Predator 2 lacks the suspense of the original. It makes up for it somewhat with pure action - shooting, explosions, slicing, dicing and heads ripped out of bodies. Going from Arnie to Danny Glover is an inevitable let down. I just didn't care as much about Roger Murtaugh tussling with a predator then I did the Terminator. It is very fast paced, which is both a plus and a flaw, as it never gets too boring but has no real tension leading up to the kills and is just keen to amp up the body count. Also has hammier acting and a sillier feel, mainly thanks to Gary Busey and Bill Paxton chewing that scenery real good. Has its moments, but not enough of them. One to watch when just in the mood for action and nothing else. If you want something truly exhilarating though watch the original.

I really liked this movie. Despite the absence of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny Glover really held his own as a character. The special effects (including, of course, lots of explosions,) were just as great as they were in the first movie. I enjoyed the urban setting. I also think Bill Paxton did a great job. I've never seen him in a role quite like he played in Predator 2.While very different from the first film, Predator 2 is still a fun, thrilling action movie that I think fans of the series will be pleasantly surprised by. I'm a big action fan, and this one really got me excited. I can't think of anything that made me feel like the plot was slow or that the production was anything short of outstanding.The ending is chilling as well. I definitely did not see it coming!

Just watched Predator 2 again. Forgot how good it was.There is always the danger of the law of diminishing returns with sequels but not with this one. Danny Glover is a superb protagonist against the Predator. It was brave and right of the producers to let him, a black American, be the star. He carries the film marvellously. There aren't that many big budget films which will risk a black actor in the lead, even today.This a violent, often gory sci-fi thriller but it is a master-class in how a film of this genre should be done. Well-produced, scripted and acted. Excellent special effects for the time. The Predators really are ugly sons of *******, beautifully realised. All the supporting actors support to the full. It is, at the time of writing, sad to be reminded of how good the late, great Bill Paxton, God rest his soul, could be as a supporting actor. He cornered the market in being killed by aliens of one kind or another! This is a great sci-fi thriller but any great sci-fi thriller ought to harbour a philosophical moral or two. This one does. There was a time when human beings could only survive by being hunters, as well as gatherers, and I have no problem with that, at all. But when hunting becomes merely a Sunday or safari sport that is something with which I, as many like me, do have a problem. And these Predator aliens mirror this dilemma. You sense that with their superior technology they know the risk to them from their prey is usually minimal. It is good to see them get their come-uppence.IMHO The subsequent Alien versus Predator film was simply silly.

I'm throwing on an extra point, since it's one of my favorite movies to watch. P2 is not a perfect movie, but it's a fun and thrilling experience. If the third act could be completely overhauled, then it would rival Predator 1 in overall quality. What P2 has that P1 does not have is the fun-factor. It has more colorful characters and a wide variation of scenery, offering a very good presentation of Los Angeles. The decision to make it more humorous was a correct one, but unfortunately problems arise.The third act for whatever reason became a campy mess. Let me just add her as well that I wish Keyes would've lived, as he was a solid character as Harrigan's mysterious rival. The predator up to his unmasking was presented masterfully, but the unmasking turned it into a comedy puppet. Did Fox do this on purpose to make the movie flop? Who knows. Regardless, it excels where most sequels do not, and as-of today is the only true sequel for the Predator franchise