Get To The Chopper!

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2013)

To best describe PREDATOR, think ALIEN in the Amazon. But please don't go thinking this is merely a knock-off. For once, the filmmakers took the same basic concept and ran in a completely new direction. Somewhere in Central America, Arnold Schwarzenegger heads up a team of bad-ass soldiers, who have been sent in to rescue VIPs from a downed airplane. For the first 30 minutes or so, we get treated to some of the coolest action scenes as they attempt to complete their mission. Unfortunately, all is not well. For the only survivor of the crash is a frightened woman, who knows a lot more than she admits. On their way back to their rendezvous point, the team finds themselves being hunted by... something. And that's where the movie shifts from Rambo-style action to white-knuckle horror, as one by one the soldiers are pursued and dispatched in a variety of creative ways. While almost as good as ALIEN or ALIENS, some of the performances are a little uneven. A few characters stupidly put themselves in danger. But the finale is all worth it as Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Predator square off against each other in a sinister game of cat and mouse. So cover yourself in mud and get ready to be taken on a thrill-ride!