IMDb top 250: -
Rating 8/10
Director: John McTiernan
Writers: John Thomas & Jim Thomas
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura & Shane Black
"If it bleeds, we can kill it."
A team of commandos led by "Dutch" (Schwarzenegger) are dispatched into the Jungle on a mission to rescue a presidential cabinet minister who has been abducted by guerrilla forces. Unbeknownst to the group they are being hunted by an extraterrestrial killer, the Predator, who was jettisoned to earth by a space craft to hunt man for sport and collect their skulls as trophies.
Had the Empire 500 list been compiled of movies based on critics choice only, this movie would never had made the cut. A lot of movies on the list wouldn't have made the cut. But I would say Predator is a bit of a Sci-Fi classic. I think it's a really well made action film and it's definitely stood the test of time. The movie is so quotable and features one of my favourite lines and delivery of a line ever...."you're one ugly motherfucker!"
I love the Jungle setting and think it's shot extremely well, some great cinematography. The score from Alan Silvestri is great and fits the tone of the movie perfectly. I still love the now iconic Predator costume, designed by Stan Winston and think it to be one the greatest movie monster creations ever. There are some excellent action scenes in the movie, complete with lots of explosions and gore and full of suspense.
The whole cast does a pretty good job; it's not the kind of movie that calls for Oscar worthy scenery chewing. Arnold is perfectly cast as "Dutch" and he and Carl Weathers have some great scenes together. I love how macho the guys are and they all work well together and the dialogue they're given is really funny
I like the pacing of the film and the fact the movie doesn't stop to explain anything, it's just all out action from the start. The tense final showdown between Dutch and The Predator is why the movie gets an 8 out of 10 for me. A definite classic.
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