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When he's able to write/direct the film He wants, without studio interference, he makes some extremely good films like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang etc but his "big" movies like Iron Man 3 and Predator just never seem to land well.
The Predator (2018)
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Iron Man 3 made silly money at the box office.
I personally think it's under-rated. It was much better the second time I saw it, and there was about a 3 year gap between me seeing it at the cinema and sitting down to watch it at home.
he entirely deserves the praise for some of the stuff he's done, but everyone one effs up sometimes, doesn't mean you negate everything he's done in the past. i have no idea how much of this direction was stipulated by the studios, or co writers/directors/whoever, but i'd be more than willing to be that the next proper/solo SB script will be back to standard.
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Yeap, it made over a billion, yet if you ask most Iron Man fans the general response is that it's the worst of the 3 IM films despite its Box Office, which was my point about it not landing well. I still re-watch the original as it's so good yet I think I've only seen IM3 once.
I'm sure Predator will also make millions yet "the fans" generally don't like it that much, just the same as Iron Man fans and IM3, but that doesn't means it'll not make money, it's just not got any shelf-life - I mean in 20 years time will people still be re-watching this film like we do with the original today (which only made $220 million adjusted for inflation)? My guess would be a resounding No despite how much money it makes in the short term.
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It's the same for all these big franchises, where the modern versions only makes money in the short-term but have no ability to keep pumping out money year after year. I mean people still quote Arnie lines, know character names etc from the original and keep rebuying the latest version on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K Blu-Ray etc yet, if you asked 100 normal cinema goers who watched The Predator to name Boyd Holbrook's Character Name 2 days after seeing it, I bet the vast majority couldn't. This movie has no "impact" on people, it's a filler and nothing more and thats why it'll be forgotten about within a year, there's no substance to it so, while it will make money in the very short term, it's a dead-end for the franchise despite the "sequel bait" ending.
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Batman V Superman also made over a billion, it's not exactly a great movie.
I'm not outrightly saying Shane Black is bad, i'm just saying he gets undue praise when he's done a handful of good things, hell, I was actually chuckling at a large portion of The Predator and not just at the bad parts
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This was so indescribably bad, I can't even be bothered to rate it.
Rarely does a movie fail to meet even my lowest expectations, but this one dropped straight through the floor and into the pits of hell.
Rarely does a movie fail to meet even my lowest expectations, but this one dropped straight through the floor and into the pits of hell.
What a lot of nonsense that movie.
Boring, predictable, cheesy.
Boring, predictable, cheesy.
Human saving predators? WHAT!?! The kid getting a job. This is like a poor budget 80s sci-fi that makes less sense. The ending!! 
The film should've been kept simple with a little bit more of an explanation. The Predators need a better hunting ground, so they send a 'suit' or whatever to humans for a better 'sport'. Que some soldier/whoever getting the suit and kicking ass. No stupid kid, or alien dogs, or a bunch of 'hilarious' outcasts.
The film should've been kept simple with a little bit more of an explanation. The Predators need a better hunting ground, so they send a 'suit' or whatever to humans for a better 'sport'. Que some soldier/whoever getting the suit and kicking ass. No stupid kid, or alien dogs, or a bunch of 'hilarious' outcasts.
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Worringly that makes me want to watch it lol
. Mainly as i like bad movies.
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Worringly that makes me want to watch it lol
If you like bad movies, you'll want to marry this one.
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Worringly that makes me want to watch it lol
Bad films that are corny and/or unintentionally funny are one thing but this film is total ****. I saw this with my Odeon Limitless card, who hated it as well, and I feel like I deserve a free month it was that bad.
Even your Odean limitless card hated it? Jesus it must be bad.
It's hard to find words for this. From the very beginning there's a complete absence of "mind" which runs straight through to the end, like the person making the decisions doesn't understand how humans think and feel. It's unbelievable.
I liked #3 better than #2, which I personally thought was the weakest one.
Having said that I'm not sure the IM films are as good as the other Marvel films. A full 1/2 of all the scenes are just a close-up of Downy Jrs face overlaid with green text. Seriously! A bit lazy.
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I watched this last night just because I was curious to see if the big predator actually wanted to "upgrade" himself to have autism after watching a dissection of the film on youtube
was not disappointed
I just don't understand how these script writers manage to have jobs as script writers because they're really not very good
was not disappointed
I just don't understand how these script writers manage to have jobs as script writers because they're really not very good
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Time that could have been better served by doing/viewing something else.