Oddly a great Thanksgiving dinner movie. Might be to do with the story being about an unwanted foreign visitor from far away showing up and killing a bunch people..
What I love about Predator is the characters think they are in a typical macho action movie but it's really a Last Girl horror movie with a wrapping of sci-fi. And Arnie is the Last Girl.
You did! I made my comment before I read the essay and then was happy to see you made the same connection. It never occurred to me at the time back in 1987 but when I bought the 4k disc in 2018 and watched it again it was plain as day.
Good essay. I've liked Predator since I first saw it. I like your parallels with Heart of Darkness - I'll be thinking about it for a while. Thanks for sharing.
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A pastiche of '80s genres. Great movie!