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Predator 2 | Year: 1990 Classification: Science Fiction Country: USA Language: English Directed: - Stephen Hopkins Actors/Actresses: - Danny Glover - Gary Busey - Vincent D'Onofrio - Ruben Blades The Ultimate Hunter Returns A definitive movie-buff's dream come true...An action packed sci-fi extravaganza that rivals it's predecessor. The ending alone is worth five stars. The beginning grabs your attention and doesn't let go. As you may already have guessed from reading other reviews, Danny Glover is an L.A. cop...determined to get his man.(or in this case, Predator) <BR>Bill Paxton is a hotshot cop recently transferred to the precinct who joins Glover's team. Gary Busey is a G-man so obsessed with the Predator that he'll stop at nothing to capture it alive. Also co-starring is Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Men In Black), who also plays a G-man on Gary Busey's team. <BR>This movie goes into more detail the nature and tactics of the Predator, as well as new weapons. One of the most memorable battles is the meatlocker scene, between the Predator and the squad of G-men who think they have their target cornered. If you liked the first Predator for it's action, you will not be disappointed by Predator 2. An absolute MUST HAVE ON DVD!<BR>Something to ponder...should the decision be made for a Predator 3, as far as who should be the director, Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall) would be a great choice. EXCELLENT SEQUEL This film has been so under-rated for too long a time. I wish to clear all the fuss up right now with this review. When this film came out in 1990 everyone knew what the Predator was so there was no point in having him hide in the shadows. And when you can't have the Predator hide in the shadows what else can you do with him? Glorify him, exploit him and give him and awesome arsenal of weapons he can use to cut to shreds Columbian cartels, Voodoo-Mad Jamaicans and the LAPD... The ferocious pace in this film is incredible. The speed it moves with from scene to scene without being over-edited or confusing is sublime. Stephen Hopkins' direction is top-notch and Peter Levy's cinematography is amazing... Alan Silvestri's score is a major improvement over the original (which was still way cool) and some of the music chills to the bone. All 3 of these guys teamed up for Judgement Night and Blown Away. I look forward to a special edition DVD and a Predator 3. If the DVD does come out I hope it shows the film in the 2.05:1 aspect ratio that my widescreen VHS tape was. He's back... The original Predator set the standard for sci-fi action pics while having Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of the hero. This much underrated sequel takes place in L.A. years after the original film concluded. Danny Glover stars as a burned out detective on the trail of a series of grusome murders, only to find that the Predator is back on the hunt. While Predator 2 is no where as good as the original, it is a very good film on its own, plus we get to see more of the Predator culture and some rather cool weaponry, plus more insight on their hunting rituals. A decent cast is here as well, featuring Gary Busey, and Bill Paxton. A little side note: when Glover is on board the Predator ship looking at the skulls, you'll notice the skull of an Alien from the Alien series of films on the wall. CAN'T LIVE UP TO THE ORIGINAL. NO CHANCE AT ALL! PREDATOR 2 is the sequel to Arnold Schwarzenegger's action packed adventure film, PREDATOR. This time around, it is the year 1997 in Los Angeles, and there is another loose 'Predator'. Now an L.A. detective (Danny Glover- Lethal Weapon Series) is the only one to stand in the way of the Predator's destructive, and many times, blood drenched paths. From a city street shootout, to a freaky gutting building, to a subway, onto a family's house, into a bone collecting black druglord's alley, then into an old couple's bathroom and back into its home ship, the Predator leaves behind a brutal trail of mass destructive power. MY REVIEW: "THIS MOVIE IS GOOFY MANY TIMES! First off, DANNY GLOVER? A group of heavy armed commandoes couldn't destroy this PREDATOR! But an L.A. cop, set in an unrealistic 1997 New York (This movie was made in 1990), could beat this creature!???? ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, the big guy himself, was left half dead in the original! But now, GLOVER was only left at the end of PREDATOR 2, covered in white sand and only had a few cuts and scratches! This movie failed to look at the original PREDATOR in the right direction to make an accurate, really entertaining sequel. This PREDATOR was supposed to be smarter than the first, and it had much better weapons than the original PREDATOR did! It is [bad] in that aspect, but the film is still very entertaining, just not nearly as good as the original PREDATOR. The acting by DANNY GLOVER, BILL PAXTON and GARY BUSEY was just odd. It was a typical, expected plot too. THE PREDATOR IS IN THE CITIES, SKINNING PEOPLE, ONLY ONE GOOFY COCKY POLICE OFFICER WILL GO TO STOP HIM, AND ONE MAN (Busey) IS OBSCESSED WITH HUNTING DOWN THIS PREDATOR AND CATCHING HIM WITHOUT A CLUE AS TO HOW IN THE HECK TO DO IT. NOW IT IS THE COP AND THE PREDATOR, ONE ON ONE IN THE CITY. This film tries to be scary like the first, but fails, and tries to have good acting, and fails, and tries to have an original plot with surprises, and fails. Director STEPHEN HOPKINS (Lost in Space) should've given his directing chair up to RIDLEY SCOTT, JAMES CAMERON or JOHN McTIERNAN (John directed the first film.). BOTTOM LINE: See the original first, if you liked that one, which you should or you are strange, then try this one- but don't have high expectations."- MJV & the Movies.Buy Predator 2 at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Predator 2 Search with the Priority Search Engine on Predator 2 This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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