Predator - Single Disc Edition [1987] [DVD]

This is a movie that just gets better with age, a movie that spawned many sequels, none of which can match the raw physicality that Arnold Schwarzenegger brings to his role. Schwarzeneger excels as Dutch, an inarticulate American Austrian bone head US special operations whatevertheck he is. But who cares, this is about something from outer space and he better kill it before it kills us all. And (spoiler alert) he does. But not before it has killed all of his men. And some green berets out of Fort Bragg, And some Central American peasants who manage to upset it by carrying machetes. This alien has no respect for the dead either, it's almost as if it is killing for sport and making trophies out of men, which happens a lot, especially when it's hot - apparently. No surprise, Arnie is the last man standing, and it's down to him to take the alien down. The head to head fight scene is just unparalleled in any Hollywood movie. There are pyrotechnics to rival a your local bonfire party, cutting edge special effects (Vic 20 / Dragon), green blood and mud, lots of mud, and leaves, lots of leaves and a big forest pig (Jeez that was scary, then funny then scary again - I liked what they did there). Arnie manages to skillfully build lots of stuff in the jungle from scratch thanks to a magical big knife that keeps returning to him after he repeatedly loses it. He even manages to survive a tactical nuclear explosion (oops sorry should have said spoiler alert) a mere 50m from ground zero, and don't forgot those naughty Russians or Cubans trying to export their brand of democracy to a banana republic dictatorship allied with the US - yeah Get Some !! But it's not like this is the first time you've seen this now is it? But you've got to see it again, and again and then make your kids watch it, and when your kids are old enough you make your grandkids watch it. Possibly the best film ever, so "Get to da choppah" before it's too late !

Loving the film

I always get a bit anxouis that used movies are different to those pictured on the product page. I've been burned before by 3rd party amazon sellers.Thankfully no bad luck here. Arrived as advertised amd speedy also. So thank you to the seller. Keep up the good work.It is great to have Predator in it's 4:3 open ratio in better quality than vhs. From a filmic dirty master print. Conplete with boom mic creeping in a shot with Mac and Dillon, plus Carl Weathers (RIP) real arm in view tucked behind his servered limb. Love it!

Predator is a classic movie and this two-disc, definitive edition DVD sits perfect in my collection.

Through the years I've owned many different copies of 'Predator', from VHS, DVD and the previous Blu-Ray version.The one consistent thing about 'Predator' is the awful way it looked, blurry, very grainy and not at all nice to look at.The reason I've bought it so many times, despite it's wafer thin plot (soldiers are hunted by a largely unseen alien-in the jungle, that's it!!!) is probably nostalgia.In my opinion the new remastered 'Ultimate Hunter' edition has good points and bad points.I use an Optoma HD projector and it produces an image almost 9 feet wide in full 1080p.Good: Colours are deep and rich and the contrast is slightly elevated giving a much brighter picture, the last version on Blu-ray was dull faded and washed out like a t shirt that's been through the machine 25 times.The Sound is very good for a movie of this era, the whomp of the rotor blades on helicopters, the deep sound of the explosions and the bass from the awesome mini-gun scenes are all impressive.Also, this version of 'Predator' on Blu-ray has all of the special features from the two disc Dvd released years ago, which were lacking on the first Blu.Bad: Enthusiasts of film will absolutely hate what has been done to spruce up the image of this picture, in order to make the image look better than it was the last time, it appears to have been through the Digital Noise Reduction process.Unfortunately that has scrubbed the image of all the grain that was always so noticable on the print, leaving an artificial almost cgi quality to the film.Last Words: In my humble opinion, this is the best version of 'Predator' that is available, a bright, colourful, smooth and clean image upgrade.I think it is a big improvement, and while it may upset purists, everyone else who loved this movie from the 80's will appreciate what has been achieved.It was almost certainly the best that could have been done with the available technology.

Awesome one of Arnold's best rolls , but I think Kevin PeterHall deserves more praise for the movie he was the best guy who worn the suite.

Disco com ótima qualidade, com um ótimo áudio original em dts-HD MA 5.1 com uns 5400 kbps nos picos de áudio e para qem gosta tem áudio em Português - BR

Good product, item arrived fast and looked and worked liked expected.

Predator c’est une référence du cinéma d’horreur grâce à ses effets spéciaux, une œuvre culte mêlant brutalité, héroïsme, guerre, science fiction, jouant avec la vue subjective et la capacité de notre créature à se rendre invisible. Vous pensiez qu’Arnold Schwarzenegger était la star du film ? Erreur, la star n’est autre que le Predator, impressionnante créature humanoïde de plus de 2mètres au physique athlétique, cachant son visage hideux à l’aide d’un masque (vous allez comprendre pourquoi il n’a pas une gueule de porte-bonheur), arborant des dreadlocks et dont la jungle sera son terrain de jeu. En gros Predator est un alien Jamaïcain. Se pourrait-il que la totalité de nos mercenaires soit vouée à un destin funeste ? Au début, toute l’équipe très professionnelle règne en maitre en maitrisant très rapidement un campement de rebelles. Ce ne sera pas la même mayonnaise par la suite lorsqu’ils seront traqués par cette créature venue tout droit de l’espace.Le Predator aime bien passer ses vacances d’été en Amazonie pour écorcher de l’humain. Sa passion : collectionner les trophées (tout particulièrement les cranes humains), sa chasse d’humains est son safari. Quelle autre musique que de la musique tribale pouvait accompagner ce film ? Vous ne verrez la créature en chair et en os qu’à la fin du film. On ne sait pas à quoi elle ressemble mais on sait qu’elle est terriblement dangereuse et intelligente. Sa puissance est démesurée. La capacité de se rendre invisible, possédant un arsenal de haute technologie tel que le camouflage holographique, un masque permettant d’avoir une vision thermique, un mini canon laser sur l’épaule, et une sorte de montre capable de faire exploser tout un continent, comment vaincre une créature qu’on ne peut voir ni entendre et qui possède tout cet arsenal ? Dans la jungle, c’est donc le Predator qui porte la culotte !Grand film d’action et de science fiction, chef d’œuvre du genre, Predator, en plus de voir son casting déborder de charisme, se permet d’être ambitieux malgré son scénario simpliste. On appréciera l’ambiance angoissante et terrifiante, le très bon mélange d’action et de science fiction, on appréciera l’analyse du comportement humain, les somptueuses musiques tendues et du style tribale orchestrées par Alan Silvestri, les répliques testostéronées, la photographie et la mise en scène soignées, la jungle filmée comme une entité diabolique, les effets spéciaux et le maquillage du Predator d’une grande réussite (merci encore Stan Winston), pour un monument anthologique. Deux monstres sacrés d’Hollywood livrent dans la jungle le combat le plus titanesque de toute l’histoire du cinéma. La question est de savoir qui remportera la victoire ?

