this film will always have special place for me and a aside from be one of the best horror or sci fi film of the eighty while it also a huge childhood favourite of mine . despite the fact that i have see it dozens of time a a kid and i have only see it once during adulthood while and that single viewing be more than enough to remind me what it be that i love about this film . predator work a a macho action film and gory horror and intriguing sci fi and and despite it short run time of just 100 minute and it somehow manage to find room for all three . the fact that it star action icon arnold schwarzenegger ensure that the film will always be favourably remember . he not a good actor and but arnie always manages to bring that extra something to his movie . the plot be deliciously simple and follow a group of commando that go off into the jungle on a secret mission . however and thing go awry when it turn out that they aren not the only one with weapon there . find the skinned body of the last group of men that enter the jungle be about to become the least of their worry . the jungle make for a great setting for an action sci fi flick such a this . these sort of film tend to be set in space and so see the action down here on earth be different while and the fact that it set in the jungle and with it dense foliage and ensure that die hard director john mctiernan be able to bump up the suspense and as just like in the vietnam war while the soldier be deal with an unknown enemy . the atmosphere really be excellent and and the special effect help to create a futuristic tone and while the suspense build and make sure that the audience be on the edge of their seat at all time . predator be release hot on the heel of the success of james cameron amazing alien but do not be think this film be merely a rip off follow a trend and predator have more than enough up it sleeve to ensure that isn not the case . the action be great and and director mctiernan clearly know what he do . it fast and furious and and the amount of weapon on display ensure that the film be sure to delight fan of macho action film . the fact that the lead actor be a monster of a man doesn not exactly hurt the film either . now and arnold schwarzenegger may well be a terrible actor while but it doesn not matter because it his screen presence and not his act ability and that make his performance what they be . at time he cringe worthy and but it hard to deny his prowess when it come to the action sequence and and that be all a film of this nature need . arnie isn not the only big man in the film either and a an assortment of muscle men and include ex wrestler jesse ventura and and carl weather while rocky apollo creed and among other b movie actor and join him . the man himself also find himself a very worthy ally and in the form of the movie central alien . the predator may not be as beautiful a the creature from alien and but it just a inventive . here we have an extra terrestrial that isn not merely try to breed and or to phone home but one that be actually there to hunt human for sport . aside from be ingenious and the idea also border on frighten . the gore here be gratuitous and but never go over the top and on the whole and predator be a film that never really get the credit it deserve . it mindless fun but it damn good mindless fun .