Arnies best film to date

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2000)

Deep in the South American jungle, a cabinet minister is held captive by guerillas and it is upto Major Dutch (Arnie) to lead a group of mercenaries on a rescue mission to save him.
Straight from the off on the chopper, we get a sense of uncertainty over the mission, is it what it seems, who needs rescuing etc. On the chopper, Long Tall Sally is blazing in the background as we get our first glimpses of the team in hand. We have Billy (very clever and guts of steal), Poncho (Confident, good friend of Dutch), Mac (Focussed and a Brute), Blain (Beefcake), Hawkins (The intellectual one) and Dillon (The outsider with a secret).
As the team accomplish their mission they discover that they are not alone in the jungle. One by one they discover the presence of the alien that can only be described as the perfect 'Predator'.
The scenario for this film is perfection for the suspense that is generated, you actually ask yourself the quesion of what would you do in that situation. The scene where the jungle is being gunned down was a classic moment, the fact that the team didnt even know what they were shooting at, pure tension in abundance!!!!
I cant express how much i love this film, i just cant!!!, Arnie plays the part to perfection as does the entire cast in this film. Silver went on to do better things after this film in The Matrix and Romeo must die which are both very good as well. But he'll look back at this film and think this is where it all fell into place.
It was just a shame that the sequal couldn't live upto its predecessor like many other films (except Aliens) have. So if your bored one night, rent this film.......no no BUY this film and enjoy time and time again....its an instant CLASSIC!!!