15 Most WTF Movies Of 2018

13. The Predator

Predator head
Fox

Shane Black's The Predator reboot-sequel had all the makings of a big-budget rejuvenation for the franchise, so fans were gob-smacked when it turned out that Black delivered arguably the worst of the four main Predator movies.

Wasting a talented ensemble cast on glorified first draft material, the movie's generic plot, witless dialogue, atrocious editing and gaudy CGI villain add up to a baffling trainwreck without even confronting the most peculiar revelations.

Because of course, the third act well and truly craps the bed by having the Upgrade Predator seek out weaponised autism, before protagonist Quinn (Boyd Holbrook) is kitted out with an Iron Man-esque "Predator Killer" suit in the cringe-worthy sequel-bait ending.

The Predator makes wrong-footed decisions at every corner, and it's incredible that a filmmaker as talented as Black had anything (let alone everything) to do with it.

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