One of the all-time classics

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2000)

Schwarzenegger redefined the action genre, owned the action 80s, and this may be his finest.
It doesn't have as much campy fun gore as, say, The Running Man or Total Recall, but somehow manages to come off a little less serious than Terminator.
But that said, it has remarkable tension, such that, years after the unknown element is removed, it still keeps you at the edge of your seat.
As you may have read from all the other reviews, shortcomings aside, this is one fun flick.
I liked the fact that the creature, which was the focal point of the film, was totally unknown to the "bad guys" who tricked Dutch and his team into going; the creature turned out to be a very unpleasant surprise even for Carl Weathers' character.
I also liked the sinking feeling of doom as the team found
itself in grave danger of an unknown, unseen threat -- it was a very good interpretation of what Vietnam might have felt like for those who never experienced the psychological terror of an unseen enemy in the thick of the steamy jungle.
One thing that bugged me was that Dutch missed the creature when he had him in his sights -- I mean, crack commandos don't miss a life-and-death shot like that, do they? They should have directed an alternate reason for missing, like a little jungle animal behind Dutch causes the creature to turn his way or something...
But, nonetheless, see it. Predator is one of the greats. Predator 2 is decent also, in terms of clarifying the purpose of the alien creature -- as much as we may feel hate for the alien creatures, low and behold, they show us what we, as humans, might look like to other creatures here on earth, when we hunt for sport. - should we hate ourselves as well?