Predator (1987) USA
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Director:John McTiernan
Studio:20th Century Fox
Producer:Beau Marks, Jim Thomas, Joel Silver, John Davis, John Vallone
Writer:Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Rating:4.5
Rated:R
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:630516889X
UPC:0086162090684
Price:$29.98
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations
Genre:Thrillers
Release:1998-03-11
IMDb:0093773
Duration:107
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English, DTS, English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish, Dolby Digital 1.0, French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles:English, Spanish
Features:Letterboxed
John McTiernan  ...  (Director)
Jim Thomas, John Thomas  ...  (Writer)
 
Arnold Schwarzenegger  ...  Dutch
Carl Weathers  ...  Dillon
Elpidia Carrillo  ...  Anna
Bill Duke  ...  Mac
Jesse Ventura  ...  Blain
Sonny Landham  ...  Billy
Richard Chaves  ...  Poncho
R.G. Armstrong  ...  General Phillips
Shane Black  ...  Hawkins
Kevin Peter Hall  ...  The Predator
Sven-Ole Thorsen  ...  
Steve Boyum  ...  
Henry Kingi  ...  
William H. Burton  ...  
Comments: If it bleeds, we can kill it...

Summary: Rambo meets Alien in this terrific science-fiction thriller from 1987, directed by John McTiernan just a year before Die Hard made him Hollywood's most sought-after director of action-packed blockbusters. Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite squad of U.S. Army commandos to a remote region of South American jungle, where they've been assigned to search for South American officials who've been kidnapped by terrorists. Instead they find a bunch of skinned corpses hanging from the trees and realize that they're now facing a mysterious and much deadlier threat. As the squad is picked off one by one, Arnold finds himself pitted against a hideous alien creature that's heavily armed and wearing a spacesuit enabling the creature to render itself invisible. The title says it all in describing the relentless, escalating action that follows, maintained by McTiernan with an abundance of visual flair. The film's special effects are still impressive, and stunning locations in the Mexican jungles create a combined atmosphere of verdant beauty and imminent danger. The plot doesn't hold up to much scrutiny, but the movie's so exciting and tightly paced that its weaknesses seem irrelevant. --Jeff Shannon