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Summary: Better than average man v. monster flick
Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger has one of his best roles as Dutch, the leader of an elite rescue force which is called upon to rescue a cabinet minister of a friendly Latin American government who has fallen into rebel hands. Coming along for the ride is Dillon, played by Carl Weathers, who used to work with Dutch in years past but now is a CIA agent. What Dutch does not realize is that the story he has been fed by Dillon is baloney.Predator plays like two movies in one. The first third of the film focuses on Dutch's team trying to rescue the "cabinet minister" held in an armed camp deep in the Central American jungle. The movie then changes gears when the Predator starts hunting Dutch's team. What helps make Predator better than other films of this genre is a really good cast that complements Schwarzenegger, including Jesse Ventura as the tobacco chewing Blaine, Bill Duke as Mac (notice how he is always shaving himself even though he does not have any facial hair!), Sonny Landham as Billy, the Indian Tracker, and the beautiful Elpidia Carillo as Anna. Each character has a well defined personality that makes each one stand out. The Predator is "one ugly...." as Dutch calls him, and it can best be described as tall creature with a crab-like face and rasta dreadlocks. There are some minor plot flaws, for example, why did the Predator wipe out Jim Hopper's team before it could attack the rebel camp, but then waits until after Dutch's team has wiped out the camp before he hunts them? I also thought the scene when they were all firing into the jungle to be a bit excessive, but Predator is still a classic for me.
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Summary: If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It...
Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in Predator, a hit box office film that hit the shelves and automatically flew off within the few first months of its release. This film has always been one of my favorites from Arnold, ever since I was 12 years old. When I finally went out and purchased a DVD Player, Predator was one of the very first DVDs that came to mind, because, 1)I knew a spectacluar film had to produce a spectacluar DVD, and 2)I would finally get to see this film in widescreen anamorphic format with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound. This isn't just an action movie, its a sci-fi/action/suspense movie with a pot full of astonishing actors. I give credit to the directors of this film for choosing such an excellent cast. A cast that includes Sonny Landham, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. And who could forget the HUGE 7 foot tall Keven Peter Hall that played the Predator. This is one of the films that set Arnold Schwarzenegger to fame through the 90s, also backed up by Commando and The Terminator, which were also box office hits as well (I have those on DVD also). It seems almost every film Schwarzenegger has starred in has produced a spectacluar DVD. I believe there are two different versions of this DVD; one has the full screen version and THX Surround Sound, and the other one has the Widescreen version, THX Surround Sound, 5.1 Dolby Digital, and extra features. The latter of the two is somewhat rare...I haven't seen many copies, but I was fortunate enough to find one in [a store]somewhere. This film is great, and the DVD is even better. Many scenes really capture the effects of the THX which adds to the climax and the recessive parts of the movie. The audio and visual effects of this DVD are AWESOME, and I'd encourage anyone that has a DVD Player and likes action films to get this. Great movie by a great director, played by a great cast. No disappointment here.
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Summary: PREDATOR ROCKS!
Review: PREDATOR is nearly unquestionalby the best action/adventure/sci-fi horror movie of all time. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as his best role of all time- Dutch Schaiffer- a soldier- out to save his life in the Central American Jungle. He faces a deadly alien creature from another world and battles it out to the death of all of his men in this movie- including Jesse Ventura, Richard Chaves, Kevin Peter Hall, Shane Black Bill Duke and Director John McTeirnan (Die Hard 1 & 3, Thomas Crown Affair, 13th Warrior, Last Action Hero, Hunt For Red October). This movie is my personal favorite because of it's action adventure and thrills. Awesome special effects and acting make this movie the best! This is what a real Arnold movie is all about! 20/5 stars! See this movie ASAP! If you love action adventure, sci-fi, horror and Arnold Schwarzenegger- then this is the # 1 movie for you.
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Summary: The best movie of Schwarzenegger's career
Review: Predator is one of those movies that I just can't help watching every now and then when I have some free time. I have probably seen it at least five times already, with many more viewings likely in the future. Even though this movie has a small cast (about 10 actors...total), each character's personality is developed and the viewer becomes familiar with each of their survival mentalities. The main character is Dutch, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, in what I consider to be his best movie performance in his career. Although he does not say much (does he ever?) and his manner is hardened and strict, he fits the role perfectly. This is especially apparent in the final scene when he must do battle with the Predator, nicely played by Kevin Peter Hall. The other actors in this movie (Weathers, Carrillo, Black, and at the time, future politician Jesse Ventura) all turn in decent performances. The casting was perfect and resulted in good acting. Two elements that really make this movie great are the soundtrack and the scenery. The haunting music is fantastic and it's unfortunate that only the soundtrack for Predator 2 is available. The scenery of the jungle was aptly chosen and complimented both the story and the actors. Overall, I cannot find anything wrong with this movie. It is a great sci-fi/thriller film that is guaranteed to be enjoyed by all who see it.
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Summary: "Dylan!!!!!"
Review: Swirling shots of immersive jungles, a greasy Apollo Creed, and almost intelligable lines like, "You never did know when to quit, did you?" make this the High Chieftan of Arnold flicks. And the Guy Movie among Guy Movies as well; the 2 minute sequence of huge guns spraying masses of lead into nothingness is sheer testosterone. And no one smokes cigars like Ah-nold. "Payback Time!" "Ain't got time to bleed!" "Buncha slack-jawed ... around here, this stuff'll make ya into a .... sexual tyrannosaurus! Just like me." I mean, really, who WOULDN'T want Jesse Venture as their state's governor? Sure this is generic action whatnot from McTiernan, but it's awesome at what it does. And don't deny the great performance of what's-his-name, the guy who plays Ventura's best friend. The "any time" guy. That guy was awesome. His freakouts are genuinely believable. And seriously, every single line Arnold utters is immense entertainment. He should play every part in every movie for the rest of time. The reason I gave this DVD three stars is the unforgivable lack of extras, which is inexcusable in this day and age. We want to see Stan Winston making the Predator's crab-claw mouth! We want to see extra closeups of Arnie taking meaty drags from his phallic stogie! And what about the famous behind-the-scenes thirteen-minute brawl between Ahhnold and Weathers, the one that gave Weathers the busted eye socket? Rumor has it McTiernan caught the whole thing on film, including the smack that actually popped Weathers' eye out of the socket momentarily. That stuff would be nice to see. Criterion has done DVDs of The Rock and Armaggedon, so they shouldn't feel like it would be "low" of them to commit an extensive effort to McTiernan's "crass" bit of masculinity. "It's been a long time, Colonel..."
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Summary: the best alien action film out there
Review: when I first saw the first Predator film,I was happy to see the strong male role running for his life. Yet I do think why this editions for the Alien and Predator films are coming out so close to each other is for the summers next cross over. Alien vs Predator. But to the film, the first predator was by far the best. Sending in comandos into a rain forest and each one being killed off is truly a scary sight and yet the movie is full of action. Predator is by far one of my favorit films and I will go by this film when it comes out three days before the opeaning of AVP.
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