The Hunters Become the Hunted.

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2007)

"Predator" stands as probably the finest exponent of testosterone-fuelled action cinema. Within the first five minutes, we get the usual close-ups of Arnie so that the audience can gape at how big his muscles are. Soon he's backed up by a team of assorted other tough hombres, but together are even they ferocious enough to take on a heat-seeking alien head to head? Let's just say they give it their best shot, but more than brawn is needed to outwit this creature...
What saves this movie from devolving into your standard 'stalk n slash' is both the directing and Stan Winston's input into creating a fearsome nemesis for these macho men. By the clever design of those involved in the creative process, you actually feel genuinely scared for these guys, despite the largely menacing and hulking figures that they appear to be. If a foe can vanquish tooled up commandos with ease, then it's clearly a force to be reckoned with!
If you want to see a thrilling movie where for one of the only times, the hero and villain seem well-matched, then you must track "Predator"...