First Time Watching Predator (1987) Terrifyingly Fun! | Movie Reaction & Commentary
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My first time watching Predator (1987) and it was more of an adventure feeling than I expected, and I'm grateful for it! I hope you enjoy my Predator movie reaction.
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Original Movie: Predator (1987)
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I had such a great time watching this film! What do you think of Predator?
I like Predator 2 more. It has more stuff about the Predator and I liked the final confrontation more. I found the sequel's environment more interesting than the jungle.
Please watch AVP!!! (Alien vs Predator)
@@shirleyduffer2081 It is a definite possibility!
5:25, this is how the Predator sees us: Infrared. He hunts by seeing our heat.
@@CasualNerdReactions For the love of God, please don't. The AvP flicks are cheap, incredibly dumb and badly written, and they actively take away from your enjoyment of the Alien and Predator franchises IMO. Predator 2, although not very popular (which I'll never understand, it's a fun ride, a worthy successor, and it keeps true to the tone of the original) is very watchable, and after that one you need to stop. Nothing good awaits.
I think the Predator taking off his mask (and for the most part disarming himself) works because it's him showing respect to Arnold's character for being the most dangerous game he's come across. In that moment he's challenging him to a man vs alien one on one combat. Thats just my thinking though if it doesn't work for you then it doesn't work. Loved the reaction either way!
Ya know, I think it really makes sense narratively with disarming himself. I was just thinking outside of the film as a viewer I preferred the mystery of what was under the mask.
Sounds about right to me 💯
Yep that's pretty much it, I believe that's been the common consensus since it came out. The Predators have a sense of... honor? Maybe? He wouldn't kill the unarmed captive, he only attacked things that had a chance of fighting back.
@@Cifer77 That honour code is also followed up in Predator 2...
Removing the mask is also another way to even the fight. The fact that the predator's blood glows when exposed to air indicates that its homeworld has no oxygen in its atmosphere, at least not in considerable amounts.
And this is confirmed in the second movie when the city hunter uses a respirator.
The Predator showing his face is like honoring Dutch's courage. To show him who he's up against. I love this scene. Also, it's one of my favourite "faces" of all alien antagonists. Great movie!
20:58 If you look carefully, the Predators shot hits Dutch's rifle, which is why the shot did not blow his arm off. It is not that the Predator's weapon is getting less effective, it is just that this one time he got unlucky with where his shot actually hit. Take note that he was shooting basically the same spot as he did when he blew off Dillon's arm, he just hit Dutch's rifle and that absorbed enough of the energy of the shot that Dutch kept his arm. So the rifle acting as armor was the plot device. 🖖💯✌
Definitely makes more sense! 🤣
@@CasualNerdReactions Honestly, I think this is wrong... I think it's no more clever than the writer intended... I.e. we are shown foreshadowing of Arnie and Carl having their bromance moment, Arnie's biceps are bigger... When Carl gets shot, it tore through his non-manly massive bicep and Arnie's just took the impact.
Predator isn't that clever, but it is fun.
@@DimensionDevices no , it hits the butt of the rifle, that’s what then cuts his arm.
@@DimensionDevices No, it’s completely correct: the shot hits the rifle and breaks it in two, with some shrapnel bloodying Dutch’s arm/shoulder. If he’d aimed a couple of inches higher, it would have blasted a hole in Dutch’s mighty pecs like any other guy’s.
@@SentinelGiga I prefer mine
"So he's a trophy hunter/alien serial killer?"
No, you were right the first ti--well, actually...
We do not discuss that retcon except to mock it for being pants-on-head dumb.
Haha! Yeah, I definitely had a "kombucha girl" style reaction to that line, too. 😂
My number 1 favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movie of all time!
Jean Claude van Damme played the Predator in some parts of the movie, but quit production as he was tired of wearing the original suit which looked like a giant lizard insect hybrid. He even wanted to kickbox Arnold but the producers refused.
Stan Winston Studios designed the PREDATOR suit for the film
Kevin Peter Hall, 1955-1991, was cast as the titular alien, being 7'2" he was an intimidating opponent for Arnold's character, Dutch.
Sonny Landham, 1941-2017,whom plays Billy in the film hired a bodyguard to protect people from him as he was prone to violent outbursts.
Half the cast and crew suffered diarrhea and food poisoning except for Arnold and Director McTiernan, whom ate Spaghetti O's and PBJ Sandwiches.
Landham said in an interview, "we weren't making a movie, we were making a survival story."
It was 110 degrees in the shade ,while it was 40 degrees at night.
