Talkback: Predator
Review by Madpole

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From:	Shelby Sherman	2003-11-02 15:39:20
Subject:	Predator, no love here
Comment:	Madpole.. I read with interest your review of Predator. I don't agree with your conclusions that Preadtor lacks 'consistency, integrity and clearly defined story line', but that aside, I ask you why this interpretation of hgher purpose, that you go on to try to accertain, is even necessary? Who knows why the Predator was on earth any more than we knew why Godzilla liked to mow down big transmission lines? I do know that most movies who have attempted sequels to try to embellish and broaden the storyline have delivered a product that is usually poor and that almost always degrades the original. I do know that the moview was highly entertaining and packed with action. I also know that the Predator got off to a quick start, built up a big lead, but was beaten in the bottom of the ninth by a Schwarzenegger who changed strategy, went feral and beat him at his own game. Predator was a movie to be enjoyed, not one in which to pull out the Rorschach to try to develop some sort of compassion for your enemies or to try to figure out why Harry doesn't love Sally. Your final spin on this movie was quite bizzare, to be absolutely blunt.
From:	Talon	2003-11-04 00:42:59
Subject:	predator review by madpole
Comment:	hi maddie - glad to see u r still around although not on icc :( ________________________(this thing don't do paragraphs)_________________________ok i can't understand how you got the 'love your enemy' thing from predator. In what way did arnie love the hateful alien? If the ultimate goal of love for one's enemy is to get rid of him/her/it, is that really love? Is that a love you would wish for someone you really loved?______________________Look the thing was a good old-fashioned fight fest - i mean - how deep can it be? If i yodel into a canyon, and the echo comes back sounding its depths - is the canyon deep, or was my yodel? Just a thought. Toodles... Talon
From:	TALON921	2010-07-01 09:15:49
Subject:	predator series
Comment:	The movie series is an excellent one and as a writer who's genre is science fiction and fantasy, the onlyvproblem that i have is with the end of the first one with the self destruct scene....To me it was the only non plausable piece because if the self destruct wrist nuke is so powerful and destructive, Arnold's character should've had severe burns because if you go by the now known mythos there should've been no way for him to out run the blast without getting severely burned at the very least. Predator # 2, wasn't up to snuff because of the ending with D. Glover's character somehow dropping through a whole in some city building and miracleously ending up in thier ship...but the cool part about that ship is if you're paying attention when they show you the wall of skulls. It sets up that they were the cause for the death of the dino's because you've got alien queen skull over to the right corner,a t-rex over to the left corner and human skulls in the center... that boomerang the predator had was so awesome...love its lethalness. The avp's # 1 and # 2 was awesome because they give more of a plausable background of the predators not to mention history and the hatred between the two species. Although avp #2 was slightly better written than avp # 1, lastly definitely will by buying the dvd version of avp 3:redemption and can't wait to see the new one coming out next week :predators......predators rule !!!!!