Technically it's not October yet...but oh well, close enough. Decided to upload this a bit earlier for you guys. A review of the classic Schwarzenegger film.
Predator is a science fiction action horror film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas.
It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite military rescue team on a mission to save hostages in guerrilla-held territory in an unspecified country in Central America.
Kevin Peter Hall co-stars as the Predator, a technologically advanced form of extra-terrestrial life secretly stalking and hunting the team.
Predator was written in 1984, under the working title of Hunter. Filming ran from March-June 1986 and creature effects were devised by Stan Winston.
The film's budget was around $15 million. 20th Century Fox released it in the United States on June 12, 1987, where it grossed $98,735,548.
Initial critical reaction was mixed; criticism focused on the thin plot. In subsequent years, the general public's attitude toward the film became positive, and it appeared on a 2015 Rolling Stone's reader's poll list as one of the best action films of all time.
It spawned three sequels, Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010) and The Predator (2018). A crossover with the Alien franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator films, which includes Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007).