The mud isnt cooling him. Mud is an insulator. Its preventing the heat from being visible. This is why mud is used for building material, i.e. bricks and adobe.
he said the water cooled him then covered in mud ;)
Mythbusters tested this once. Mud initially blocks your heat signature, but will warm up over time.
20:30 We already know Billy views this creature as certain death, so by running they are only delaying the inevitable. Billy chose to stop running from death and face it head on. You could also say he's facing his fears.
Fun Fact: That actor had to have a bodyguard during filming, to protect others from him. Sonny Landham didn't have a reputation as a "calm person" lol
The part where they shoot all their guns into the jungle is an actual military tactic. It's called saturation fire.
I remembered that it was a legit tactic, but couldn't recall the term, thanks.
I know Navy SEALS & Army Special Forces will use that if they run into heavy contact. From what I remember, it’s usually used when attempting to withdraw from the enemy & is a good way to stun them & provide cover for the soldiers while breaking contact.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 True, but sometimes it is used in the scenario I said. Obviously it makes some sense, if you know they're 50-100 yards hiding behind plants (lol), you have to figure well my bullets, and grenades will turn this area into a large salad, and you hope with some ground beef. The biggest deterrent to NOT doing this is if you're wrong, you more then likely fucked yourself over with the noise and wasting a big chunk of your ammo.
RIP flora and fauna in the way lol
😂 "you done, you good, you're out of ammo now 👍"
😂😂😅
"I ain't got time to bleed." 💪😎
Fun Fact: Jesse Ventura was delighted to find out from the wardrobe department that his arms were one inch bigger than Arnold Schwarzenegger's. He suggested to Schwarzenegger that they measure arms, with the winner getting a bottle of champagne. Ventura lost, because Schwarzenegger had told the wardrobe department to tell Ventura that his arms were bigger.
Lesson Learned: Don't try and pull a practical joke on the practical joke master. 😎
🤣🤣 haha that’s fantastic!! I didn’t know he was a jokester.
CNR ...This is one of the more famous practical jokes Schwarzenegger pulled off. He is an easy going and real personal guy.
For me, this movie is fun because it has MAXIMUM testosterone action movie goodness in it. No other action movie does this without looking completely stupid. This movie doesn't come off as stupid, it just has a lot of fun with all that macho crap. It also makes the movie better because the Predator seems far more dangerous by killing these guys than it would if they were just standard action heroes.
Lies, Fairytales and Fables....plenty of movies do this without looking completely stupid. Watch more movies.
@@MrsNiaboo2000 Why you gotta pee in his Cheerios ?
classics. not coincidentally, decade after decade, people continue to watch the film, while thousands of others have been forgotten by viewers 5 minutes after the screening.
Why I never block ads...
Wincing Reactor: "Hell of a way to treat people. "
*cuts to commercial of father singing, dancing, and feeding his children way too many waffles*
🤣😅 I wish that was a part of the video.
Billy cuts himself to feel pain and smell blood as he prepares to battle mano-a-mano like only a manly man-man can! And then immediately dies, of course.
Native American warrior move. He knew from the start it was not human and they would die.
Billy cut himself so that the enemy couldn't say that they drew first blood on him.
I think the 2nd one is every bit as good as the 1st.
Makes sense! I’m excited to see the second.
"Get to the choppa!" one of the great lines ever.
So glad you did this one! It's a classic!
Have you ever seen "Enemy Mine"? A little cheesy on the special effects, but a decent story :-)
The helicopter pilot with the aviator shades in the end played the predator. RIP Kevin Peter Hall.
because of the comics amd games there is actually a ton of lore on them. For instance, this predator was a youngblood predator from the jungle hunter tribe. That ship probably had a minimum of two more youngbloods, a couple veteran hunters, and an elder.
6:41, they had this clip on Letterman, and when the audience saw the explosion, they went crazy and they started cheering!
2:46, Wrestler turned actor turned politician turned conspiracy theorist Jesse The Body Ventura!
2:16, on the AVP Alien Vs Predator Wiki page, both Dutch and Dillon grew up in the same neighborhood, then got out of high school and joined the Marines, until Dutch was captured by the VC in 1971-72, he was tortured to the point where he no longer felt pain. Dillon and several of his guys saved Dutch and many POW's. In 1979, Dutch got the idea of his own rescue squad, but later on this mission would be their last....
Oh that’s actually really interesting!
So we just pretend Arnold's accent simply didn't exist. . . ?
"Alright, he's leaking" made me laugh so much! 😂
You're an incredibly articulate person, so I really enjoy this. You seem to me to be that person that has genuine reactions to things, which is great. Hardly anyone is genuine about things anymore. No one "feels" anything anymore, which sucks. But, I can see that you FEEL, which makes this like I'm sitting there with someone that has sincerely never seen these before and has the original reactions I had when I was a kid. I saw this movie around 1989. I was about 9 yrs old. You take me back to those times, not every time though. But... most of the time, and its great.
