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Originally Posted by The_Basterd
Did anyone else find this movie... boring. I also didn't think the action was anything great.
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I was going to say it might be only because 80's babies can relate. Can't be nostalgia, though, because Predator still kicks my ass to this day. Nobody makes movies this original anymore. It's a classic. It's one of the few action flicks from the 80's that Arnie starred in that he played his role somewhat "seriously", if you catch my meaning. He had a couple of his signature one-liners, but that final showdown in the jungle at night HAS to be one of the most thrilling last acts in all of cinema.
True, there wasn't a whole lot of action (in the traditional sense). Probably because the Predator is such an efficient killing machine that any semblence of action was squelched after he had his target pegged. The majority of the destruction and explosions come before the mercs realize they're expendable.
I wouldn't pidgeon-hole this movie into the "action" genre, anyways. It's more of a Sci-Fi/Action/Horror/Suspense hybrid.