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Predator 2

Danny Glover (Actor), Gary Busey (Actor), Stephen Hopkins (Director) Rated:
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Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror/Things That Go Bump/Monsters
Format Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
Contributor Maria Conchita Alonso, Kevin Peter Hall, Calvin Lockhart, Adam Baldwin, Steve Kahan, Bill Paxton, Danny Glover, Rubén Blades, Gary Busey, Jim Thomas, Robert Davi, Stephen Hopkins, Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, John Thomas, Lloyd Levin, Morton Downey Jr., John Davis, Michael Levy, Kent McCord See more
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Runtime 1 hour and 48 minutes
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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. Gary Busey and Ruben Blades co-star in this suspense-packed, high-tech thriller.

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Predator wreaked havoc in the jungle and struck box-office gold, so Hollywood logic dictated that Predator 2 should raise hell in the big, bad city. Los Angeles, to be specific, and this near-future L.A. (circa 1997) is an ultra-violent playground for the invisibility-cloaked alien that hunted Arnold Schwarzenegger in the previous film. Scant explanation is given for the creature's return, and because Ah-nuld was busy making Total Recall, Danny Glover was awkwardly installed as the maverick cop (is there any other kind?) who defies a government goon (Gary Busey) to curtail the alien's inner-city killing spree. But why bother, when the victims are scummy Colombian drug lords? Don't look for intelligent answers; director Stephen Hopkins favors wall-to-wall action over sensible plotting, allowing Stan Winston's more prominently featured Predator to join the ranks of iconic movie monsters. And anticipating Alien vs. Predator in comic books and in theaters, there's a familiar-looking skull in the Predator's trophy case! --Jeff Shannon

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.8 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ FOXS2281735DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Stephen Hopkins
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 2003
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kevin Peter Hall, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Joel Silver, John Davis, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Michael Levy
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (Dolby Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00007AJG4
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Jim Thomas, John Thomas
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Ken Wickert
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Sci Fi
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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I don't know how I missed this when it came out must be kids and working, anyway, it was a really good movie. I can't believe I missed it!
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Andre Bracy
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
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Lucifers Scribe
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the First one
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2020
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This review isn't just going to be about the movie but has a touch of social commentary and retrospection into the highlight of the 80s and 90s:

I can't believe I'm saying this, because I loved the original, and Arnold was absolutely in his prime in the first one. But somehow the 2nd one was just more entertaining, more "far out" more special effects, more campy and filled with characterization, and MAOR PREDATOR!

This is also a quintessential 80s-90s transition movie, released in the same year as Total Recall and having that same over the top distinctive 90s vibe. This came out in the same year as Total recall and this was a great year to be a teenage boy obsessed with sci-fi and action flicks. It was almost like Hollywood blew its load of cool ideas in the year 1990 and we have been stagnated every since! So many epic movies came out in 1990, I am amazed I somehow saw most of them the same year! Predator 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Total Recall, Pretty Woman, Robocop 2, Home Alone, Goodfellas, Misery, Kindergarten Cop, Back to the future 3, Night of the Living Dead (color remake), IT, Jacobs ladder, The Hunt for Red October, Diehard 2, Tremors, and that is just movies I look back on fondly. Compare that to today when you are lucky to get 2 or 3 movies remotely worth watching, and of those two or 3, 1 or 2 are reboots...

While this movie won't win any high brow awards, it is one of those movies that really has almost no serious flaws, it ages perfectly, and for older Millenials and younger Gen X people who were coming of age in this time, this movie is like a time machine!. Predator 2 is in that special part of my collection I deem Comfort movies, like comfort food, it's not good for you at all, but it makes you just feel great!

Heroes were 2-dimensional one-liner machines, Men were men, women were empowered women, gangsters and villains were 1-dimensional bullet magnets, aliens were scary, and the best cops were violent loose cannons with a heart of gold.

It takes you back to the good old days, and when it's over you will probably start looking for other movies from that year to add to your collection.

If you have never seen this movie, I can't predict whether you will like it or not, but if you want a time machine back to the year 1990 in all it's big-budget action glory... This should be on your shortlist.
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When I first saw the preview for PREDATOR 2 back in 1990, the audience in the movie theater in which I sat began to chant, "WHERE'S ARNOLD?" It was not a terribly good omen for the reception of the film, which in my mind is one of the most unfairly maligned sequels of all time. PREDATOR 2 may not be as good as the original, but it is a fine action-horror film in its own right: two hours of relentless mayhem that never tries to be anything but its own gory self.

