Letale come pochi, questo
Predators, coi suoi 106 minuti in cui non accade quasi nulla e quel poco che accade è sempre uguale e prevedibile con largo anticipo.
Dei tizi che per vari motivi hanno una certa confidenza con la morte (forze speciali, serial killer, yakuza, condannati a morte...) vengono di punto in bianco catapultati su un pianeta alieno, dove i graziosi Predators danno loro la caccia.
Ora non iniziate a chiedermi cosa altro prevede la trama: è davvero tutta qui.
E mi starebbe anche bene, se ci fosse azione degna di questo nome ed un minimo di tensione; invece, pura noia.
A condire il tutto, dialoghi fatti interamente di
one-liner ed una regia piattissima (peccato per il
tizio del tutto sommato degno
Vacancy); si segnalano poi delle prove attoriali da denuncia penale, sulle quali svetta un
Adrien Brody che io già in
tempi non sospetti avevo battezzato come un mediocrissimo interprete. Qui, ci delizia con una serie di antologiche facce da triglia davvero da non perdere.
Come se non ci fosse limite al peggio,
Danny Trejo muore quasi subito. Del tutto inaccettabile...
Voto: 1 - me lo sono quasi dormito.
Trashometro
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Tags: azione, avventura, horror, fantascienza, Predator, sequel, Adrien Brody ha la faccia da triglia, pessimo, trash.
Predators (2010)
Regista: Nimród Antal Scrittore: Alex Litvak,
Michael Finch Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (11276 voti)
Durata: USA:106 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:Chosen for their ability to kill without conscience, a group of killers, some trained and some who are not, must endeavour the alien race of predators that have set out to target them as prey. Dropped into the vast jungle of a distant world, these human predators must learn just who, or what, they are up against, and that their ability, knowledge and wits are tested to the limits in the battle of survival of kill or be killed.
Trivia random: Hanzo's name is a reference to Hattori Hanzo, a legendary Japanese samurai of the Sengoku era.
Citazione random: Edwin: Fuck you all!
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Brody, Adrien
Data di nascita: 14 April 1973
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:The son of Hungarian-born photographer Sylvia Plachy and retired history professor Elliot Brody, Adrien Brody grew up an only child in the Woodhaven section of Queens, New York, where he accompanied his mother on assignments for the Village Voice. He credits her with making him feel comfortable in front of the camera. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in New York. Despite a strong performance in The Thin Red Line (1998), time constraints forced the director to edit out much of Adrien's part. In spite of his later work with Spike Lee and Barry Levinson, he never became the star many expected he would become until Roman Polanski called on him to play a celebrated Jewish pianist in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. He pulled off a brilliant performance in The Pianist (2002), drawing on the heritage and rare dialect of his Polish grandmother, as well as his father, who lost family members during the Holocaust, and his mother, who fled Communist Hungary as a child during the 1956 uprising against the Soviet Union.
Trivia random: He was furious when his nose was broken during the final fight in Summer of Sam (1999). When he had it fixed, he didn't change it: his nose is one of his most distinctive features and sets him apart from other actors.
Citazione random: [On proclaiming himself a magician at age five] "I was an amazing Adrien. I may still be at times. In retrospect, I see that was my first performance. And you know a lot about magic is not just the trick, it's the pattern. It's the delivery. It's the presentation. And this is why you're going to be amazed."
Salario massimo: $2,750,000, per The Village (2004)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Trejo, Danny
Nome di battesimo: Trejo, Dan
Data di nascita: 16 May 1944
Altezza: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Coniuge: Debbie Trejo::(? - present) 2 children
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:A child drug addict and criminal, Danny Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully completed a 12-step rehabilitation program that changed his life. While speaking at a Cocaine Anonymous meeting in 1985, Trejo met a young man who later called him for support. Trejo went to meet him at what turned out to be the set of Runaway Train (1985). Trejo was immediately offered a role as a convict extra, probably because of his tough tattooed appearance. Also on the set was a screenwriter who did time with Trejo in San Quentin. Remembering Trejo's boxing skills, the screenwriter offered him $350 per day to train the actors for a boxing match. Director Andrey Konchalovskiy saw Trejo training Eric Roberts and immediately offered him a featured role as Roberts' opponent in the film. Trejo has subsequently appeared in many other films, usually as a tough criminal or villain.
Trivia random: Has two sons: Danny Boy (b. 1981) from an earlier marriage, Gilbert (b. 1988) and one daughter Danielle (b. 1994)
Citazione random: I'd have to say my favorite film would be Heat (1995) and it's got me out of many tickets.
Salario massimo: $350/day, per Runaway Train (1985)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Vacancy (2007)
Regista: Nimród Antal Scrittore: Mark L. Smith Genere: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.3/10 (30539 voti)
Durata: 85 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:David and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. Luckily, they come across a motel with a TV to entertain them during their overnight stay. However, there's something very strange and familiar about the Grade-Z slasher movies that the motel broadcasts for its guests' enjoyment. They all appear to be filmed in the very same room they occupy! Realizing that they are trapped in their room with hidden cameras now aimed at them filming their every move, David and Amy desperately find a means of escape through locked doors, crawlspaces and underground tunnels before they too become the newest stars of the mystery filmmaker's next cult classic!
Trivia random: Shipped to theaters under the name "Temporary Arrangement."
Citazione random: Amy Fox: Why are they doing this?
David Fox: They might be enjoying themselves.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Antal, Nimród
Data di nascita: 30 November 1973
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Antal Nimród was born in the United States, in Los Angeles, California. He is of Hungarian ancestry. His given name is pronounced: Neemrode. In 1991 he moved to Hungary to study at the Hungarian Film Academy, unfortunetly the study has never been concluded. In 2005 he moved back to his hometown with the undoubted success in his own. With the movie Kontroll (2003) he gained numerous awards and quite a huge reputation not only in Hungary. This film earned him the Award of the Youth at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival. In the 1990s he has been a high-successful director of music videos and television commercials in Hungary, besides the Czech Republic. It is rumoured that his good-looking helped him as well his talent to get more and more sought-after. He also appeared in acting roles in various Hungarian films. Antal's first american feature film was Vacancy (2007), starring Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson. Its follow up, Armored (2009) is scheduled to be released in September 2009. His style is very naturalistic with a bit of preposterousness spiced up with some black humour.
Trivia random: His first son was born in August 2005.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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