"Predator 2" is an entertaining movie. Unfortunately, it was not to the level of the first "Predator," but that was expected because most sequels are worst then the previous movie. You will enjoy this film more if you had not seen the first one. If you had seen the first one, you should still enjoy this but not as much as the other. Nonetheless, "Predator 2" is a pointless but entertaining sequel.
"Predator 2" takes place ten years, 1997, after the first "Predator." Lt. Harrigan (Danny Glover) is a cop fighting the good war against drugs. Unfortunately, the major drug lords have been killed in a very brutal fashion. Harrigan's superiors tell him to stay out of it, but he knows something is wrong. His instincts are right when he discovers the person behind the murders is none other than the Predator, a human-hunting alien who likes to make trophies out of his victims' skulls. Can Harrigan stop the Predator?
The biggest problem with this movie is its silly premise. The first "Predator" was fun with a Predator in the jungle stalking his prey. This one involves the Predator stalking its prey in the city of Los Angeles. Some people may enjoy this factor, but this reviewer was not one of them. It is much more exciting in the jungle of Central America. Arnold Schwarzenegger also rejected the opportunity to reprise his role as Dutch because he thought the premise was too ridiculous. You should not blame him because if you had read the script, you would have probably turned it down too.
A minor problem is Danny Glover. As everyone should know, Danny Glover is no Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition, as everyone should think, it is a lot less fun thinking of Danny Glover kicking a Predator's butt then it is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Danny Glover was not bad, but he just does not have that instant coolness that Arnold has. It would have been more entertaining if "The Governator," aka Arnold Schwarzenegger, was in "Predator 2" instead.
There are some positives though. Many of these positives were improved from the previous "Predator." The special effects were an improvement from the first "Predator." The action, the violence, and the gore factor are also improved from the previous film. The way they expanded on the Predator by giving him more gadgets and weapons was very interesting. Bill Paxton is always enjoyable in his supporting roles.
Overall, this is a decent film. This is not anything worthy of owning, but it is still entertaining. This would have been better if three things happened: the first reason would be if the first did not exist, the second would be if you had never seen the first one, and the third would have been if you had seen the first one but were not comparing the two. This reviewer made a comparison to the first and that was his mistake. If you had not seen this film in a while, or would like to see it, you should rent it because it is still entertaining.
"Predator 2" takes place ten years, 1997, after the first "Predator." Lt. Harrigan (Danny Glover) is a cop fighting the good war against drugs. Unfortunately, the major drug lords have been killed in a very brutal fashion. Harrigan's superiors tell him to stay out of it, but he knows something is wrong. His instincts are right when he discovers the person behind the murders is none other than the Predator, a human-hunting alien who likes to make trophies out of his victims' skulls. Can Harrigan stop the Predator?
The biggest problem with this movie is its silly premise. The first "Predator" was fun with a Predator in the jungle stalking his prey. This one involves the Predator stalking its prey in the city of Los Angeles. Some people may enjoy this factor, but this reviewer was not one of them. It is much more exciting in the jungle of Central America. Arnold Schwarzenegger also rejected the opportunity to reprise his role as Dutch because he thought the premise was too ridiculous. You should not blame him because if you had read the script, you would have probably turned it down too.
A minor problem is Danny Glover. As everyone should know, Danny Glover is no Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition, as everyone should think, it is a lot less fun thinking of Danny Glover kicking a Predator's butt then it is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Danny Glover was not bad, but he just does not have that instant coolness that Arnold has. It would have been more entertaining if "The Governator," aka Arnold Schwarzenegger, was in "Predator 2" instead.
There are some positives though. Many of these positives were improved from the previous "Predator." The special effects were an improvement from the first "Predator." The action, the violence, and the gore factor are also improved from the previous film. The way they expanded on the Predator by giving him more gadgets and weapons was very interesting. Bill Paxton is always enjoyable in his supporting roles.
Overall, this is a decent film. This is not anything worthy of owning, but it is still entertaining. This would have been better if three things happened: the first reason would be if the first did not exist, the second would be if you had never seen the first one, and the third would have been if you had seen the first one but were not comparing the two. This reviewer made a comparison to the first and that was his mistake. If you had not seen this film in a while, or would like to see it, you should rent it because it is still entertaining.