I was wrong and you were right...mostly. Just finished watching “Predator: Badlands” and it’s a good sci-fi movie on a stand-alone basis and when taken as part of the Weyland Corporation saga (like most of the Marvel films have a continuity). “Prometheus” depended on that larger story to overcome it’s inherently weak plot.
Drinker was right that over-humanizing Predators robs them of the mystique so well built over time, but I see it was necessary for this story about an underdog facing insurmountable obstacles. I didn’t feel preached at, either; which is a refreshing change of pace these days.
I mean, I figured it was mostly ‘good’ because when critical and fan reaction align, there’s usually at least something going for a movie. But as it is, I’ll have to wait for streaming, being on the mend and all with my knee.
I did watch The Eye randomly last week with Jessica Alba. LOL. It was as lackluster as it gets. Pretty lady, but not really her strength. Better off in action movies or rom/coms being eye candy.