Producer Robert Rodriguez has been ensuring fans for the better part of the past year that Predators will bring back the thrills and suspense from the original Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger that was lacking in the Predator vs. Aliens spin-offs. Helping to associate the new with the old is an identical jungle setting and group of heavily armed human warriors to go up against the extraterrestrial. Is that enough to wash out the bad taste each spin-off left behind?
A handful (at the time of this article, 5) of Predators reviews have hit the web at Rotten Tomatoes and thus far every single one of them rates the film fresh. Terms like “get your adrenaline flowing” and “B-grade fun” are right in line with what the trailers and TV spots have promised.
Sci-fi is often a touchy subject with fickle critics so this early endorsement bodes well for the film’s upcoming July 9 release. I’ll be catching a screening of Predators tomorrow morning and will share my review shortly thereafter. In the meantime, check out these 4 Predators clips that introduce some of the cast.