Predator

Rating: 8/10 (23 July 2014)

Title: Predator
Condensed Storyline: A team of commandos go into a jungle to retrieve a captive. But they find themselves being hunted down by an alien, one by one.
Notable Acting: Cast of good to semi-good actors working to make the commando squad seem realistic, you get to see the tension build between them before they have to fight for their lives. This is one of those movies which almost all the cast are known for, be it Arnold, Bill Duke, Richard Chaves. All of them bar Shame Black, but that is because he is the first to die.
Noticeable Camera work: I didn't hold much hope out for creative angles, as this is an action movie and I keep that mind set for most action movies made before the millennium. I am generally right as well for most of them. We get POV voyeuristic shots from the Predator, but those only last so long in-between the standard panning and tilting shots.
Costume: The costume is iconic, it has the mixture of technology with tribal working towards the overall hunter theme of it.
Incorrect Science: Mac is seen shaving during some scenes, no man or soldier would shave in the jungle due to the guarantied risk of infection which would result in death. (Doesn't really matter as he dies later, but still) Dutch covers his body in mud to hide from the predator's infrared. His whole body is covered in it, except his eyes. Eyes still produce high amounts of heat, so his eyes would have shown up to the predator.
Overall Feel: When this movie first came out, people were comparing it to 'Alien' which came out a decade or so earlier. People were disappointed because the movie didn't have the horror or suspense that Alien did. Once people saw that the movie had Arnold Schwarzenegger in it, they should have known that it would be an action movie at heart. Up to the point, Arnold had only ever done action related movie, with the odd comedy here and there. So the fact that people were slightly disappointed confuses me as this movie turned out to be one of the greatest Arnold movies there is, same can be said for the rest of the actors in the main cast. The movie is a great action thriller when it all boils down to it, the acting is solid. The camera work is watchable and the story is pretty damn cool, so there isn't much to not like.