The original Predator film was first released in the UK in 1988 and was a great event at the time.
Produced by Joel Silver, Lawrence Gorden and John Davis.
Written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas
Directed by John McTieran
Edited by Mark Helfrinch and John F.Link.
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham and Kevin Peter Hall.
The films starts with an elite unit of specially trained soldiers being airdropped in to the thick jungle in Guatemala.
Major Alan 'Dutch' Schaefer (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads the unit on the orders of General Phillips to rescue presidential ministers who were kidnapped by guerrilla forces.
Major Alan's old army friend, Major George Dillan (played by Carl Weathers), enlists for the mission.
When searching through the jungle they ...
blissman70 19.02.2008
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Advantages: Alien Meets Predator = Gosh! Disadvantages: Not a horror film in the same vein as its predecessors
-bursting” is played down to a few bloody spatters and some slimy squelching noises. For me, this didn’t spoil the film by any stretch of the imagination but I did feel that it set the film apart from its predecessors. The very essence of the Alien films, for example, is the sheer nastiness, conspicuous by its absence in “A Vs P”.
Technically, I’m in two minds about this film. In some ways, I thought that it was extremely accomplished but in others it didn’t work well at all. The greatest visual treats are when the monsters are unleashed. The Aliens looked fantastic, particularly the Alien Queen whose sheer enormity can’t help but dazzle. The Predators have never had the same “bite” as the Aliens, but the dark, cold setting suited them well. I also thought that the Matrix-style slow ...
there is no doubt that this is an action adventure movie as it is packed full of great fighting scenes and steakouts. Although you dont actually see the predator until half way through the film the action still builds at a phenominal rate. It is obvious arnold schwarzenegger was not put in the lead role of this play because of his acting talent alone but he plays the part very well. Considering the time the film was made the special effects in the explosions and predator himself are excellent. Compared to other films in this era predator is up there as a classic and would do its self justice in anyones dvd collection. I think if you are thinking of buying this its a very good choice especially if you like action movies such as rambo platoon even apocolypse now ...
james0000 15.08.2008
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