Predator (1987)

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Dutch (Schwarzenegger) and his elite military unit are recruited to rescue hostages held by guerrillas in the Latin American jungle. But once there, they encounter an enemy more deadly than any on earth! (20th Century Fox)

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Directed By: John McTiernan

Written By: John Thomas, Jim Thomas

Starring: R.G. Armstrong, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Peter Cullen, Jesse Ventura, Carl Weathers, Shane Black, Elpidia Carrillo, Sonny Landham, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Kevin Peter Hall, Richard Chaves

Genres: Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Action, Adventure

Franchise: Predator

Country: Mexico, USA

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Stars	User	Rating
23	spleen	90 _95th
So macho the dvd case had a five o'clock shadow and smelled of cigars.
19	Paxton	96 _99th
This movie is so good it spawned two future governors. Edit: This is one of the first movies I ever loved (for years I only knew the edited for tv version) and with each passing year my knowledge of cinema grows. But for every Truffaut movie I watch, every Kurosawa film I see, every Hitchcock masterpiece I catch up on, every innovative indie delight that bends and breaks what movies can do, Predator never seems to lose any of its magic. I love this movie.
13	terrymac	80 _84th
Ridiculously entertaining on so many levels. If Commando is the best ARNIE film, this is the BEST Arnie film. Watch it on a big screen, turned up loud, and rejoice.
13	Hawkins	100 _99th
The eternal freshness of this perfect popcorn flick owes to its terrific creature design, a larger-than-life cast, intoxicating setting, and a killer score. The relentless incline of the jungle works so well with Silvestri's odd rhythms/textures to maintain a bed of tension. It's perfectly paced from the "arms race" to the mushroom cloud. The alien itself is one of the best movie monsters there are, the kind that mimics our own ugly nature - carnage glorified and demonized at once. Anytime...
9	Mentaculus	88 _87th
One of the greatest examples of three-act structure and quick character establishment in film. Yes, I said it. Notice how the men who use technology the most die first - Arnie has to literally become one with nature to beat the tech-heavy Predator. And he does it all with only sweat and those ridiculous biceps. Basically the Most Dangerous Game, but with beefy men's men as the prey, instead of Fay Wray. Works for me.
9	Leonardis	90 _65th
Probably one of Arnold's best performances and movies. The visual effects make it feel pretty dated but the practical effects were awesome. The movie works because the directing is pretty good, the story is done well, and the acting is good all around. I didn't even care that it was a little cheesy. If you're in the mood for some great action and muscle, and a good story about survival, stick around!
8	Kojiless	99 _99th
I don't believe a day has gone by since 1987 when I haven't quoted this movie at least once.........yeah, I've been told to stop.
7	Okkervil	87 _93rd
Arnie, Ventura and Weathers get oiled up and bound off into the jungle with some big guns to destroy massive amounts of vegetation and one of the greatest movie monsters ever created. It's ridiculous 80's cheese, but also one of the finest and most entertaining action films ever made. There are parts of this film that really do look great, and Predator is just a work of monster genius. Finally a word for the Man verses alien ending, which is just mega!
7	DavidBlast	90 _92nd
'Predator' is bad ass, no nonsense, 80s sci-fi action bonanza with enough testosterone to, if properly distilled, make another Sylvester Stallone. Duke! Weathers! Ventura and ol' painless! Even Shane fucking Black! And also featuring the greatest, most awesome movie monster of all time! And the predator is pretty cool too!
5	lrampartl	100 _99th
An elite unit of commandos is sent into the jungle, but they get much more than they bargained for when they run into a mysterious creature that eliminates them one by one. Major Dutch Schaefer realizes he has to make a stand, and he does it with nothing but guts. The most perfect action movie ever made.
5	Alex Watkins	4 _70th
The best Vietnam films I've seen, in order: Apocalypse Now, Aliens, Full Metal Jacket, Predator. I am damn well serious.
5	dst7175	100 _99th
I CAN WATCH THIS MOVIE A MILLION TIMES AND IT NEVER GETS OLD.
4	doctor7	66 _47th
Well it's got cult fame status now for sure. Although I find the Predator concept to be pretty cool the acting all throughout this is pretty bad. The action, barring the mini-gun forest mow-down, isn't all that impressive either. Even so it's got a bizarre charm probably due to the variety of the elite squad, the memorable final fight and the camp factor of some of the goofy dialog. In short it's better than it has any right to be making it worth a watch.