Thanks so much Sam! That’s my goal, and I’m grateful it comes through (most of the time) ☺️
The actual title of this movie should be Testosterone :The Movie!!!
😂👍🔥
Not as catchy, but maybe just as accurate. 🤣
This is the first time I noticed Jesse Ventura's eyes moving beneath his eyelids when he was supposed to be dead.
Those hunters ... the entire culture of this alien race revolves around hunting. To achieve honorable victories against worthy opponents. The hunters travel through the universe to compete against the most dangerous indigenous life forms on different planets and to make trophies from their remains that testify to their heroic deeds. That is why a hunter does not kill someone who is considered unworthy because - for example - he has no weapon or is physically weak and inferior. The hunter follows his prey, he follows the heat signature of the body and remains undetected - thanks to an optical camouflage field. If he thinks the time is right, he strikes. Arnold put up the most resistance to him and proved himself to be a worthy opponent in the course of their duel, which is why the hunter discards all his weapons at the end and faces his prey in an unarmed fight.
What's funny is that at 21:00, you spoke over Arnold's 2nd most iconic line, "Get to the choppa!"
Haha I always find a way to not include the most popular lines- of course I don’t know what they are. I definitely talked around it (checked the full length to confirm) 🤣
It’s OK, buddy, you’re allowed to be wrong once… there’s no flaw in this movie. It’s absolutely perfect. 👍🏻 And yep, you’re also right, it’s fun. 😉
Haha I don’t mind being wrong. It’s a great watch.
the scene with mac saying goodbye to blaine is by itself better than anything else in most action movies. remarkable scene, fantastic music!
There is so much in that little scene...
The Native American dude cut his body in a ceremonial gesture. He threw the gun away because he wanted to fight hand to hand. Cutting like that says "I am ready to die".
That’s poignant.
Yep. Your right! In Native American culture it's to signify war. Sort of like Tanto from Florida State riding out and throwing his flaming spear down into the the middle of the field.
Billy is native American, cutting his chest is a warrior action.
like many Arnold flicks, this is just that, a fun action movie. Silly one liners. All guns holding at least 100 rounds and in this case a super creepy alien.
26:51, the idea for the Predator having mandibles came from James Cameron whom was on a plane to Japan to promote ALIENS, and Cameron said to Winston, *I've always wanted to see something with Mandibles." And Winston drew what we see in the movie.
Ehhh??? 🤔
“Mandibles”??? We all have mandibles. It’s your jaw!
@@BlueShadow777 The mandible (from Latin: mandibula or mandĭbŭ-lum, a jaw) [1] of an arthropod is a pair of mouthparts used for either for biting, cutting and holding food. The last three cephalic segments, together with the three most anterior thoracic segments (all of the cephalothorax), house the external mouthparts.1
It’s also part of a crab and other species mouths
2:40, Dutch is very sus about the mission, but has no choice
Enjoyed that reaction Chris! As you say, not the greatest movie ever but the line of humour and Arnie being full on, pumped up action hero makes it. 😁
One of best action movies ever. And one of the greatest designed aliens ever to be on screen.
One possible explanation for the mud being so effective is that it wasn't so much heat it was seeing. Infrared is more what the predator was seeing WITHOUT his gear. Everything in the forest was 80 to 100 degrees, except at night. I think if you look at his visor as a scanner or a tricorder, the scanner was fooled by the outer shell of mud, and didn't target it as prey. So basically, it was too smart for mud. In the very pathetic sequel, which sets up Alien vs Predator, we see how it can set its visor to scan different wavelengths. If this one had tried, it could definitely have seen Arnold covered by mud. If you look back, Arnold does show up in the scan when he's first tensed up. He was just the wrong color. Not highlighted.
Or that the second predator went with some helmet upgrades.
Let's finally be real: the Predator's self-destruct mechanism looks WAY too much like an eyeshadow kit
Actor Kevin Peter Hall took over the role from van Damme after van Damme passed out for the fourth time due to dehydration wearing the 30 lbs suit in100+ degree heat. Hall was a trained mime and was thus able to bring a more emotional take to the monster.
Hall also played the helicopter pilot who rescues Schwarzenegger at the end.
They used the stunt guys from The A-Team tv series. It shows with how many of them get launched into the air by explosions. They did that every week on The A-Team and somehow no one ever got killed.
Haha that’s awesome. I haven’t seen many episodes of the show, but I still can totally see it.
