Dreadfully Boring

Awesome Movie

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

This is one of Arnie's best movies, and it still holds up quite well. There are some effects that are outdated, but otherwise it's still very good, and the only good movie with a Predator in it. The effects have improved in recent movies but they still haven't put one out that's as exciting as this debut. I'm curious with the new upcoming movie by Shane Black-who starred in this original. If you enjoy this, I'd Alien Vs Predator (the first one) is not too bad. Also Predators is ok, but I have yet to rewatch Predator 2. There are also a lot of really good comics with Predator in them, including crossovers with some super heroes.

ACTING 5/10 Though we could say it has Arnie at his best here, Predator (1987) is a festival of plank characters with strong personalities.SOUNDTRACK 5/10 Overall, generic action movie soundtrack for the time.SPECIAL EFFECTS 7/10 Even though they did a great job with what they had, you'll be seeing some weird CGI and that heat detection camera view that is overused throughout the movie.PLOT 6/10 Predator spawned a legacy of his own, but we gotta be real here: its plot is as simple as it gets. "A rescue time is called to, duh, rescue hostages from a bunch of guerrillas." Sounds generic, and it is! The plot twist: they are being hunted since the beginning by a killing machine creature. Nothing is explained enough and it's all about them being hunted down.OVERALL 6 (5.75)/10 Predator creates an inovative, sort of weird, plot that manages to deliver. It's nothing but good ol' 80's action.

Folks who have seen this original and its multiple sequels or spinoffs will agree that Dutch ( Arnie ) versus the Predator is unbeaten. When we see something new yet possibly and not remotely real, we know it is our money's worth. The jungle is also unfamiliar for many , even those soldiers and mercenaries. Suddenly the team of Dutch had been disappearing one by one. I am one of those who three decades ago can't fathom what species The Predator was, and the musclemen might not be big names as Arnie and Carl Weathers , still - this ensemble works for us , the audience , as they are building up the action and tension one by one for us. The fight scenario between Dutch and the Predator is the best to boot, with the mud camouflage washing out , the trap which that thing somehow figured out, and Dutch's short victory over it as he also has to run the hell out to save himself from the nuclear level explosion. Indeed there are exaggerations but never mind that, we still think of that film to this date and never get tired of seeing it over and over again.

This movie is thee greatest action movie of all time... Schwarzenegger is the epitome of action hero!!! Predator is effing BRASS from start to finish. It's the most testosterone filled, shoot'em up, muscle packed, explosion filled, one liner having, majestic masterpiece that has ever been made on planet earth. ABSOLUTE GOAT!!!