The ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Movies, Ranked Worst to Best
thewrap.com“Prey” understands what the “Predator” franchise is all about, delivering incredible action inside of a thoughtfully subversive genre film.
It’s almost as good as the original, and that’s really saying something.The first “Predator” stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of musclebound commandos on a rescue mission in the jungle, only for those seemingly unstoppable tough guys to be eviscerated, mentally and physically, by an even tougher guy from outer space.
John McTiernan’s intensely satisfying and impeccably crafted sci-fi–horror-action hybrid manages to satirize brainless blockbuster movies while delivering all the same macho thrills it’s criticizing.
Everything about the original “Predator” works, and works more smartly than most of its contemporaries.James Cameron’s bigger, brawnier sequel to the original “Alien” rewrites the entire playbook, keeping the basic rules of the central monster while transforming a claustrophobic working-class horror thriller into an epic outer-space war saga about cocky Colonial Marines getting their asses handed to them by creatures they cannot possibly understand.
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