Predator Critic Reviews

Alternately grisly and dull, with few surprises. [12 June 1987, p.C6]Read the full review

It's arguably one of the emptiest, feeblest, most derivative scripts ever made as a major studio movie. There's no need to do a Mad magazine movie parody of this; it's already on the screen. [12 June 1987, Calendar, p.6-6]Read the full review

The movie, a rather pointless thing when you get down to it, has little of the provocative intelligence that was found in "Terminator." But at least it's self-propelling in terms of suspense and cheap thrills. [12 June 1987, Daily Datebook, p.78]Read the full review

Frankly, scarier critters have checked into Roach Motels. [13 June 1987, Style, g1]Read the full review

Moves at a breakneck pace, it has strong and simple characterizations, it has good location photography and terrific special effects, and it supplies what it claims to supply: an effective action movie.Read the full review