The first PREDATOR pitted a group of elite Special Forces soldiers led by the afformentioned Arnold Schwarzenegger, against a vicious, cunning alien creature who came to Earth for the express purpose of hunting dangerous game. This Predator, which sees in the infrared spectrum, was equipped with all sorts of super-technology including a cloaking device and various futuristic weapons, and while cruel and bloodthirsty, it possessed a curious sense of honor: it only kills the armed, and looks to fight the strongest possible opponent, cheerfully accepting its own destruction as a possible outcome.

PREDATOR 2 takes place in Los Angeles some ten years after the events of the first film. Climate change has spiked the thermometer and crime is out of control, specifically drug-fueled warfare between Jamaican and Columbian gangs. At the center of the maelstrom is LAPD detective Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) and his team of scrappy detectives: Leona (Maria Conchita Alonso), Danny (Rueben Blades) and Jerry (Bill Paxton), who are fighting both the criminals, the police brass (Robert Davi) and an obnoxious reporter (Morton Downey). Their plate is full, so they are less than pleased when a "new player" arrives in the City of Angels and begins to indiscriminately massacre every criminal he can get his hands on, Columbian or Jamaican. They are even less pleased when a group of mysterious federal agents under the command of Peter Keyes (Gary Busy) shows up and takes over the investigation. Obviously something stranger than usual is going on: who is this mysterious new player, who slaughters and butchers armed men with effortless ease, and what is the Feds' interest in him? When one of the team members shares the same grisly fate as the gangsters, Harrigan takes the gloves off and begins a relentless quest to bring down a killer he has begun to suspect is far from human.

I should state here bluntly that PREDATOR 2 is a gleeful exercise in self-plagiarism. It steals from the first movie, from ALIEN, and especially from ALIENS, down to using Bill Paxton in a role very similar to that of Private Hudson, Maria Conchita Alanso as a type of Vazquez ripoff, and Adam Baldwin as a sub for Lt. Gorman. The script, though not without its charm, is clunky and profane to the point of absurdity. It is also replete with cop-movie cliches, from avenging the dead partner to the out-of-control street cop whose superiors can't stop him, to ossified police brass (Robert Davi does a good job here with a small role), to the feds-vs-locals rivalry. In short, it's the work of a hack: but I don't care, and frankly, neither will you. Because what PREDATOR 2 does is hit what it is aiming at, which is the following:

1. Nonstop action. From the opening gun battle to the final confrontation, this movie seldom lets off the gas pedal for more than a few minutes at a time. The producers know we're not here for brilliant storylines or multi-faceted characters, but for Predator-fueled mayhem. We get it, and then some. What this movie doesn't blow up, set on fire, or smash to pieces, it decapitates. And skins.

2. Predator stuff. This Predator is younger, more arrogant, and more impulsive than the one in the original film, taking especial delight in taunting and tormenting his chosen opponent, Harrigan. Moreover, the ending of the film reveals additional facts about the Predators, their code of honor and their history of visiting Earth. A certain skull in the Predator's trophy case caused uproar in the audience when I saw this movie in 1990, and eventually led to its own film series (AVP). And the "hunting the hunter" sequence in the slaughterhouse, while a direct ripoff from ALIENS, is nevertheless a joy.

3. Fun performances. Bill Paxton does a lot with a very little in his role as The Lone Ranger of Rampart Station, leavening all the gore and destruction with his trademark brand of drawling humor. Robert Davi, though used only briefly, is also very good, and so is the loathsome Morton Downey Jr., who is essentially playing himself. Hell, the porn star Teri Weigel even makes a brief (naked) appearance as the girlfriend of a highly unfortunate Columbian drug dealer.

Nobody will mistake PREDATOR 2 for great cinema. Even within the wobbly standards of the genre of action-horror it is not amazing. It lacks the oopmf that Schwarzenegger, Weathers, Ventura, etc., provided the original movie and being a sequel, it also lacks the shock value that the Predator character had the first time around. The script fails to deliver the classic one liners that littered PREDATOR ("If it bleeds, we can kill it."). But for what it is -- and keep in mind it never tries to be anything else but popcorn entertainment -- it delivers. Buckle up.
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5.0 out of 5 stars PREDATOR 2 [1990 / 2008] [Blu-ray]
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PREDATOR 2 [1990 / 2008] [Blu-ray] Silent, Invisible, The Ultimate Hunter! This Time . . . Los Angeles 1997! An Underrated Classic!