23:07, The Predator collects trophies of those he kills
And Batman collects Riddler trophies without any kills at all.
This is one of my favorite movies ever. I remember seeing it for the first time at a drive-in theatre.
Later in my late 20's I was lucky enough to travel to Mexico and in part tour where hey filmed the movie. The hostage/rebels scene was a restaurant tourist stop...not sure if it till is. It was a cool day trip outside of Puerto Vallarta.
In a nutshell...so happy you reacted to this movie!!! Thank you
jean claude van dame was the stunt wearing a blue bodysuite to make the invisibility effect of the alian
When it started the countdown timer...he was mimicking Billy's laugh.
Is your back yard like a jungle call Dutch'es Lawn Maintenance we have cleared jungles. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The Predator took his Mask off in respect.
That's a part of their honour code, when they pull the mask off its like a last sign of respect before the death battle, because the Predator won't spare you from now on and won't accept him being spared either.
In a comic a Predator lost this kind of duel but was spared ,so he took his own life out of shame.
That makes a lot of sense. From a narrative perspective it’s great actually.
The movie that features two future governors.
"Cause of the echo...."
Stick around.
Knock, knock!
GET TOOO THA CHOPPAH!!
Quotes to remember.
@@CasualNerdReactions I ain't got time to bleed.
25:50 This is the production value i'm looking for in a reaction channel
It felt appropriate.
This is in a long line of uber manly/masculine films from the 80's, and is the perfect follow-up to Arnold's 1985 action film Commando. This is a massive franchise that consists of movies, comics, graphic novels and videogames. The latest entries are the online multiplayer Predator Hunting Grounds and the upcoming prequel Prey. The Predator, or Yautja species are interstellar, technologically advanced tribal warriors and trophy hunters. They only hunt species that can present a worthy challenge and have a strict code of honor, which is why the titular creature didn't attack the woman and took off its mask when facing Dutch, which was a sign of respect. The director of this, John Mctiernan, also directed Die Hard, which I highly recommend watching
Old comment, but to tie into Commando.... Both involve the country of Val Verde
78' , i was 9 yrs old, saw this in theaters with my mama 🍿
23:23 The most testosterone-loaded yell of the 80s.
Wow can not belive you eatched this so fast
For sure one of the best action flicks ever
The tone of this film is 80's testosterone.
That is a pretty accurate assessment. 👌
9:34 me, being woke up with a hangover
28:45, in a last ditch effort to kill Dutch.
This movie starred TWO former governors.
That minigun tho. Jesus Christ. LOL
Great movie. You should also do The Running Man 1987 another Arnold movie that came out the same year and was overshadowed by this movie success. Fun fact this movie take place in the jungles of a fictional country which the villain of Die Hard 2 come from and the villan from Commando another Arnold movie come from . So Predator, Die Hard and Commando are kind of in the same universe :). Also the pilot in the chopper in the end is actually the one who played the predator.
Arnold - future governor of California
Jesse (I ain't got time to bleed) Ventura - future governor of Minnesota
This was a weekly watch as a kid. I wore this VHS tape bare lol!
Haha yes! That’s awesome.
@@CasualNerdReactions I also have to recommend some more Arnie movies. Terminator and Terminator 2, Conan the Barbarian, and True Lies. They are all must watch lol
Seen terminators, but definitely need to watch the others!
The most terrifying thing is that the Predator can go invisible. This is a pretty good movie. I generally enjoy Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and I look forward to Predator 2. It will be interesting to see how that one plays out.
I just picture people hanging in the trees. 😳
Unpopular opinion: I think Predators (2010) is the best sequel. Also very flawed, but very fun, and with plenty of fun surprises for a creature and world you think you already know all about.
I love Predators. Always felt that it should have gotten more love from the fanbase than it did. Yeah, Adrian Brody isn't my first choice to be the lead in that type of movie, but he sold the hell out of that role.
Loved Predators. But the first two I love even more personally, just for the fact that the scenarios that the predator shows up in would have been great movies without the predator to begin with.
Yesssss, Amazing 80s action movie! The cheesy one liners, machine guns firing from the hip, macho bravado to the extreme, beautiful lol
haha I love that we both enjoyed the film, but your reasons are completely different than mine! Rock on!
Fun fact: The helicopter pilot at the end is the same guy that plays the predator
"Is this gonna be classic Arnold saying cheesy things? I thought that was only Batman and Robin."
You sir need to see him in Commando(1985), The Running Man(1987) and True Lies(1994).
