Predator 2 : Failure due to casting of Glover

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Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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TC, the defeated whiny bean counter shows his anger. ^

+ It sure looks like it's dead. Let's eat. +

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Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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I actually like Danny Glover in the lead. He brings a likeable ordinary schmoe charm to his character. However, I wish Glover was in better physical shape in this film. Glover doesn't look fit enough in this film to plausibly kick a predator's ass.

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Glover doesn't look fit enough in this film to plausibly kick a predator's ass.


Glover worked it as best he could, but not feasible enough considering what the film really called for considering he was up against a predator. His on screen charisma wasn't quite the right fit.

As I have stated all along, Glover could have still been cast, but as co-lead along with a brawnier, kick ass action star.

Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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Glover is one of those actors who works better as a second banana than as a lead. He's a likeable enough presence on screen, but I agree with you he doesn't have the charisma to carry a movie.

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Glover is one of those actors who works better as a second banana than as a lead.
And the producers would have known this too. That is why he didn't get his name above the title to carry it.


He's a likeable enough presence on screen, but I agree with you he doesn't have the charisma to carry a movie.
Not the best executive call to rely on the predator as the main entity to sell the film and make it a smash hit. Glover is a warm and reliable actor, just not what was needed here to amp it up a few notches for a smash hit success rate.

No movie that featured a predator after the first, went with any big name action star. They did moderate business when taking in box office to budget ratio. None have beat out Arnie's original.

I would have thought considering the predator was still fresh and quite an original creature at the time, that the makers would have anticipated more for it by keeping in with a sell point formula that worked for the first.

Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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Dolph Lundgren would have been a better choice, but I guess he wasn't a big enough name at the time.

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Hmmmm! Dolph Lundgren, interesting choice. I don't think he would have worked too well though. Second rate action film star.

Van Damme was better looking and while not a huge name at the time, his looks could have sold it to both of the two genders.

Arnie returning would have been a major drawcard though above all else.

Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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Lundgren was similar to Van Damme, in that he was way too green in 1990 to carry an action film of this magnitude.. maybe a few years later on he would've been fine.
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