Predator (1987)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 40
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 9
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Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
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Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has a code of honor which he will not violate, even when his life depends on it. Paradoxically, his code of honor gives him the backbone to survive as a military special forces operative when he is sent on a covert mission to rescue another group which was sent in to assist some nefarious U.S. government plan in a Latin American country. Once there, he encounters an old army buddy (Carl Weathers) who has gotten too deep in the CIA's good graces for Dutch's comfort.
Jun 12, 1987 Wide
Dec 26, 2000
20th Century Fox
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Cast
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maj. Alan "Dutch" Schae... -
Carl Weathers
Dillon -
Elpidia Carrillo
Anna -
Bill Duke
Mac -
Jesse Ventura
Sgt. Blain -
Sonny Landham
Billy -
Kevin Peter Hall
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Richard Chaves
Poncho -
R.G. Armstrong
Gen. Phillips -
Shane Black
Hawkins
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All Critics (42) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (11) | DVD (58)
Despite the off-rhythm styling, there's not a lot going on.
Top CriticWith its stilted dialogue and hammy acting, the film has the look of an expensive production but the feel of a B movie, delivering the sort of undemanding monster mayhem Arnie's fans have come to expect.
It is so lean, so exciting and so imaginative that you can watch it every month or two, year in and year out, and never get tired of it.
Alternately grisly and dull.
It's a slick, high-energy action picture that takes a lot of its strength from its steamy locations in Mexico.
It's the perfect blend of explosive machismo and thrills where the setting is almost as ominous as the terrifying extra-terrestrial villain.
A very testosterone laced action thriller...
A hell of a lot of fun and plenty of testosterone.
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It achieves a sort of sublime purity: it is Action Movie, nothing more and nothing less.
films that understand that when Shane rode away at the end, he was probably just looking for a place to die.
The level of beefcakery reaches hilarious proportions...
The film just rocks, thanks to McTiernan's muscular approach to the material and Predator's utter refusal to surrender to camp.
Predictability ultimately hurts it, while the creature itself and the battles and special effects save the day.
Just about the epitome of '80s macho action.
The scariest thing about Predator is that its lead actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is currently serving as governor of California.
An unpleasant action thriller that's about as thrilling as watching a fixed fight in the pro wrestling circuit.
A fast paced, high testosterone, edge-of-the-seat experience...
A dumber version of the Alien franchise, but this initial picture works anyway, as an atmospheric exercise in pure, primal action with a science-fiction-y twist. [Blu-Ray]
one fo the coolest movies ever
Arnold vs. alien action is violent, ultra macho.
One of the best sci-fi/action films ever made.
Audience Reviews for Predator
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- Sgt. Blain: I ain't got time to bleed.
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- Maj. Alan "Dutch" Schaefer: You are one ugly motherfucker!
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- Billy: There's something out there waiting for us, and it ain't no man. We're all gonna die.
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- Poncho: She says the jungle... it just came alive and took him.
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- Billy: Over here!
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- Dillon: You got a real bad attitude.
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