WE WERE SO WRONG ABOUT THIS MOVIE | Predator: Badlands Reaction First Time Reaction @TheKitchenCouch

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The finale of our skepticism. Aaron and Luke sit down for a first time reaction to Predator: Badlands, and this movie did not go where we thought it was going.

The Predator is the hero this time. Dan Trachtenberg flips the entire franchise on its head with Dek, a young hunter cast out by his clan, and Thia, the Weyland-Yutani synth who becomes his unlikely partner. We came in curious and left completely sold. We break down the story, the creature design, the ending, and where this leaves the Predator franchise.

Predator: Badlands is now available to watch at home.

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47:17 Discussion

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