4	BattleToad	89 _85th
Other than the Terminator movies, this is probably Arnold at his best. It's slightly more serious than one might expect, and Arnold himself actually seems mortal in it, which is a unique attribute for any of his films. It must also be said that Predator is a sci-fi classic. Really good!
4	MJVmovieMan	99 _99th
"Predator" objectively deserves about an '85', but nostalgia sets in and raises the score. Being my favorite guilty pleasure, the film has an incredible combination of genres - action, suspense, horror and sci-fi, all of which it excels in. The creature design is great, the music terrific, the pacing relentlessly brisk, and the excessive violence and action sequences are truly monumental and still look great today. I think every American man can agree that "Predator" is truly one of the greats.
4	calharding	88 _86th
The definitive Arnie flick, in my opinion. It has everything you could want in an action movie: Schwarzenegger, big-ass guns, exotic location, excessive violence, a brutal alien menace, and Jesse Ventura.
4	SpikyCactus	80 _78th
Top badass moment? Probably all of it if I'm honest. A dude with cool dreadlocks that wouldn’t look out of place at a ska-punk gig (and probably standing right in front of me given his height), with a built-in atom bomb and VHS quality vision and sound, tries to defeat Earth’s entire supply of testosterone. And fails. By the way, does anyone know what stuff's in that packet that turns you into a sexual tyrannosaurus? I’ve a friend that wants to know. No cats, chainsaws or decapitations.
4	TimeCapsule	94 _97th
One of the greatest action/sci-fi movies ever. Starting off as like "Rambo: First Blood Part II"(1985) and ending up like "Alien"(1979), this film is an 80's classic. Perfectly cast, the story is full of memorable characters and moments. Surprisingly, the film ends up as an alien slasher movie featuring a fantastic creature design that helped create the iconic character of the "Predator" and cemented Arnold Schwarzengger as the greatest action star of the 80s.
4	Jasongirl67	70 _48th
Battle Of The 80's "MUSCLE STUDS" Seems like a more appropriate title
3	TripleSH	57 _39th
Predator simply is what it is. There's lots of gunfire, lots of gore, and lots of Arnold screaming. If that's your cup of tea, here's your film.
3	HP_Buttcraft	85 _82nd
This movie will turn you into a sexual tyrannosaurus.
3	pslee	70 _42nd
Interesting Vietnam War metaphor, with the Predator alien as a twisted vision of the Vietcong. A fun Ahnuld movie with a surprising amount of the cast going on to dabble in politics. Go figure.
3	KasperL	90 _97th
Dillon! You son of a bitch. Stick around. For a tough assassin (rescue team member, I mean) who aint got time to bleed. And for an ugly motherfucker of a creature that looks like it wants to mate with a literal dickhead. Good times.
3	BillyShears	100 _98th
The Predator doing the voice duplicator thing with Arnolds voice and just blowing up. "Awwwaaaaaaaauuugraaaahhhhh"
3	moraesfelipe	90 _95th
Not only the ultimate standard 1980s macho and muscular flick, but also a politically resonant thriller by one of the greatest action auteurs of all time. In a way, this highly quotable feature -- get to the choppa!, if it bleeds, we can kill it, bleed, bastard, stick around -- is an intense examination of invisible fears fought as if they were a nuclear menace. Dutch and the others shoot, but don't kill. In order to destroy evil, McTiernan says, you've go to go primal and wild and primitive.
3	ewp805	87 _90th
Hell yeah. Badass 80's cheese right here. It's a shame McTiernan went on to direct the vomit that is Rollerball.
3	FrederikA	80 _86th
Pure testosterone on celluloid, from a time when McTiernan was a gifted director, and big muscle men weren't in politics: They just blew shit up, as God intended it.
3	overrated	86 _94th
Arnie appears bizarrely intellectual when Jesse Ventura happens to be in the same movie.
3	nobodyrobots	72 _32nd
Get to tha Choppah! Predator holds up well. Hilarious one liners and so many slo-mo explosion jumps. It's funny how good the predator looks compared to the AVP predators of late. The film really came into its own toward the end where it was basically Arnold preparing himself for the final battle. Fun stuff.
3	lex	75 _40th
That flexing handshake at the beginning has to be one of the greatest moments of 80's action-flick history.
