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Well Deserved Praise
filippaberry84
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Payno
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
jacksonprice-45501
Predator 2 is an alright movie but comparing it to the original is futile. None of the main cast return and the setting isn't a lush jungle anymore, it is downtown los angeles. But there are some decent set pieces and one in particular where the Predator descends upon a gang is quite good. Ably supported by well known faces like Danny Glover and Bill Paxton Predator 2 is better than a bad movie but not as good as a great one. Still if you have seen the original you can watch this.
Julian R. White
Don't get me wrong, I still feel like the first film was the most important to the series, but as someone else said, this one tends to focus more on the Predator rather than those being attacked by him. I will admit it tends to go a bit far with the vulgar humor and language, so much so its like one of those syfy original films where if its disgusting, it gets said by someone at some point. Really isn't needed. Also it has a really neat ending that leaves you feeling like there may be hope for both sides in the future. Overall its a good one, I wouldn't mind seeing it again.
jackcwelch23
Predator 2 lacks the suspense of the original. It makes up for it somewhat with pure action - shooting, explosions, slicing, dicing and heads ripped out of bodies. Going from Arnie to Danny Glover is an inevitable let down. I just didn't care as much about Roger Murtaugh tussling with a predator then I did the Terminator. It is very fast paced, which is both a plus and a flaw, as it never gets too boring but has no real tension leading up to the kills and is just keen to amp up the body count. Also has hammier acting and a sillier feel, mainly thanks to Gary Busey and Bill Paxton chewing that scenery real good. Has its moments, but not enough of them. One to watch when just in the mood for action and nothing else. If you want something truly exhilarating though watch the original.
cmcastl
Just watched Predator 2 again. Forgot how good it was.There is always the danger of the law of diminishing returns with sequels but not with this one. Danny Glover is a superb protagonist against the Predator. It was brave and right of the producers to let him, a black American, be the star. He carries the film marvellously. There aren't that many big budget films which will risk a black actor in the lead, even today.This a violent, often gory sci-fi thriller but it is a master-class in how a film of this genre should be done. Well-produced, scripted and acted. Excellent special effects for the time. The Predators really are ugly sons of *******, beautifully realised. All the supporting actors support to the full. It is, at the time of writing, sad to be reminded of how good the late, great Bill Paxton, God rest his soul, could be as a supporting actor. He cornered the market in being killed by aliens of one kind or another! This is a great sci-fi thriller but any great sci-fi thriller ought to harbour a philosophical moral or two. This one does. There was a time when human beings could only survive by being hunters, as well as gatherers, and I have no problem with that, at all. But when hunting becomes merely a Sunday or safari sport that is something with which I, as many like me, do have a problem. And these Predator aliens mirror this dilemma. You sense that with their superior technology they know the risk to them from their prey is usually minimal. It is good to see them get their come-uppence.IMHO The subsequent Alien versus Predator film was simply silly.
