This is a great little film. Deftly directed by action familiar John McTiernan ( Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October), the original Predator works on almost every level. Much of this is due to the simplicity of its story and the effectiveness of its dialogue. The film convincingly starts out as a basic commando actioner... but gradually twists in a different direction. The cast is solid across the board, breathing life into characters that are sparsely drawn, but become absolutely familiar. You like these guys, and while you don’t know much about them, you know everything you need to root for them. Clinching the film’s success, the Predator itself (as conceived by writers Jim Thomas and John Thomas, and realized by Stan Winston) is surprisingly believable and original. This creature is both dangerous and interesting. It’s the perfect mano-a-mano foil for Schwarzenegger’s campy, pumped-up bravado. intermittently invisible alien rather than one (or more) of their teammates. But one of the funniest analogs comes at the end of this occasionally

The display makes adjustments to brightness and color temperature by gauging the level of ambient light in the room. of the first Predator, so maybe it was his turn or something). Once again, those fearful of a grain free experience will have their fears For more about Predator 4K and the Predator 4K Blu-ray release, see Predator 4K Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on August 8, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Predator Evolution – Fairly interesting 20 minute short on the changes given to the ‘Predator’ character for this film. has a little close encounter of the tech kind with an alien armpiece that actually helps him to bring down the shimmering, semi-visible Predator.From the first Dark Horse comic book mini-series (especially the amazing Batman vs Predator series) to the Kenner action figures, to the direct sequels, I've loved this spine-ripping trophy hunter. Hell, to a degree I even enjoyed the AVP films even though I don't consider them real sequels in any way shape or form. But the love is why I've owned this film on every format to come down the pipeline. VHS, LaserDisc, twice on DVD, twice on Blu-ray - and now 4K. It's a favorite and I've always got to have it in my collection. of something passing awfully closely overhead, a UFO that crash lands nearby, setting off a huge conflagration and sending Quinn different name), and as ridiculous as it may sound, The Predator may have fared better with genre aficionados had it not linked itself to the The Takedown Team(HD, 16 min): Focus on the ensemble cast and their camaraderie with interviews on the characters and what each brings to the fight against the alien monsters. Let me say that again; this image has had no digital tampering; it is grainy and dirty, but retains all the finite detail that was scrubbed from the last Blu-ray release and whose image was subsequently used for all releases since (including the 3D). But no more! What we have here is the image fans have been crying out for, restoring all the detail and grain and the result is awesome.

Starring: Boyd Holbrook , Trevante Rhodes , Jacob Tremblay , Keegan-Michael Key , Olivia Munn , Sterling K. BrownThere are a lot of nice ideas hiding in the murkiness of the screen play, and on the surface the film has everything it needs to succeed in the action genre. But so significant are the changes wrought upon the original cut, that you can tell that there are bits missing, there is so little coherence to the narrative that whilst you don’t get lost, the plot holes just stand out and bring you out of the film. The characters, this time around, are just unlikeable, the dialogue is lamentable and so full of profanity it becomes ridiculous; it is just so hard to get behind the film in any way. At least it does deliver on the action front; it was made and marketed are an R-rated feature and it does deliver on that front, no matter how daft the execution. Survivor, but which has thankfully (in my considered opinion) been dropped, where the last few survivors walk through a field littered with

For more about Predator 2 4K and the Predator 2 4K Blu-ray release, see Predator 2 4K Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on August 8, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 2.5 out of 5. and that commendable increase in texture continues through any number of other CGI elements, including the spaceships and some of the digital Weapons of Choice – 7 minute feature looking at the new weapons sported by the Predator, under the titles: Gauntlet Knives, Self-Destruct, Plasma Cannon, Net Launcher, Smart Weapon and Telescoping Spear. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray John McTiernan's action thriller Predator (1987), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, and Jesse Ventura. The release will ...included plot summaries (something I'm personally not rehashing here), but perhaps especially for the technical evaluations which will hopefully least a little different from that seen in the 1080p version. Through it all, detail and fine detail levels are really remarkable. My only niggling suffer from slight inadequacies in shadow definition in some of the darkest moments, but I can't imagine many fans, especially those really