‘PREDATOR 2’ is the electrifying action sequel that unleashes the deadly Predator in another jungle; the crime-riddled futuristic Los Angeles becomes the target of an alien predator, killing drug lords and police alike. Danny Glover stars as a hard-headed maverick Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan and a federal agent Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes, who are up against a savage alien, set out to capture the creature, who has come down to Planet Earth from a distant galaxy to hunt humans for sport.

FILM FACT: Due to a dispute over salary, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who starred as "Dutch" in the 1987 film, declined to return to the sequel. In ‘PREDATOR 2,’ the main Predator was designed to look more urban and hip than its predecessor. The MPAA in America initially gave ‘PREDATOR 2’ an NC-17 rating, so several cuts were made to bring it down to an R rating. Although it had negative reviews, ‘PREDATOR 2’ is seen as a cult classic among fans of the film.

Cast: Danny Glover, Kevin Peter Hall (The Predator), Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Lilyan Chauvin, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Kent McCord, Morton Downey, Jr., Calvin Lockhart, Elpidia Carrillo, Ellen Dunning (uncredited), Cody Glenn (uncredited), Robert Hammond (uncredited), David B. Levinson (uncredited), Vladimir McCrary (uncredited), Beverly Overstreet (uncredited), Manny Perry (uncredited), Hal Rayle (uncredited), Thomas Rosales Jr. (uncredited) and Philip Weyland (uncredited)

Director: Stephen Hopkins

Producers: Joel Silver, John Davis, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Michael Levy, Suzanne Todd, Terry Carr and Tom Joyner

Screenplay: Jim Thomas (characters/screenplay) and John Thomas (characters/screenplay)

Composer: Alan Silvestri

Cinematography: Peter Levy, A.C.S. (Director of Photography)

Image Resolution: 1080p

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French: 5.1 DTS-HD Surround Sound, German: 5.1 DTS-HD Surround Sound and English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo

Subtitles: Dutch, English, English SDH, Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish

Running Time: 108 minutes

Region: All Regions

Number of discs: 1

Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘PREDATOR 2’ [1990] to my mind is a much underrated sci-fi classic film. Here the Predator alien goes on a safari in the heart of Los Angeles, and in the process dispatching of various drug dealers, which we all cheer in the process. That is until he gets his alien infrared eyes fixed on the “lion” of the jungle, Danny Glover who stars as a hard-headed maverick Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan. Having the alien Predator in the city is a brilliant idea, and so many opportunities for good fun time’s violence, especially in the grime sleazy urban backdrop sure led me to believe that it was bound to happen and the film ‘PREDATOR 2’ is the kind of Hollywood sequel that just had to be made.

The story takes place in the future of 1997, a time when, from the perspective of 1990 when this sequel was made, it seemed possible that gang violence would completely overrun Los Angeles in the coming years. Here we are in the sweltering jungle of Los Angeles, where the ozone city is overpowered by ruthless crime lords. This is where we find the alien Predator is high above watching the scene below through his infra-red vision, playing audio recordings to itself over and over of the humans.

Danny Glover stars as a hard-headed maverick Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan, who is classed as a violent cop of such ridiculous skill that he single-handedly ends a street war that has been raging for hours when the sci-fi film opens. Along with his team, that is made up of Danny Archuleta [Rubén Blades], Leona [Maria Conchita Alonso], and the self-absorbed “new guy” Jerry Lambert [Bill Paxton] and of course Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan attempts to find out who has been killing both sides of the Colombian and Jamaican gang rivalry.

This mysterious third party has been stringing up either side’s victims after skinning them alive. Taking over the investigation is FBI suit Peter Keyes [Gary Busey], offering no end of cheesy comments and his band of men in black, who collectively keep Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan from finding out what the killer is. But then of course, the audience already knows who the culprit is, and who comes from an alien race of hunters who kill for sport, yet it takes most of the film for Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan to figure that out on his own who the killer is.