3	Corbad	60 _32nd
Its story beats are bad, but its men are big and sweaty and they elect to use up all their ammo in an inefficient deforestation effort - what more can you ask for? A great creature design, perhaps? It’s so good that the climax is closeups of its face instead of an action sequence! A simple, campy action flick that nails its approach with the accuracy of a traumatized minigun artilleryman: “Nothing on this earth could have lived.”
2	UKSubs	71 _69th
One of the better movies featuring two future governors.
2	TheDenizen	95 _98th
Awesome action flick with one of the best ensemble casts of the 80's. It's great how the crack military team shows up to the jungle with tons of high tech, but it doesn't help them at all. In the end it comes down to Arnie flexing his pecs and brawling half naked in the mud with an alien. They just don't make tough guy action films like this any more.
2	Sycophantman	78 _78th
I'm a guy, so even though I recognize this movie as crap, I'm still unable to turn away when I see it on cable...
2	lachapelle	83 _71st
Hey two governors and Appolo Creed can't be wrong. The predator was a really original movie monster at the time. Really cool premise, war flick turns into horror/action movie. See this movie, even see Predator 2, just skip AVP, please skip AVP.
2	tamago	100 _97th
I first gave this a 93, but then revised it to 100 when I realized it was not missing one single element of a great movie.
2	Pickpocket	7 _68th
throws a knife into a dudes chest STICK AROUND!
2	grimsooth	84 _89th
At one time Arnold made good movies, this is one of his better ones.
2	joeroxy	74 _66th
I saw it in Spanish and my Spanish isn't that good so I didn't catch everything but I got the main idea: extremely musculated men going in the jungle to kick every living creatures ass, included the jungle itself.
2	Nathan S	4 _74th
Malick, Kurosawa, Herzog. Aguirre, Apocalypse Now, Black Narcissus... Predator. It fits squarely and legitimately in the pantheon of films which are about the immutable and unstoppable force of nature, and the havoc it wreaks on man's psyche. "The Jungle, it came alive and took him." It may also be construed as a Vietnam parable and is, more plainly, one of the best editions of prime Schwarzenegger, featuring exciting action sequences, a colorful cast of characters, and a few classic one-liners.
2	Grit	68 _72nd
Although Predator spreads its merits rather thinly at times, it has a charm which somehow overcomes its flaws providing an interesting and sometimes mildly thrilling experience. Although the mostly musclebound cast have some difficulty in delivering the often haphazard script the way over the top action scenes seem to come with ease and eventually events gain enough momentum to propel themselves forwards largely unaided. Another inherently flawed but fondly remembered adrenaline fueled bonanza.
2	Tripwyre	80 _76th
Some awful dialog and a distracting soundtrack can't stop this movie from being serious fun. Arnold, Ventura, Landham and Duke are all fucking awesome here, and it's always nice to see Carl "Baby, You Got a Stew Goin'" Weathers ("YOU sonofaBITCH!"). The guerilla raid and jungle mow-down are completely ridiculous and way over-the-top, but the mano-a-mano finale is as thrilling as they come. Nothing left to say, except that Landham ran for Kentucky governor and lost -- I find that hilarious.
2	Shmendrek	3 _61st
Great action flick that gave us an instantly recognizable villain and several inferior sequels. Future governors of America unite to beat the shit out of an alien. Sounds good to me.
2	td888	90 _95th
Just rewatched it (2010). It's still highly enjoyable. A 80's classic. Also the DVD extra's behind the scenes is great fun. The testosterone of these guys is exploding from your TV.
2	Matthias99	88 _56th
Silly and cheesy. But some great vintage Ahnold-based action. "If it bleeds, we can kill it."
2	purgatos	80 _72nd
Bunch of guys in the woods; got big muscles, got big guns. Can't go wrong.
2	lumpnboy	30 _16th
The lesson of the conclusion of this movie: when hunting another species, don't give your opponent enough time to prepare traps and weapons because you are too busy cleaning and stroking the skulls you have taken as trophies of those you have killed. A mistake I will never make again; thanks, Jim and John.
2	Vandelay1	75 _86th
very good movie
2	muzak66	91 _93rd
Sucks it took me so long to finially watch this movie but glad I did what an awesome movie. (#1230)
2	Jeb	89 _76th
Cheesy 80's action at it's best. A nonstop thrill-ride featuring the great Schwarzenegger!
