Another alien

Rating: 8/10 (6 February 2003)

There are these films between which I always seem to feel a connection. I mean Alien and Predator... First was the alien. Then was the predator. And I guess we'll soon see the alien versus the predator. I have to laugh when I think of a movie with the aliens hissing and the predators growling at one another.

Predator is a good action movie. That is a fact which can hardly be negated. You could then ask how far this "greatness" goes. I'll want to write that as a conclusion at the end. The predator is quite an interesting creature. Ferocious, strong and smart...but the smartness of the predator is not to be compared with the smartness of the aliens. They are much more amazing. What impressed me most was how the predator looked: so real...I must say it was one of the best scenes in the movie.
SPOILER
The story is quite superficial, but the action covers the gaps of the story. One of the great scenes, from my point of view, is the scene where they start shooting after the predator...and they shoot down a huge part of the jungle. It looks mad! Probably is. Which I consider though the best scene...the end battle I would say. The situation changes then. The hunter does actually become the hunted. Schwarzenegger versus the mighty beast. We get to see fighting techniques and tactics, which by themselves can steal the show away.
At first, the whole fight is a huge unknown for the humans. But as the action develops, the humans learn its qualities, but also its weak points. With these Schwarzenegger actually defeats the monster which is much stronger than him. With brains, not only with brute force. Very good...something different.
It's not worth talking about the actors or anything, as I personally don't put much importance on acting in an action movie. I guess I could try to compare it to "Aliens". The difference between the two movies remains though as huge as the distance from earth to the moon. "Aliens" is action, but with plot and with horror. The actors go along smoothly and the movie lets you enjoy real action and shooting. "Predator" though, doesn't succeed in as many ways as "Aliens" did. It's only action, not as interesting as in the other movie, and it's in no way fear. I'd say Predator is what results out of the mixture of "Alien" and "Aliens". Only one creature(same as Alien), a lot of action though to kill it(Aliens) and knowledge remains more important than human life(Alien/Aliens).
I'd say it's worth to see the movie. It's a good way to relax. As a mark, I'd say 7,5 maybe 8 out of 10.