Predator Badlands is an interesting entry in the series that for the first time intersex the Weyland Yutani Corporation with the Predator universe, but there are no Xenomorphs and that’s just fine because quite honestly I don’t mind waiting to see them since you get plenty of creatures to look at in this entry. In fact, that’s the best part of the film for me was that we got to see an alien planet with alien creatures we haven’t seen before. There’s some danger of demystifying the Predator culture i’m making them too familiar, but for the most part, I found the film to have a bit of humor and well, it may not be for everyone, it certainly was better than some of the earlier entries and one wishes that in the film
Predators alien creatures like this could’ve been featured. I am glad that we didn’t go back to earth because quite honestly earth is boring if it’s just gonna be the same thing over and over again and the animated feature which I hope also gets released on 4K UHD Blu-ray Gave us enough different time periods to get the idea across that these aliens get around. Personally melting the Predator and Alien universes together is something that I’ve always preferred because to have it only feature engineers, black goo and rogue synthetic androids would get boring after a while. Making the universe richer with life makes it more interesting. I also am glad to finally hear the word Yautja in a Predator film. I believe Dark Horse Comics were the first to name the species in print decades ago.
The 2160p 4K. UHD resolution and Dolby Atmos sound are spot on and the film is presented with DolbyVision, which is my preferred format for watching from Movies at home, especially an absence of the old THX seal of approval. The filmmaker commentaries for me personally were among the most boring I’ve ever heard. I appreciate the fact that they were recorded for the deleted scenes and for the entire feature length film, but quite honestly, I had a hard time listening to the entire thing because it just didn’t come off interesting and this is a highly subjective criticism and is not meant to state that the filmmakers are at fault in any way, shape or form.
Other extra value features include four featurettes that run about 5 to 6 minutes each, 27 minutes of deleted and previsualization scenes with the optional commentary and these can be viewed individually as well.
The interactive menus on the iTunes digital copy provided through Movies Anywhere are simple, but at least there’s a little bit of an attempt to make them interesting with some slight animation on the main screen. Predator Badlands is available now at online digital retail platforms with a 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc to follow approximately on February 17, 2026.
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