Predator

An excellent action film with sci-fi admixture. McTiernan proves that he's not just an annoyed skilled director, but that he can enjoy the action nicely. I really like the work with the camera in the first part of the film, when our beautiful and muscular heroes are spied on (thermographic shots and camera raids are excellently used, which give a very cramped impression). The atmosphere of a bunch of mercenaries, which become game in the middle of the forest, is flawlessly dense and convincing. It's hard to judge whether the absence of acting is a bad thing, because some of Arnold's grimaces just belong to the golden fund of the acting anti-talent and sort of help make the film into a cult classic. I don't like action films, but I enjoyed this one... (12/05/2004)

Say "action movie" in front of me and I'll probably say Predator. From start to finish, this thing goes at a hell of a pace and doesn't let up for even a second. The direction, the realistic action, Silvestri's elaborate music and the jungle setting make you feel that something is lurking behind every other liana. Even though I know Predator by heart, I always enjoy watching it again. (14/06/2009)

It's still excellently rough, the great effects are still here, unbeatable Arnold, and above all, the incredible mask created by Stan Winston. The character of the Predator is so great on its own that it could carry the film, which to some extent happened here, but the jungle and the fear of individual mercenaries also work well. It's still entertaining, even after all these years. (22/10/2014)

I watched Predator again after about ten years. I can state without exaggeration that this film is more perfect than I thought. Even after all these years, a group of tough mercenaries hunted by an alien skull hunter captivates with a perfect atmosphere that benefits especially from the creeping voyeurism of the camera and Silvestri's unnerving music. Keeping a firm hand on all this is director McTiernan, who was one of the absolute best in the action genre in the 1980s... and went crazy in the 1990s. (05/08/2009)

One of the movies I grew up on. A captivating atmosphere augmented by Silvestri’s music, an invisible, mysterious and cunning enemy and a team of soldiers led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who in 1987 was enjoying his best years (and me too, in fact ;). A classic. I still have a VHS cassette with German dubbing and a simultaneous Czech translation. (27/09/2006)