Predator

Pros: buildings blow up; flaming men fall from structures; nice scenery
Cons: gets boring after awhile

I used to think beat-em-up leave-your-brain-at-home movies were for guys, and cry movies were for girls. But when we were watching the Arnie film festival last week on some movie channel or another, I noticed that most of the commercials weren't for ...

Pros: The "Predator" is the best alien in any film, action, music, and effects.
Cons: For what the movie is all about, I can't really think of anything

This movie has been, and probably always will be, in my top five favorite movies of all time since it was first was released in 1987. To this day I find myself just putting this movie in while I'm working on the computer and listening to it in the ...

Pros: Oscar nominated special effects, strong simple story.  Action and Arnold.
Cons: Not deep.

Predator (1987) Directed by John TieranPoncho: Major, you'd better take a look at this. Dutch: Did you find Hawkins? Poncho: I... I can't tell.There are a lot of movies out there that the real test for ...

Pros: Action, horror and Sci-Fi blended brilliantly in a lush jungle with great effects.
Cons: A few plot niggles

For my 500th review, I figured I should pick a movie that I hold in high regard. After thinking about looking at many classic movies I've recently been watching, I decided instead to opt for a film that has stood the test of time with me. Lord only knows ...

Pros: unique story, characters, pacing, thoroughly action packed, suspenseful
Cons: some editing problems, suffers from the "lead character can't get killed" issue

Ah...who can forget the movie Predator. Released in 1987, it is a shining example of what an action movie is supposed to be. Chock full of giant explosions, dramatic gunfights, and more testosterone than an NFL locker room, Predator brims with as* ...

Pros: Effects
Action
Cons: Acting

Among notable films, there are few in history that both bring inspiration and are remembered longer than their decade. Predator is one of these. Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is recruited to lead a surgical strike into the depths of the South ...

Pros: A real adrenalin rush, and Arnold in his youth and humor too, darn it!
Cons: I could have done without the sex jokes, and think about what the actors are doing now...

Maybe just a LITTLE too much of the macho man dialogue, but yeah, I forgot, this is Arnold Schwarzenegger at his testosterone pumpin' best. If that was ALL there was to this flick, I would never have got through it the first time. But there is more! Do...

Pros: Unusual cross-genre story, great villain
Cons: cheesy at times

Predator, just another standard 80's action flick? Some would tell you that's all it is, but few, if any, of those others have had the impact that Predator has. Sure it's no big deal that it spawned a sequel, lots of movies do that, but it has also ...

Pros: Back when Arnold didn't act...he just kicked a$$!
Cons: Some laughable dialouge...How conventional is a mini-gun for a jungle mission?

Its the late 1980's...Former Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger (sp?) Has secured his crown as action king of America. Like his previous film Commando, this is all Arnold, and its all about Arnold kicking serious butt. This time around, an alien decides...

Pros: Lots of actions, some good chase scenes
Cons: Plot isn't that strong

The governor of California, Arnold Schwarnegger once had a serious movie career back in the eighties and early nineties. Although he made many movies only a few of them were ones I considered good. The first being the first two Terminator films. ...

Pros: Awesome effects; rich and strangely absorbing
Cons: Barely plausible, but who's asking?

Not too long ago, in a "Scenario" magazine interview, famed screenwriter Robert Towne called Predator one of the best movies of the eighties. On a superficial level, it’s easy to see what appealed to him: for years he was obsessed with Tarzan,...

Pros: Lots of action and suspense, Great FX, all around fun.
Cons: Not much at all.

Predator was a hit when it was originally released way back in 1987, and its easy to see why.

This film is what you would get if you crossed Alien with Rambo; it’s an interesting idea that works surprisingly well. And yes, the theme of...

Pros: Arnie VS. Predator, nuf said, Marines shooting defenseless forest!
Cons: VHS Widescreen had more specials then DVD DTS!

Of all of Arnie's films from the 80's (Running Man, Commando, Red Heat, Raw Deal, Red Sonja, 2 Conan Flicks and Predator and The Terminator) Predator and Terminator stand out as Gems (Conan IMHO running a close third).
Predator actually stands out...

Pros: A well done, unpretentious action movie that never fails to entertain.
Cons: The camp scene.

Predator (1987)

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I admit it, I am not really into pure action movies, and for a reason: sadly, it seems that for some people (meaning the studios) "action" means offensively...

Pros: Tension you can cut with a knife; original concept; absolutely no pretension to a deeper meaning
Cons: Dialogue is silly in places, as is Schwarzenegger's reluctance to just slip away

As with "The Fly II," this is both a horror and a war movie. This one, however, is superior to "The Fly II" (if not perhaps to "Aliens") because of its genuine ability to surprise.

The plot develops layer by...