Tag: Predator 2
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Why Patricia Arquette Ditched The Freddy Franchise After A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.The “Nightmare on Elm Street” film series was a hotbed for emerging talent. Many of the directors in the franchise would go on to prolific or interesting careers. Chuck Russell, director of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” would go on to make Hollywood…
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Prey Opens the Door for a Broader Exploration of Human History
For decades, the Predator franchise has struggled to stay relevant and exciting post-the original 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger led-movie. While the original has been beloved since it was released, Predator 2 made less money and struggled to find critical success on its own. Even though it has since seen new life as a cult classic, it…
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Gary Busey’s Explanation Of What Predator 2 Is About Is As Ridiculous As You’d Expect
John McTiernan’s 1987 sci-fi actioner “Predator” is a clever, satirical, gloriously ultraviolent takedown of military-inflected supra-masculinity. The film is populated by sweaty, muscular, weapon-fetishizing soldier types who finally encounter something they cannot merely blast out of the trees: a strong, towering, laser-armed alien game hunter who picks off humans for sport. Ultimately the film’s Final…
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Hear me out: why Predator 2 isn’t a bad movie
The latest in our series of writers sticking up for maligned movies is a defence of the Arnie-free alien sequelPredator is a bona fide classic of science fiction. Predator 2 is, by most accounts, utter trash – one of countless sequels from the late 80s and early 90s that live in the shadow of their…
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Fifth ‘Predator’ Movie in Development With ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Director
Disney’s 20th Century Studios is developing a fifth “Predator” movie with “10 Cloverfield Lane” director Dan Trachtenberg.Patrick Aison, whose television credits include the series “Kingdom,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” and “Treadstone,” has been hired to write the script.The four “Predator” movies earned $443 million worldwide, with John Davis producing each. The original “Predator” was released…