It hunts the hunters....

Rating: 8/10 (21 August 2005)

I first saw "Predator" when I was 8 years old, and it scared me to death. The Predator creature is one of the most terrifying aliens ever created in Hollywood.
I liked the location where the movie was filmed. It was a creepy jungle with all types of hazards that could have been deadly to the actors themselves. But the director John McTiernan (who also directed "Die Hard") knew how to make the movie in this magnificent tree-infested location.
The action scenes were pretty good, but could have been better; there could have been less glaring mistakes revealed. There is a lot of blood in the movie, which makes it extremely violent.
The best thing about the movie, however, is the Predator creature. It is completely unlike any creature ever seen on film before (the only other creature that was just as terrifying was the xenomorph from "Alien"). Beware of the creature's face; it's extremely scary! Perhaps the worst thing in the movie is the acting. It was OK but I sensed some cheesiness in the actors' one-liners. But Arnold Schwarzenegger was obviously the best at acting in this film.
Overall, this movie was a pretty good sci-fi/action movie. It has a very monstrous creature that has to be seen to be believed. If you haven't seen the film yet, I highly recommend that you do so.
I give it an 8/10.