Predator: Badlands

 Predator: Badlands is the weakest of the three Predator films by Dan Trachtenberg, but being the weakest of a trilogy that includes one excellent film and one truly terrific one still equals to pretty good. The film follows Dek, a young Predator who after being rescued at great sacrifice by his brother finds himself on a planet where all the flora and fauna are trying to kill him, teaming up with a deeply damaged but wisecracking Weyland-Yutani android named Thia (Elle Fanning, this film’s stealth secret weapon) the pair attempt to help each other as they hunt for a creature that could get Dek his cloak and his honor back and as for Thia well she is missing her bottom half so it would be nice to get that back and so the adventure begins. Predator: Badlands aspires to no greater purpose than pure entertainment and on that basis it works super well. It lacks the depth of character and storytelling innovation of Prey and Killer Of Killers but makes up for it in classic 80s throwback charm and in turn narratively justifies its status as the first in this franchise to receive a PG-13 rating. Basically it won’t light the world on fire, but i wouldn’t mind another hunt with this intergalactic odd couple. 

I Give It 4 Stars!!!