RAMBO meets ALIEN.

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2007)

My Take: Flawed yet exciting variation of ALIEN crossed with RAMBO.
I really love this sci-fi/action thriller, definitely one of this best of its kind(next to "Alien" and its sequel "Aliens"). Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfect for the role, the special-effects are awesome and Stan Winston's terrifically designed creature combine to make it an all-time favorite in the genre. Schwarzenegger leads a group of commandos in the Central American jungle, only to get hunted by an intelligent and cunning alien, with weapons unlike ours. The Predator should really astound inventors with its advance technology. The film also has much of the qualities of commando movies like "Rambo:First Blood" and sci-fi terror of "Alien" (hence my review title). Schwarzenegger uses much of the weapons he has, but he's still quite heroic like Stallone was in "Rambo". The Predator looks and acts quite like an "Alien" from the said 1979 film. Slick, unpredictable and fast. The sequel "Predator 2" is also good, but the showdown "Alien vs. Predator" is truly awful. But the original is still a great film, even on today's standards.
Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.