The commandos use every bit of skill and every weapon at their disposal to try and stop whoever is decimating their numbers, but eventually they come to realize that their enemy is definitely not of this Earth. Additionally, Stan Winston's impressive designs for the alien predator serve to make this an unforgettable motion picture experience. The picture is usually very sharp and delivers a good level of detail, although there are occasional slightly soft looking shots. Colors are fairly strong, the lush greens of the jungle vegetation are nicely rendered and the blood reds do make an impact. The hues are generally solid and I didn't detect any evidence of smearing.
Dual layer authoring keeps digital compression artifacts out of sight.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack has a strong action movie mix with a lot of presence. There are no split surround effects, but whenever the rear channels are brought into play, they are used effectively. The forward soundstage has plenty of directional effects, as well as good channel separation, which keep them clean and precise. Dialogue reproduction is fully intelligible and pretty natural sounding for a mid-eighties flick. The bass channel is pretty strong, supplying the necessary kick throughout the film to enhance all of the film's gunfire and explosions.