2	NathanDarko	95 _93rd
Predator is definitely one of the best and most powerful SciFi Action Blockbuster of the 80's. I just can't guess how many times I've watched this Flick, but I never get tired of it.It's more like a stupid Soldier against Mutant Creature Story. The Predator seems to be immortal. And the End give me a chill everytime I watch it. Just awesome!!
2	ImThatDingo	97 _96th
"Bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here. This stuff will make you a god damned sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me." So awesome!
2	HyphenateMe	79 _80th
The Predator (gay marriage) faces off against two governors, one who submits, the other who stands strong. A brilliant, multilayered metaphor for our times.
2	DarkCloud	90 _83rd
Schwarzenegger = win and old is gold
2	mfidler1	90 _94th
Predator, from awesome action/adventure flick turns into awesome sci-fi suspense film. This is clearly one of Arnold's best, not like Terminator 1 or 2, but still one of his finest. Not to mention appearances by 3 people who ran in gubernatorial races.
2	Bunken	90 _96th
Probably one of the best action movies ever made...
2	PetrosTser	70 _66th
"Predator" is a welcome twist to the war/action genre. John McTiernan orchestrates the film's first part - essentially a fascinating mix of a military operation and hints that something's crucially different - wonderfully, building up the tension masterfully till the Predator is finally revealed. Props should also go to the confrontation between the titular creature and our hero, crucially presented as a battle of wits rather than merely of strength or armory.
2	Gnalkhere	70 _46th
Baby you got a stew going!
2	Robertas	75 _65th
Get to da choppa!!!
2	myfavchords	59 _13th
The special effects are very dated in this movie. The script does not have any depth it is just a bunch of guys with big muscles acting tough and shooting guns. The villain of the movie is weird and for some reason shoots lasers. This movie overall is disappointing.
2	sopachuco13	70 _35th
The original Predator movie has some great 80's one-liners. It is an iconic over-the-top action film that cemented the Predator as a movie monster for all time. Schwarzenegger and Weathers play well off each other. The rest of the squad does a fair job as well. The movie is helped and hindered by being pretty simple. The story is a group of commandos are sent in to recover another team. Once they find the team they go for extraction. The Predator comes and kills everything. Good guys win.
2	Dakota99	5 _44th
Maybe I just don't gel with a lot of 80's and 90's action flicks, but I don't love this as much as everyone else. Not being overly fond of Arnold, I still found him okay, but he is just being himself like always and if you like that, it's easy to see why you like this so much. The predator is certainly the best part of the movie, while some of the effects haven't aged too well and really do show in some areas, the sound and atmosphere it brings makes up for it. Overall, it's fine.
2	Kenny Powers	90 _60th
More classic 80s Ahnuld. A genius concoction of 80s Hollywood, you get two action flicks in one in this masterpiece of the genre. Starts out as musclebound commandos fighting bad guys in the jungle. That combined with Arnie's awesome one liners and more testosterone than you thought was possible in a movie would have been enough, but midway through, the iconic alien shows up and you get a tense, hunter versus hunted showdown for the ages. Awesome stuff.
2	vv238	92 _96th
One of the most consistently overlooked action films of the 80's, Predator deconstructs so many tropes of it's era and is a fantastic story in and of itself. They way it so seamlessly shifts from generic 80's action to a fight-for-your-life slasher featuring a bunch of muscled-up Hollywood dudes is something to behold. It even showcases the early career trajectory of Shane Black.
1	Mikul	60 _10th
Arnie is a cliche but that's exactly what's needed to fight the alien hunter.
1	spoonerspot	82 _77th
Schwarzenagger, Weathers and Milano
1	triffid	77 _41st
Better than I expected. The Predator design is brilliant and the best part of the film, easily, is Arnie's successful employment of the Duck and Cover technique. Very educational.
1	zolo	55 _26th
Good to see
1	cablecow	90 _87th
Arnold in his element along with some others for the ride.
1	grimace98	55 _51st
GET TO THA CHOPPA
1	ServantDagon	98 _96th
I love this movie too much, with my manly man-love.
1	DragonKnight	70 _38th
get to the chopper!
1	Filligan	84 _56th
John McTiernan, who a year after this would make the best action film ever made, is overindulgent here and the film suffers from it. That and Arnold's inability to, you know, act detracts from the experience. But overall I liked this a fair bit! McTiernan takes the Jaws approach and rarely shows the Predator for the first half of the film, making it all the more exciting when the final battle ensues.
