jonestobias-08093 Predator 2 is an alright movie but comparing it to the original is futile. None of the main cast return and the setting isn't a lush jungle anymore, it is downtown los angeles. But there are some decent set pieces and one in particular where the Predator descends upon a gang is quite good. Ably supported by well known faces like Danny Glover and Bill Paxton Predator 2 is better than a bad movie but not as good as a great one. Still if you have seen the original you can watch this.

pesic-1 I was entertained, and that was the main thing I wanted from a sequel to 'Predator'. However, the plot was a bit silly, and some of the characters were annoying. The film was never as scary as the original, and it placed more emphasis on action than suspense or horror. The original is far superior, but, as I said, the film still manages to entertain.

the-webminster This sequel is awesome, people should stop comparing Predator 2 with the first installment since they are very different in sets and story! Special effects, actors, music and scenes are awesome, great FX as well for a movie from 1990! To the ones saying this movie sucks since Arnie is not in it, he wouldn't fit anyways... This is about regular bad-ass Cops that meet an Alien entity of which they know nothing about! That's the Whole idea! Using Arnie would spoil all of this, specially since he was a 'Mercenary' and weapon expert and he also already knew how to defeat the Alien threat! Also the set would be ridiculous... A guerrilla fighting an Aline threat in the middle of LA... Do people really think that would work? Get Real. Amazing movie and one of my all time favorite sequels!

Dutch90 Predator 2 gets a lot of flak, mainly for not featuring Arnold and not living up to its predecessor. While it definitely does not best the 1987 original, I will argue that this is still a sequel worth looking into. First, the things that are true about the criticism leveled at Predator 2 - yes, it lacks the atmosphere and tension of the original Predator. The inhumanly muscular, quintessentially '80s' mercenaries from the first film are gone, replaced by more conventional cop characters, led by Lethal Weapon's Danny Glover who ironically portrays Mike Harrigan a loose cannon closer to to Riggs than to Murtaugh. The iconic jungle setting is changed to Los Angeles, inexplicably set 7 years into the future without any sort of technological advances or plot elements that make this a different LA than it was in present day 1990. Predator 2 is a somewhat more conventional, pulpy action/horror film, full of explosions and cheesy moments such as an over-the-top closeup of a decapitated voodoo shaman's head, frozen in a scream. The film plays with its titular monster's iconic hunting gear, adding all sorts of new gizmos that have since become a staple of Predator merchandise and memorabilia, almost losing itself in the vast array of weapons and gadgets that the creature now has at its disposal. What is also true is that the plot does little to avoid cliches, ranging from cop cliches (Harrigan butting heads with his by-the-book, office-bound superiors) to sci-fi horror staples such as the shady government spooks who are trying to capture and weaponize the creature (clearly inspired by that other Fox horror series, Alien).But what is also true is that Predator is just a very fun film. It realizes its potential cheesiness and just goes with. Less subtly so than the original, which may add up to people's dislike of it. While the Predator is somewhat demystified by appearing much earlier in the film and spending considerably less time behind its light-bending camouflage, the film teases us with a massive amount of lore that we only get to glimpse (they have a culture, they gather all sorts of extraterrestrial trophy's including the famous Alien's head) and have still only scratched the surface of. While this has been explored to greater lengths in the expanded universe, and not always in a good way (the comic book Predators are basically Klingons at this point), the filmic universe hints at a unique and mysterious society that we're still yet to fully appreciate. Also, the film is full of action and maintains the Predator's aura of an elusive, unstoppable force that treats humans as little more than wild animals to be hunted down and mounted on a wall.In short, Predator is more than a Schwarzenegger vehicle. The Predator creature is definitely capable of carrying the series beyond a single human lead, and is definitely worth seeing even if it isn't facing the Goverator.