"buncha slack jawwed faggots!..this stuff'll make you a goddamn sexual ty-rannasaurus...just like mmee"

One of the best 80s, cheesy, over the top, action movies. The monster design is great. Arnold gives some of he best cheesy one liners deliveries of his career. And the rest of the cast is great too. That sheer amount of body mass is astonishing.

"If it bleeds, we can kill it." That handshake at the beginning between Schwarzenegger and Weathers, the jungle setting, the biceps, the big guns, the one-liners, the Predator design, the brutal action, the spine being ripped out and the explosive ending. Rewatching Predator never gets old.

Up there with Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, as one of the best 80's action films. Definitely one of Arnold's best as well. Gene Siskel called it a Rambo wannabe ? lol. I was never a big fan of those. This movie has way better reviews than any of those movies. For a good reason. Predator is entertaining, thrilling and with many memorable one liners. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been called a bad actor by many. Watch him in this. It’s probably his best work, period. Even better than his work in Terminator 2. I also miss Siskel & Ebert. Siskel hated so many classics though.

I love how the aesthetic of the posters try to sell this as the ultimate macho action movie, which it very well could be if you take this film at face value. The action, one-liners and score are all excessive in the best possible way. In fact, there’s not a lot about this that feels dated, the presentation holds up really well. Every set piece is extremely tense and memorable, love the design and sound effects of the predator, the visuals have personality; really impressive work by John McTiernan and his team. However, its real genius reveals itself when you look at the writing, which combines the 80s action movie with horror slasher films. Not only is it unique and inspired, but it presents such an intuitive way of commenting on its own theme. As the film goes along, it starts to strip away every element that tricked the dads into seeing this. It leads to a finale that is much more primal, as our protagonist can’t rely on technology, brute strength or any manifestation or toxic masculinity. He’s rewarded when he uses his own wit, which is quite an interesting subversion of regular action movies where character arcs are usually completed when the hero gains new powers or skills. It’s nothing boundary pushing, but I love how they went the extra mile on that, I’d argue it’s part of the reason why it’s aged so well. Overall, I have nothing but praise for this one. The cast is fantastic (Arnold’s obvious shortcomings are made up for with his charisma and physical presence) and the final set piece still remains one of my favorite scenes of all time, even after having seen it too many times. 9/10