I used to consider myself a film purist but I guess I no longer can because I really enjoyed this 'digital noise reduction' version of the film. That's because the excessive DNR was noticeable mostly in the first 10 minutes (before they got to the jungle) and for a few scenes outside of that - scenes which had incredible amounts of grain which is why they look bad when they were DNR'd to death in this release - but I imagine they would have looked worse, and more out of place, if they weren't grainless like the rest of the film (Ah, but film grain is good, and it should have been left in - in the first place - right? Yes, I'll elaborate later). For film, grain IS good. Grain basically 'is' the detail in the film. There's no denying that. I already have the 2-disc Collector's Edition DVD, which I've watched many times so I know how grainy it looks. It never bothered me because I understood that that's how the film was shot. The thing is, the original Blu-ray release of 'Predator' used a poor codec and the disc was only single layered. So, the compression artifacts made the grain look even worse. People complained, and FOX came out with this release. If they did it right the first time, and used the proper codec and bitrate (due to having the 50GB dual-layer disc that they have now), I'm sure there would be a lot less complaints. But, they screwed up the first time.Wanting to satisfy fans and milk this franchise for all it's worth (since they left out all of the special features on the last Blu-ray), they decided to "clean up" the picture, put back all of the special features, and give a little sneak peek to the new 'Predators' movie. It was a good business strategy, but film purists would not agree. At first, I was very against the idea of this release. But hell, Amazon was offering it for $13.99 and I always wanted to own 'Predator' on Blu-ray (with the best picture possible and all of the special features), so i decided to give the disc a try.The first scene of the movie looks excessively DNR'd. I'm not denying that at all. However, I'll live with that since the rest of the film looks BEAUTIFUL. It looks like it was shot yesterday. I know, I know. It wasn't shot yesterday. It was shot in 1986 and released to theaters in 1987. The film stock used was cheap, hence the film should look grainy. I know that. But damn, the picture looks so gorgeous now. I still have my Collector's Edition DVD for when I want to be a film purist and see the picture in all of its grainy glory. I wanted the film on Blu-ray, and I wasn't about go to buy the original release which was more like an upscaled DVD. If the movie were released, grain in tact, with the proper codec and bitrate, I would have bought that. I feel that this disc is the lesser of two evils.If you want the movie to look like it did when it was in theaters, please, go and buy the lovely 2-disc Collector's Edition DVD. If you want the movie to look like it was shot yesterday, buy this release. I've seen the movie enough times to know how it's supposed to look. If you can get over the first scene looking excessively DNR'd, then give this release a try. I've included a page with some comparison shots of later scenes in the movie (to see the comparison, check out the 'Comments' section). If you prefer the grainy pictures, buy the DVD or the original Blu-ray. If you prefer the 'clean' (DNR'd) image, buy the 'Ultimate Hunter Edition' Blu-ray. Aside from the first scene (the infamous shot of waxy looking Arnold - which really didn't look as bad in motion on my TV as it did in the screenshot), there really aren't too many parts of the film where detail is lost due to the DNRing that took place. I know, grain is detail, but I'm talking about the lack of sharpness that can occur when too much DNR takes place. That doesn't really happen at all, aside from that first scene. Give the screen shots a look and judge for yourself. The detail looks very well preserved, which is the ONLY reason I recommend this release. If the whole movie looked like the first scene did, I wouldn't go near it at all. But, the picture quality ends up being pretty damn amazing, albeit artificial (since I know what it SHOULD look like). Like I said, I think this release is the lesser of two evils, especially since I don't think FOX will re-release it AGAIN any time in the near future. The lossless audio (DTS-HD MA) track is amazing, the special features are great, and the picture quality (artificial, I know) is astounding. If you are a film purist, stay far away. If you don't even know what DNR means and you just want a nice looking movie, you won't be disappointed.On a side note, the menus can be a little annoying. They are very Predator-like, but they take too long to navigate and while you fastforward, an image pops up on screen showing you what chapter you're on - this is the only disc I have that does this. That stuff was only a minor annoyance that doesn't really detract from the awesome disc.In summary, I normally wouldn't recommend such a DNR'd release like this, but since the only HD alternative was the lower bitrate (and worse codec) Blu-ray that was already released (with no extras), this seems like the obvious purchase - especially since the DNR is only distracting in that first scene. Once the action starts, the film looks beautiful - and the sound is amazing.PLEASE CHECK THE 'COMMENTS' SECTION FOR A SCREENSHOT COMPARISON!

The disc was in fine condition but the case was clearly smashed at some point.