The plotline of this sequel follows the original closely in its basic structure, in that the hero slowly discovers he is being played with, but ultimately proves himself more capable than the alien Predator. Very little new information is communicated to the audience, aside from a new-fangled Predator gizmo or two. When, in the last five minutes, Lieutenant Michael Mike R. Harrigan chases the Predator to its mother ship, and discovers that the alien hunters have been around for centuries, because one of the group of Predator aliens gives him an object that is from the year 1715 and gives it to Danny Glover as a trophy, and proves they have been coming to Planet Earth a very long time.

Creature designer Stan Winston, who developed the Predator creature, insisted on mounting a Xenomorph skull on the Predator ship in the finale of ‘PREDATOR 2.’ While understandable that the filmmakers sought to illustrate how the Predator was a daring hunter capable of stalking the most dangerous beasts across the galaxy.

Watching ‘PREDATOR 2’ is in the most sense, is shot with admirable special FX, but sadly failed at the box office, but not for the fans of this film, and ultimately killed off anymore of the sci-fi franchise forever. The screenplay by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, writers of the original ‘Alien’ film franchise; but instead of doing something innovative, did not quite do it. But despite this, I still love this film very much and so glad I have added it to my Blu-ray collection.

PREDATOR 2 MUSIC TRACK LIST

EN MI BARRIO Written by Michael Sembello and Gerardo Mejía) [Performed by Gerardo]

YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK (Written by Papa Dee and Karl "Utopia" McFaul) [Performed by Papa Dee]

HYPOCRITES (DEM HAFFI LEAVE) (Written by Papa Dee and The Falcon) [Performed by Papa Dee]

LETTIN' OFF STEAM (Written by Papa Dee and Karl "Utopia" McFaul) [Performed by Papa Dee]

FAKE (Written by Papa Dee and Lati Kronlund) [Performed by Papa Dee]

Blu-ray Image Quality – 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has presents us with a stunning 1080p image presentation that is enhanced with the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. With this sequel the film elements seem to be cleaner and generally stronger, and the colours are bright and strong and there are a lot of flamboyant colours in the costume designs. As to the contrast aspect of the film, this is very well represented, with exceptional good shadow detail, and especially with some scenes are, in fact, very impressive. But of course with some scenes around Los Angeles with the nigh time scenes are very dark and hazy, so giving a very eerie atmospheric scenic atmosphere. But with the opening hot sun drenched scenes in Los Angeles, the image transfer has an abundance of colours, and probably represents the best overall sequence in the film from a technical standpoint. But overall, it is the best image presentation you will ever view, unless sometime in the future, they bring out a remastered Blu-ray disc, which I somehow doubt very much.

Blu-ray Audio Quality – 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment lets you experience this film with a very aggressive 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience, that is helped along with the Alan Silvestri's organic film music film score, that relates to the urban grimy location of Los Angeles. The dialogue is crisp and clean, and not overpowered by the surround sounds and even more spectacular is the overpowering creepy sounds of the punctuating sounds of the creature's frightening howl. The rear channels play an integral role in this audio presentation; gunshots and ricochets, for instance, are heard in the back in most every action sequence, that of course lets the back speakers work hard to create a realistic atmosphere throughout, especially with the sounds of the inside of police headquarters features phones, typewriters and keyboards, and plenty of chatter filling the soundstage and creating a good, almost seamless, environment. The bass thump sounds, makes the sound experience very rowdy, loud, exciting, but not quite reference quality sonic experience. But despite this, the sound experiences you hear go really well with this sci-fi sequel.

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Audio Commentary by Director Stephen Hopkins: Here director Stephen Hopkins introduces himself and thanks for joining him on his personal views on the film 'PREDATOR 2,’ here he talks about the opening shot of the skyline of Los Angeles and was filmed via a helicopter and also filmed with an infrared camera that the police actually use for night-time surveillance. With the great shootout battle scene with the rival gangs and the police, we are informed that this was a four day shoot, and the street had to be blocked off, which annoyed a lot of people. Stephan goes into great detail about almost every aspect of the production of the film is discussed at great length, but unfortunately Stephen presents all his information in the audio commentary in a very matter of fact, instead of making it a much more entertaining audio commentary, I suppose that is because he was heavily involved with the film and has to be much more pedantic about his personal aspect of directing his film. While editing the film, Stephan reveals he was given pirate video tape of the film in rough cut and showed how the special effects was achieved and was really angry about this situation. Stephan gives great praise about the film’s composer Alan Silvestri, especially with certain scenes in the film, where he heightens the atmospheric music, where otherwise the film would be viewed very mundane if there was no music. By the way, director Stephen Hopkins looks back with some amusement on the film's datedness and excessive swearing and also informs us of a very funny story about making an idiot and fool of himself live on the American TV programme “Good Morning America.” Stephen Hopkins makes a very poignant about the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger made the right choice of not appearing in his film and instead decided to be the main star actor in the film 'Terminator 2' instead. When the credits appear Stephan mentions the director of photography Peter levy, A.C.S., who has been friends of him for over 20 years. As the film comes to an end, Stephan asks us that he hopes we had a good time listening to his audio commentary and wonders if there are more Predator films coming our way? All the technical information you could ever dream of or want to know all aspect of the process of making or directing a film, is here, and if that sort of an audio commentary is up your alley, then by all means check this one out, it is your choice.