1	Kavu	78 _63rd
Great cheesy 80s action. "Get to the Chopper!"
1	irvinejump	75 _72nd
What's starts off as an extended episode of WWF meets Rambo quickly changes as an Alien (reputed to have been played by Jean Claude Van Damme), decides he wants some Arny action on his trophy room wall. Not exactly rocket science but still fun
1	Slowking2099	100 _96th
If you don't like this movie, then screw you. I'm looking at you, Janet Maslin of the New York TImes.
1	BBBD	97 _97th
I ain't got time to write a mini-review. CIA's got me pushing too many pencils.
1	TheDiceman	55 _49th
Great action movie.
1	hojo	75 _42nd
You're one ugly motherfucker.
1	JeffSullivan	78 _37th
Not a big action hero guy, but I this had me on the edge of my seat when I first saw it. Won't flip the channel immediately if it's on, but I won't stay past one or two commercial breaks.
1	Vince Leo (Qwipster's Movie Reviews)	74 _70th
Another terrific action vehicle for Arnie, with a likeable and solid cast of costars. McTiernan delivers an atmospheric and intensely effective style that will grab you and keep you from beginning to end. [Full Review]
1	berniesbc	99 _94th
DYLAN... you son of a bitch.
1	easydiff	82 _90th
Nearly perfect 80s action.
1	teknicolor	45 _29th
The music seemed completely out of place, then the lack of dialogue unnerved me, and finally the "vine used as rope" gag completely ruined it for me.
1	CloseFriend	73 _57th
For a movie devoted mostly to guys with facial hair and cigars dangling from their mouths rapid-firing any weapons that even LOOK gun-shaped, the film goes about its central themes in such a subtle way that you may never notice that it consistently paints machismo, revenge, and gun worship as BAD things.
1	Askail	71 _66th
A memorable classic with one of the most iconic aliens in movies ever.
1	baskil	89 _69th
80's cheesey action perfected.
1	Redeyedtiss	80 _65th
I watch it because aliens are real.
1	Projekt	90 _65th
The iconic Schwarzenegger movie. It's got the cheesy one-liners, and Arnold beating up a seven foot tall alien with dreadlocks.
1	madiso	80 _96th
man i love this alien hunter
1	TedDedon	87 _78th
An action movie classic starring the great Arnold. Predator is a nonstop thrill ride that never quite lets up. I loved it.
1	Stain	80 _68th
Good Arnie action film that turns into a good horror picture as it goes along
1	MonsterGear	73 _36th
Entertaining in its own silly way.
1	martryn	81 _79th
Endlessly quotable. Best exemplifies the height of 80's action films.
1	jhawkz32	93 _95th
Great Arnold!
1	ryang	78 _51st
Got to love old Arnold movies
1	juice	75 _79th
Classic. Two governors, one movie.
1	WoozyB	90 _86th
One of the best sci-fi action movies ever.
1	amerigo	81 _74th
Unapologetically badass.
1	JoeGayeski	80 _72nd
Beefcakes being trashed by a monster-alien....and well-made picture to boot.
1	Haruko	71 _51st
Manly men, yeyy!
1	thedo666	85 _81st
Stunning movie where Arnie finds the only thing in the universe tougher than him - an Alien Predator. Forget the sequel's, spin offs and whatnot. Just watch and enjoy. Jesse Ventura's performance is a show-stealer, which "The Body" getting in more and better one-liners than Arnie!
1	muutanet	55 _44th
When I saw this film in a theatre I liked it. Specially the rasta hunter. Later I bought it as DVD because good memories of it, but it was not anymore in reviewing that excellent...
1	pyroclaustic	76 _71st
I enjoyed this movie, fairly graphic, but for its time it was not bad.
1	potterviejo	80 _60th
another classic for the action genre yea!
1	crazyBobcat	74 _75th
one of the best alien invasion movies. it shifts the paradigm and makes us rethink. unfortunately, it also starts Schwarzenegger. Otherwise, I likely would have scored it higher.
1	SibVIc	100 _99th
One of my favorit movies. It looks good even today.
1	ruloaas	80 _68th
Total macho-bullshit but super fun
1	what side	100 _99th
Endlessly re-watchable. I believe this film could be released as shot today and still perform well next to many high budget CGI laden films. Besides any movie with 2 Governors has to be great.
