Got sent this link today for a six-and-a-half minute rap that explains the storyline to the entire Predator move.

Impressive, if not for the fact that it explains the whole plot in such a short period of time, then for the fact that it’s done lyrically. And it contains that legendary quote, “If it bleeds, we can kill it”.

I first came across Dan Simmons’ work with the Ilium series, a fictional re-hash of Homer’s Iliad where (SPOILER) the gods are actually postmodern humans who have brought the Greeks and Trojans back to life for fun. I really enjoyed the two novels in this duology, so much so I went out looking for more Dan Simmons work. That’s when I came across the Hyperion Cantos, a four book series that is one ripper of a read.

Can’t wait to see the conversion of this to a movie, though I hope it gets to stay truer to the novel than the Peter Jackson/Tolkien efforts of recent years. That being said, Hyperion Cantos isn’t quite as ‘heavy’ as the LOTR books.