![]() ![]() From its design, to its thermal viewpoint,it’s one of the great alien/monster in cinema history. “I woke up, why don’t you? We’re all assets,” Dillon says.įor once, Arnie is out shadowed by his nemesis, in the shape of the Predator. “You used to be somebody I could trust,” Dutch says. The Army Special Forces had been sent there to find two missing CIA agents, another example of US involvement in South America. The rescue mission was set up by Dillon so the encampment would be destroyed. The Cabinet Minister was actually a member of the CIA. First, we find out that Dillon has betrayed his ex-best bud Dutch. The high body count, the disregard for hostages by using massive amounts of explosives, the quips (“Knock Knock!” And the classic “I ain’t got time to bleed” from Jesse Ventura)…However, this is also when our confidence in this film being part of the action genre is shaken. The assault on the rebel encampment could be thrown into ‘Commando’ comfortably. The ultimate 80s action hero!Īhhh, that classic Arnie quip when he throws a knife at a South American rebel…and for the first thirty minutes or so, you could be fooled into believing this is a typical Arnie film. It sees these macho men with massive weapons and plans to wipe them out. ![]() Are we meant to literally see from its point of view? Stranded on an alien planet, the Predator is dealing with threats to its life. We have the thermal imaging viewpoint of the alien. Like Halloween before it, we see the point of view of the ‘murderer’ before seeing the murderer. But it takes cues from horror films as well. Predator is an action film, so we see plenty of gore and dead bodies. And we are not sure what it is until the first visible appearance. We only see it camouflaged with its chameleon cloak until about 45 minutes in. Aren’t we all…Like any good horror film, we do not immediately see the murderer straight away. Billy, the Native American guy, says to Dutch “Do you remember Afghanistan?” “I’m trying to forget it,” Dutch replies. The task force encounter a downed helicopter and skinned corpses (Army Special Forces soldiers). Then we are plunged into the jungles of South America. The machismo drips off the screen we hear the rock and roll tunes of Little Richard’s ‘Long Tall Sally,’ pro wrestler Jesse Ventura (Blain) call his friends a bunch of “slack jawed faggots” for not chewing tobacco, and Hawkins telling an obscene sexual joke. Arnie (Dutch) and Dillan have an arm wrestle as a ‘hello.’ Then we have the second invasion, of macho Arnie and co. He is essential to operations there the implication being that he’s involved in North America’s intervention in South America. We hear the mission given to Arnie and co., about saving a US Cabinet Minister from South American rebels. The film begins with two separate invasions the alien spacecraft falling to earth, and the military choppers flying into Guatemala. It’s a more thoughtful film than you’d think. ![]() A military task force headed by Dutch (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger come face to face with it…It’s not the plot that really matters here, but the visual language and what the audience interprets along the way. Spaceship lands on earth, alien comes out of said spaceship, alien hunts and kills humans. Can you believe that ‘Predator’ is 30 years old this year? 30! The plot is simple. ![]()
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