PREDATOR: BADLANDS Is the Best Alien/Robot Team-Up Ever (Review)

The article reviews Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, praising it as a fresh and successful reinvention of the Predator franchise. The film uniquely positions a Predator, Dek, as the protagonist, a young "runt" Yautja seeking to prove himself by hunting the dangerous Kalisk. During his quest, Dek forms an unlikely alliance with Thia, a half-destroyed synthetic android from the Weyland-Yutani corporation, and a small native creature named Bud. The review highlights the film's ability to blend elements from the Alien universe, Klingon culture, Enemy Mine, and The Mandalorian into a cohesive and entertaining experience, despite its PG-13 rating and familiar plot beats. Trachtenberg is lauded for making this unusual trio work and for delivering another successful entry in the series.Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, is reviewed as a successful reinvention of the Predator franchise.[1] The film uniquely features a Predator named Dek as its protagonist, an alien hunter striving to prove his worth by hunting the Kalisk.[1] Dek forms an unexpected alliance with Thia, a synthetic android from the Weyland-Yutani corporation, and a small native creature named Bud.[1] The review praises Trachtenberg's ability to blend elements from various sci-fi properties and make the unconventional trio work, resulting in a brutal yet entertaining movie despite its PG-13 rating.[1]

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