I began to change my mind when I saw the first trailer for the movie. The execution of the preview was perfect. It made me remember the first Predator: Arnold's muscle bulging as he fires his machine gun, Jesse Ventura's classic one liners, and the coolest movie monster. Ever.
I wanted to see this movie so bad that I went to the first showing yesterday before work. I went by myself and was pleasantly surprised to find that a lot of people had the same idea that I did. It's always nice to go to see a movie and the theater be nearly empty. I like the solitude of the experience. But it's nice to be in a room full of people wanting to see a movie that deserves to be seen Predators deserves to be seen.
Now, if you're wanting a movie that's thought provoking and intelligent. Predators is not the movie for you. There are no deep concepts or moments that make you go, "wow."
However, if you're looking for a movie that's bloody and violent . . . Predators is the movie you'll want to see. Everything I hoped that Predators would deliver it delivered. Robert Rodriguez must be commended because he took the movie back to the roots of the first movie.
The only downside of the movie is the dialogue. Much of it was pretty cheesy. A friend of mine told me that RobRod intentionally has cheesy dialogue. Knowing that makes me appreciate the movie that much more. If you can get past the dialogue - which I was able to - you'll love this movie.
The best part of the movie: spine ripping, awesome guns, characters you end up caring about, etc.
Without ado here's 2010's movie rankings:
1. How To Train Your Dragon
2. Toy Story
3. Shutter Island
4. Iron Man 2
5. Grown Ups
6. Predators
7. Date Night
8. Robin Hood
9. Killers
10. The Crazies
11. Kick-Ass
12. Alice in Wonderland
13. The Book of Eli
14. Remember Me
15. Valentine's Day
16. The Bounty Hunter
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