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Predator (W/Trailer) [VHS] (1987)

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers Director: John McTiernan Rating: R (Restricted) Format: VHS Tape
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (413 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura
  • Directors: John McTiernan
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • VHS Release Date: August 31, 1999
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (413 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00000JGEF
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,943 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Rambo meets Alien in this terrific science-fiction thriller from 1987, directed by John McTiernan just a year before Die Hard made him Hollywood's most sought-after director of action-packed blockbusters. Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite squad of U.S. Army commandos to a remote region of South American jungle, where they've been assigned to search for South American officials who've been kidnapped by terrorists. Instead they find a bunch of skinned corpses hanging from the trees and realize that they're now facing a mysterious and much deadlier threat. As the squad is picked off one by one, Arnold finds himself pitted against a hideous alien creature that's heavily armed and wearing a spacesuit enabling the creature to render itself invisible. The title says it all in describing the relentless, escalating action that follows, maintained by McTiernan with an abundance of visual flair. The film's special effects are still impressive, and stunning locations in the Mexican jungles create a combined atmosphere of verdant beauty and imminent danger. The plot doesn't hold up to much scrutiny, but the movie's so exciting and tightly paced that its weaknesses seem irrelevant. --Jeff Shannon

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1.0 out of 5 stars Fox blows it on Blu-Ray again, April 8, 2008
By Ryan Agadoni (La Mirada, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Predator [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
My 1-star review is not for the movie, Predator, which I love. I bought it twice on DVD: the first single-disc release with no extras, and then the excellent 2-disc special edition. I am not going to be buying on Blu-Ray, however, until the chowder-heads over at Fox start including all of the ALREADY PRODUCED extras on their Blu-Ray discs. Case in point: Predator.

Predator on Blu-Ray features a higher definition transfer (though on a single layer disc), but carries over none of the special features from the 2-disc DVD. How hard would this have been? Make it a dual layer Blu-Ray, and just throw them all on there in standard definition. That would have guaranteed and instant buy for me. But this habit of dumping the film bare-bones onto Blu-Ray is reminiscent of the early days of DVD, and I thought we were past that. Other studios are doing a fine job of including all the special features, so why is Fox being dumb? And why are they slapping a $40 MSRP on a bare-bones release?

You would have had me with a good release, Fox. I would gladly plonk down the cash for a true upgrade from my DVD version. But you blew it, and you're not getting my money.
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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Worst looking print!, September 23, 2008
This review is from: Predator [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
WOW what a bad looking print. Who the heck was in charge of this Blu-Ray transfer??? Does the 'Ray' stand for Ray Charles? because it looks as if a blind man choose to use this print! All the fuzzies, dots, lines, and blemishes on this print look ever better in hi-def! Why on earth can't the original negative be used? If I'm gonna pay a higher price, then I should get a much better picture. Shame, shame, shame, on them.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Shameful Quality Blu-Ray, September 6, 2008
By tony95 (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Predator [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This is the worst quality Blu-Ray I have come across so far. $26.95 is outrageous for a DVD to Blu-Ray dub. Your probably better off getting the widescreen DVD than the Blu-Ray and playing the movie on upscaling DVD player, you will get the same quality. The movie is classic, just don't buy the Blu-Ray version unless you find it in a bargin bin somewhere.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Schwarzenegger in his day 7.5/10
Predator is a 1987 Sci Fi action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Dutch Schieffer Bill Duke as Mac Carl Weathers as Dillon Jesse Ventura Blain Sonny Landham Billy... Read more
Published 17 days ago by J. Paul

1.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Movie - Terrible BluRay
Being a die hard Predator (not Predator II of course) fan, I considered myself lucky to find the Blu Ray version on sale at target for $15. Read more
Published 2 months ago by The Tao of Netflix

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Escapism
Yeah, I know this is a low-grade simple story, one of those action flicks that oozes with too much testosterone.....but so what.? Read more
Published 2 months ago by Craig Connell

4.0 out of 5 stars Good action film, OK DVD package
I have always liked this film.

FAVORITE BIT. JESSE VENTURA & THAT GUN HIS CHARACTER USED!! Just loved that.

Good action film. Read more
Published 3 months ago by mskrisclark

4.0 out of 5 stars Predator on Blu-Ray
I'm so impressed with the quality of the presentation of this film (which I've seen 1000 times on other formats) that I didn't even notice the lack of extras until someone... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alistair C. Haynes

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie bad sound
I have always loved this movie; however the audio on this DVD is less than satisfactory. The sound is not in Dolby Digital which reduces greatly the enjoyement factor... Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Hancock

5.0 out of 5 stars Arnold vs Predator
This movie is your typical Arnold Movie from his heyday. There are no spoilers in this review because this is an Arnold movie (he blows lots of stuff up and kicks butt)... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Just Anonymous

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT SCI-FI-HORROR PIC WITH NON-STOP ACTION
John McTiernon's PREDATOR is a pulse-pounding, full-bore, pedal-to-the-metal, thrill-ride, and the monster is every bit as frightening as Sigorney Weaver's nemesis in ALIEN. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Geary A., Jones

2.0 out of 5 stars Blu ray edition is Disapointing!
I'm not going to review the Movie contents like others on here are oddly doing? I'll leave that for sites like IMDB and movie critic websites. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dennis Stamps

1.0 out of 5 stars looks the same as a dvd!!!!
wow this is one of the best action movies ever so on blu ray it seemed like a no brainer......wrong it looks terrible....i think my vhs tape looks better.
Published 5 months ago by ZonkDonkey

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