Audio Commentary by Screenwriters Jim Thomas and John Thomas: Here Jim Thomas and John Thomas gives us their personal invitation to hear their views on the film 'PREDATOR 2’ via this audio commentary on their involvement in doing the screenplay for both ‘PREDATOR’ and ‘PREDATOR 2,’ and also informs us that it is a very long time since viewing the film 'PREDATOR 2.’ But these two screenwriters are able to provide a much better insight into the history of the film as opposed to discussing the technical aspects of the film. When you see the one gang member up high on the roof top, and is shot by Danny Glover, well the stunt double that falls the street below, nearly missed the air bag, because of the way he fell off the roof backwards. Both Jim Thomas and John Thomas give great praise about the actor Gary Busey and they talk specifically about his character in the film that in real life would be part of the secret aspect of the American Government that no one knows about that is a department that investigates strange happenings going on. They give great praise about producer Joel Silva, and how he really shines out in post-production, and really makes sure each scene is very polished and always gives out great energy and enthusiasm with all projects he is involved in. Screenwriters Jim Thomas and John Thomas mentions that the digital special effects had just started to emerge when ‘PREDATOR 2’ was being filmed, but of course they mention that the digital effects in ‘PREDATOR 2’ now looks dated, compared to modern digital special effects we see in films today. As the credits appear on the screen, Jim Thomas and John Thomas mentions that a lot of hard work went into the film and they hope you enjoyed watching the film with their audio commentary, and also mention that they enjoyed watching the film again and enjoying all the memories of working on the film, and especially all the people they worked with on the film, and now and again like to watch films again that they have worked and been evolved with, and so ends another fascinating audio commentary that I really enjoyed listening to.

Special Feature: The Hunters and The Hunted: The Making of 'PREDATOR 2’ [2004] [480i] [1.37:1] [35:41] This special feature is split into four subject headings, and are as follows: ORIGINS; THE HUMAN SPECIES; THE PREDATOR SPECIES and SUBTERRANEAN CLIMAX. What we actual view is extensive behind-the-scenes look at the filming, in-depth views on comparing the first film ‘Predator’ and of course ‘PREDATOR 2.’ We get a lot of personal comments about the film from cast and crew, especially the cast talking about their characters in the film, but one hilarious aspect is the Gary Busey's his own personal rambling summary of the film's plot, which in his mind hinges entirely on the "Quantum Theory of Gravity," and "It's intangible to this time and space." We also get to see the brilliant workshop that makes all Predator items and how much work goes into producing very realistic stuff, as well as all the tricks of the trade special effects. All in all this is a really interesting special feature. Contributors include: John Thomas [Screenwriter], Jim Thomas [Screenwriter], John Rosengrant [Stan Winston Studios], Stephen Hopkins [Director], Bill Paxton [Jerry Lambert], Danny Glover [L.T. Mike Harrigan], Michael Levy [Executive Producer], Gary Davis [Stunt Coordinator], Kevin Peter Hall [The Predator], Gary Busey [Peter Keyes], Joel Silver [Producer], Maria Conchita Alonso [Leona], Rubén Blades [Danny Archuleta], Morton Downey Jr. [Tony Pope], Stan Winston [Creature Creation] and R. David Smith [Stunts].

