Solid, solid action, even todays standards.

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2005)

This is, after the Conan The Barbarian, my second favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick: it's mean, brutal, well directed, and even given the macho feel of the film, well acted.
So the plot goes, that this special ops squad is sent in to the jungle to rescue some government officials. But then it all turns to hell: a hunter from outer space, this thing called predator, starts to hunt the men of the squadron. Rescue mission turns into a bloody battle of survival.
Predator is dated extremely well, when you take in consideration the year it was made. Most action films made in the 80's, like Terminator (I know there are several who disagree but it's my opinion), look and sound pretty cheesy today, but even the musical score of the film sounds great today. It could be said, that you can watch the film, and you don't even have to feel nostalgic about it to think it's good, solid piece of testosterone action (and in some points little bit of horror as well).
I give my thumbs up for this one, Predator is probably John McTiernan's best movie to date.