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‘ ‘Predators’ is a B movie that knows its job, and does it,’ MTVNews.com’s Kurt Loder says. By Eric Ditzian Alice Braga, Walton Goggins and Adrien Brody in “Predators” Photo: 20th Century Fox The filmmakers behind the new movie “Predators” decided to pretend the last three movies in the sci-fi horror franchise never happened and instead set their story as if it takes place directly after the 1987 original. That was probably a wise call on their part, seeing as each successive “Predator” installment was less beloved, culminating with the disgraceful mash-up “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.” How beloved will “Predators” ultimately be? With the film opening on Friday (July 9), reviews have been pouring in, and they’re largely positive — if not on par with the original, then respectably, satisfyingly close. Let’s take a deep dive into the “Predators” reviews to see what people are saying. The Story ” ‘Predators’ is a B movie that knows its job, and does it. Which means, among other things, that making sense is not on its to-do list. The picture opens with a group of people falling from the sky into a jungle. What are they doing here? None of them knows. … [T]hey’re all prey on this strange planet, which turns out to be an off-world hunting ground for Predators, whose day-trip spacecraft is invisibly parked nearby. As you’d expect, the picture consists — with the exception of a visit to a batty survivor played by Laurence Fishburne — of each of the human interlopers being put away like finger food by the wily monsters.” — Kurt Loder, MTVNews.com The Actors “Think of it as ‘Avatar’ with more gore, a lot less wit, and Adrien Brody (and his Situation-like abs) as the alpha-male leader of a doomed pack of tough guys, gruffly barking orders as he tries to get inside the mind of you know who. Topher Grace does his signature smart-ass quipster thing, Alice Braga is the tough chick with a big heart, and Laurence Fishburne drops by to lend the film its only bit of unpredictable fun as a loco, Kurtz-like soldier of fortune who’s gone native. These aren’t characters, they’re cardboard clich