Predators (2010 film)

Category: Action/creature drama

Directed by: Nimrod Antal

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So in my review for Prey, I threw just a hint of shade on some of the previous movies in the Predator franchise. However, I have since wondered if I had been too harsh on Predators because while I remembered Predators as not being a completely shitty movie (that indignation will forever fall squarely on The Predator), should I have considered Predators higher in the Predator pantheon?

So it was just my luck that when this movie came up in my streaming service, I decided to watch it with a fresh set of eyes. 

Has time affected my view of this movie? Is this movie any good? Will there be autistic children who figure out Yautja technology and killer dogs who become playful puppies after being shot in the head? Let's find out after the plot recap!

The plot:

The movie begins with an unconscious Royce (Adrien Brody) free-falling through the sky and then suddenly waking up and flailing about. Not too long before he hits the ground, his parachute automatically deploys, though it barely softens his landing on the jungle floor any.

After dusting himself off, he comes across Cuchillo (the unmistakeable Danny Trejo) who likewise has just picked himself up after his own parachute drop, but before they can make plans for lunch, they are fired upon by Nikolai (former UFC fighter Oleg Taktarov). Thankfully, Royce convinces Nikolai to stop shooting so he too can join the party, but discussions about lunch plans are once again cut short when Isabel (Alice Braga) stands there with a sniper rifle, unhappy that she hasn’t been invited to discussions about lunch. Her gun-barrel negotiations are successful as she gets to join the lunch party and she relays that the jungle they all find themselves in is like no place that is on earth. Maybe she should really go get some lunch…

Wolf Man (2025 film)

Category: Werewolf horror, reboot/remake of existing IP

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The government of the state of Oregon over in the US must be tearing their hair out! How are they ever going to attract anyone to come visit when there are so many horror movies, shows and games set there (and all that's without mentioning the residents). There was Longlegs, there was also the open-world zombie game Days Gone (a low-key classic in my opinion) and now we have this - a movie about a werewolves in a forest!

What attracted me to this was when I saw Leigh Whannel's name on it - he has been involved with numerous high-quality horror films (the Saw and Insidious franchises come to mind), so I thought I'd give this one a spin - if indeed one can spin movies.

Is it any good? Find out after the plot!

The plot:

The movie starts off with a shot of a forest and text stating that in 1995, a hiker went missing as they succumbed to a virus called "Hill Fever" by the locals, or "Mouth Of The Wolf" by the indigenous peoples. We then see Grady (Sam Jaeger) on a hunting trip through the woods of Oregon with his young son Blake (Zac Chandler) in order to teach him how to be a hunter and to survive not just forest environments, but in life in general. Of course, Blake ignores his father's advice and wanders off away from his dad at the most inopportune time - a scary and mysterious creature much more threatening than the deer they have in their sights is close by.