A dynamic and influential timeless masterpiece from Thomas bros, McTiernan, Winston, Silvestri, and the greatest action cast of all time.

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2018)

In my honest opinion, this is the best film of all time. I think I was about 4 when i first watched it in 1991, and it has remained my favorite for its sheer visual creativity, visceral non stop action, purely macho legendary cast, and the single most brilliant creature design ever witnessed. The brilliant story of a technologically advanced yet savage alien that hunts for sport going up against the toughest and most dangerous commandos in the world is portrayed in astonishingly entertaining fashion throughout this classic. Director John McTiernan showcased his signature suspenseful action vision jam packed full of immensely executed sequences with outstanding camera work and excellent jungle landscapes/atmosphere. The larger than life characters played by Arnold, Ventura, Weathers, Duke, Landham, Black, Chaves, and Peter Hall (as the Predator) make up a once in a lifetime cast of legends that absolutely shine and engross the viewer in every frame they're in. The most integral and monumental aspect of this film comes from the production shift of having the early predator suit concept with Van Damme as the Alien, scrapped and shifted into bringing the creature effects mastermind Stan Winston on board designing the untouchably magnificent iconic Predator design. Still to this day the detail delivered into every facet of the alien creature's design is as vibrant and realistic as you can get and made the film what it was imo. When you first see the predator take his mask off and reveal his grotesquely unique face and vicious mouth, it's something that blows you away and stays with you forever. As a perfect compliment to all of the spellbinding visuals, we get a sonic work of art with Alan Silvestri's rambunctious pulse pounding score that elevates the entire experience to new heights as the thrills and shrills take place. Also you have to give credit to the FX team as they broke ground with some of the Pred technology features as far as the thermal vision sight, camouflage cloaking, glowing green blood, and the plasma explosions. In a time where effects were just being experimented with, these were advanced for the time. The overall production quality of this humble 18 million dollar budget film is astoundingly well executed. There is a reason this has become known as a classic (though still slightly underrated) over the past 20 years and appreciated for its massively inspiring timeless legacy.