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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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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Advantages: Action and adventure Disadvantages: Weaker story
In 1990 Stephen Hopkins directed a sequel to the 1987 film, Predator. It was called simply, Predator 2.
Predator 2 is set in Los Angeles and follows Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) who is involved in a battle to bring the drug lords to justice. However when these criminals are being slaughtered, along with fellow police officers, Harrigan is told to stay out of it, but he is shocked when his investigations reveal, that a powerful extraterrestrial being is responsible. He discovers the Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) is hunting humans and collecting their skulls as trophies. However it could prove difficult to defeat the Predator as it can turn invisible and blend into the background.
This is a decent film with a good story, but it definitely is not as good as the first film. I think that Danny Glover does well in the lead role ...
