The latest in our series of writers sticking up for maligned movies is a defence of the Arnie-free alien sequelPredator is a bona fide classic of science fiction.
Predator 2 is, by most accounts, utter trash – one of countless sequels from the late 80s and early 90s that live in the shadow of their predecessor.
Yet such is the way that the predator has been tarnished by almost every film that has come since, Predator 2 stands up as one of the creature’s best outings.
Stephen Hopkins’s film stands up well to repeat viewings and is far less dumb than it first appears.
It has its dumb moments but still has more brains behind the brawn than it receives credit for.Related: Hear me out: why Gnomeo & Juliet isn’t a bad movie
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