1	Obdurate	85 _80th
Actually more to this -- possibly symbolically and just how it's made -- than you would think, but still best at being an action film. But the predator (and the Predator itself is awesome) and prey dynamic of it adds genuine drama to go along with the action. There are some really nice shots that I wasn't expecting, some nice cinematography. And now that that's over: "I ain't got time to bleed," "stick around," "If it bleeds we can kill it," "Bleed, bastard," "Knock, knock" etc. BOOM! DEAD TREES
1	INDYATMN	66 _19th
It's been decades since I saw this, but I remember 2 things: even as a teen, I wasn't very impressed, and the ridiculously silly line "I ain't got time to bleed". So why did I not love this? I guess I preferred Stallone's action heroes b/c he was a better actor. As an actor Arnold was a great bodybuilder whose thick accent was a constant reminder of who he really was & all the other steroidal slabs of muscle on display here gave it a whole pro-wrestling ambience which just distanced me further.
1	chemical404	62 _64th
I must have seen it at least dozen of times. It gets worse with time, but there's no denying that "Predator" is one of the best action films from the 80's. Distinguishable characters, great villain, big guns and muscles. Simple formula with great realization.
1	SNAKEFOOD89	85 _78th
A man's movie. Yeah, it's cheesy at times, unrealistic, and somewhat predictable. But you've gotta give it up for the innovator behind the creation of the Predator. A hunter from outer space that fights stealthily, has a sense of honor, rocks killer dreads, and can go toe to toe with Arnold himself. Gotta give it up for a premise like that, plus Arnold shreads and takes the action and the machoism in this film to an even greater level.
1	Bmunise	88 _27th
There are some really beautiful shots in here, including one criminally squandered vista over a jungle river, but they amount to maybe 30 seconds of runtime and overall this is pretty dull.
1	begoniabol	69 _57th
An ok action/comedy. You know, it could be worse, it could've been made without Arnold. Which would result in a shitty movie. Also, the alien looks like the weird creatures from Battlefield Earth... Quotable like there's no end to it. GET TO THE CHOPPAH
1	Pepsi-Man	3 _74th
Does a great job at taking apart the macho tough guy heroes--early on they're built up as the ultimate badasses, taking out whole armies on their own. Once the villain arrives and starts killing off all of these likable lugs seemingly sooner than we feel like they should go, the film gets pretty interesting. Deserves more credit than it seems to get as "just a dumb action movie."
1	sifter132	89 _91st
Is it the ultimate macho movie? It's pretty close.
1	pompousass	20 _44th
Very primitive science fiction, of the Bug-Eyed Monster persuasion. There is a point, certainly, in establishing the combat skills of the heroes, but it takes them much too long to make contact with the alien. And once they make contact, there's nothing for them to do but die -- all but Schwarzenegger.
1	Piglet	72 _68th
Packed with the usual one-liners and with macho men such as Jesse the body Ventura, Arnold and Carl Weathers, and a lovely alien intruder of course. This jungle frenzied action hits all the right spots for thoughtless entertainment.
1	oldgoat	80 _84th
A classic, campy in it's own way but has aged a little.
1	Anselmi86	60 _37th
A fun science fiction movie. Not really much else. That fact that it's an Arnold movie causes some problems for me, but the Predator is so cool that it makes up for him. Kind of classic in its own campy way.
1	freqflyer	84 _75th
Cool movie. Good pacing, good acting, and good fighting.
1	mandy	6 _44th
Builds up a great sense of the unknown. Highly enjoyable.
1	AlexBrisson	88 _84th
Alan Silvestri is the absolute MVP here
1	redacted	54 _23rd
I know it's 80's schlock and it's not really something to be critiqued intensely but the plot is almost lazy. Alien ship lands in Amazon, group of cliche self harming para-military stumble upon predator, they make it their mission to end predator with every calibre of tax payer funded hardware they have. Predators last form of communication and beginning of final credits are ridic.
1	misterlizard	98 _99th
Big men with guns, delivering one-liners in a tense and claustrophobic jungle setting. Full of memorable scenes and endlessly quotable dialogue, this is one of the best 80s action thrillers ever made. There are many many flaws, but damn this is just so much fun that you can overlook them.
1	kingofjew	82 _89th
Awesome Schwarzenegger action flick. John Mctiernan in his golden era. Comes close to Die Hard, the next and best movie from McTiernan. A must see for action fans.
