Predator

Hey all! Sorry I haven't been posting any reviews lately. Since I've been gone for awhile, I'll post some reviews up more frequently than usual. Anyways, today, I'm going to review Predator. This is a classic 80s action movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, so it's bound to have classic one liners and cheesy effects. So, let's dive into the review!

Plot: Arnold and his team of spec ops are called into Central America for a recuse mission. Dutch (Schwarzenegger) is briefed by Dilon (Carl Weathers) that a cabinet member crossed a border and was captured by baddies. Duke, Dilon and the team fly across the border to rescue the cabinet member, but things go from bad to worse. First, there's no cabinet member. Second, something's in the jungle killing off Dutch's team one by one. This thing is not off this earth. This thing is the PREDATOR. Will Dutch survive and escape to safety? Or will he become one of the Predator's trophies?

The Good:
C'mon. It's an 80s sci fi action movie. What's not to like? Arnold and his cheesy one liners, guns that never run out of ammo and a badass alien that kills for fun. Popcorn thriller if you ask me. It's a fun watch even though the story's pretty flimsy and the effects aren't all that great. And the fight between the Predator and Dutch is pretty epic. Jesse Ventura is fun to watch too, since he's got the biggest gun and some pretty bad one liners.

The Bad:
It pains me to do this, it really does. But it comes with the job I suppose. First of all, this "A Team" of manly men aren't the best at their jobs. There are numerous times where you're given little stories of how awesome they are, but they're pretty dumb at times. For example, Anna ( a Central American solider I'd guess you'd call her) tries to escape several times. And each time, these experienced men fall for the dumbest things. Want to hit a guy with a branch? Sure, go ahead. Want to throw leaves in someone's face? Why not? Seriously, these guys are just- so stupid sometimes. Now, for the Predator. When it comes to killing Dutch, the Predator sure takes it's sweet time. Don't get me wrong, if I were a badass killer alien and I've beaten my prey, sure. I'd toy with it some, but the Predator gives Dutch too much time to kill it.

Overall:
Predator is and always be a classic. It's fun, stupid and cheesy, but in a good way. As I said before, the story's flimsy, but that's what people liked in action movies. Right?? Right??

Score: 3.5 Plasma casters out of 5.