I Watch Films: The Predator
This film tries to be open and supportive about mental health and neurodivergence but every time it takes its eye off the ball it falls back on lazy stereotypes, easy jokes and some bad biology. A Predator is being hunted by other Predators, crashes on earth, is captured by Project Stargazer. Project Stargazer recruit a good-looking biologist, meanwhile they section the army captain who saw it; he’s mailed the helmet and gauntlet to his home where his son figures out how to use them. The Predator escapes, the army captain and all the mentally ill veterans in the prison van also escape, the biologist falls in with them, Project Stargazer decides to kill everyone and a big Predator comes to hunt the little Predator with Predator-Dogs.
The film is a big mess. I did like the callbacks though – “Get to the Choppers,” and “You are one beautiful motherfucker,” were nice. Some of the action is pretty good.
Watch This: For some old-school wisecracking action
Don’t Watch This: For anything to make sense
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