A Real Tough-guy Movie

Rating: 8/10 (11 September 2002)

"Predator" is an excellent film for science fiction fans and action fans. The story focuses on a team of commandos sent to South America on a rescue mission, but they find out that they're being unintentionally pitted against a more dangerous adversary than a group of guerillas.
The movie opens with the commando team receiving their orders for the mission, then quickly changes location to their insertion in South America. As the group makes their way toward the guerilla camp, the camera occasionally changes view to an infra-red lens, hencing toward something else spying on them. As the crew completes their mission, the men begin to disappear one-by-one, and the remainder of the team slowly becomes aware of the presence of a "predator" of humans among them (pun intended).
This movie moves really fast, and keeps a first-time viewer on the edge of his or her seat. The special effects and gore add to the quality of the movie; the story itself is not dependant on them. The shocks and jumps come in at appropriate times to keep a viewer's attention, and a member of the audience can really notice the relaxment of the end of the movie.