The Predator - Why I think this is Arnold Schwarzenegger's best movie

This movie is by far Arnold Schwarzenegger's best movie.  I thought this one topped all of the other movies that he made during this time period.   For some reason I couldn't get into Commando, Raw Deal and even the Terminator as much as this one.   I have always enjoyed action movies with a small group of commandos going on a mission instead of large armies going to battle.  There seems to be more camaraderie between a small group than a large one.   I like to watch how they have to overcome odds and put their differences aside to achieve their objectives.   The odds are stacked against them and they can't afford to trouble with small stuff.  

One of the major criticisms of movies like this is the amount of violence and foul language.  I can understand that but if you look deeper you will see that these movies have more than that.   They also show the importance of brotherhood and sticking together.   One example is when Jesse Ventura's character is looking for the predator after one of his squad mates gets killed.   Not too long afterward he gets shot through the chest and his costar Bill Duke comes running in to save him.   He sees Jesse's body laying on the ground and goes into a rage.  He sprays the whole jungle with machine gun fire and then picks up Jesse's gun once his runs out of ammo.   Later on the rest of his squad mates show up and continue the onslaught.   Even though they didn't hit anything and wasted a lot of ammo,  they definitely showed a lot of commitment to their fallen brethren. 

Duke's character did the same thing when he was protecting Jesse's body late at night.  He started reminiscing about the old times him and Jesse's character had on other missions.  During that monologue, he was getting emotional because he lost his friend.  Another great scene is when they were setting a trap for the Predator by using logs and vines.   You can see the teamwork and effort they put into it even though they were exhausted and overwhelmed. 

Sometimes you have to look deeper into these types of movies to see the hidden messages behind it.   If you can ignore the foul language and the violence you might come away with a better appreciation for these types of movies.