Editing Predator 2 (section)

===Legacy===
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Several retrospective reviews have considered the film underrated, and it has gained a cult following.{{efn|Multiple references ascribe a cult following:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/reasons-predator-2-best-sequel-predators-better/|title=Predator: 5 Ways Predator 2 Is The Definitive Sequel (& 5 Ways It's Predators)|date=November 15, 2020|website=ScreenRant|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/predator-2-30-misunderstood-masterpiece-161709172.html|title = 'Predator 2' at 30: A misunderstood masterpiece?| date=November 23, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/21/hear-me-out-why-predator-2-isnt-a-bad-movie | title=Hear me out: Why Predator 2 isn't a bad movie | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=July 21, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spoilerfreemoviesleuth.com/2017/06/cult-cinema-predator-2-1990-unsung-hero.html | title=Cult Cinema: Predator 2 (1990) – Unsung Hero of a Franchise | date=June 13, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=September 15, 2017|last=Kessler|first=Martin|title=In Defence of... ''Predator 2'' (1990).|url=https://www.film89.co.uk/in-defence-of-predator-2-1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 21, 2015|last=Barkan|first=Jonathan|title="You're One Ugly Mother F*cker...": {{'}}''Predator 2''{{'}} Turns 25 Today!|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3370679/youre-one-ugly-mother-fcker-predator-2-turns-25-today|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]!|quote=Film ’89 Verdict – 8.5/10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/952289/why-predator-2-is-the-most-underrated-movie-in-the-predator-franchise/ | title=Why Predator 2 is the Most Underrated Movie in the Predator Franchise | date=August 4, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/predator-2-danny-glover-underrated-sequel/ | title='Predator 2' Sought out New Prey in an Underrated Sequel | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/every-predator-movie-ranked-worst-best-prey-2022/ | title=Every Predator Movie Ranked (Including Prey) | date=August 5, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://winteriscoming.net/2022/08/06/all-7-predator-movies-ranked-avp-prey-best-worst/5/ | title=All 7 Predator movies, ranked from worst to best | date=August 6, 2022 }}</ref>}}

Later, director Stephen Hopkins said: "It's so over the top. I just sort of went for it and made the biggest, boldest, loudest movie I could make. I was only 29 years old – I was like a rampant child, running around Los Angeles, blowing the shit out of everything and making things as bloody as possible." About the modest reception at the box office and the cult status since its release, he added "It had a big initial opening weekend if I remember correctly – but I think many people were disappointed that Arnold wasn’t in it. A lot of people like the film and some prefer it to the original – just because it’s in a city and more contemporary."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/throwback-predator-2|title=Throwback: ''Predator 2''|date=November 19, 2020}}</ref>

Danny Glover was proud of his performance, saying:
<blockquote>I have two films I’ve done that I feel that I was bigger than life in, in which I felt that I could control the space. ''[[Silverado (film)|Silverado]]'' for me, and ''Predator 2''. In ''Predator 2'', it was like 'who's the baddest cat in your space, and the baddest cat says 'I'm gonna challenge you.' Mano y mano. I was the baddest guy in his space. What happens? I kill him, and then the others come around, and I’m like 'alright... who's next?' I was about 42, 43.. in the best shape in my life, best shape I’ve been in. I was running on the beach, had my training, I was lifting weights a lot more than I am now. I was really feeling it in that movie.<ref name="DR">{{cite web|url=https://douglassalumni.blogspot.com/2015/11/an-interview-with-danny-glover_22.html|title=Douglass-Riverview News and Current Events: An Interview with Danny Glover|date=November 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/role-recall-danny-glover-remembers-the-color-purple-saw-and-his-classic-line-in-lethal-weapon-172058055.html|title=Role Recall: Danny Glover Remembers {{'}}''The Color Purple'',' {{'}}''Saw'',' and His Classic Line in {{'}}''Lethal Weapon''{{'}}|date=November 10, 2016 }}</ref></blockquote>