Personally, i don't thinkit mattered that Arnold wasn't in it, Arnold in my opinion is a very one dimsensional actor, the part he had for predator suited him down to the ground, little dialogue and plenty of action, the main role in predator two was more in depth, Danny glover added a gritty performance as a cop trying to find answers and get revenge, it was the film itself that was lacking, it just didn't have that original edge that the first predator film had, it was missing something. Sequels are rarely viewed in a good light, only a few in the last 20 years have been real break throughs - aliens, terminator 2.....
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