Springy Owlbear Feb 24

Watching #PredatorBadlands, and you know what the #Yautja don't need? Pathos.

They are hunters with an incomprehensible (to humans) honor code. That's all the characterization they need in the movies. Anything else should just be alien weirdness.

But setting aside personal preference, what they DEFINITELY don't need is one banging on a door screaming "NOOOO!" when his big brother gets killed. Fuck's sake.

All of this is actually beside the point though, because the only TRUE expansion of Yautja lore the world ever needed came to us from the AvP comics (Dark Horse; the original series is the best, but everything from 1989-2020 is readable.)

Show threadSpringy Owlbear 

Well, it seems that I'm going to be of two minds about this movie.

On the one hand, it's got Predator Pathos and mid practical effects next to enough CGI to make an Avengers movie blush. Also, apparently this movie is all about a Yautja learning the power of friendship!

On the other hand… it seems to be moving towards the actual #AlienVersusPredator content I want.

It would be neat to see a proper AvP movie, especially since they haven't made a single Alien franchise movie or TV series since 1986.

Feb 24 at 4:33pmWeb
Show threadSpringy Owlbear Feb 24

And now, The Predator and Dakota Fanning are touring Middle Earth! It's very pretty.

This movie is kinda a waste of time. Despite having lots of action and even some world building, it's not actually up to much. It's like it's been one long hour of establishing shot. It's all Chekhov's Gun, but no Act 2.

Which is too bad. I really like Dakota Fanning.