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Predator, a hunter of prey, in the movie the predator is an alien hunter that travels the universe in search of interesting and unusual prey. Now on Earth Arnold Schwarzenegger and a couple other men form an elite commando unit yak their way through some generic jungle in South America after a mission, only to find themselves the victims of an invisible predator stalking them. Growing frightened and confused, members of the team are picked …

…swing from trees and skin American soldiers? Or, (2) Why would a creature so technologically advanced need to bother with hand-to-hand combat, when it could just zap Arnold with a ray gun? None of these logical questions are very important to the movie. 'Predator' 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.