This movie is tough to call, since some trailers make it look rad and others make it look like reheated garbage. I am personally holding out hope for the movie to be rad, since Shane Black is behind the camera and he co-wrote the film. That said, the revel of Predator dogs is not a good sign to me.
We generally don't need Predator dogs. Why? Because dogs do three things. They love, they hunt and they fight. Now, a dog that loves a Predator seems unnecessary; Predators love hunting, they love shooting things with laser weapons and they love ripping spines out of stuff. They do not need love from mutant dogs. That's right, I'm speaking for Predators here. But I think I'm correct.
Then we've got tracking and fighting. Well, it seems to me that I've spent most of my life learning that the whole point of a Predator is that he, well, preys on things. This is kinda their whole deal; they are the best hunters in the galaxy, because all they do is fly around the galaxy hunting things. Why would they need dogs to help them track their prey? Doesn't that kinda fly in the face of their whole purpose? Same with fighting; they hunt things down and then they kill them. They don't hunt things down and then call their buddies in. They handle business, no dogs required.
Check out the TV spot and see what I mean, and lemme know if you agree with me in the comments.
The Predator releases on September 14th and the cast includes Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Jacob Tremblay (Room, Wonder), Keegan-Michael Key (Tomorrowland), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Thomas Jane (The Mist), Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, and Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale).
