I first watched Predator in my teenage years and decided to check it out for a second time after news came of Carl Weathers passing away last week. He wasn’t in many films, but his most iconic roles are as champion boxer Apollo Creed in the ‘Rocky’ series and soldier in ‘Predator.’ I have watched Rocky multiple times, so I went for his second most popular film ‘Predator.’ On rewatch, one thing is crystal clear. They don’t make action movies like they used to.
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Special Forces soldier Major Dutch, and Carl Weathers plays CIA operative Colonel Dillon. Dutch leads a team of soldiers on a hostage rescue mission in the jungles of South America. During their mission, they run into Soviet soldiers and blow shit up in typical Arnold style (HOOYAH!). Afterward, they soon realize that some unknown alien being with camouflage ability is on their tail, hunting them one at a time. Dutch decides their only way out is by creating an ambush and responding with their full arsenal of weapons against the alien. It’s a fun, no-holds-barred battle. Arnold is at his best here with his memorable one-liners. You don’t always need good special effects, directing, or amazing acting to enjoy a film.
Would I recommend this? Hell yes. Most action film buffs have probably seen this already. I liked it even more on rewatch. I dread the day when the action heroes I grew up idolizing are no longer around. Hollywood action legends like Arnold, Pacino, De Niro, Jackie Chan, Harrison Ford, Chuck Norris, Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Bruce Willis are all up there in age and won’t be around for long. Many of them did their own stunts and knew how to entertain. I often ask myself which Hollywood action heroes today have similar personality, charisma, and badass style as those 70s/80s/90s action heroes. I think we are at the end of a generation. R.I.P Carl Weathers.
Review by HSBlockedParent2024-02-06T00:50:38Z
I first watched Predator in my teenage years and decided to check it out for a second time after news came of Carl Weathers passing away last week. He wasn’t in many films, but his most iconic roles are as champion boxer Apollo Creed in the ‘Rocky’ series and soldier in ‘Predator.’ I have watched Rocky multiple times, so I went for his second most popular film ‘Predator.’ On rewatch, one thing is crystal clear. They don’t make action movies like they used to.
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Special Forces soldier Major Dutch, and Carl Weathers plays CIA operative Colonel Dillon. Dutch leads a team of soldiers on a hostage rescue mission in the jungles of South America. During their mission, they run into Soviet soldiers and blow shit up in typical Arnold style (HOOYAH!). Afterward, they soon realize that some unknown alien being with camouflage ability is on their tail, hunting them one at a time. Dutch decides their only way out is by creating an ambush and responding with their full arsenal of weapons against the alien. It’s a fun, no-holds-barred battle. Arnold is at his best here with his memorable one-liners. You don’t always need good special effects, directing, or amazing acting to enjoy a film.
Would I recommend this? Hell yes. Most action film buffs have probably seen this already. I liked it even more on rewatch. I dread the day when the action heroes I grew up idolizing are no longer around. Hollywood action legends like Arnold, Pacino, De Niro, Jackie Chan, Harrison Ford, Chuck Norris, Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Bruce Willis are all up there in age and won’t be around for long. Many of them did their own stunts and knew how to entertain. I often ask myself which Hollywood action heroes today have similar personality, charisma, and badass style as those 70s/80s/90s action heroes. I think we are at the end of a generation. R.I.P Carl Weathers.