1	Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter)	70 _77th
Predator is an average action film. Its final hour is more or less nonstop action, the characters are all unique (although not all that memorable), and the costuming and visual effects were amazing. But I kept wondering why all of this happens, and why certain things were included if they weren't going to be mentioned more than once or twice, especially when they look quite cool. Predator will pass the time, but might leave you with more questions that entertainment value.
1	hellboy76	72 _86th
Maybe Arnolds best all around movie, legitimate action/thriller/sci-fi and the cast play's their roles well. A solid action movie director helps, and the cheeseball lines are kept to a minimum lets the film do its job. Definitely 80's ish but a jolly good time.
1	jsertic	84 _53rd
The first and the best Predator movie.
1	glumpy_99	83 _67th
Iconic piece of 80s action lacks the sophistication of Schwarzenegger's (or McTiernan's) best, but there is something to be said for the slam-bang unpretentious approach to this sort of actioner - gives barely enough expositional information about the mission and the men before diving head first into the mayhem. Certainly fun and enjoyable, though the gloss has slightly worn off 30 years down the road; Silvestri's recycled BACK TO THE FUTURE score seems tonally at odds at times.
1	GillSolo	80 _73rd
This movie just yells bad ass with every scene. Too bad the only other good predator movie was Predators, and that was really a different sort of movie.
1	untrustable	76 _56th
Sexual tyrannosaurs
1	CMonster	80 _69th
I can not help but think that if this film did not exist, Weathers career wouldn't have led him to Arrested Development. We must now give Predator a moment of silence for the comedic gold it provided.
1	GreatScott85	85 _54th
"Get to da choppa!" Awesome just for Ahnold.
1	braddad68	98 _93rd
Saw it again the BIG SCREEN. I have always thought that this is the best movie Arnold has been in. It holds up really well. Great sci-fi action and what a music score!
1	KramYessev	75 _72nd
Quite dated, and not as great as child-me would have me believe, but still good. The last five minutes (the laughing, Arnie surviving a mini nuke, the sitcom credits,) are awful, but the genius of Stan Winston picks the film up when it starts to sag.
1	WorkdaLobsta	95 _97th
A fantastic use of character design to allow a layered and continuous slow-reveal of the antagonist throughout the film, from 15 minutes in till the last 5 minutes. Great sci-fi Action film.
1	Dumptruk4Lif	89 _69th
You probably already knew this, but what makes Predator so great is the complete turn the movie makes on big 80's action movies where muscular killing machines slice through hundreds of nameless faceless bad guys like melted ice cream, by quickly subverting all the explosions and bombast into a tense unpredictable hunt, where suddenly silence, stealth and cunning are the means of winning. The movie holds up not just as a classic of the time but now as well for making the situation so clever.
1	JPTremors	94 _93rd
I think its Arnold's best movie ever as an action star. Great popcorn movie, a must see.
1	getshort78	98 _58th
An alien spacecraft enters the Earth's atmosphere and jettisons a pod, which descends to Central America. Some time later, Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) arrives in Guatemala with his elite team for an operation to rescue a presidential cabinet minister and his aide who were abducted by guerrilla forces in Val Verde. Dutch's old military buddy, now working for the CIA, George Dillon (Carl Weathers), steps in as a liaison and joins the team: Mac Eliot (Bill Duke), Blain Co
1	Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan)	82 _63rd
GET TO THE CHOPPA! STICK AROUND! KNOCK, KNOCK (BOOM)! Ah, so many good lines Arnold. Thank you for the great entertainment you provide with your silly accent. This movie is always fun to watch. Nothing like a bunch of battle hardened soldiers scared to death of an ultimate hunter from another planet, only wanting to flay they alive and collect their skulls and spinal columns... Not much plot in this one, just a lot of jungle walkin' and funny lines. Kudos to Jesse Ventura in this.
1	bradtragick	90 _42nd
Classic Arnold and great start to a good series of films
1	hsncrspywl	76 _57th
Relentless but throwaway. I enjoyed it but it left my head as quickly as it entered, bar a few very memorable images. When you watch it though, it's visceral and very easy to get caught up in, and it paces itself beautifully.
1	Merv_Taylor	91 _80th
The chopper
1	brandons	79 _68th
A thumping piece of powerhouse cinema.
1	ktulurises	85 _72nd
Over the top Action becomes sci-fi horror. An expertly executed twist on the gung ho action films of the 80's.
