME SOME BITCHES," inclusion of a Gatling gun because it was in Predator, inclusion of a scene where an ethnic minority bears a blade to challenge one of the bad guys because it was in Predator, inclusion of a scene where people fall from high up into water because it was in Predator, inclusion of a scene where the main character goes shirtless and covers himself with mud because it was in Predator, completely self-serious and humorless tone throughout and other issues remains the most important to me when I evaluate the movie on repeat viewings:

There are barely any Predators in the movie Predators.

I kinda dug the opening - a lot. It's like boom we are in. It is a lot of re-hashing - but I mean it kinda works.

I'll agree on Fishburn, wasted for sure. That's the part of the movie that de-rails it a bit.

[CelticP]

When you bust the lore open because it's "Predator" or because its "Star Wars" that's not going to fly with the fans.

The older I get, the less and less I relate to the fans. The Last Jedi is my second favorite Star Wars, and Ridley Scott's Alien prequels are among my favorite things released in the past decade. Burst open that lore, beat it, and eat it. See what comes out the other side, I say.

They're just stories.

[Kradan]

Agreed.

[The Old One]

They're just stories.

Prometheus and the Prequels. Intriguing, yes.
But just bad stories.

[CelticP]

It's a pretty good story. You can go over it, but I've heard it all. I won't agree with it so there's little point in trying to "show me" or whatever.

But at the end of the day, people take personal offense over these things and it seems unhealthy. Talking about it is one thing, and so is discussion. That's all fun and can be enlightening. But the people that just melt the f**k down over it is ultimately sad.

It's why I just really don't care much about lore these days. It feels like the least important thing to attach too, but I dunno. My favorite aspect of these franchises lies in the visuals and themes mostly. Not so much if they connect to each other.

[The Old One]

No, it's trash. Profoundly trash.

[Huggs]

Lore is highly important.

What if Jason Bourne turned out to be an amnesiac dunkin doughnuts employee?

[CelticP]

No, it's trash. Profoundly trash.

get over it.

And if Jason Bourne was a dunkin Donuts employee I might actually sit down and watch those movies.

[The Old One]

get over it.

No substance though.

[CelticP]

Fantastic! Now you can move on and stop being bothered by it.

[The Old One]

Projection. No evidence.

[AhabPredator]

Whoa. That escalated quickly.

 

[Huggs]

Indeed, I'm so uncomfortable I stopped making my sandwich.

[RidgeTop]

Enough of that. Don't get personal with disagreements.

[AhabPredator]

Indeed, I'm so uncomfortable I stopped making my sandwich.

You best share that sammie