In a world where all our favourite franchises coming back usually invokes a sense of dread, Predator and Apes have somehow both bucked the trend and provided some of the best sci-fi movies of the past 20 years.
sonia @finalgirlsonia
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what dan trachtenberg has done for the predator franchise will forever go down as one of the best franchise revivals i’ve ever seen, i truly cannot thank him enough

Nov 7, 2025 · 6:24 AM UTC

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I liked PREY and absolutely flipped my lid for KILLER OF KILLERS, so I'm looking forward to BADLANDS. I loved RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, but the rest of the franchise reboot just left me cold. The special effects by Weta are pretty astounding, though.
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Can't agree with that at all. The only one of these I enjoyed a lot was Killer of Killers. Was underwhelmed by both Prey and Badlands. The writing just isn't there for me.
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Not at all. Not sure why so many people are lying about Predator.
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Predator can finally stand tall. Let’s be honest, it had a horrendous run in the 2000s. Between Prey, killer of killers, and this… WOW. Great time to be a fan
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YUP! Couldn’t have said it better myself!
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I have to say, it’s a really low bar. I’ve not seen the newest Predator but Prey was a below average movie, 4 out of 10 at best. Killer of Killers was fine, might stretch to a 6 out 10. The fact these are being held so highly shows how bad modern movies are.
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Really looking forward to Badlands
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Ironically, they did it under Disney, the studio that is very hit or miss when it comes to reviving something
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I fully agree, Prey it's brilliant, Killer of Killers it's an animated and plot masterpiece and Bad Lands an instant cult movie
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Couldn’t agree more! Dan Trachtenberg’s work on Prey, Killer of Killers and now Badlands has been fantastic and the recent Apes movies are amazing as well.
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Fury Road and BR 2049 also fit this description.
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Predator really hasn’t had a bad individual installment. I even appreciate the goofiness of The Predator.
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love it when a big studio simply decides to make an awesome movie
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Can you imagine a predator vs planet of the apes movie?
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Critical Drinker and MauLer would probably disagree with you, but to each their own! I wasn't a fan of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, I significantly preferred the trilogy.
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And Alien
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ALIEN TOO
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Don't tell me you rate Badlands? It works as a generic monster / sci-fi movie but it ain't no Predator movie. It's gonna bomb like Tron Ares did.
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No its still dread. Badlands isnt good. Even if there are things in it I like its just not a good film.
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Not really. None of the projects have been better than 1 2 or predators. I mean they are better than the predator but that's a low fucking bar.
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Why must you turn my feed into a list of lies?
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Man how do u have such low standards? The 3 newest predator films are really bad. Kingdom of the planet of the apes from last year was the first post-fox and Disney merger Apes movie and was also bad. The trilogy before it was good. Disney destroys everything it touches
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Thats some load bullshit
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Incorrect. He’s turned it into more woke Disney feminist garbage