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PREDATORS-2010-This kind of a sequel to the first PREDATOR and “restarting” of the franchise. A diverse but typical group (a black, a whiney white guy, a tough woman, a Russian and surprisingly a Japanese Yakuza) of humans are thrown together on a planet where 2 different types of the famous alien fight each other and hunt the humans. Adrien Brody tries his hand at being an action star by leading the group including Danny Trejo, former MMA fighter Oleg Taktarov, Alice Braga (from I AM LEGEND) and Topher Grace (SPIDER-MAN 3). Lawrence Fishburne shows up unexpectedly. It’s not bad as junk like this goes and doesn’t go overboard with the gory SFX but it’s too dark at times and the characters whisper too much. The climax (where Brody emulates Arnold) is very good. Director Nimrod Antal had previously made VACANCY and ARMORED (also with Fishburne). Robert Rodriguez was the producer.

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