

Two years later, “Alien” was met with its own relative failure. Outfitted with a head-scratching plot featuring voodoo drug lords and a noted lack of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film is a full-on shlock fest that, while entertaining, doesn’t match up to machismo blow-the-roof-off action of the original. Three years later, “Predator 2” failed to capture its predecessor’s magic - despite it serving as cult classic fodder thanks to its willingness to lean into the outrageous. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the iconic hero Dutch in 1987’s “Predator.” Courtesy of 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection ‘Predator 2’
