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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Salesrank: 28359
Released: February 4, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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.
Description of Predator 2:
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
Predator 2 Reviews:
Who had a more insane on-set demeanor Busey or Apache? 
2009-11-25 - Yes Predator 2 starred both the immortal Gary Busey and the immortal Apache. It was tainted, however, by the always atrocious Danny Glover. Sid had to take the opportunity to catch the sequel to Predator which easily cracks the top 10 in Sid's stocking. It was a disapointment though. In the first film, Predator was being hunted in the jungle by the Godfather of Soundboard and Chink Webber with a side of Jessie the body. This one, not as much.
This time, Predator turns up in a different kind of jungle, L.A. Fantastic. While the first installment does not qualify as B, this one does. Apache was the main character for the first 15 minutes if the flick. Now, Sid knows you're saying to yourself, "Wait. I thought Apache got blown up by Arnold in the original?" Well, you're right. That's the beauty of B. Also making an apperance, Screwface from Marked for Death. He reprises his role as a Jamacian drug lord. They made Predator way less intimidating this time around, but there were multiple Predators so that's scarier obviously. If you watch this movie under optimal comditions and don't have a conversation similar to "What if there was like a whole planet of Predators? They would totally dominate us. That would be bad." then you're a doofus.
We only gave this one 3 stars. It was good times but not good enough. This film had so much potential unfulilled. There was no Busey meltdown or Apache Indian ritual with screaming. And after all, Danny Glover was the star. Downgrading from Arnold to Glover is a tough adjustment, as is seeing Predator(s) roaming L.A. causing mayhem. But maybe that was the whole point of the movie. Maybe L.A. was supposed to be depicted as a kind of jungle. Simply put, that's what it's like when you're living in the getto.
He's back . . . and he's in the City of Angels! 
2009-10-10 - Los Angeles. The City of Angels. The Entertainment Capital of the World. The Gang Capital of the World. The place where the Predator resides . . . and is willing to find a few more people to add in his trophy collection. To be quite honest, I slightly prefer this to the original Predator film. The mains reasons are that the main antagonist is given a more thorough background. We get to see how he hunts and how he chooses his victims. We also get to see more weapons (such as the awe-inspiring circular blade). Also, I think that Danny Glover as Harrigan is a far more convincing character than Arnold as Dutch. He's not as muscular as Dutch, but he's equal when it comes to intelligence. His ongoing confrontations with the Predator are, in some ways, more epic (who can forget the final battle near the end of the film?). There is as much blood and gore as in the original, but it seems far more disturbing when taken a look at. The music is pretty much the same, but it's still able to blend in the entire movie despite the different environments. So if I had to choose which Predator film I would prefer, it would have to be this one. It's darker and crazier, and it really gives us more of the true star: the Predator himself.
Underrated sequel 7.5/10 part 2 is on Predator/Predator 2 gift set reviews 
2009-06-23 - Predator received mixed review when it was released in late 1990 much like Robocop 2 which was released around the same time because of no Arnold. but in some ways it's better than the 1st in others it's not. It stars Danny Glover as L.T Mike Harrigan Gary Buesy as Special Agent Peter Keyes Maria Conchita Alanso as Detective Leona Cantrell Bill Paxton as Detective Jerry Lambart Ruben Blades as Detective Danny Archileta Kevin Peter Hall is the only returning character as The Predator. Story Jamaican & Cuban gangs are at war it takes place 10 years after the 1st Predator movie basically Cops Mike Harrigan, Leona Cantrell, Jerry Lambart, and Danny Archileta are in a shot out at the beginning of the movie and when the Cuban's run into a building to reload the entire group is killed by the Predator. The Predator kills the team 1 by 1 like the 1st movie only Harrigan & Leona live. CIA agent Peter Keyes wants to capture The Predator kind of like the Weyland Yutani in the Alien series. Harrigan hates him.
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2008-10-31 - this was a gift for grandson, too much blood and violence. If I was a parent, it would not be permitted in my home.
Guns, explosions, skulls, skinnings, hangings, bloodcurdling screams caused by an ALIEN? 
2008-08-09 - Uhhhh.....There's this one scene where the Gov't agents led by Agent Keyes (Gary Busey. Remember Mr. Joshua in Lethal Weapon?) attempt to corral the Predator in a over-sized meat locker; they're supposed to be wearing these suits that block out their heat signature (that's how Predator sees you) but they are carrying these 1 million candle-power lamps, which generate heat. Okay, one glaring inconsistency that most people wouldn't notice.
Danny Glover (Harrigan), the rogue cop (remember Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon?) is mis-cast in this strange, goofy sequel to the original (the original, being far superior to this offering). And in fact, acts like the Murtaugh from Lethal Weapon. Maybe, they should have asked Mel Gibson to play his side-kick in this one. Nahhhhhh..... wouldn't have made a difference.
Reuben Blades (Danny) and Bill Paxton (Lambert), who play the other cops in Glover's "team" get their turns being gutted by the Predator. And Maria Conchita Alonzo (Leona) plays a stereotypical rough-and-tumble, almost-gutted female cop, who's spared by the Predator; because she's pregnant. Boy, does she have some terrible lines.
Oh well, there's lots of gunfire (and lots of bad acting) in the opening scenes (with lotsa' scumbags), and in the transit car gun battle (armed citizens and gang members) with about every assault weapon available (at that time)!
The final duel with Murtaugh, I mean Harrigan is anti-climactic. To say the least. Kent McCord (ADAM-12, for you oldsters) is Glover's superior.
