An fascinating premise works thanks to sharp direction and a fast paced.

Rating: 8/10 (3 March 2007)

Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads a team of commandos (Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura and Shane Black) hired by the CIA to rescue hostages in the central American country. But they find themselves hunted by a mysterious invisible alien hunter. Which they attacked and killed one by one.
Directed by John McTiernan (Basic, The Hunt for the Red October, Last Action Hero) made an strong action-thriller with elements of science-fiction. This is one of Schwarzenegger's best films. Carl Weathers has a good supporting role as Dillon. Probably the most memorable work in the film is Oscar-Winner:Stan Winston's (The Terminator Trilogy, Jurassic Park Trilogy, Aliens) creative design work. The late Kevin Peter Hall plays the Predator. Since he's also best known for playing Big Foot in "Harry and the Hendersons".
The two disc of Predator, the first DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an strong-DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (Also in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound). DVD has an running commentary track by the director, text commentary by the crew. Second Disc has plenty of featurettes, photo galleries and more. This is certainly one of the most memorable movies of 1980's. Don't miss it. Written by Jim Thomas and Johh Thomas (Predator 2, Executive Decision). Followed by a sequel, a spin-off titled "Alien Vs Predator". The spin-off also has a sequel coming out later this year. (****/*****).