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This sequel to 1987's highly popular and successful PREDATOR is not nearly as suspenseful as the original, but it is still exciting and action-packed. Though star Danny Glover does not generate the same commanding screen presence that Arnold Schwarzenegger did in the first film, he is nonetheless a very talented and experienced actor, and he and his fantastic supporting cast--the gorgeous Maria Conchita Alonso, the always-delightful Bill Paxton, Hollywood staple Gary Busey, and Panamanian character actor Rubén Blades--are able to raise 1990's PREDATOR 2 several notches above the average quality level of film sequels.

This time the eponymous extraterrestrial is on safari in the (then) futuristic Los Angeles of 1997, and it is Columbian and Jamaican drug lords, mon, that seem to be his prey of choice. But when he spots the crime-fighting juggernaut Lieutenant Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) in action, he feels he's finally found the king of this urban jungle. Harrigan then becomes the main object of the hunt, and the inevitable but exciting showdown takes place on the upper levels of a high-rise apartment in the L.A. slums.

The special FX of this sequel are not as fresh as they were in the original PREDATOR, but they are still adequate for the story and action. The Alien, when visible, gets more screen time than he did in the first film, and genre fans will be delighted to see that Stan Winston and his staff manage to make the E.T. look just as cool as before.

In short, PREDATOR 2 is not as fresh, classy, or suspenseful as its progenitor, but Danny Glover--who, though no Arnie, is a talented and interesting actor--creates an urban hero who is both compelling and sympathetic.

THE DVD from Fox offers a nice anamorphic Widescreen transfer and good Dolby Digital sound, and in addition to the theatrical trailer, the extras include a pretty cool behind-the-scenes featurette that was filmed during the movie's original production. Good movie and good DVD, but be sure to also get the DVD version of the even better original

I hated alot of the things about Predator2 it just didnt leap out at me like the first. They tried to get the same impact when he removed his mask as in the first one but it just didnt happen. Also why did they give the main character a fear of hieghts we all knew he was going to have to go up high. And he cant run you've seen him wodderling along like a penguin.

On a more positive note I do think introducing new weapons to the story was a great way to gain attention but still the overall movie was to... rushed I felt it was over before it had begun. I dont think they should have made the government invovled as the Predator is a master of stealth and shouldnt have been found so easily.

All in all I hated it.

Overall, i didn't like this film much. Although i did love the first film, this one just didn't feel as geinuine. I liked the idea of Preddy having more weapons, but the spear was so chunky, and the Smart disc looked liked a stupid frisbee. It felt like a lot of violent images strung together by a "ok" storyline. Not really a good film , watch the first one instead.

Well, let me start off by saying that the first Predator is and will always be the best in the series. With that out of the way this movie is in no way bad. You just have to look at it from a diferent perspective. The first is sapossed to be a scary suspence movie with some action in there. With the second movie however we already know that the Predators are an alien race of hunters with super strength and hi-tech weaponery. We know that they can go invisable so the suspence is gone. What we have left is the strength and technolgy therefore a much more action orriented film. I think the director does a great job of making a very comic book like film. The special effects are great and the cast (with the exception of the chick overdoing the hard ass) comes off very nice. Over all if you are a fan of comicbooks and science fiction you will love this movie. The best sceen is when the preadator climbs on top of the empire state building, holds up his spear and gets struck by lighting. If thats not right out of a comic book I dont know what is.

I highly recommend this movie for the intense action and bloody,bad ass,gore. I do say that
the predator in this movie is more ninja than
space creature ,but still kicks the hell out of
the police force , army , and FBI.

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