Dan Trachtenberg is the best thing to happen to the "Predator" franchise since John McTiernan. He revitalized 20th Century Studios' struggling, 38-year-old sci-fi series with the inventive "Prey," and followed that triumph with the animated hit "Predator: Killer of Killers," and the terrific "Predator: Badlands," the first installment to make the title creature a protagonist. He's hanging around for at least one more chapter, and fans couldn't be more excited.

While "Predator: Badlands" is yet another breath of fresh air for the franchise, genre fans of a certain age might've sensed a connection to an underseen 20th Century Fox sci-fi flick that pre-dates the hunter-alien series. So consider it an added benefit to the release of Trachtenberg's film that viewers might not be compelled

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