1	Marcin	70 _21st
good entertainment
1	DesertPunk	82 _78th
I wonder how many teenagers took up chewing tobacco after seeing this movie. No one wants to be called a slack-jawed faggot.
1	Willsun	80 _63rd
A manly movie with an ensemble cast (even if they didn't know it at the time). Enjoy the added effects of growing new chest hairs from watching this movie.
1	thehynes	68 _85th
Good fun and a great concept that hasnt particularly aged over the years. Yes, there's a bit of cheesiness here and there but hey, it's an Arnie movie - what do you expect?
1	gwulin	70 _43rd
One of the best Arnie movies!
1	FoxyRussian	50 _15th
I've given this movie 3 chances, but honestly this movie has bored me to tears every time. I don't really care about the characters, they feel barely fleshed out and our poorly acted. The predator has an awesome design and cool gadgets, it's very obvious to see how he became so iconic.
1	talonmalon	75 _47th
An enjoyable action movie staring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
1	mlingkh	85 _89th
Love Predator.
1	ghant444	88 _82nd
The Governator, Apollo Creed, Jessie the BODY, hot Asian chick, murderous alien, random Indian guy!? Classic.
1	VengefulKBM	65 _42nd
It's a good '80s action flick with wayyyy too much testosterone for its own good.
1	joenorwood77	80 _71st
"I ain't got time to bleed." Predator is an entertaining film. The combination of nearly non-stop action, Arnold's cheesy one-liners, a decent supporting cast, and one ugly MF predator makes for a great movie.
1	Petroleum	3 _0th
We're all gonna die.
1	LookJabba...	9 _91st
Predator was one of my favourite films growing up and it's another one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best. This is pure bad ass, testosterone and explosive action. Its easy to compare this to Alien due to the more recent collaboration of the characters. And for suspense and scares this isn't in the same league as Alien. But ultimately they are very different films. This is Schwarzenegger vs Predator. And in my teens I watched this film on repeat. This epitomises the 80s and Schwarzenegger's career.
1	KenMeisters	92 _99th
Probably one of the best, if not THE best action movies ever made. Extremely macho men enter a supposedly easy fight only to be extremely outmatched. The action is supreme and the role is perfectly matched for Arnold's acting talents. So... STICK AROUND!
1	Chronicler	99 _83rd
A classic sci-fi/action flick from the 1980's that became a cult classic; Predator is just a near perfect combination of 80's action/science fiction and the machismo that pervaded a lot of flicks back in the 80's. Predator also has that horror element in it as well which is in a similar vein as the alien films. Predator is worth checking out if you enjoy 80's action flicks, are a fan of Schwarzenegger, or just enjoy action/sci-fi flicks, you'll enjoy this one.
1	CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com)	80 _72nd
Cinema's craziest reenactment of the Vietnam war.
1	whotemp	70 _25th
Manliest handshake in the history of the human race.
1	badfish138	75 _31st
Dude!!
1	Groovy_Souls	70 _56th
Actually, I didn't enjoy this as much as I would expect. I'm not a huge fan of Arnold, but this felt like a poorly-acted Alien. The characters were at least mildly interesting and did experience development, while the suspense and "story" worked. The overall greatest part was the concept. Great idea, just executed kind of poorly.
1	backwardsuit	79 _77th
Good idea well carried out.
1	McKenny92	86 _48th
Mixing the best of 80's action and scifi.
1	hakkanarejo	100 _91st
Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a soldier of fortune, is hired by the U.S. government to secretly rescue a group of politicians trapped in Guatemala. But when Dutch and his team, which includes weapons expert Blain (Jesse Ventura) and CIA agent George (Carl Weathers), land in Central America, something is gravely wrong. After finding a string of dead bodies, the crew discovers they are being hunted by a brutal creature with superhuman strength and the ability to disappear into its surroundings.
1	Xenophule	7 _32nd
Watched this for the first time just now. Entertaining, iconic, but I couldn't get past the score being recycled from Back to the Future haha
1	csetlow	88 _76th
An innovative action movie that stands up to this day.
1	Nyctalope	82 _71st
Lots of large, sweaty men wandering around in the woods with even larger guns. Some of the visual effects don't hold up, but explosions and iconic quips from Arnold make it one of the best 80's action films.
1	lkk	20 _4th
Mindless slaughter.
1	Max_Alkvit	100 _97th
# this movie has stood the test of time.

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