A group of the planet’s best killers are thrown on to an alien planet and forced to fend for their lives against a group of aliens known only as Predators.

They find themselves alone, lost and with enough guns for a small army. They do not know who put them on this planet or why, but it becomes apparent from the start that they are not there for a holiday.

This film, much like the original, packs enough action to last you a month and even contains the same music from the 1987 cult classic but this film is a lot cleverer than the original, with all the individual characters having their own story and motives in the film.

“Fear is reborn” is the tag line for the film, and fear certainly is reborn in Predators. The unpredictable and interesting storyline keeps the audience glued to the screen and on the edge of their seats throughout with intense fight scenes and bucketloads of violence.

Not exactly Oscar material, but it does make Die Hard look like Toy Story.

Director Nimrod Antal (Vacancy, Armoured) successfully delivers a worthy film with a kick that stays true to its predecessors.

Some of the talent in this film includes Adrien Brody (King Kong, The Pianist) who plays the lead character, an emotionally void mercenary called Royce, the Brazilian actress Alice Braga who starred in the four-time Oscar nominated City of God, and Laurence Fishburne, from the Matrix trilogy, who plays the planet’s local nut job.

This film is iconic: a group of psychopaths and killers brought together on an alien planet with no obvious means of escape and a trio of fearless aliens hunting them for sport.

Overall, well worth watching even if you’re not a fan of the original films.

Swindon Advertiser: Blob By David Algar, 15, Wootton Bassett School