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One Three One: A Time-Shifting Gnostic Hooligan Road Novel

Julian Cope

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"Welcome to Sardinia: my hell, my home, my prison, my meditation these past sixteen years. What a...

Surviving the Bosnian Genocide: The Women of Srebrenica Speak

Selma Leydesdorff and Kay Richardson

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In July 1995, the Army of the Serbian Republic killed some 8,000 Bosnian men and boys in and around...

Fontenoy 1745: Cumberland's Bloody Defeat

Michael McNally and Sean O'Brogain

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A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Predator 2 (1990) in Movies

Sep 29, 2019 (Updated Sep 29, 2019)

Predator 2 (1990)

1990 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.7

(34 Ratings)

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One of the most aggressively 'ok' films ever

Predator 2 isn't awful. It's gets a bad wrap, and I think that stems from just how good the first film is.

Let's look at the positives - Director Stephen Hopkins tried something new with a simple change of scenery, from a thick jungle to a dystopian Los Angeles. I have nothing but respect for not straight up ripping off the first movie, unlike Predators...
Another positive - I find it almost impossible to dislike Danny Glover. His character is nowhere near as iconic as as Arnie's Dutch, but he's still pretty likable.
The titular Predator looks pretty badass as always, and the use of practical effects throughout are pretty good.

The digital effects dotted about here and there have aged terribly, and the general plot is largely forgettable for the most part. Quite simply, it's an inferior movie to it's predecessor, but it's an entertaining enough slice of 90s Sci-fi and still worth a watch, even if it's just to hear Danny Glover call the Predator a 'pussy face'.