Decent movie. Awesome effects and explosions!

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 1999)

I like "Predator", not for it's ingenuity (if it has any), but for it's flamboyant display of state of the art special effects and gargantuan explosions. The human story is thin, but it hardly matters to you while you're watching. This is what an Arnold movie is all about: kicking a**, and blowing up tons of s**t! But that's not all. His foe is an alien from outer space, and it's not just any alien. It has sophisticated weaponry and camouflage techniques that make it hard to see or avoid getting killed by.
Thanks to effects artist Stan Winston, we have a creature that looks nothing like what we have seen before. I thought that the idea of it being like a hunter, with his trusty collection of trophies and other bones collected hroughout the universe, was brilliant. Otherwise, it's like a "Rambo" movie, with big. There really isn't much intellect involved here, nor is it needed to enjoy it. It's hard to not like this one. Rent it, or buy the DVD, and crank up the volume high! Very high!