it was unimaginative and you know it
How can I know it if I just said twice I liked it? I liked the idea of a planet where the predators hunt game, I liked the idea of a scavenger being there for years and years, doing whatever he can to survive. I like the idea of putting morally questionable people on this planet and hunting them because on earth, they're the hunters. It wasn't an A-Team like the first one or a squad of cops like the 2nd one..these were criminals, mercs, gangsters, psychopaths, etc and they all had a reason for being there. Also liked the ending.
but it was advertised as a reboot
And no it wasn't breh. It was advertised as Predators. Any interview I read with Rodriguez, he said he wrote the script in 95 as a sequel to predator similar to what cameron did with aliens. The script had been polished up since then but he wanted it to be a continuation of the franchise. I don't ever remember seeing it advertised as a reboot but if you come across it, let me know and I'll take the L. Especially since there is dialogue in it mentioning dutch and what happened in 87