I like the Predator series, but I don't have Hulu to watch this one

I like the Predator series, but I don't have Hulu to watch this one

I would rather someone actually watch the movie before giving criticism rather than watching 2 minutes and giving their opinion.  although it might be a "woke" prequil, but I'll still watch it bc i like the Predator series

sometimes I like watching a not so good movie.  sometimes I like mindless violence
I liked Alien vs Predator, and Predators.  not so good movies but I enjoyed watching them

True.  A lot of the movies nowadays veil a "message" that they want to get across.

Did it start with "Free Willy?"

But like Stang mentioned, I like the predator series.  It might be mindless and some of the sequels were stupid but they were entertaining.

The concept is interesting.  The plot or message?  For me who da f**k cares.....

I like the Predator series, but I don't have Hulu to watch this one

Exactly.  Mindless moving with guns, action, maybe some gore, etc. 
Zactly!

I have a buddy that overanalyzes movies like this, or any really.  Get's exhausting, especially analyzing character arcs, what he expects, etc.   

I have a buddy that overanalyzes movies like this, or any really.  Get's exhausting, especially analyzing character arcs, what he expects, etc.   

It's something to do when the movie is bad so you don't get bored, but when you develop a critical eye and all of a sudden find your disbelief suspended in an actual good movie the reward is even sweeter.

The Drinker pointed out that Ahnold's character in the original Predator changed his strategy from that of a soldier to that of a hunter, and it showed a character arc that we didn't realize at the time but we definitely felt it and were fully invested because of those creative choices. That was a really good movie.

It's something to do when the movie is bad so you don't get bored, but when you develop a critical eye and all of a sudden find your disbelief suspended in an actual good movie the reward is even sweeter.

The Drinker pointed out that Ahnold's character in the original Predator changed his strategy from that of a soldier to that of a hunter, and it showed a character arc that we didn't realize at the time but we definitely felt it and were fully invested because of those creative choices. That was a really good movie.

Arnold also discovered he could cover himself in wet mud as camouflage totally by accident.

That one element was the difference between him dying on the river bank and the rest of the movie happening!   

So was that critical character evolution?  Or survival of the lucky?   

He was lucky ... that the story writers had a little imagination.

What are the odds that he'd be covered in mud at that critical moment?

Or that he would be perfectly covered with mud.  Then eventually, it would try perfectly for a protective shell?   

It was in the script!

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I think the mud scene marked the beginning of his transformation. Before that he was used to being the strongest human with the biggest guns and toughest buddies, dominating everything in his path. The predator knocked him off the top of the food chain, came extremely close killing him in the process, and even though the mud was an accident it made him realize that he was no longer in a jungle war with conventional weapons but just another helpless animal in a primordial fight for survival.  He had to throw out his usual tactics, completely change his strategy, and as a result he went from being a quivering side of beef to one of the few creatures in the galaxy who actually took down a Predator. That's way more inspiring than anything that happened in the sequels.