Predator (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray] [1987]

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Text Commentary — As the title implies, white text provided by film historian Eric Lichtenfeld is superimposed on the movie similar to subtitles. Mostly interviews with various crew members, fans can learn a great deal about the film's production, on-set anecdotes, and many other insights surrounding the characters and the visual design. It's good viewing for those interested. Prey FYC Panel With Cast & Crew: Go deeper into Prey with a lively panel discussion featuring director Dan Trachtenberg, actor Amber Midthunder, producer Jhane Myers, director of photography Jeff Cutter, film editor Angela M. Catanzaro and creature effects designer Alec Gillis. That failure probably accounts for the fact that it took decades for the "next" Predator film to appear, 2010's Predators, of the first Predator, so maybe it was his turn or something). Once again, those fearful of a grain free experience will have their fears

DaylightsEnd You have zero knowledge of how its going to play out and severely downplay the abilities of Indigenous warfare and strategy. All it takes to defeat a predator is good strategy and stealth, and in the end of the first one Dutch defeated him with the most basic elements of the land (with some help of shit he pulled apart too but those were just the tools he himself had on hand). But he still cloaked himself in mud and crushed it with a tree. Nothing stopping the group here from covering themselves in mud or hiding behind a fire to avoid his heat sensor or crushing him with a dead tree or boulder. And who cares that the predator avoided gunfire? He was cloaked and Mac and co were firing blindly based on emotion, it was just bad warfare. Arrows and axes/machetes, knifes, fire, and the elements are more than enough for them to take on a predator if they learn how to hide properly, they arent brainless morons who cant catch on to whats happening. We dont even know what type of tech the predators in this film will have either, for all we know their tools are also older since its 300 years prior to anything we've seen as of yet.As the movie moves along, McTiernan shows great control of the camera by maintaining focus on his main attraction, namely Schwarzenegger. And later, when the elite commando team raids a rebel encampment, the filmmakers have us fully convinced that things will continue in this direction. Essentially, the entire first act is nothing more than a setup, a crafty swindle of sorts to draw viewers in with expectations of a typical Schwarzenegger actioner. It's much like what Dillon (Carl Weathers) does to Dutch in the story. It's no coincidence the film follows a small fighting force into the jungles of Central America with what at the time was standard action violence. The moment it's over, the deception — both on Dutch as in the audience — commences, with tension that never lets up and a gory spectacle from an unseen assailant that stalks and kills his victims, one at a time.

I don't doubt Fox has gone out of their way to strike a new HD master for this presentation — as seen in several sequences of this Blu-ray edition — but it is unfortunate they deemed it necessary to alter a great deal of the image. For a true remaster, the original film elements should have been scanned and cleaned with the least amount of digital manipulation. Sadly, this latest version of a Schwarzenegger classic appears less like an improved restoration and more like digitized man-handling with some scenes almost looking computer-generated. I don't believe making an entirely new internegative (IN) for a fresh, "untouched" release print is too much to ask of a studio, especially for a film with such a strong following. never tilts excessively toward noise territory. I wouldn't say this presentation is quite at the level of the first Predator, but it's continually caught my eye. The increased resolution certainly makes some of the textures in the urban environment pop with more authority, and there's an Outside of his work with James Cameron, Predator is Arnie’s finest hour. Putting together a bunch of no-nonsense musclebound ‘actors’ pitched against one of the most cleverly designed alien antagonists ever and its success was assured. That fact that it is full of 80’s cheese and unashamedly action just further enthuses its fans. It spawned sequels, spin offs and an ongoing franchise, but, as yet, none can compare to the original. Arnie vs Alien – what’s not to love? Inside the Predator (SD, 31 min) — This piece is broken up into seven segments, each detailing different aspects of the movie. Most interesting is a talk about the jungle terrain, the choice of weapon for Ventura's character, and a look at the stunts. Topping them off is a heartwarming tribute to the late Kevin Peter Hall, who sadly passed away in 1991.Arnie plays Dutch, leader of a Special Forces team, duped into a rescue mission, only to find themselves facing off against an alien predator who wants nothing but their skulls. Such a simple premise brought to life by director John McTiernan who cast his film with huge muscle bound ‘actors’ all of whom wanting to take their size to the next level, which brought about a rivalry and intense competition on set that gives a fervour to the on screen personas. The chemistry between the actors is intense and this coupled with a non-stop action script and an alien design that created an icon (thanks to a hasty character design by effects maestro Stan Winston) the effect is an action film that all want to live up to. It is pure in its unashamed identity and wears its credentials on its sleeve. Arnie’s film output is a bit of a mixed bag. Sure his work with James Cameron has always yielded great results, but outside of that collaboration there isn’t much to write home about, even in his early career. There is one that stands out from the crowd, though, tonight’s feature: Predator. A seminal action film that still stands up today, some 30 plus years later, even with its 80’s cheese. Quite possibly Arnie’s finest hour (or 107 minutes!). Surely there can’t be anyone who doesn’t know the film by now?