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| Predator / Predator 2 - 2-Movie Gift Set | 
 enlarge | Director: John Mctiernan
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Category: DVD
List Price: $26.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 5981
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 215
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2237252D
UPC: 024543372523
EAN: 0024543372523
ASIN: B000GUJYQ0
Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 1990
Release Date: October 17, 2006
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Predator:
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
Predator 2:
Predator wreaked havoc in the jungle and struck box-office gold, so Hollywood logic dictated that Predator 2 should raise hell in the big, bad city. Los Angeles, to be specific, and this near-future L.A. (circa 1997) is an ultra-violent playground for the invisibility-cloaked alien that hunted Arnold Schwarzenegger in the previous film. Scant explanation is given for the creature's return, and because Ah-nuld was busy making Total Recall, Danny Glover was awkwardly installed as the maverick cop (is there any other kind?) who defies a government goon (Gary Busey) to curtail the alien's inner-city killing spree. But why bother, when the victims are scummy Colombian drug lords? Don't look for intelligent answers; director Stephen Hopkins favors wall-to-wall action over sensible plotting, allowing Stan Winston's more prominently featured Predator to join the ranks of iconic movie monsters. And anticipating Alien vs. Predator in comic books and in theaters, there's a familiar-looking skull in the Predator's trophy case! --Jeff Shannon
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 Excellent Release of Two-Disc Versions September 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
These are the two-disc versions of both Predator and Predator 2 (4 discs total) in slim cases with the cover shown on Amazon. The best of both worlds, and a small package for more valuable shelf space.
Great boxed set April 15, 2007
The first movie hooks you up and just won't let you go. The plot is incredibly original and the effects are great. Also, the Predator looks unbelievably real, thanks to the animatronics by Stan Winston's crew. This is definitely one of Schwarzenegger's best.
The second movie is one of those strange cases in which the sequel is actually better than the original. The plot involving the city hunts makes the character more menacing in this one, as he kills a lot more people than in the first film. Danny Glover is great as Mike Harrigan, and there is even a brief reference to what happened at the end of "Predator". All the cast shines, and so does the special effects. I strongly recommend that you see it.
PREDABOR/PREDTOR 2 June 28, 2007
Even when the first of the Predator films were released starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, I was hooked. As a science fiction/horror fan, this and all the other Predator series filled my every expectation. The entire production; especially, the "Predator" was mesmerizing. This series is only one of a continuing series of film that truly got better with each production. In Predator 2, the original psuedo-Rastafari predator, continued to share some additional memorable action scenes with Danny Glover. I love these film and watch them bi-weekly. In all likelihood, I'll probably wind up buying a replacement set. In a word, this package is GREAT! Buy it!
Predator 1 & 2 Double Movie Disc!! October 22, 2007
I think Schwarzenegger was great in the first Predator.
Now I don't think Glover did justice to part 2.
Glover was good in "LETHAL WEAPON" but this isn't his style of movie.
I would rate part 1 at a 8, part 2 I rate at a 5 from 1to10!!
 Worth it if you are a fan January 13, 2008
I saw this item advertised and decided to look into it. I wanted the 2 disk versions of each movie and thought this would be a good option..particularly because other reviews indicated it was packaged in a slim case (my shelf needs some room, so consolidation and smaller size, without sacrificing content is attractive to me). Each one of the special editions of these two movies goes for around $13-$15 a piece so it seemed like a good enough deal.
I picked this up and when I first got it in my hands, I started to doubt my choice. As advertised, the slip case contained only 2 slim dvd cases. I wondered if each one of those actually contained contained 2 disk, or did I in fact get the old, bare bones versions? And the fact that there are no specs on the outer slip as to the contents didn't make me feel any better. I slid the snap cases for each film out of the slip case and grew more aggrevated as the back of each case showed the features listed on the "bare bones" versions only. I opened the cases and to my relief, it was indeed the 2 disk versions, with a disk on the inside of each door. So it looks like someone at Fox messed up, or was just lazy, because this is the 2 disk version of each film, in the bare bones boxes.
So rest assured, you are getting the 2 disk special editions for a decent price and in a more compact package. (search around...I found mine for a heck of a price elsewhere).
As for the movies, I'm sure you have seen them. Predator, despite a few small moments, still holds up well. I Can't say as much for Pred 2. The movie is dated, and some of the things that made it a bit silly originally, shine even bolder here. Still, when Kevin Peter Hall is onscreen in a Stan Winston designed Predator suit, it is enteratining.
As for the features, there is some real fun stuff here. The cast of both films is entertaining to watch in enterviews..particularly the first film. The first film had a big group of testosterone driven guys and you can tell it was a fun boys club on set. I mean, you have 2 future governors in that cast, both with super competitive personalities bigger than life. As for the second film, I have two words...Gary Busey.
If you don't own the Predator films and are thinking about getting them, this is the way to go...as long as you can overlook the mis-packaging.
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