"This is getting better by the minute".

Rating: 8/10 (14 October 2011)

As far as movies featuring a pair of future governors go, this one's pretty good. Arnold and Jesse appeared together in "The Running Man" also released in 1987, good experience to prepare for dealing with a hostile press, a lot like fighting aliens in a jungle setting. I was disappointed that Ventura's character was the second to go, I thought sure he would have been one of the characters to stick around for a while.
Apart from the creature effects and the creative camouflage sequences, I think I got the biggest kick out of the commando unit using all that firepower to kill a bunch of trees. Especially Ventura using old Painless the way he did to mow down the vegetation. Be warned, tree huggers.
Just like "Aliens", this film kicked off a veritable industry producing toys, comic books and related paraphernalia, ultimately resulting in a 'final battle' film, 2004's "Alien vs Predator". The concept for Predator was actually pretty creative, a creature bred for sport hunting (although we wouldn't learn about that till later), with an ability to blend in with it's surroundings making itself virtually invisible. And boy, was he Ugly with a capital U.
As with all of Schwarzenneger's films, this is pretty much his showcase after the initial set up. Muscles bulging and face scowling, Arnie has to use his wiles as well as his brawn to face down the enemy in ultimate battle. I thought it honorable that the Predator would face his opponent mano a mano without benefit of armor. Fortunately, old Dutch had the equalizer with that rigged falling timber. Taking a cue from Ventura's character, Predator used the self destruct button because he didn't have time to bleed.