Special Feature: Evolutions [2004] [1080i] [1.37:1] [6:16] With this special feature, we get to view three separate subjects that relate to the 'PREDATOR 2’ film, which are as follows: SOMETHING ON THE ROOF; ENEMY IN THE ALLEY and SUBWAY SHOWDOWN. Here we get to focus of this feature is the filming and techniques used to shoot all the special effects scenes from the opening title, use of light bending camouflage to the classic scene on the subway where Bill Paxton meets his doom. This is also a very interesting instructional video presentation, where it takes viewers behind-the-scene looking at the construction of several of the film's dynamic visual effects. We get to hear a very insightful audio commentary, but we are not informed who this person is. As usual, you can either watch each item separately or Play All.

Special Feature: Weapons of Choice [2004] [480i] [1.37:1] [6:48] The focus with this special feature is the weapons and armaments used by the alien Predator in the 'PREDATOR 2’ film, from the telescopic pole, self-destruct mechanism to the famous net gun! Here we have six separate features that consist of GAUNTLET KNIVES; SELF-DESTRUCT; PLASMA CANNON; NET LAUNCHER; SMART WEAPON and TELSCOPING SPEAR. Here we get a totally fascinating and very detailed look on how the different weapons worked for the Predator alien, and it is really great to see a much closer look at each of the weapons. As usual, you can either watch each item separately or Play All.

Special Feature: Hard Core Segments [2004] [480i] [1.37:1] [7:05] Here we get to view two separate in one special video feature, that consist of HARD CORE SPECIAL REPORT: CITY AT WAR and HARD CORE FROM PENTHOUSE TO SLAUGHTER HOUSE: A SPECIAL REPORT. These two items are the actual news report you viewed in the ‘PREDATOR 2’ film, but this time you get the full video broadcast, with extra footage that was not featured in the film, and features the obnoxious Tony Pope [Morton Downey Jr.].

Special Feature: Promotional Gallery [2004] [480i] [1.37:1] [12:26] Here you get to view three 20th Century promotional video features, the first one we view is THE PREDATOR GOES TO TOWN is an archival making-of piece relating to the 1990 film and features remarks from John Thomas [Screenwriter], Jim Thomas [Screenwriter], Stephen Hopkins [Director], Danny Glover [L.T. Mike Harrigan], Gary Busey [Peter Keyes], Bill Paxton [Jerry Lambert], Robert Davi [Deputy Chief Phil Heinemann] and Stan Winston [Creature Creation]. We also get some goofy nerdy comments from Californians on the street of Los Angeles. The filmmakers go over the basic story issues and not much more. Next up is INTERNATIONAL “MAKING OF” FEATURETTE and this is a very brief feature that has interview snippets of cast and crew members promoting the film, as well as some film clips and behind-the-scene clips and finally, CREATING THE ULTIMATE HUNTER covers some of the technical aspects of the alien Predator and its hunting abilities, such as the heat vision he uses to find his prey and once again we get comments from the likes of from John Thomas [Screenwriter], Jim Thomas [Screenwriter], Rubén Blades [Danny Archuleta], Maria Conchita Alonso [Leona], Bill Paxton [Jerry Lambert], Robert Davi [Deputy Chief Phil Heinemann] and Stan Winston [Creature Creation]. Problem is that a lot of what we view is repeated from the other above special features on this Blu-ray disc.

Special feature: Websites: Here you can access different 20th Century websites, but of course your Blu-ray player has to be linked to the internet.

Finally, ‘PREDATOR 2’ [1990] is a sequel that tries, and more often than not, succeeds at being a good sequel to some great over the top cartoon violence, with great aplomb. The final act is mightily impressive and Danny Glover pulls it off with great style and especially with the low-key blue lighting, intense build up, and over the top carnage inside the slaughterhouse is as white-knuckle as anything you saw in the first sci-fi film. The expansions to the Predator mythology are creative, sensible, and very welcome. Danny Glover is a fine protagonist who is more than capable of going head to head with the alien baddie. But keep in mind this film ‘PREDATOR 2’ gives the science-fiction fans what they seek in this sequel film. It’s core is solid enough for broad genre appeal, and I for one love this sci-fi film and critics off this film should come off their high horses and get a life, as it is a film of its kind and nothing too deep or intelligence, just a rollercoaster fun ride and especially with Danny Glover at the helm. Highly Recommended!

Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
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Phil
5.0 out of 5 stars Dad did enjoyed it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2024
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My dad liked this as was bought for him.
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Matthias Würfel
5.0 out of 5 stars Einfach genial
Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2023
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Toller Film aus den 90ern Jahren. Passt alles Action bis Action. Toller Titel Alle Daumen Hoch !
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