All 7 Predator movies ranked from worst to best

6. The Predator

It’s bizarre to reflect on the era of The Predator. The movie was set to relaunch the Predator franchise for the first time in close to a decade by doing what many sequels do today; essentially serving as a sequel and a reboot at the same time. With Shane Black directing and some promising teasers, hopes were high for the 2018 film, because it felt like it could finally relaunch the franchise.

Things didn’t quite work out that way, though. The movie swatted away well-developed characters for the purpose of the plot and relied a little too heavily on the CGI, specifically in regards to the Super Predator (which is basically just another version of Predators‘ Berserker Predator). Fans also didn’t take too kindly to its underdeveloped plot and the fact that the final act is essentially a rushed rehash of the original movie, leaving little room for any real tension.

In its defense, it’s very entertaining. It feels like a Predator movie in nature and it’s inherently funny, which in itself is a nice subtle callback to the first movie. I personally enjoyed it a lot more than most, and think it functions fine as a standalone chapter in this universe. It’s only when it starts taking itself too seriously (like the Transformers-esque Predator Killer suit), that it completely falls apart.