Badlands [...] focuses on synthetics, the Yautja (the name of the race of aliens who assume the Predator role), and various other monsters, rather than humans. Indeed, not a single human character is hurt during the movie.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

not a single human character is hurt during the movie.

Then what is the point? That is like 80% of the reason to watch.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's ok for a franchise to explore a different aspect and flesh out its world. The synths are an interesting thing to expand on. Alien Earth went this route too... Hopefully Badlands has better writing and direction though.

[–] nixon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I agree. There is a set formula people are expecting from a Predator movie; various other Predator projects have attempted to put their spin on it.

Prey was the most successful for me and I am willing to expect more from this story than I would otherwise give a new Predator movie because it is from the same crew that made Prey.

I am cautiously optimistic on this one.