Predator 2 (1990)
Action | Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
"You'll barely have time to catch your breath!" -The Hollywood Reporter
This electrifying action sequel unleashes the deadly invisible Predator in another jungle-the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Danny Glover stars as a lieutenant who mistakenly concludes that mangled bodies found by the police are the work of feuding
gangs. Instead, he finds himself confronting a savage alien who has come from a distant world to hunt humans for sport. Gary Busey and Ruben Blades co-star in this suspense-packed, high-tech thriller.
User Comment: Aonghus McDonnell (tavdude@hotmail.com) Dublin • For many people who saw the first Predator movie and liked it, this might be a bit of a disappointment. However, for those of us who saw the first Pred flick and
loved it....this is another cool installment from the deadliest alien to grace the silver screen. This time his victims range from Colombian and Jamaican drug lords to gang members to cops. Equipped with even more advanced weaponry, the Predator goes on
the rampage in LA, thrilling us with some great action scenes. The film also shows us the deadly being has an honourable and sympathetic side to him....a truly great hunter....Check it out, it's a good action movie with plenty of thrills and spills. (look
out for the skull of an alien from the ALIENS movies in the Pred's trophy cabinet)
Summary: It was always gonna be hard to live up to the original Predator movie!!
User Comment: Patrick Prevenas • Okay, so Arnold's not in it. What's the big deal? If Sigourney Weaver hadn't needed to be the star of the very very big universe that the "Alien" movies are set in, then THOSE flicks might not
have gone so astray just halfway into the series. Although Danny Glover has always been an excellent actor, the PREDATOR is the true star of these movies, and if there's one thing that both "Predator" films have established, it's that the Predators have
been hunting on Earth for centuries. "Predator 2" works very nicely as an expansion of the original concept (vs. being just another cheap knockoff with the same star for added marketability). "Predator" is a concept which can span endless enviornments
with endless characters, and I'm proud of the makers of "Predator 2" for taking advantage of that. Taking the franchise to the big city of L.A. lends a dynamic that is wonderfully different from the first movie's more isolated jungle setting, and allows
the story to be truly expanded by showing us more significant details about not only the hunting ethics of the Predators, but the fact that humans are aware of their presence and have (for years) been actively seeking to confront and capture them. Rather
than stagnating on the same old premise that was introduced in "Predator," "Predator 2" actually has the courage to evolve it (much like "Aliens" did for "Alien"). Sure, the basic idea is now familiar, and yes, the killings are more predictable and
notably less suspense-inducing than in the original movie, but it's definitely a step in the right direction for the evolution of a fine movie series that hopefully has not ended here!
Summary: Underrated sequel.
D-Box 10/10 - There is action throughout. -- D-Box really enhances this movie!
--- BAWB ---
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