Predator

If you get a kick out of watching men with big muscles roll around in mud to the accompaniment of portentous music, Predator may have some appeal. But I suspect even Rambo and Rocky fans will find it boring.

There are some really obnoxious things about Predator, the new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, but the bottom line is that it is a fast-paced, skillfully structured, exciting, extremely violent and bloody piece of totally mindless entertainment.

At a moment when Rambo-style blood-baths are thought to have fallen from favor, along comes Predator, which may not be the daintiest movie ever made but is a knock-your-socks-off thriller. Originality and pep still go a long way in moviemaking.

Episode 8: Sex, Lies and Predator

Predator isn't reinventing the wheel, but it's having a lot of fun with what it's doing.