Predator 2, is easily the better movie for me.
I can understand why so many love Predator, but never understood the Predator 2 hate.
Predator 2, moving to the "urban" jungle was a no brainer. And to me as an audience member, seeing the Predator stalk and kill in a major urban city is more frightening than a team of black special forces agents fighting a creature in a FAR distint tropical rainforest.
I thought Predator 2 wreaked of more interesting atmosphere. The jungle was cool, but you can only take it so far. In the city, you had crazy street wars between rival drug gangs. Diverse, interesting and funny Jamaicans and Latinos battling it out. The urban decay was just awesome in this movie.
Predator 2 also took a significant step in advancing the mythos, and the world we know of the Predator. Danny Glover was a straight up G, in this movie. When people complain about him I immedietely roll my eyes. He was as worthy of the protagonist role as Arnold, and casting him as an action hero was an interesting choice. I thought the design of the Predator was more edgy and frightening as well.
And to me the end to Predator 2 was more epic than the end of the 1st film. It gives you an idea of how long the Predators have been visiting earth for the thrill of the hunt.