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Predator 2 (1990)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 7/07

Pred2
7/07: What?

Predator 2 is Lethal Weapon meets Predator? I was half-expecting Arnold Schwarzenegger to come out of the bushes and unleash an unmerciful amount of firepower on the powerful alien. Anyway, this sequel is a joke that's plagued with unbounded stupidity. There are so many examples of it.

First, at the beginning, there's a war on the streets of L.A., but not one police officer has a bulletproof vest on?

Second, Danny Archuleta is a cop who wears snake oil salesman clothes as if he's going to a dance club to impress a twelve-year-old girl.

Third, why does a secret group of agents risk the lives of million people in order to acquire the special technology that the Predator is carrying?

Fourth, why does the Predator stay in one particular area when the city is immense enough to roam around? That's how the Night Stalker did it which caused him to stay elusive.

Fifth, cops wear long-sleeved button shirts with long pants and jackets in the 109-degrees weather. Yeah...okay.

Sixth, why is the Predator atop the subway train in an underground tunnel?

Seventh, how is it possible nobody noticed a gigantic spaceship underneath a building in the middle of the city?

Eighth, why is Danny Glover's character working alone when seeking help will make more sense?

Ninth, why is the sequel like watching Predator again sans the jungle and muscles?

Putting me to sleep more than several times, the action sequences are tiresome, and the ending is no surprise. Because of the cheesy acting, I kept yearning to rewatch the original.

Harrigan falls into a spaceship from the elevator, killing the Predator, but is confronted by many of his buddies who let him go thereafter. Then, he runs away as the spaceship emits at least 3,000 degrees of heat to leave Earth which should've killed everybody within the vicinity. On the other hand, during the subway train scene, Jerry Lambert shoots at the Predator, but no bullets land on his body. Yet Harrigan is able to pump out many holes out through it. Huh? Am I missing something here?

All in all, to paraphrase Major Dutch, Predator 2 is a one ugly moron.