Good action, bad science-fiction

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2005)

"Predator" starts out really good. From the beginning, this is a heavy testosterone macho-flick. That is confirmed already in the opening scene, where the camera zooms in on Arnold's and Carl Weather's arms (and muscles) when they're having a strength duel. It continues in the same style, with a team of soldiers wandering around in the jungle with 70+ kg. each of weapons and ammunition but with no further supplies or food. Who needs that when we have the biggest machine guns in the world, eh? Especially one really heavyweight machine gun that looks like it runs on gasoline. That one is operated by no other than Jesse Ventura. If I had said in 1987 that the two most extreme muscle-guys in this film would be governors, I think everyone had thought it was extremely funny and unlikely. After the first half of the film (who involves a really good action scene), the film turns to science-fiction. This part is really boring and bad, and destroys the movie's hope in getting a good ranking. Therefore: 5/10.