All 9 Predator Movies Ranked, from ‘Badlands’ to ‘Killer of Killers’ to the ‘Alien’ Crossovers

All 9 Predator Movies Ranked, from ‘Badlands’ to ‘Killer of Killers’ to the ‘Alien’ Crossovers

Arnold Schwarzenegger kicks off his legendary performance as Dutch, the alien-fighting star of the first and still best of the “Predator” films, with a warning: “We’re a rescue team, not assassins.” It’s a fitting starting block for the 1987 action-classic-turned-long running sci-fi series, though you might not know it at first. Sent into the perilous jungles of Val Verde, a fictional location first seen in Schwarzenegger’s “Commando” (and again…

“Monte’s Take” Review: PREDATOR: BADLANDS

The Predator franchise has experienced a creative resurgence under the guidance of director Dan Trachtenberg, first with the Native American-inspired excellence of Prey and more recently with the surprisingly strong animated anthology, Predator: Killer of Killers. Now, Predator: Badlands completely changes direction for the series' established formula by centering its narrative on the alien Predator hunter itself. This film inverts the tradition…