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    Image of Brisco_County_Jr Brisco_County_Jr
    10/08/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    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?)
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    Image of Brisco_County_Jr Brisco_County_Jr
    10/08/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    Oops, double post. My bad.
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    Edited by Brisco_County_Jr at 10/08/09 1:15 AM Brisco_County_Jr was starred Brisco_County_Jr was unstarred
    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    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.
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    Edited by Bill-Lee at 10/07/09 12:34 PM Bill-Lee was starred Bill-Lee was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/07/09

    @Bill-Lee: Alien and Jaws Predator is not.
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of Rtrain Rtrain
    10/07/09

    @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.
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    Belabras ate my dingo! promoted this comment Rtrain was starred Rtrain was unstarred
    Image of Belabras ate my dingo! Belabras ate my dingo!
    10/07/09

    @Rtrain:
    I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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    Belabras ate my dingo! was starred Belabras ate my dingo! was unstarred
    Image of daveNYC daveNYC
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    What was Brody's character in the slammer for, insider trading?
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment daveNYC was starred daveNYC was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/07/09

    @daveNYC: you win the day.
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of eguess eguess
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    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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    crashedpc - unrein promoted this comment eguess was starred eguess was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/07/09

    @eguess: Bite your tongue!
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    10/07/09

    @eguess: The new world is scary and frail!

    DO NOT LIKE!
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    I would like to see Vin Diesel and the Rock in this movie.
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    10/07/09

    @se7a7n7: Seriously. would that had not made for a more 'sporting' pairing for the Predators.
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    CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) was starred CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) was unstarred
    Image of CParis CParis
    10/07/09

    @se7a7n7:
    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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    CParis was starred CParis was unstarred
    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    Topher Grace? Fail. Is Rodriguez the only person in the world that didn't see Spider-man 3 or something?
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    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?
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    10/07/09

    @Meredith Woerner: Only after he spends days monitoring their daily routines.
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    AngryEddy was starred AngryEddy was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/07/09

    @Meredith Woerner: Doesn't that... make HIM the predator?
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/07/09

    @crashedpc - unrein: ugh stop
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/07/09

    @Meredith Woerner: Why don't you have a seat right over there.
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    crashedpc - Haifisch was starred crashedpc - Haifisch was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    Well at least we have The Expendables to look forward to.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    Burying the lede, guys. Mahershalalhashbaz Ali is in the new Predator movie! I am pleased.
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    The Curse of Millhaven was starred The Curse of Millhaven was unstarred
    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    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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    tetracycloide was starred tetracycloide was unstarred
    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    Well maybe the Topher can bring something to the table that completes the story, or the skinny guy that is smarter than everyone survives until the end by killing both Human and Predator alike.
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    Makidian was starred Makidian was unstarred
    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    They should have gotten Erik King, the guy who played Stg. James Doakes from Dexter. He would totally be convincing as an kickass convict.
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was starred TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Belabras ate my dingo! Belabras ate my dingo!
    10/07/09

    @TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.: No, if they are casting from Dexter they need to get Matthew Willig who played Little Chino in Season 2.

    imdb
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    Edited by Belabras ate my dingo! at 10/07/09 9:18 AM Belabras ate my dingo! was starred Belabras ate my dingo! was unstarred
    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/07/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: @Belabras ate my dingo!: While Little Chino may be a badass, Doakes ate nails and shit bullets, he was the definition of a badass motherfucker.
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    Makidian was starred Makidian was unstarred
    Image of burlybax burlybax
    10/07/09

    @Belabras ate my dingo!: And cast him as one of the Predators
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    Belabras ate my dingo! promoted this comment burlybax was starred burlybax was unstarred
    Image of Cicada Cicada
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    What, was Elijah Wood busy?
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    Cicada was starred Cicada was unstarred
    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    10/07/09

    @Cicada: Both he and DJ Qualls passed on the project, Topher was third in line.
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    AngryEddy was starred AngryEddy was unstarred
    Image of I'm Waitin' for Dolemite I'm Waitin' for Dolemite
    10/07/09

    In reply to Predators' Menacing Cast Revealed: Adrien Brody, And Maybe Topher Grace
    "skinny indie actor Adrien Brody?"

    I'll take that kind of skinny (pic from magazine Men's Health from December 2005)
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    Zombie Ms. Skittles promoted this comment I'm Waitin' for Dolemite was starred I'm Waitin' for Dolemite was unstarred
    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    10/07/09

    @I'm Waitin' for Dolemite: Hello, sailor!

    Either way, he's not really the "action" type I don't think.

    Now if you'll *ahem* excuse me...
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    Zombie Ms. Skittles was starred Zombie Ms. Skittles was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/07/09

    @I'm Waitin' for Dolemite: Magazine covers? Seriously??????
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/07/09

    @I'm Waitin' for Dolemite: magazine covers are always true.
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    Meredith Woerner was starred Meredith Woerner was unstarred
    Image of damndirtyape damndirtyape
    10/07/09

    @I'm Waitin' for Dolemite: LOL that's the definition of pencil neck skinny.

    Brody needs about 50 lbs of muscle to fill Arnold's shoes. Even then he'll always be a beta male.
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    CParis promoted this comment Edited by damndirtyape at 10/07/09 12:22 PM damndirtyape was starred damndirtyape was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    10/07/09


    ERROR
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    Edited by Dirk Anger at 10/07/09 3:42 PM Dirk Anger was starred Dirk Anger was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    10/07/09


    @Dirk Anger: @Meredith Woerner: Indeed
    *feel free to remove the image, I see they distorted it in jezebel*
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    Dirk Anger was starred Dirk Anger was unstarred
    Image of CParis CParis
    10/07/09

    @damndirtyape:
    Give that boy a sammich!
     Reply
    CParis was starred CParis was unstarred
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