From amazing pyrotechnics to the legendary heat vision and camouflage which is part of Predator's unique quality. Next, the visual effects people should be congratulated.
In fact, the massive outbursts of violence in Predator are still very savage today and despite more violence now getting through censors, we don't get to see anything quite so shocking as skinned corpses and spinal cords being ripped out! Eventually, the tension is cranked up to breaking point as it's left to Arnie to "stick around" and avenge his team, Tarzan-style. There's a tremendous atmosphere as the commandos enter the jungle - it's like another world and straight away the audience is thrown out of its seat with a shocking discovery up in the trees.
When there's any danger of actual character development, we move straight on to the next scene and dispense with said character lol. Secondly, director John McTiernan keeps the film zooming along at a sensible pace. The sequel, which is OK but not a classic, managed to develop this idea even further with a wider arsenal and deeper understanding of the alien race, which gives this film a little something to separate it from other standard Alien-ripoffs. However, the script and the premise is genius - by simply pitting an alien hunter against Earth's finest prey, humans (commandos even), the situations write themselves boy-scout traps, mud-camouflaged Arnie and the villain which imitates and toys with its prey. Firstly, the scipt is chock-full of classic dialogue, making this one of the most quoted films in history, with so many cheesy one-liners that you've be forgiven for thinking the characters were being hunted by a hungry mouse. Everyone involved in the production has brought something creative, unique or memorable to the table and has made Predator become a hugely popular film and franchise. The film feels like a real team effort, much like the heroes of the film itself. For the first part, a gung-ho action flick - for the second part, a nerve-jangling horror that develops into a tremendous adventure film. Scaring me to death as a youngster, the film succeeds completely in merging different genres together. Predator is my favourite film, next to Rocky, and has always had a special place in my heart.
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