The original “Predator” was a really fun action movie that pitted jungle commandos against a surprisingly good foe. This time, the film is set in a rough future filled with crime and it lacks the survival element of the first film.

I love the crime-filled, futuristic setting in “Predator 2” where a tough policeman, named Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover “Lethal Weapon”, “Be Kind Rewind”), is in the middle of taking down drug lords on the streets of Los Angeles. Suddenly, a ton of the bad guys are murdered by the unseen Predator (Kevin Peter Hall). With a pushy federal agent (Gary Busey “Under Siege”) getting in the way, it is going to be hard to get this monster.

Danny Glover is actually really good as Harrigan. As good as he is, his performance will no doubt get overlooked by the fact it’s an action movie and it isn’t a fun as the performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the first film. Gary Busey sadly does a mediocre job. The Predator himself isn’t as cold and calculating as he was before. This time, he just bursts in and starts killing people left right and centre. He just is not the calculating adversary that he was in the first movie.

“Predator 2” isn’t very suspenseful but it has some really fun moments with its unoriginal but interesting future and it is a real action movie throughout. Fans will no doubt love the fact a Xenomorph (from “Alien”) skull can be seen in the Predator’s trophy collection. The movie is ruined by the fact that it lacks the suspense of the original as there are not any moments when you are on the edge of your seat (something that the first one had). “Predator 2” isn’t a bad film but it’s an average sequel at best.