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This special effects-heavy science fiction sequel moves the action from the first film's Amazon forest to the urban jungle of L.A. Danny Glover stars as Lt. Mike Harrigan, an LAPD detective baffled by... read more read more... his latest case, the ritualistic slaughter of several drug dealers by a devastating killer who leaves no traces. As Harrigan and his partners, Danny Archuletta (Ruben Blades), Leona Cantrell (Maria Conchita Alonso), and Jerry Lambert (Bill Paxton), try to figure out who or what killed the criminals, FBI investigator Stephen Keyes (Gary Busey) attempts to warn the team away from investigating further. When two of his team are killed in a particularly grisly way, Harrigan uncovers the truth -- their quarry is an alien creature that hunts humans for sport. Attracted to violence, its latest choice of prey is gun-toting Jamaican drug dealers. Keyes and his team know all about the nasty extraterrestrial and its bloody pastime because they've been studying it for ten years, and they've come up with a possible means of dispatching the beast. When that plan backfires, however, it comes down to Harrigan and an extremely irritated otherworldly foe, slugging it out in a rooftop confrontation. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Directed by: Stephen Hopkins

Release Date: November 21, 1990

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  • phubbs1
    October 11, 2011
    phubbs1
    Not as good as the original but the urban location, original casting of some great character actors, new look predator, new weaponry and amazing take your breath away action with an excellent ending leaves you wanting more hunting action.
    Top notch visuals and effects with some ... read morelovely over the top cliched characters all add up to a film just out of the 80's but clearly living the dream hehe. Plus you've got 'Private Hudson' incarnated again (he's also come back as a vampire in 'Near Dark') to take on predators ;)

    A rip roaring violent, bloody and foul mouthed masterpiece that is criminally underrated.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    September 22, 2011
    FiLmCrAzY
    What i like about this movie is that i can nap inbetween scenes and still know exactly what is going on! I love the way bill paxton is back in this other movie when first seeing him in Aliens.
    Its not the great of a sequel again like the alien franchise that if you've seen the f... read moreirst one then you've practically seen this one, not really worth the effect of watching!
  • fb100001493964409
    March 13, 2011
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    Wow. How far can you fall in between sequels? That's a question many people ask, but apparently the people who made this film decided not to make it into a question but a game. The first film wasn't exactly super clever, but it was a fun movie. This movie strips away almost all o... read moref the thrills of the first turning it into what is essentially a slasher film with an invisible alien. And just like a slasher flick, there are hundreds of fakeouts, AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU INSANE. Stay away from this one, it isn't even fun to make fun of.
  • cosmo313
    November 20, 2010
    cosmo313
    This sequel amps up the gore, and some of the cheesiness, but it seems more muddled, illogical, and not as fun. Which, as far as being illogical goes, says a lot considering the plot of the first one. With this one, the Predator doesn't really have a very clearly focused goal, wh... read moreich makes it seem a little more random. It certainly makes for more violence and gore, which isn't always bad, but a little more thought would have been nice. It's great to see Gary Busey do his thing, but there again, the writing leaves a lot to be desired and things could have been handled better. The ending is kinda cool, what with the prize Glover gets, but it doesn't quite top the ending to the first one.

    I do like the effects though. They were awesome in the first one, and they're pretty good here too, The Predator once again looks crazy and freaky, and Kevin Peter Hall does a great job playing the itular character (again).

    It's a big step down, and I do have a soft spot for it (I like the train scene and the insanity with the gangs getting slaughtered), but it's not really a good movie per se. It is fun and entertaining though, and there's some good humor, and sometimes, that's all you really need.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    October 29, 2010
    TheDudeLebowski65
    John Mctiernan created something totaly jaw dropping with Predator. Predator remains one of the best Sci Fi action Horror films to come along in a long time. So obviously, the filmmakers would be making a sequel. Following a solid film like Predator is no easy feet, and one reaso... read moren for that is because of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger made Predator a memorable thrills ride. One other thing, the first film had a couple of terrific action stars, perfect for the parts. Predator 2 takes a whole different direction than the first film, and now the predator hunts the streets of L.A where gangs rule the streets and crime is rampant. Predator 2 is an average, barely passable sequel to the awesome Predator. With the absence of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Predator 2 falls a little flat and ends up being an average film. However despite its flaws, there are a lot of tense action sequences that blend horror and gore much like the first one, but because of it's somewhat weak cast, Predator 2 lacks the power and originality of the first film. For the die-hard fans of the first, this film will probably most likely disappoint you. Danny Glover is the best actor in the film and he does what he can to keep the film going as the Predator hunts the streets of L.A. Predator 2 lacks the punch of the first film, but overall is a passable sequel.
    The cast involved are decent at best, nothing special, and like I've mentioned, Danny Glover is the stronger actor in this film. Predator 2 is fun, but it does the lack the punch of the first film. Just don't expect anything superb, before watching this film, go in with average expectations, and you may not be disappointed.
  • matertenebraum
    August 9, 2010
    matertenebraum
    Los Angles 1997. Gang warfare rages between rival drug gangs with the police caught in the middle. During one shoot out the police led by Mike Harrington (Glover) trap 6 men in a building. Before they can act the 6 are violently killed and stung up by an unseen attacker. As more ... read morearmed gangs are attacked and killed in similarly unexplained ways the police realise that a new element is attempting to muscle in on the existing gangs. Glover and his team begin to hunt the new gang until they are joined by a FBI unit who seem to know more about the gang than they let on.

