Directed by:
Stephen HopkinsCinematography:
Peter LevyComposer:
Alan SilvestriCast:
Danny Glover, Kevin Peter Hall, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Calvin Lockhart, Elpidia Carrillo (more)VOD (5)
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This electrifying action sequel unleashes the deadly invisible Predator in another jungle -- the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Danny Glover stars as a lieutenant who mistakenly concludes that mangled bodies found by the police are the work of feuding gangs. Instead, he finds himself confronting a savage alien who has come from a distant world to hunt humans for sport. (20th Century Fox UK)
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It's not an action blockbuster, but just proper craftsmanship that doesn't put the iconic first one to shame. The urban environment doesn't offer as many possibilities for building a dense atmosphere as the impenetrable jungle, but for a good writer and director it's a great starting point for a simple story, piles of corpses and even more fired cartridges, which was an important part of the first part. And even though it's obvious at first glance that this is a sequel and everything is played to the hilt, director Hopkins does a good job and in an hour and a half serves a decent portion of unpretentious action entertainment, which is underscored by Alan Silvestri's great music and the likeable Danny Glover. It's a pity the chaotic editing and production design, but I guess that's too much to ask... 3.5*
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I naively thought that with the passage of time, nostalgia would bring a more sympathetic aura to this film as well, but alas. The plot, which had the makings of a decent "bigger, more expensive, grander" sequel, was ultimately buried by Hopkins' routine direction. Where McTiernan reveled in the massacre of a military unit, Hopkins merely composes the images in a single-minded manner. A whiff of filmmaking invention comes at most in the references to Cameron. Danny Glover did a sharper paraphrase of Roger Murtaugh, and the rest is not worth talking about. I give it three stars for the hunter's arsenal, which I enjoy in a particular cult game.
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A nice retro that I quite enjoyed revisiting. I used to enjoy this film a lot, mainly because of Danny Glover, who I've liked a lot since. Unfortunately, he hasn't been in many proper films since then. Fortunately, there are exceptions and they can be counted on the fingers of two hands. This is still a blast and I still love it years later.
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Fans of gory action, relentless gunfire, and mindless thrills will enjoy this, and they can add as many stars as they like. From a film quality perspective, Predator 2 suffers from all the typical sequel flaws: a lack of originality and creativity, and, without the exotic tropical jungle setting, it lacks atmosphere as well. By moving the setting to an urban environment, the film becomes similar to other crime-themed action movies of the time, which were being churned out rapidly. The only addition is the extraterrestrial creature - pardon, in true sequel logic, there's an entire pack of Predators. Danny Glover has significantly more acting talent, but he didn't quite fit the role of a warrior battling cosmic invaders. There's hardly any point in discussing the script's logic and the quality of the dialogues. I was particularly amused by the idea of a spaceship hidden in the heart of a city. Overall impression: 25%.
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A weaker younger brother of the first Predator. I really liked the idea of setting the story in a city, but Roger from Lethal Weapon didn’t seem to me to be the appropriate opponent. Not that I don’t like Danny Glover, but any time the Predator is out of sight (quite a lot in the first half) he gets a bit boring. But things are improved by the long final battle with the FBI and the ensuing chase. There’s one thing I must say, the Predator in part two is a tougher nut than the one in part one.
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