R Rated 'Predators' trailer

[Jon]

Looks like a return to form following the snore fest of AvP movies we've endured in recent years;

http://uk.movies.ign.com/dor/objects/42 ... 62310.html

[Srelex]

Looks pretty cool, but did they just have someone surviving a freefal drop? o_O

[Molyneux]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

[Ford Prefect]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

Who cares? It's not a big deal.

[Ghost Rider]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

Pfft...details. And also since we have no idea of anything other then Predators, earth like area, and hunting? The presumption that that place is natural is in contention .

Still enjoyable preview.

[Admiral Valdemar]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

Yes.

In other news, Adrien Brody can play an action hero it seems. Pretty awesome. Maybe this will do for the Pred series what Aliens did for Alien, though really, they were always action films, while Alien was a horror just waiting to have an action film made. I guess this is all about scale and turning the tables around (we get to see local wildlife the Yautja probably hunt as kiddies with their pop).

[Molyneux]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

Who cares? It's not a big deal.

Big enough deal to me that it snapped me out of the trailer. Still, I hope that this is good, though to be honest I hate "entire cast dies off one by one" movies on principle.

[Ford Prefect]

Big enough deal to me that it snapped me out of the trailer.

That's your problem, not the film's, you dig me? It's not asking you to assume that it's a plausible representation of astrophysical phenomenon. It just has to be a tense action thriller.

[Havok]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

Who cares? It's not a big deal.

Big enough deal to me that it snapped me out of the trailer. Still, I hope that this is good, though to be honest I hate "entire cast dies off one by one" movies on principle.

Even when the point of the movie is that the cast is being hunted one by one?

[Imperial Overlord]

In other news, Adrien Brody can play an action hero it seems. Pretty awesome. Maybe this will do for the Pred series what Aliens did for Alien, though really, they were always action films, while Alien was a horror just waiting to have an action film made. I guess this is all about scale and turning the tables around (we get to see local wildlife the Yautja probably hunt as kiddies with their pop).

He's pretty versatile. I didn't think I would buy him as a PI in Hollywoodland, but he was completely convincing.

[Srelex]

Big enough deal to me that it snapped me out of the trailer. Still, I hope that this is good, though to be honest I hate "entire cast dies off one by one" movies on principle.

So what you think of the original Predator? It doesn't make much attempt to have most of its characters persevere either...

[Molyneux]

So what you think of the original Predator? It doesn't make much attempt to have most of its characters persevere either...

Even when the point of the movie is that the cast is being hunted one by one?

The original movie was a well-made action movie, but I much preferred the earlier parts of it before all the named characters started dying off. It's been a few years since I saw it, so correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the first third of the movie or so about them taking on the South American rebels with the Predator hanging around the edges?

I'll have to wait and see what I think of this, but in general I dislike it when a vast majority of the named characters die. It wastes the effort put into giving them characterization, especially if it's not handled well. (See nearly every damn horror film ever, except for the really good ones.)

[dragon]

wow that was a lot of red dots on that guys' head, neck, arms and chest towards the end there.

Even though I would rather see a movie with the preds going up against a unit of colonial marines.

[Jon]

If anyone wants to be somewhat spoiled there's a shitload of hi res pics from the film here;

http://www.thehunterslair.com/index.php?showtopic=18070

[Srelex]

Lol@ the grill in the predator's mouth.

[Jon]

I very much doubt that will be visible in the film, looks more like some of these are stills taken during production than caps.

[SylasGaunt]

Interesting. By my count from trailer stills we've got at least 4 different preds in this.

[cosmicalstorm]

Loved the shot of the spaced out sky. Wonder if there are any high-res stills of that shot, would make for a great wallpaper.

[Havok]

So what you think of the original Predator? It doesn't make much attempt to have most of its characters persevere either...

Even when the point of the movie is that the cast is being hunted one by one?

The original movie was a well-made action movie, but I much preferred the earlier parts of it before all the named characters started dying off. It's been a few years since I saw it, so correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the first third of the movie or so about them taking on the South American rebels with the Predator hanging around the edges?

Yes.

I'll have to wait and see what I think of this, but in general I dislike it when a vast majority of the named characters die. It wastes the effort put into giving them characterization, especially if it's not handled well. (See nearly every damn horror film ever, except for the really good ones.)

So it never works unless it does?

[Bilbo]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

Who cares? It's not a big deal.

Big enough deal to me that it snapped me out of the trailer. Still, I hope that this is good, though to be honest I hate "entire cast dies off one by one" movies on principle.

The Predators are a society that has been space-faring (with FTL ability) for the last 6000 or so years. Is it that hard to imagine that they dont have some sort of anti-grav projector in place specifically so they can fuck with their prey by dropping them from near orbit to the ground?

[wautd]

but did they just have someone surviving a freefal drop? o_O

Maybe the planet/moon has less gravity (PS. did people fell to death on Pandora? Can't remember)

[adam_grif]

I refuse to get excited about this movie on principle. I got burned by AvP.

If it's good, I'm glad, but I'm not holding out any hope, really.

[Junghalli]

Okay, that shot of the planets above really made my head hurt. Wouldn't that be extremely impossible without some nasty gravitational effects?

I figure the moon they're on is almost certainly tidally locked to the gas giant. The tidal forces, though massive, would be pretty much constant and therefore have no catastrophic effects (i.e. no massive land and sea tides as the planet rotates, the land and sea is just constantly higher on the side facing the gas giant). The presence of other large moons may create tidal heating effects leading to serious volcanism though.

[Intio]

The characters all have Predator-tech parachutes on, then they are dumped from high up. I say Predator-tech... one of them fails to open, and an unnamed character is dead at the start of the movie (I should say script). The shot of Brody as he lands is after he disengages from his 'chute.

Oh, and according to the confirmed script Spoiler

they do die one by one, until two are left. Though it should be said that the confirmed script stopped before the final ending was chosen from various multiple endings.

[Jon]

Bunch of short clips from the film are out. Spoilers of course...

The Awakening

It's here

Game Preserve

The one that got away

Behind the scenes