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Predators: It's Human Season

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:30:00 PDT

Alien gore is very rarely my cup of tea, but Predators - the Robert Rodriguez-produced sequel to the 23-year-old franchise - manages to please my entertainment appetite, while minimally triggering my gag reflex.

That wasn't the only surprise about this Summer flick: Adrien Brody, whose very casting inspired confusion, actually fits nicely into the role of rugged, take-no-prisoners action hero. OK, so he's using his best Christian Bale-as-Batman voice, but he pulls off the part with swagger to spare (his physical transformation - six-pack abs and huge guns - certainly help too). Brody plays the reluctant leader of a band of strangers mysteriously dropped in a jungle with nothing in common, except that they're all killers in some capacity. The first chill comes in the revelation that they've been chosen for a mission - to be the most dangerous game for bloodthirsty alien predators.

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In a world where science fiction films rely almost completely on CGI effects and horror movies are the domain of jump scares and gore, Predators keeps a refreshing distance from these conventions. Instead, the quiet and genuinely creepy atmosphere provides the bulk of the terror. The dread-locked creatures (mostly unchanged from the '80s era image) are frightening too, but not in an overt, eat-your-face kind of way. Just the knowledge that the eight main characters are being hunted by intelligent yet ugly monsters is enough to have you biting your nails in the theater.

As expected, there's not a whole lot of character development - heck, for some, you barely even catch a name - but it's not necessary. Alice Braga and Topher Grace get the most screen time next to Brody, and though we never really learn much about these people, there are still shocking reveals to be had, just as you start to tire of violent alien battles.

Those kinds of surprises are par for the course here; Predators is the scary movie you expect - but it cares enough to throw in a really good plot twist when you're not looking.

Movie Preview: Crossing Over

BuzzSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:34:13 PST

Despite some moments that seem a little overwrought, this trailer for Crossing Over (not to be confused with the TV show about talking to dead people) is one of the most riveting previews I've seen in a while. It looks a bit like Crash (several storylines weaving together in various ways), but with the subject matter being illegal immigration (and what it means to be an American and what's right and what's wrong, etc. etc.).

The other intriguing aspect of the trailer is the impressive cast: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Alice Braga (I Am Legend), Summer Bishil (Towelhead) and Alice Eva.

Oh, did I forget to mention Jim Sturgess?

Crossing Over opens sometime in 2009. This trailer really sucked me in, so to watch for yourself,

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Will & Tom's Legendary Promotion Still Going

PopSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:39:04 PST

Tom Cruise and Will Smith continued to bond across the country at the I Am Legend premiere in NYC. This time around Jada joined in on the fun with the rest of the family. Love her in green but she's wowed me more before. I think it's pretty sweet how the Cruises support their friends so much. Between Spice Girls concerts to events like this, Tom and Katie always seem to be by their sides yet somehow they are in dead last on the BFF poll of 2007. My guess is Tom's scary Scientology beliefs have scared many of you off but since his friends have declared he is not recruiting them maybe we should just realize they have Legend - wait for it - ary relationships.

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