    This follows on from the first movie well - not a forced sequel picking up from the last, but a different film that ties it's action in with previous events. None of the original stars return but the cast is full of name stars - Gary Busey, Danny Glover, Bill Paxton, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso. The plot is basically the same as the first - an unseen attacker attacks armed forces in the jungle - except here it's in the urban jungle, and it's actually pretty good.

    The plot has the core of the predator doing battle, but now has another string of the FBI/Gary Busey conspiracy which makes the film much more interesting. However all this is window dressing to the action scenes. Unfortunately this doesn't have as much slow tension as the first film, but rather has long raging gun battle throughout - this does tend to bring it down to the level of a standard action movie but it does have some standout scenes that lift the film. The strobing fight on the subway is the most effective but the battles between police, gangs and predator are also very well handled. Overall the action is great but could have benefited from more slow, tension building. That said this sequel doesn't make the mistake that other "creature-feature" sequels have made - this keep the Predator hidden even though we already know what it looks like. For the most part the Predator moves cloaked and we only really seek the consequences of it's actions rather than the whole beast revealed. This keeps a certain mystery and helps build a certain amount of tension.

    The final battle between hero and Predator is not quite as good as Schwarzenegger's confrontation with the alien, but is still a good finish to the film. It's easy to believe that Arnie could use the jungle and stealth to defeat the alien - but Danny Glover (Mr "3 days from retirement"?) taking on the Predator in what is essentially an extended fist fight? Sorry - it's fun to watch but a little hard to believe.

    The performances are good, Glover gets to be a Riggs type rather than a Murtagh/retirement case. Paxton plays the energetic side kick and continues his killer-alien experience that he started in Aliens. Even Busey, now nearly completely bereft of his star status and wallowing in video thrillers, is good here as a shadowy FBI agent. Sad to think that he got so good at this role that he got regularly typecast and is now doing things like Lethal Tender, Universal Soldier 2 and many others I've tried hard to forget. The rest of the cast do well as fodder for the predator but it's really all about the action.

    The film contains some nice touches that develop the Predator in the same way that Aliens took a step along from Alien. The feeling that the Predator has hunted across all worlds (including the aforementioned alien) is cool as well as some other things that you get from the ending that I wouldn't spoil. But the attempt to give the Predator a sense of mercy is a bit forced. In the first it wouldn't kill an unarmed person, i.e. it always wanted sport. Here this extends to it sparing the life of an armed police woman because she is pregnant, that just seemed a little out of character to me, but I understand why they did it.

    Overall this is a solid action movie with plenty of good scenes. When compared to the first movie it nearly holds it's own but it lacks the sense of fear and being hunted that the first brought - this has tension but the first film have tension by the bucket. Hold on your ass.
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    July 23, 2010
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    C
  • allan913
    July 22, 2010
    allan913
    A hard-boiled and hard-core flick with lots of gore, intelligence and intensity. A slick, pulse-pounding and hard-core action-packed thrill-ride. It's a sequel that knocks the original out of the park. A terrifying, suspenseful and exhilarating action-ride that packs a wallop. Da... read morenny Glover is excellent.
  • ythelastman89
    July 16, 2010
    ythelastman89
    I'll be honest, I actually really like this for some reason. Sure, Danny Glover is a terrible adversary for the Predator and it makes no sense why he succeeds. However, it's just so much fun and and the Predator is so unbelievably cool. This really had some strong visuals, the LA... read more scene was amazing and unique to what they were going for. The supporting cast also works well and the story is actually pretty interesting. I'd say if this had a better lead I'd like it almost as much as the original.
  • fb733768972
    July 9, 2010
    fb733768972
    What a terrible movie! This is a disgrace to the predators franchise. Not to mention unnecessary.

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Critic Reviews

Peter Canavese
June 28, 2009
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

Undeniably bad, but sort of a nice try. [Blu-ray] Full Review

Clint Morris
May 6, 2005
Clint Morris, Film Threat

A gritty, entertaining, and action-packed follow up

Nick Schager
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Half as taut and twice as dumb. Full Review

John J. Puccio
January 13, 2005
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...bullets fly, sharp pointy objects are hurled, body parts sail in all directions, and Glover blunders from one ridiculous situation to another. (Special Edition) Full Review

Rich Cline
September 19, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

completely forgettable

Wesley Lovell
November 15, 2003
Wesley Lovell, Apollo Guide

The filmmakers have tortured the audience with their banal ramblings and pointlessness. Full Review

Alex Sandell
April 1, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Entertaining and full of violence. Not even close to as good as the first, but well worth watching.

Jeffrey M. Anderson
March 26, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

Better than the first.

Luke Y. Thompson
December 13, 2002
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

Gets a bad rap, but actually a pretty good sci-fi sequel.

Rob Thomas
November 21, 2002
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

One of those sequels that not only is bad on its own, but makes you think twice about enjoying the original.

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