Predators: Blu-Ray/Digital Combo: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Review by JAM
In honor of the recent Glee release and the rerelease of the Rocky Horror Picture Show to Blu-ray, I felt the crazy need to set this review in poetic form. I do not know why I felt the need to, but I figured I would let it flow and see where we end up.
JAM’s Predators Review in Poetic Verse
Hunter or hunted, predator or prey
What’s that big old alien going to do to me today
Dropped into a warzone, parachuting down
Just a former Pianist was falling to the ground
Black Ops trained in violence was needed for this day
As many different people were all dropped in the same way
Drug cartel, Yakuza, death row inmates too
All wondering what they’re doing there and what they have to do
Soon they are all hunted, no matter who they are
And they must band together or they won’t get too far
Each has special skills they bring to this big fight
As Predators are tracking them throughout the day and night
Searching for the chance to learn more skills it seems
I’m sure those freedom fighters wish it was a dream
You’ll have to watch the movie to see how this one ends
But I bet we’ll have a sequel soon enough to rent.
Adrien Brody plays Royce, a man out for himself on a planet in which he does not belong. Dropped there with a plethora of bad asses, he fights to stay alive against a small group of Predators out for blood on their game preserve, where the game they hunt are some of the strongest craziest humanoids and animals in the universe. Now the question is, who survives?
JAMS Ink on Predators
Topher Grace. For a guy that played a pothead 70s teenager for so long, he throws himself into so interesting roles. For much of the movie, you question why this unassuming doctor would be included in the ranks of the professional soldiers, mercenaries, hardened criminals, and the rest but he truly has a reason for being on a planet full of predators. Kind of funny to watch as it goes, because you know there has to be more to his back story, but they make you wait… and wait… and wait for it.
I like the ending of the movie which allows for an easy transition to a sequel. Adrien Brody has already said he would like to reprise his character, so I hope he gets the chance. I liked the ensemble cast setup for the movie, but also liked the emphasis that was placed on Brody as the best of the best. I would definitely enjoy a sequel and look forward to the release of one.
BUT… I do have a bone to pick with the movie, and I am sure many others would not have my same issues. The use of Mother F-er for the myriad of times it is used in the movie is really a turnoff for me. I understand the need to show how “real” it is out there, but I do not see the need to drop mother f-bombs nonstop in the movie. Makes it real hard to watch a movie with little kids in the other room unless you watch it on mute, which lessoned my enjoyment overall.
EXTRAS
PREDATORS 1-Disc Blu-ray Special Features
• Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and director, Nimród Antal
• Motion Comics
Moments of Extraction: Robert Rodriguez presents exclusive prequel vignettes voiced by the cast of Predators. Witness the secret adventures that turned our world's most ruthless killers into the ultimate Predator prey
o Noland Intro (part 1)
o Isabelle
o Cuchillo
o Hanzo
o Mombasa
o Noland Ending (part 2)
Crucified
• Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Bloodline
De-cloaking the Invisible: Alien Terrain
Intelligent Design: The Hunting Camp
Predators as Prey
Yuatja Transformed
Rite of Passage
• The Chosen Featurette
• Fox Movie Channel presents Making a Scene
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
Dead Man’s Parachute
Cuchillo and Isabelle
Team “Orientated” Group
Third Most Wanted
Cuchillo Unleashes
“Why Are You Here?”
“They’re Smarter Than That”
Stans and Isabelle Naked
“They’re Still Coming”
• BD-Live Extras
Exclusive Predator Features
• Live Lookup – Powered by IMDB
PREDATORS DVD Special Features
• Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and director, Nimród Antal
• De-cloaking the Invisible: Alien Terrain
• Motion Comics
Moments of Extraction: Robert Rodriguez presents exclusive prequel vignettes voiced by the cast of Predators. Witness the secret adventures that turned two of our world's most ruthless killers into the ultimate Predator prey
o Isabelle
o Mombasa
Crucified
Motion comics, deleted scenes, and evolution of the Predators features all contained on the Blu-ray disc. I think I have found near perfection on Predators Blu-ray. I like the character background that is provided in the motion comics on the disc, both because of the cool look into their former lives and because they are frickin’ comics! Woohoo!!
Throw in some deleted/extended scenes involving Cuchillo (Danny Trejo from Machete) and I am even more of a happy camper. And finally fulfill the sci-fi geek in me with the evolution of the Predators extras and you have made the perfect guy movie Blu-ray disc to buy for me.
And the Blu-ray version of the film is beautiful. It is not Avatar with the computer generated landscaped, but a lot of the natural beauty of the jungle is translated well onto a Blu-ray bigscreen in the comfort of your own house. It is a fun guy movie with cinematic beauty (which is odd to say but true).
PREDATORS
Street Date: October 19, 2010
Screen Format: Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (BD)
English 5.1 Dolby Digital (DVD)
French, Spanish and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese
U.S. Rating: R
Total Run Time: 1:46:30
Closed Captioned: Yes
Predators from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment stalks its way onto shelves on October 19, 2010 so grab a copy, find a safe place and try to check out this new sci-fi action filled movie.
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