Predator ( * * * * )
Thus ends the Ah-nuld tryptic.
The Acting: Sweeeeet! Can the writer of Lethal Weapon (Shane Black), The director of A Rage In Harlem (Bill Duke), Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) and two United States governors defeat an alien hunter on a rampage? "If it bleeds, we can kill it," says one governor. "I ain't got time to bleed," says another governor. Easily the best two lines about bleeding spoken by two governors in the same movie. And Kevin Peter Hall, TV's lovable bigfoot, here makes his debut as the outer-space killing machine.
The Story: "We're not assassins," claims Arnold early in the movie, and it's but the first of many lies. They kill an entire compound's worth of South American soldiers before getting wiped out by the brutal predator, who is drawn by heat and conflict to make trophies of men's skulls. Arnie must devolve to stop him, and fortunately he doesn't have far to go.
The Direction: John McTiernan, who went on to helm Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, soon proves he's got more chops than any other action director of the eighties.
Overall: "I'm gonna have me some fun!"--Me too, Bill Duke...next time I watch Predator, that is!
Tredekka Rules:
The Acting: Sweeeeet! Can the writer of Lethal Weapon (Shane Black), The director of A Rage In Harlem (Bill Duke), Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) and two United States governors defeat an alien hunter on a rampage? "If it bleeds, we can kill it," says one governor. "I ain't got time to bleed," says another governor. Easily the best two lines about bleeding spoken by two governors in the same movie. And Kevin Peter Hall, TV's lovable bigfoot, here makes his debut as the outer-space killing machine.
The Story: "We're not assassins," claims Arnold early in the movie, and it's but the first of many lies. They kill an entire compound's worth of South American soldiers before getting wiped out by the brutal predator, who is drawn by heat and conflict to make trophies of men's skulls. Arnie must devolve to stop him, and fortunately he doesn't have far to go.
The Direction: John McTiernan, who went on to helm Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, soon proves he's got more chops than any other action director of the eighties.
Overall: "I'm gonna have me some fun!"--Me too, Bill Duke...next time I watch Predator, that is!
Tredekka Rules:
- Rule 4: Sweet Actor Bonus--Kevin Peter Hall, +1 star--Jesse Ventura, +1 stars
- Rule 6: Over The Top Acting Award--"Kill me! Ovah here!" Ahh, thanks Schwarzenegger. Hope I spelled your name right all those times. +1 star
- Rule 14: Cool Gun Award, +1 star. Love them mini-guns. Jesse Ventura is the only other guy besides Schwarzenegger who I believe could use one of those and not have his arm ripped off by the force. Just him and Bill Duke, who should get an award for most dramatic use of a cheap bic razor.
Tredekka Score: ( * * * * )
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