He's back . . . and he's in the City of Angels!
Added 10/10/2009
Los Angeles. The City of Angels. The Entertainment Capital of the World. The Gang Capital of the World. The place where the Predator resides . . . and is willing to find a few more people to add in his trophy collection. To be quite honest, I slightly prefer this to the original Predator film. The mains reasons are that the main antagonist is given a more thorough background. We get to see how he hunts and how he chooses his victims. We also get to see more weapons (such as the awe-inspiring circular blade). Also, I think that Danny Glover as Harrigan is a far more convincing character than Arnold as Dutch. He's not as muscular as Dutch, but he's equal when it comes to intelligence. His ongoing confrontations with the Predator are, in some ways, more epic (who can forget the final battle near the end of the film?). There is as much blood and gore as in the original, but it seems far more disturbing when taken a look at. The music is pretty much the same, but it's still able to blend in the entire movie despite the different environments. So if I had to choose which Predator film I would prefer, it would have to be this one. It's darker and crazier, and it really gives us more of the true star: the Predator himself.
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Underrated sequel 7.5/10 part 2 is on Predator/Predator 2 gift set reviews
Added 6/23/2009
Predator received mixed review when it was released in late 1990 much like Robocop 2 which was released around the same time because of no Arnold. but in some ways it's better than the 1st in others it's not. It stars Danny Glover as L.T Mike Harrigan Gary Buesy as Special Agent Peter Keyes Maria Conchita Alanso as Detective Leona Cantrell Bill Paxton as Detective Jerry Lambart Ruben Blades as Detective Danny Archileta Kevin Peter Hall is the only returning character as The Predator. Story Jamaican & Cuban gangs are at war it takes place 10 years after the 1st Predator movie basically Cops Mike Harrigan, Leona Cantrell, Jerry Lambart, and Danny Archileta are in a shot out at the beginning of the movie and when the Cuban's run into a building to reload the entire group is killed by the Predator. The Predator kills the team 1 by 1 like the 1st movie only Harrigan & Leona live. CIA agent Peter Keyes wants to capture The Predator kind of like the Weyland Yutani in the Alien series. Harrigan hates him.
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predator
Added 10/31/2008
this was a gift for grandson, too much blood and violence. If I was a parent, it would not be permitted in my home.
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Guns, explosions, skulls, skinnings, hangings, bloodcurdling screams caused by an ALIEN?
Added 8/9/2008
Uhhhh.....There's this one scene where the Gov't agents led by Agent Keyes (Gary Busey. Remember Mr. Joshua in Lethal Weapon?) attempt to corral the Predator in a over-sized meat locker; they're supposed to be wearing these suits that block out their heat signature (that's how Predator sees you) but they are carrying these 1 million candle-power lamps, which generate heat. Okay, one glaring inconsistency that most people wouldn't notice.
Danny Glover (Harrigan), the rogue cop (remember Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon?) is mis-cast in this strange, goofy sequel to the original (the original, being far superior to this offering). And in fact, acts like the Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon. Maybe, they should have asked Mel Gibson to play his side-kick in this one. Nahhhhhh..... wouldn't have made a difference.
Reuben Blades (Danny) and Bill Paxton (Lambert), who play the other cops in Glover's "team" get their turns being gutted by the Predator. And Maria Conchita Alonzo (Leona) plays a stereotypical rough-and-tumble, almost-gutted female cop, who's spared by the Predator; because she's pregnant. Boy, does she have some terrible lines.
Oh well, there's lots of gunfire (and lots of bad acting) in the opening scenes (with lotsa' scumbags), and in the transit car gun battle (armed citizens and gang members) with about every assault weapon available (at that time)!
The final duel with Murtaugh, I mean Harrigan is anti-climactic. To say the least. Kent McCord (ADAM-12, for you oldsters) is Glover's superior.
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One of Hollywood's BIG mistakes
Added 8/6/2008
When this movie first came out and was in the theaters, it was rated NC-17. It was probably the best Sci-Fi action movie ever put on film. A few months later it came out on VHS tape rated R. They had cut about 15 minutes of the movie out and gave it an R rating. Only someone like me who went to the movies to see it would know. The R rated version leaves out alot of stuff, mainly the good action/violence scenes. It seems quit choppy and leaves you wondering a few things that were explained in the original. If the people who make these DVD's have an ounce of brains they will find the NC-17 version and put it out before Christmas. They'd sell millions of them. R. Lee Rochester, NY P.S. I would give the original 6 stars
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He's back . . . and he's in the City of Angels!
Added 10/10/2009
Los Angeles. The City of Angels. The Entertainment Capital of the World. The Gang Capital of the World. The place where the Predator resides . . . and is willing to find a few more people to add in his trophy collection. To be quite honest, I slightly prefer this to the original Predator film. The mains reasons are that the main antagonist is given a more thorough background. We get to see how he hunts and how he chooses his victims. We also get to see more weapons (such as the awe-inspiring circular blade). Also, I think that Danny Glover as Harrigan is a far more convincing character than Arnold as Dutch. He's not as muscular as Dutch, but he's equal when it comes to intelligence. His ongoing confrontations with the Predator are, in some ways, more epic (who can forget the final battle near the end of the film?). There is as much blood and gore as in the original, but it seems far more disturbing when taken a look at. The music is pretty much the same, but it's still able to blend in the entire movie despite the different environments. So if I had to choose which Predator film I would prefer, it would have to be this one. It's darker and crazier, and it really gives us more of the true star: the Predator himself.
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Underrated sequel 7.5/10 part 2 is on Predator/Predator 2 gift set reviews
Added 6/23/2009
Predator received mixed review when it was released in late 1990 much like Robocop 2 which was released around the same time because of no Arnold. but in some ways it's better than the 1st in others it's not. It stars Danny Glover as L.T Mike Harrigan Gary Buesy as Special Agent Peter Keyes Maria Conchita Alanso as Detective Leona Cantrell Bill Paxton as Detective Jerry Lambart Ruben Blades as Detective Danny Archileta Kevin Peter Hall is the only returning character as The Predator. Story Jamaican & Cuban gangs are at war it takes place 10 years after the 1st Predator movie basically Cops Mike Harrigan, Leona Cantrell, Jerry Lambart, and Danny Archileta are in a shot out at the beginning of the movie and when the Cuban's run into a building to reload the entire group is killed by the Predator. The Predator kills the team 1 by 1 like the 1st movie only Harrigan & Leona live. CIA agent Peter Keyes wants to capture The Predator kind of like the Weyland Yutani in the Alien series. Harrigan hates him.
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predator
Added 10/31/2008
this was a gift for grandson, too much blood and violence. If I was a parent, it would not be permitted in my home.
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