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Predator
1987
In the remote jungle of a Central American country, an elite group of commandos led by Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), embarks on a CIA mission to clear out a guerrilla stronghold and rescue the remaining hostages. However, the hunters become the hunted when a highly intelligent, otherwordly being slowly and .. Read more
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura |
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| Director | John McTiernan |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Predator
In the remote jungle of a Central American country, an elite group of commandos led by Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), embarks on a CIA mission to clear out a guerrilla stronghold and rescue the remaining hostages. However, the hunters become the hunted when a highly intelligent, otherwordly being slowly and methodically starts killing off members of Dutch's team. Possessing a chameleonlike camouflaging ability and a deadly alien arsenal, the creature tracks down the soldiers one by one. Director John McTiernan's film is a thrilling high-action flick, filled with great one-liners (courtesy of Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, and the rest of the cast) and excellent special effects.
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura, R.G. Armstrong, Kevin Peter Hall, Carl Weathers, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves |
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| Director | John McTiernan |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 03 Jun 2002 Blu-ray: 12 May 2008 Production year: 1987 |
| Format | DVD |
Predator (1987)
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It may not seem much of a compliment, but this is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most efficient movies, a stripped-down thriller that cheerfully sacrifices characterisation on the altar of exhilarating action and special effects. Schwarzenegger stars as the leader of an elite special forces team whose jungle mission is thrown into chaos when they are tracked by a lethal alien game hunter. As with Aliens, much of the fun comes from watching a bunch of macho soldiers crack under pressure. Director John McTiernan ensures the tension is kept at snapping point and he's helped no end by the sci-fi gimmick of a “cloaking” device that keeps the predator hidden from view. This smash hit propelled McTiernan on to the Hollywood A-list, a position he consolidated with 1988's Die Hard.
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Lethargic action thriller with unpleasant moments.
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17 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Nothing like it has ever been on earth before
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura, R.G. Armstrong, Kevin Peter Hall, Carl Weathers, Sonny Landham
Directed by: John McTiernan
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this blockbuster movie. He plays Major 'Dutch' Schaeffer, he and his team are recruited by the CIA. Their mission: to rescue hostages from a helicopter crash deep in the South American jungle infested with Guerilla soldiers. Their target turns out not to be hostile soldiers at all, but just one - and he is not of this world!
Spectacular stunts and special effects combined with a great story make this one of Schwarzeneggers best movies.
DVD EXTRAS
The 2 DVD set is crammed with extras. For example did you know that the predator was played by the same guy who did Harry from the TV show Harry & the Hendersons? Other stuff includes:
Audio commentary by John McTiernan. Text commentary with film historian. Scene access. Interactive menus. Featurettes:
Cinematographies:'If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It'.Inside The Predator.
7 featurettes - Classified Action, The Unseen Arnold, Old Painless, The Life Inside, Camouflage, Welcome To The Jungle.
Character Design.
Outtakes.
Deleted scenes.
Special effects segments.
Predator camouflage tests.
Photo gallery.
Predator profile.
Interactive menus.
Hire it now! Highly recommended. -
Most recent members' review
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Thought-provoking
Dark, post-colonial drama; haunting and insightful.
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News and features
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Brody becomes the prey in new Predator movie
- 10 Oct 2009
Slender actor Adrien Brody will be stepping into Arnold Schwarzenegger's musclebound role in the new Predator movie. Director Robert Rodriguez is rebooting the sci-fi movie franchise, which saw the now California governor battle a killer alien in the 1987 original. Now, Oscar-winner Brody is set to take on a pack of the dreadlocked extra-terrestrials in the franchise's latest outing, which is set to hit cinemas in July 2010. The Pianist star will play the leader of a fearless band of warriors, Read more
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Predator
In the remote jungle of a Central American country, an elite group of commandos led by Major Dutch Schaeffer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), embarks on a CIA mission to clear out a guerrilla stronghold and rescue the remaining hostages. However, the hunters become the hunted when a highly intelligent, ...
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