Search - Predators ( + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] on Blu-ray


Predators ( + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]
Predators
+ Digital Copy
Actors: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins
Director: Nimród Antal
Genres: Action & Adventure
R     2010     1hr 47min

Robert Rodriguez presents Predators, a bold new chapter in the Predator universe. Adrien Brody stars as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors mysteriously brought together on a jungle planet. B...  more »
     
     

Larger Image

Movie Details

Actors: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins
Director: Nimród Antal
Creators: Alex Young, Bill Scott, Elizabeth Avellan, Alex Litvak, Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Michael Finch
Genres: Action & Adventure
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Format: Blu-ray - Color - Dubbed
DVD Release Date: 10/19/2010
Original Release Date: 01/01/2010
Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2010
Release Year: 2010
Run Time: 1hr 47min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 3
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Similarly Requested DVDs

Green Zone
Two-Disc Limited Edition + Digital Copy
Director: Paul Greengrass
   R   2010   1hr 55min
   
Hellboy
Director's Cut
Director: Guillermo del Toro
   UR   2007   2hr 12min
   
Salt
Deluxe Unrated Edition
Director: Philip Noyce
   UR   2010   1hr 40min
   
Gran Torino
+ BD-Live
Director: Clint Eastwood
   R   2009   1hr 56min
   
300
Blu-ray
Director: Zack Snyder
   R   2007   1hr 56min
   
Stir of Echoes
Blu-ray
Director: David Koepp
   R   2006   1hr 34min
   
The Prestige
Director: Christopher Nolan
   PG-13   2007   2hr 10min
   
I Am Legend
Blu-ray
Director: Francis Lawrence
   PG-13   2008   1hr 41min
   
The Book of Eli
Blu-ray
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
   R   2010   1hr 58min
   
The Expendables
Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy
Director: Sylvester Stallone
   R   2010   1hr 43min
   
 

Member Movie Reviews

Chad B. (abrnt1) from CABERY, IL
Reviewed on 4/9/2012...
An interesting if somewhat flawed film. Predators does provide some more background on the hunters, but not enough to explain everything. The concept of the Predators abducting various people on Earth and transporting them to a game preserve planet so they can be used as sport is an interesting one. I liked the basic concept that each human picked was a highly trained killer. There r homages throughout to the original film and it does maintain a sense of fun throughout. Walter Goggins serial killer is the most enjoyable character followed by Topher Grace's character.
2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

Does not live up to the original, but still entertaining **
buru buru piggu | New York, NY USA | 10/10/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)

"After the horrendous AVP (Paul W.S. Anderson, you owe the public an apology), and the even more insulting atrocity that was AVP2, I did not have high hopes for this film. Having had only 2 films made, the Predator franchise didn't really need a reboot yet. The end of the second movie, despite major flaws, hinted at some real possibilities and I would've liked to see where the franchise could've gone with Predator 3 going into the past (remember the flintlock pistol inscribed "Raphael Adolini 1715"?).

John McTiernan's 1987 original is held in almost sacred regard by many and is widely considered one of finest action/sci-fi films ever made. It had great action, with a colorful ensemble cast, and its impact on popular culture is enormous ("if it bleeds, we can keel eet" and other oft-parodied lines; and the basis for the cover of the Nintendo video game Contra, a legend in its own right). It certainly is in my top 5 sci-fi films, so any remake/reboot would have a steep uphill climb ahead of itself. Add a Hungarian director few people have heard of and you've got a lot of nervous Predator fans.

It's far from the taught, suspense-filled movie that the original was, but I'm glad to say that Predators is quite enjoyable, warts and all. It's a bit cheesy, with some stilted dialogue and a B-movie/low-budget feel, but overall, the film is entertaining. It gets off to a very rocky start and I was hostile to the movie for pretty much all of the first 30 minutes until the action picked up. It certainly doesn't have the star power or larger than life personalities of the original, although the action is solid and that's what we came for. Most of the iconic Predator moments are here, along with lines that pay homage to the original. The plot is the same, with slight twists and reinterpretations to make it new and familiar all at the same time.

As for criticisms, I won't be too harsh on this film because it's supposed to be mindless alien fun. As already mentioned, the characters are not nearly as memorable or as much fun as Arnold's original gang of bad-asses. Visually, there's a bit missing. Some of the jungle scenes looks really fake and is quite obvious that they were shot on a soundstage (over half of the film was shot in Texas for tax benefits). The gaunt Adrien Brody isn't totally convincing as a combat-hardened ex-military commando and mercenary, but he is quite likable all the same, as is the Yakuza character and mini-gun wielding Spetnaz commando Nikolai (sort of Jesse Ventura's counterpart in this film). A frequent Robert Rodriguez collaborator, leather-faced Danny Trejo's appearance in the film is all too brief. I wished he had a bigger role in the movie. Topher Grace is the only one who seems miscast and out of place. Lastly, is the wacky sound design. The soundtrack uses the same tribal-sounding percussion and horns motif that the original did, but it cuts in and out unexpectedly and lacks the focus and punch that Alan Silvestri's score had (listen to the end of "Journey Trek").

Worth watching if you're an action fan. Just don't take it too seriously or compare too much against the original. I'm looking forward to Predators 2, as there clearly will be one from the ending."