Predator (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray] [1987]

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release. That said, as those who pay attention to scores may have already realized, I'm at least marginally less impressed than even Marty was I don't doubt Fox has gone out of their way to strike a new HD master for this presentation — as seen in several sequences of this Blu-ray edition — but it is unfortunate they deemed it necessary to alter a great deal of the image. For a true remaster, the original film elements should have been scanned and cleaned with the least amount of digital manipulation. Sadly, this latest version of a Schwarzenegger classic appears less like an improved restoration and more like digitized man-handling with some scenes almost looking computer-generated. I don't believe making an entirely new internegative (IN) for a fresh, "untouched" release print is too much to ask of a studio, especially for a film with such a strong following. Praise the maker! We can finally consign the 2010 Ultimate Hunter Edition Blu-ray, with its waxy, DNR'd horrific image, to the bin where it rightfully belongs definite surprises. Perhaps predictably, the nascent Predator franchise suffered a pretty significant "sophomore slump" with Predator

Sadly there are no new extras, but everything from the Hunter Edition is replicated here on the included Blu-ray, which is the same DNRed monster previously available.

DaylightsEnd You have zero knowledge of how its going to play out and severely downplay the abilities of Indigenous warfare and strategy. All it takes to defeat a predator is good strategy and stealth, and in the end of the first one Dutch defeated him with the most basic elements of the land (with some help of shit he pulled apart too but those were just the tools he himself had on hand). But he still cloaked himself in mud and crushed it with a tree. Nothing stopping the group here from covering themselves in mud or hiding behind a fire to avoid his heat sensor or crushing him with a dead tree or boulder. And who cares that the predator avoided gunfire? He was cloaked and Mac and co were firing blindly based on emotion, it was just bad warfare. Arrows and axes/machetes, knifes, fire, and the elements are more than enough for them to take on a predator if they learn how to hide properly, they arent brainless morons who cant catch on to whats happening. We dont even know what type of tech the predators in this film will have either, for all we know their tools are also older since its 300 years prior to anything we've seen as of yet.

and not necessarily just because Ah-nold wasn't involved and the location had been changed from an almost inherently spooky jungle. Arnie’s film output is a bit of a mixed bag. Sure his work with James Cameron has always yielded great results, but outside of that collaboration there isn’t much to write home about, even in his early career. There is one that stands out from the crowd, though, tonight’s feature: Predator. A seminal action film that still stands up today, some 30 plus years later, even with its 80’s cheese. Quite possibly Arnie’s finest hour (or 107 minutes!). Surely there can’t be anyone who doesn’t know the film by now? Short Takes – 4 interviews, titled: John McTiernan on Learning Film, Jesse's Ultimate Goal, Stan Winston: Practical Joker and Don't Drink the Water.Predators 4K. And while there may indeed be at least a bit of salvation with regard to the first Predator film's 4K release (in terms of previous Predator' has been released so many times on DVD and other formats that it's difficult to keep count anymore. Unfortunately, the film has never made much of an impression visually, including its original Blu-ray debut from 2008. While the quality of that initial hi-def release was not a complete disaster, the MPEG-2 encode brought with it a few issues and artifacts as well as simply not comparing to other catalog presentations. According to a disc announcement, Fox promised a new restoration of the film, and fans were somewhat excited — if not slightly skeptical — to see what this classic creature-feature would ultimately look like. I'm sorry to say, the studio has actually made matters worse with this so-called "new" 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer, retaining its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. never tilts excessively toward noise territory. I wouldn't say this presentation is quite at the level of the first Predator, but it's continually Official description: Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, "Prey" is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries. impressed me personally. The film is awash in reds and blues, both in terms of production design but also in terms of grading and/or lighting, and