Predator - 1987 - 7/10
“The demon who makes trophies of men.”
Dutch and his team of elite soldiers strike a remote base of insurgents.
Unknown to them, they are observed by an extraordinary hunter.
What follows is kill or be killed.
Testosterone overload in this Schwarzenegger actioner, along with thousands of rounds of bullets.
First and finest of a franchise that refuses to die despite derivative scripts and actors sans charisma.
Pre-CGI, this remains as fresh and exhilarating as ever.
8/10 at the least. McTiernans direction is excellent. NOT an Arnold film…but a movie that cast him well (like The Terminator). His one-liners feel somewhat out of place and forced because this was a serious movie. A Beowulf remake?
“If it bleeds…we can kill it.”