I finally watched this again after about 11 years and still give it a 3/5. Maybe a 2.5/5 the more I think about it.
Pros:
The Predators looked very cool/bad ass
The Score. They should have utilized it more. I found myself more involved every time it played.
The Opening. Great way to open an action movie.
Adrian Brody was way better then I gave him credit for. He was a strange choice for a lead but he brought it. Kinda like Danny Glover in part 2, strange choice but delivered.
Had some great action scenes
Mehs:
Jungle setting.
Some characters were just there, take em or leave em.
Cons:
Topher Grace's character. Pointless. Could have easily written around him.
Lawrence Fishburn. Where do I begin? Aside from slowing down the movie he had no reason to be there either. (ok exposition maybe) Poorly written. Also if his character was in the situation he was in, why is he so rotund? He took me right out.
The Ending? What is the audience supposed to feel after what all these people have been through? Weak ending, nothing is resolved.
Long Tall Sally? This really made me shake my head. I get that the song was featured in the first movie but in no way shape or form did it belong here. The song plays as soon as the credits roll but the vibe of the song and the vibe of the previous 2hrs does not match at all. Just use the score for crying out loud it works way better.
There's more but I'll stop here.
It was a decent way to spend a couple hours, especially seeing the Predators doing their thing again. It could have been a bit shorter. I see why it took 11yrs to revisit. Now I need to see the 4th one and see how that goes. Expectations are low.
