Predator Trilogy Blu-ray Release Coming In May

[Roderick Butthorn Find all posts View Profile Close Roderick]

I thought Predator 2 was shit when it first came out. Now I think its pretty entertaining shit. Doesn't hold a candle to the original.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

I thought Predator 2 was shit when it first came out. Now I think its pretty entertaining shit. Doesn't hold a candle to the original.

Predator 2 was a brilliant move after the first. The first movie's central mechanic was "What the hell is hunting these guys?" Of course, once you answer that question, doing it again would have been a shitty sequel. 2 avoided the problem by making it "You know what is hunting everyone, so how the hell are THESE guys going to deal with it?" It made a different-feeling movie that managed to be in tune with the original and equal it for quality.

Robocop 2 was dumbed-down, sanitized garbage that should never have been made.

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

I saw P2 in the theater first run. Loved it the, still love it now. Never understood the hate for it. I think it's just the fact that Arnold isn't in it that gets people irked.

It comes down to that and the setting being a city. But we all know how well that worked out when they returned to the jungle. Even though I grew to like Predators (3) it's definitely not up to par with the first two.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Robocop 2 was dumbed-down, sanitized garbage that should never have been made.

It may have been dumbed-down, but I wouldn't call it sanitized; I still think it's one of the sleaziest and most mean-spirited movies to ever come out of Hollywood. Plus, it was a summer blockbuster aimed at pre-teens!

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

It may have been dumbed-down, but I wouldn't call it sanitized; I still think it's one of the sleaziest and most mean-spirited movies to ever come out of Hollywood. Plus, it was a summer blockbuster aimed at pre-teens!

I don't think Robocop 2 was aimed at Tweens per se, I think they cast a child as one of the villains as a subversive act. Trying to be shocking (which worked, Roger Ebert got on his moral soapbox over the casting) and throw the audience for a loop.

I saw the first one in theatre, second one on VHS. I think that the second one was an R, so i couldn't get in. I have to admit that I dig it, but the first one is a masterpiece of 80's awesome. No film could follow that up.

I thought Predator 2 was shit when it first came out. Now I think its pretty entertaining shit. Doesn't hold a candle to the original.

I agree that Predator is a pretty perfectly executed film. Very fun film of course. But, like Alien and Aliens, it's a really solid example of structure and setup.

Predator 2 is a fun followup that -while not being as perfectly executed- still manages to hit all the notes. The opening action sequence is top notch for example.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I don't think Robocop 2 was aimed at Tweens per se, I think they cast a child as one of the villains as a subversive act. Trying to be shocking (which worked, Roger Ebert got on his moral soapbox over the casting) and throw the audience for a loop.

I dunno, take a look at this TV ad:

The way the kid says "It's Robo!" is pretty sly.

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

That's advertising and that doesn't represent what the filmmakers intended. By that logic you could say Drive was supposed to be Fast and the Furious judging by this one trailer:

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I'm not really seeing FAST AND FURIOUS there - I think that trailer lets you know it's going to be a hard-edged, violent movie.

That ROBOCOP 2 trailer makes it look like a Marvel movie.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

It may have been dumbed-down, but I wouldn't call it sanitized; I still think it's one of the sleaziest and most mean-spirited movies to ever come out of Hollywood. Plus, it was a summer blockbuster aimed at pre-teens!

Going from battling the MPAA and having to cut several minutes of footage to get a hard R vs only getting an R because of language is pretty sanitized.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Going from battling the MPAA and having to cut several minutes of footage to get a hard R vs only getting an R because of language is pretty sanitized.

Um, have you seen the movie recently?

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Trying to be shocking (which worked, Roger Ebert got on his moral soapbox over the casting) and throw the audience for a loop.

Here's the excerpt from Ebert's review:

"Cain's sidekicks include a violent, foul-mouthed young boy, who looks to be about 12 years old but kills without remorse, swears like Eddie Murphy, and eventually takes over the drug business. I hesitate to suggest the vicious little tyke has been shoehorned into this R-rated movie so that the kiddies will have someone to identify with when they see it on video, but stranger things have happened."

I think that's a perfectly reasonable observation. It's just Ebert's typical cynicism about Hollywood.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

Here's the excerpt from Ebert's review:

"Cain's sidekicks include a violent, foul-mouthed young boy, who looks to be about 12 years old but kills without remorse, swears like Eddie Murphy, and eventually takes over the drug business. I hesitate to suggest the vicious little tyke has been shoehorned into this R-rated movie so that the kiddies will have someone to identify with when they see it on video, but stranger things have happened."

I think that's a perfectly reasonable observation. It's just Ebert's typical cynicism about Hollywood.

Well, it was around the time of Robocop 2 that the Marvel comic book started up, and the Kenner toy line was in full swing...

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-predator-plot-jake-busey/

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

Plot details: http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3...acks-predator/

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

I hate to say it but this didn't get me excited. This is a bad trailer.