Possibly the best action film ever.

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2001)

Predator ranks as one of my favorite action films of all time. One of my major gripes with action films is the dialogue. Dialogue seems to suffer at the expense of big action and dumb set-pieces. Predator does not. I'm not for one minute saying that Predator has a script like a Shakespearean play, but it certainly doesn't have (m)any cringeworthy moments. The acting is also suprisingly good, with Arnie given only the bare minimum to say and does so with suprising dignity.
But of course all this talk of acting and script is rather unimportant to the average joe viewer, who wants to see things blown up, and boy does John Mcteirnan know how to do that. High points for direction and editing come with the attack on the camp, where the action comes thick and fast. (note much of this scene has been censored for the recent UK and Australia DVD release, however the R1 (USA) is uncut as are all other European versions)
All in all Predator is a great movie, its not clever and doesn't try to be. It's what I would call a "tasteful action film".