@Smeagol92055: i think you're missing the point. all the females cosplaying predators could just as easily take the mask off and deem it a cosplay of kerrigan. that's what i'd call a win/win.
@tetracycloide: Keep in mind that we have a very limited knowledge of predator biology. It's not as if anyone ever sat down with a predator and a questionnaire. For all we know, they might nurse their young. I would even be willing to bet that a sufficiently dedicated google search would allow one to find a great deal of theoretical case-studies and anatomical diagrams trying to make a case for predator mammaries, but I will leave that as an exercise for the reader.
From the photographic evidence we are presented with, we would have more luck determining which outfits are meant as ceremonial garb, and which are designed for functional use. My theory would be that while the outfit in image 21 is quite likely practical attire, the outfits in 6a and 16 are almost certainly not intended for any sort of active use, simply due to the noticable lack of support.
@Hamslicer: It all depends on when their teeth grow in. For all we know, they may not grow their adult teeth until after they stop nursing. We just have little information on their childhood development, and likely never will until someone greenlights "Predator vs. Kindergarten Cop".
For the love of god, wait until Arnie is out of office, and get him as the retired Dutch with a "died of cancer" government cover up story. (Like they wouldn't cover up any survivors?)
You kids remember Jaws, don't you? Who were the heroes in Jaws? Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw. None of them was an Arnold Schwarzenegger style side of beef and only one of them played a stereotypical action movie hero. However, Jaws was the first contemporary blockbuster. In the words of Roger Ebert, it was "a sensationally effective action picture, a scary thriller that works all the better because it's populated with characters that have been developed into human beings."
What about the Alien series? Who is the hero of those? Sigourney Weaver. The Alien movies (at least the first two) are effective because the heroes are portrayed as fully realized characters with wants needs, and desires. They are vulnerable human beings facing the challenges of the unknown not muscle bound supermen who know no fear.
As far as the Predator series is concerned, we've already seen the testosterone fueled action picture featuring macho throw downs. As fun as those first two movies were, I think it's about time we let loose some questing, thinking humans into the Predator universe and see what happens.
@Bill-Lee: Predator is the manliest movie ever! Its borders on homoerotic! Its all about a giant cow man fighting a giant mandibled alien.
For frak sake man! The second an interesting and thought provoking plot pops its head up in the third act, an alien shows up and starts to kill people! Whats better, a bunch of drawn out dialogue heavy scenes where they explain their histories and motivations, or laying an entire ecosystem to waste with a minigun? That movie is so manly if it were a smell it would be that smell your shirt has after you work out. It's that mantastic!
I do agree that more flushed out emotional characters are just as or even more entertaining than butch he men trouncing through the jungle, but the argument is that thats not what makes predator so endearing. People shaving with a dull razor without shaving cream, or bad one liners after you pin a guy to a pillar with a bowie knife are what this movie is all about. The sheer excess of it all is what gives this franchise its longevity.
Hey guys, this is Predator for the MODERN ERA! It's a new world with new brand of hero. Bit of a spoiler here: when the Predator and Brody face off they'll have a long, cleansing cry then ponder the meaning of it all? The soundtrack will be by Postal Service and Bright Eyes.
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I love you! Why isn't my BF Dwayne in this flick? Is he trapped in a 7-picture deal with Disney or something and can't make anything without a toddler in it?
i put Arny in there twice because he is THAT manly. And I still don't think a "dark mind" is scary in a jungle fighting giant aliens. Is he going to follow the predators home and attack them while they fumble with their keys?
the problem with this scenario is not that the actors are not appropriate for their roles, quiet, reserved, and contemplative works perfectly for serial killers, serial criminals of any kind really. the issue is that criminals prey on the weak and fearful in society by unapologetically engaging in activities outside the presribed norm. all of their power stems from suprise and a willingness to go further than those around them. which weithers in the face of real actually power a la predators. so the problem isn't the actors are bad for the roles the problem is the roles were poorly thought out for the film.
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And No. 16 is kind of working it...
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From the photographic evidence we are presented with, we would have more luck determining which outfits are meant as ceremonial garb, and which are designed for functional use. My theory would be that while the outfit in image 21 is quite likely practical attire, the outfits in 6a and 16 are almost certainly not intended for any sort of active use, simply due to the noticable lack of support.
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Personally, I'd do a Predator / Batz Maru hybrid, with plushy fur.
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*wrist blade*
*gurgle*
*blood*
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What about the Alien series? Who is the hero of those? Sigourney Weaver. The Alien movies (at least the first two) are effective because the heroes are portrayed as fully realized characters with wants needs, and desires. They are vulnerable human beings facing the challenges of the unknown not muscle bound supermen who know no fear.
As far as the Predator series is concerned, we've already seen the testosterone fueled action picture featuring macho throw downs. As fun as those first two movies were, I think it's about time we let loose some questing, thinking humans into the Predator universe and see what happens.
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For frak sake man! The second an interesting and thought provoking plot pops its head up in the third act, an alien shows up and starts to kill people! Whats better, a bunch of drawn out dialogue heavy scenes where they explain their histories and motivations, or laying an entire ecosystem to waste with a minigun? That movie is so manly if it were a smell it would be that smell your shirt has after you work out. It's that mantastic!
I do agree that more flushed out emotional characters are just as or even more entertaining than butch he men trouncing through the jungle, but the argument is that thats not what makes predator so endearing. People shaving with a dull razor without shaving cream, or bad one liners after you pin a guy to a pillar with a bowie knife are what this movie is all about. The sheer excess of it all is what gives this franchise its longevity.
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I love you! Why isn't my BF Dwayne in this flick? Is he trapped in a 7-picture deal with Disney or something and can't make anything without a toddler in it?
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