Into yokuqala eyokuqala, ngiyayithanda nomzingeli. Kuyi-quintessential ifilimu yohlobo lwama-machismo ephezulu engu-80. Kusukela ekuqineni kwe-liners eyodwa ne-bicep-flexing standoff, ukuya empini ekhala nokufa okukhulu, nomzingeli ingenye yalawo mafilimu ajulile, angenangqondo futhi abheka emuva.

Ngakho-ke, lokho kusho, ngokumenyezelwa kwePredator entsha, sezwa umsindo ohlukanisayo wentokozo noma ukukhathazeka. Ngabe sidinga okunye ukungena ku-franchise (ngokuphelele engahambelani) ye-Predator? Noma ngabe uluphi uhlangothi, I-Predator kuyasebenziseka - yize kumuncu - ukuphonsela emuva ekhempini, ubumnandi obunobudlova obenze ifilimu yokuqala yaba ngeyakudala.

UShane Black - owadlala indawo kaHawkins, isisulu sokuqala esikrinini sePredator ngo-1987 - ubuyile wazosebenza njengombhali-mbhali nomqondisi walesi sitolimende esisha.

Umnyama unerekhodi eliqinile lokubhala ama-quippy, ama-script asheshayo - njenge, I-Lethal Weapon, Iqembu leMonster, I-Kiss Bang Bang futhi Iziqhwaga ezinhle. Kepha ngenkathi I-PredatorInkhulumomphendvulwano inamabhithi aqinile ahlekisayo, ifilimu uqobo ihamba imayela elihlasimulisayo ngomzuzu, ishiye ukuhlela okumbalwa okulandelayo.

Ingxenye enkulu yalokhu impela ngenxa ye the ama-reshoots amaningi nezinguquko, kufaka phakathi ukuhlela ngomzuzu wokugcina ukusika indawo lapho isigebengu sobhaliso esibhalisiwe (nomngani wakudala kaShane Black) wasebenza maqondana no-Olivia Munn ngaphandle kolwazi noma kwemvume yakhe.

Lokhu kuhlelwa kwama-clunky kuyabonakala kakhulu ngesikhathi sokulandelana okuthile kwasedolobheni. Kuzwakala sengathi amanye amashothi anqunyiwe futhi agudlulwa azungezwa, ngakho-ke kunezikhathi ezimbalwa zokususwa eziphazamisa isigqi sesigcawu sonke.

Bese kuthi-ke kube khona iMega-Predator. I-trailer yokuqala ukubukeka kwalesi sitha se-x-treme nezinja zakhe (singazibiza kanjalo?) kwahlangatshezwa ukwesaba okuvela kubalandeli ababebuza ukuthi kungani i-franchise izodinga ukuthatha leso sinyathelo esingeqile ngaphezulu.

Kungani? Ngoba kungu-2018, dammit.

Kuyisinyathelo esingaphezulu kwesiphezulu se-franchise engaphezulu, futhi empeleni, akukho lutho olungalungile ngalokho. Futhi uma sikhuluma iqiniso, lesi sitha esisha se-melodramatic akuyona nje impi yokugcina yomqashi - uyisisekelo salo lonke icebo le-movie.

Eceleni kweMega-Predator, I-Predator izizwa isesimweni sesimanje kakhulu kunangaphambili. Yebo, kunjalo ubuchwepheshe kanye nezingxoxo zishintshile eminyakeni embalwa edlule, kepha wonke amandla efilimu abe nehlaya elihlazisayo, eline-sardonic, elenziwe nge-swagger elihlanganiswe nemiyalezo mayelana nokuthintwa kwenkonzo yezempi, ukwesekwa kwezilwane, futhi (kakhulu kafushane) ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke.

Lokho kusho ukuthi, le filimu ayithathi nse impela kulezi zinkinga zomphakathi; zisetshenziswa kakhulu njengokugqokwa kokusetha kunokuthuthukiswa kwesakhiwo. UMnyama ngumbhali wesikrini omnandi lapho ekwazi ukugxila esakhiweni nasenkulumweni eqhutshwa ngabalingiswa, kepha isenzo esijwayelekile siyangenelela futhi sizame ukunxenxa ababukeli abasuselwa kubalandeli kukwenza kube yinselele kakhulu.

Ngenkathi i-1987's nomzingeli kulandela iqembu elite lamasosha namasosha emkhankasweni, I-PredatorIqembu lamasosha aqeqeshwe kakhulu lifana nohlobo lwe-Oorah lwe-Island of Misfit Toys. Banamaphutha, bayazamazama, futhi abanamathambo amancane. Kuyimnandi nje emsulwa ukuyibuka ngenxa yemidlalo ejabulisayo evela kubalingisi.

Inkhulumomphendvulwano igcwele amaphuzu amahlaya we-punchy ahanjiswa ngobungcweti yiqembu elihle kakhulu. UBoyd Holbrook, uTrevante Rhodes, uKeegan-Michael Key, uThomas Jane, u-Alfie Allen, no-Augusto Aguilera njengeqembu le-B-lamasosha. U-Olivia Munn udlala usosayensi wesifazane oyisibonisi ogoqeka esenzweni, kanti uSterling K. Brown usebenza njengomphikisi ojwayelekile (obamba yonke indawo akuyo, ngoba uSterling K. Brown uyigugu elilahliwe).

Ukukhulunywa okukhethekile ku-Augusto Aguilera njengoNettles, ophume lapho engenzi khona ukuletha izikhathi eziqotho kakhulu zefilimu ngesikhathi esifanele samahlaya.

Njengefilimu yesenzo, I-Predator ine-guts kanye ne-gore galore. Izikhathi eziningana zodlame zithole ukusabela okunomdlandla kokwesaba okuvela kubalaleli be-TIFF. Lokhu kulandelana kwesenzo kuyisikhumbuzo esihle kakhulu sokuthi, enhliziyweni, i-Predator franchise imayelana nani; umzingeli ongapheli, onganqandeki obeka amasosha aqeqeshwe kakhulu aphume kuligi yawo.

Sekukonke, i-movie uqobo ayilingani futhi - kwesinye isikhathi - iphuthuma. Kepha noma kunjalo, ngiyijabulele ngobumnandi obumsulwa, nobubi bayo. Impela ayiphelele, kepha uma ihlanganiswa nayo yonke enye inkontileka ye-franchise, le filimu ngokungangabazeki inamandla kunayo yonke yeqembu. Minaf ufuna ukuzijabulisa okusendle, okuqhuma ama-popcorn ngokubulala ngesihluku nobudlelwano obunamahloni, I-Predator kuyisinqumo esiphelele.

 

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