| | |  | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Home » » Predator (Widescreen Collector's Edition) | | | | | | | Description: | | PREDATOR COLLECTOR'S EDITION - DVD Movie | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke | | Director:
| John McTiernan | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English, French, Spanish | | Subtitle:
| English, Spanish | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| 20th Century Fox | | Run Time:
| 107 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| August 10, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 526 reviews |
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236 of 272 found the following review helpful:
 Worst looking print!Sep 23, 2008
By Robert Owsley
WOW what a bad looking print. Who the heck was in charge of this Blu-Ray transfer??? Does the 'Ray' stand for Ray Charles? because it looks as if a blind man choose to use this print! All the fuzzies, dots, lines, and blemishes on this print look ever better in hi-def! Why on earth can't the original negative be used? If I'm gonna pay a higher price, then I should get a much better picture. Shame, shame, shame, on them.
270 of 314 found the following review helpful:
Fox blows it on Blu-Ray againApr 08, 2008
By Ryan Agadoni
My 1-star review is not for the movie, Predator, which I love. I bought it twice on DVD: the first single-disc release with no extras, and then the excellent 2-disc special edition. I am not going to be buying on Blu-Ray, however, until the chowder-heads over at Fox start including all of the ALREADY PRODUCED extras on their Blu-Ray discs. Case in point: Predator.
Predator on Blu-Ray features a higher definition transfer (though on a single layer disc), but carries over none of the special features from the 2-disc DVD. How hard would this have been? Make it a dual layer Blu-Ray, and just throw them all on there in standard definition. That would have guaranteed and instant buy for me. But this habit of dumping the film bare-bones onto Blu-Ray is reminiscent of the early days of DVD, and I thought we were past that. Other studios are doing a fine job of including all the special features, so why is Fox being dumb? And why are they slapping a $40 MSRP on a bare-bones release?
You would have had me with a good release, Fox. I would gladly plonk down the cash for a true upgrade from my DVD version. But you blew it, and you're not getting my money.
226 of 263 found the following review helpful:
Shameful Quality Blu-RaySep 07, 2008
By tony95
This is the worst quality Blu-Ray I have come across so far. $26.95 is outrageous for a DVD to Blu-Ray dub. Your probably better off getting the widescreen DVD than the Blu-Ray and playing the movie on upscaling DVD player, you will get the same quality. The movie is classic, just don't buy the Blu-Ray version unless you find it in a bargin bin somewhere.
21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 PredatorOct 13, 2005
By Davy Crockett
I thought that this was a great movie. I recomend anybody that is a arnold fan or a action fan see this movie. I am gonna talk about the stuf about the new collectors dvd.
IMAGE :
This collector's edition has been issued in a rather dissapointing 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen tansfer, one that dosent sppear that all different (if at all) from the previous Predator dvd release, which means its fair to middlin at best. The quality of the print varies dramatically during its run, moving from jarringly awful and grainy Fox searchlight logo opening to edge halos to fequen bouts of specking and other minor detritus. When the transfer is on its game, it looks fairly good, with its solidly reproduced fleshtones offset by often soft background coloring. Its a tolerable tranfer, but this title deserves better treatment, image-wise.
SOUND:
The paring of Dolby Digital and DTS tracks is a nice touch, but it was already done on an earlier release, so we're not getting anything new here. The good news is that the're both pretty active mixes, and though you can dicker and bicker about the subtle differences. you will rumble quotient. The minimal dialogue is presentable, and the rear channels are aggressively mixed, so when the big fight sequences take place the mood is appropriatly frenetic. The real winner, however, is the depth and fullness of the macho posturing of the Alan Silvestri score. A french 2.0 surround and a mono Spanish track are also included.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Full motion menu with music
Scene Acess with 25 cues and remote acess
Subtitles/Captions in English,Spanish with remote acess
2 Trailers featuring Alien vs. Predator, Alien Quadrilogy
1 deleted scenes
1 documentary
12 featurettes
1 feature/Episode commentary by John Mctiernan
Packaging Tri-fold Amaray with slipcase
Picture Disc
2 discs
Layers: Dual
The first disc has a audio commentary and it is pretty interesting
Disc TWO:
If it Bleeds we can kill it" The making of Predator
Classified Action
The Unseen Arnold
Old Painless
The Life Inside : A tribute to Kevin Peter Hall
Camouflage
Welcome to the Jungle
Character Design
Predator Special Fx: This section offers a series of short pre-effects sequences
Predator Red looking down
Predator Red in Jungle
Predator Red Main Walking Layer
Camouglage Moth Test
Camouflage Effect Layers
Fleeing the Predator(This is the only deleted scene)
These are just three scenes that are considered outtakes(dont know why)
Chameleon
Building A Trap
Sliding downhill
This disc also includes a Predator Profile made up of nine screens of text and artwork explaining the dreadlocked alien's specialized weaponry.
Then there is also a Photo Gallery
AND LAST is a trailer of Alien Quadrilogy
THAT IS ALL THAT IS IN THIS DVD!
THANKS FOR READING MY REVIEW!
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE DVD !
32 of 36 found the following review helpful:
Ratings should be for the Blu-Ray-HORRIBLE TransferOct 10, 2008
By :::DIGITAL BABE:::
":::DIGITAL BABE:::"
There is NO WAY, that this film gets a cumulative 4/5. The ratings have been pulled over from the SD. Amazon, please consider adding a separate database field for PQ and AQ for the hi-def products.
This movie itself for me is a 5. I love it! The transfer- a nightmare. Tons of noise, color flutuation and light changes/artifacting. The picture is soft, too.
Fox/MGM were just (10/2008) given some of the worst ratings, for their Blu-Ray releases and I understand why. I am a huge fan of this franchise, and was incredibly excited to see this in hi-def. If 0 stars was an option, I'd give it a 0. This Blu-Ray transfer is among some of the worst that I have seen.
For the premium price paid for Blu-Ray I expect a pristine picture and sound. Fox/MGM I hope you're listening. This truly is shameful!
I am thoroughly disappointed and all of the future MGM/Fox titles will be considered "rentals" until I see an review.
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