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Predator 2

R 1990 1h 49m Sci-Fi Action Adventure List
30% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Los Angeles is enduring a heat wave and a crime wave, so the pressure on police officer Michael Harrigan (Danny Glover) to solve a strange string of murders is mounting. Harrigan thinks the culprit can be found among the warring gangs and drug cartels, but FBI Special Agent Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) knows the horrible truth: Their killer is a fearsome extraterrestrial (Kevin Peter Hall) with keen hunting abilities that include superior night vision and the power to make itself invisible.
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The thrill of the hunt is gone in this hackneyed sequel.

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Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution If you like your movies to double as a cudgel, this one's for you. And if you want to see really good actors play one-dimensional loud characters, that's an extra bonus. Nov 8, 2022 Full Review Ian Nathan Empire Magazine Given Arnold Schwarzenegger and director John McTiernan had declined to return, this sequel to their macho sci-fi rumble in the jungle is surprisingly good. Rated: 4/5 Nov 13, 2017 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Half as taut and twice as dumb. Rated: C+ May 4, 2005 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review As viewers of the sequel quickly learn, bigger is not always better. Sometimes it’s more of the same. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Gary Thompson Philadelphia Daily News Action fans will enjoy Predator 2. Others should bear in mind this is one of the goriest and most violent pictures of the year. Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 3, 2022 Full Review Steve Vineberg Boston Phoenix The fatuousness and derivativeness of Predator 2 might almost be enjoyable if the film weren't so loud and relentless. Nov 3, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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michael d Now here is a textbook case of doing everything wrong in a sequel. 1990's Predator 2 refuses or fails to preserve what made the first Predator any good, makes some terrible creative decisions, and falls into a toxic vat of clichés. It has story problems, casting problems, and originality problems. The novelty of the Predator has worn out in this film, and the whole thing was a bore from start to finish. It's no wonder that this movie isn't brought up much when discussing the Predator franchise; it's overwhelmingly forgettable. So this time around, the locale has changed from a dense Mexican jungle to the city of Los Angeles. While this film could be admired for risking such a style change, the effect is unoriginal and very out-of- place. It takes away from the Predator's primal mystique. Also, for whatever reason, the script introduces an entirely new cast of characters, without a single returning actor and scarcely a mention of Arnold's original team. Again, this is not a bad change in and of itself, but here it only leads to a rehash of familiar plot devices. The audience already knows that the mystery killer is an alien hunter, but they still have to spend over an hour watching the main characters figure it out. Where's the fun, or the suspense, in that? The same can be asked of the Predator itself. At this point we've seen what the Predator can do, and this movie doesn't offer any new tricks. It looks the same, acts the same, and shamelessly rips itself off by copying the heat-vision POV (which is utilized randomly and pointlessly here), as well as the mask removal scene. They even reuse the 'ugly motherf@#$er' line. The movie would have been better served if the antagonist was a new variant of the Predator with some new tricks up its sleeve, à la the 2010 sequel Predators. Like the first film, Predator 2 has some character issues. Replacing the always enjoyable Arnold Schwarzenegger is Danny Glover, who makes a horrendous protagonist. He is constantly angry, overly violent, and completely unlikeable, and is just not believable as an action hero. The rest of the underdeveloped cast is just as bad, relying either on forced exposition to describe characters or painfully obvious archetype clichés to develop them. We hear about how much of a hero Glover's character is even though this is never demonstrated, and about his longtime friendship with his police partner, though this is never proved in their interactions. At one point, a female cop grabs a flirting Bill Paxton by the family jewels and threatens him to leave her alone. Okay, we get it; she's a strong and independent woman who doesn't take crap from anyone. There were many better ways to show it. Ultimately, you won't remember any of these characters ten minutes after you finish the movie. Put all these factors together and you get a severe lack of entertainment. While the first film was riveting and intense, this one is just an unremarkable bore. The story was lame and unwanted, the Predator itself is now derivative, and the characters are pathetic. The best thing about it was the musical score, and of course it was ripped straight from the original. The most interesting thing this movie had to offer was the possibility of a crossover with another classic sci-fi monster (and we all know how that eventually turned out). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Carlos B Great secuel, if not as entertaning as the original movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Max W Predator 2 shifts the hunt from the jungle to the city, turning primal survival into pure revenge. While the new urban setting seems incompatible at first, the film still delivers watchable entertainment thanks to its abundance of bloody action scenes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Braydendude2000 M Wow you guys praise the first film of these trilogies but not the sequels hell first sequels to movies are good and this one is one of the goods hell I grew up watching his film and it’s better then the first so shut up and don’t try to judge my opinion you bloody critics Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/24 Full Review Audience Member Without a doubt a great movie, from the Jungle to the concrete. Loved the action and the actors in this movie. Personally the rating it has should be better but unfortunately most are probably millennials with bad taste. The movie is incredible well worth the watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Jakob P Pretty Entertaining and far better than The Predator 2018 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Los Angeles is enduring a heat wave and a crime wave, so the pressure on police officer Michael Harrigan (Danny Glover) to solve a strange string of murders is mounting. Harrigan thinks the culprit can be found among the warring gangs and drug cartels, but FBI Special Agent Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) knows the horrible truth: Their killer is a fearsome extraterrestrial (Kevin Peter Hall) with keen hunting abilities that include superior night vision and the power to make itself invisible.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Producer
Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, John Davis
Screenwriter
Jim Thomas, John Thomas
Production Co
Davis Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.3M
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround
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