Maybe one day 😅
@@CasualNerdReactions just a word of warning on Commando: it's pure campy action flick but it also has some of the best cheesy one-liners
Most of the movies Arnold made in the late 80's and early 90's were flawed in the same way... Commando, the Running Man, the Last Action Hero, etc...
They sure have a lot of ammo, for some guys walking in the jungle with one or two back packs. 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
😅 I didn’t even consider that.
Chris....I've seen this movie a couple dozen times.....and I never once thought, "I wonder where his space ship is?" Nice observation. Great reaction as always. For a fun war-type movie, check out "Kelly's Heroes" with Clint Eastwood.
I think he may have crashed? I don’t know! Looking forward to seeing that one day.
@@CasualNerdReactions I can think of a few options. 1) Your crashed/parked. 2) That's what actually exploded at the end. Since Arnold went to the predators territory it may have been close to the ship. 3) It's parked elsewhere and he is but 1 of several Predators on Earth safari at this time. Maybe others are in Africa or hunting Yeti or Bigfoot. Or chillin' down in Antarctica. 4) He was just dropped off and the ship will return later. Kinda like 3, but just no longer on Earth at all. But like Jim said - not many people seem to ask that question.
YES! This one is nostalgic for me. My parents divorced when I was ten and I lived with my dad, who loved 80s action movies. I grew up watching all this stuff. Love it to this day. Arnie is known during this era for the cheesy one-liners. It just tips the movie over the edge into awesome. I am glad you had fun with it.
Predators are hunters, yes, as others have said. They search the galaxy looking for worthy species to hunt. So, all the stuff the predator was doing was part of their hunter code.
You should definitely watch AvP (Alien vs. Predator). A lot of people rag on it, but I really like it.
I guess we should feel honored that we are considered worthy. 😅 I’ll definitely be checking out AVP this summer.
@@CasualNerdReactions We give them a run for the money for sure! That's why they keep coming back. Word has spread. LOL!
Just curious on another note. Have you seen Lord of the Rings? If not, do you have plans to react to it? It's my favorite and I think you'd have a great reaction to it!
I have indeed. Lord of the Rings came out when I was young teen and just starting to hang out with friends and go to the movies and such. I couldn’t believe how fast the first film flew by for how long it was. Great films! I still haven’t made it through the books though.
@@CasualNerdReactions I love the books and am a bit older than you. They came out when I was just out of college. I still watch them every Christmas. It's become a tradition with my husband and I. Agree great movies.
The Predator removes his head protection to make the fight fair. It's like when football players fight and take off their helmets.
Obviously you're not a horror fan since any one who is would say the reveal of the Predator is definitely what you want to see! If not for the amazing creative work by the late, great Stan Winston (who did the first 2 Terminators w/Arnie and ALIENS among dozens of others). In fact you could even say the pitch for the film is RAMBO Vs. ALIEN. But you got the gist of it and as usual have a good reaction. Also for me its top-notch bonus to have someone like John McTiernan fresh off DIE HARD and at the top of his game at the helm.
Predators or Yautja as their called in the comics and novels are a race of aliens that go around the galaxy to hunt prey and prove themselves and take trophies mainly the Skulls
Predators live by a strict code of honor they don't hunt and kill unarmed, children, pregnant women and sick people like people with cancer.
The average height of a predator is 7 to 8 feet tall sometimes bigger both male and female.
Thier much more physically stronger than a human and dispute their size they are quite agile.
4:25, the Predator did this as a way for his prey to be intimidated into a fight with him.
I love Predator, I've watched it countless times, it's got to be my favourite film, or at least favourite action film. I love the Predator, how he hunts for sport, with honour and respect; I have never, ever, seen him as an intergalactic serial killer... until now. :)
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Haha most people don’t. Apparently I’m the only one who thinks that. I mean, within the context of his species he’s not at all- but if a human were doing the things he did… welcome to the channel! Glad your here.
Hey Chris, I'm glad you enjoyed one of my favorite Arnie movies. A little fun fact. The alien species, known to us as Predators, is called Yautja (ya - OOT - ja). I hope you're going to react to Predator 2 also. I had fun watching you react to this. Keep up the good work.
Will be releasing predator 2 this weekend :)
Most manly/macho movie. So much better than todsys movies with fake heroes.
3:10* Jerry Goldsmith was considered to compose the score but was too busy with Rambo 3. Alan Silvestri was chosen, having composed music for Back To The Future.
As much as I love Goldsmith's scores, I can't imagine this film without Alan Silvestri's music. He builds the tension like nobody else since maybe Bernard Herrmann.
I recognized his style from B2TF, and rechecked the titles, glad to be right.
The music here was one of the best things about the film! The eclectic sounds added a ton to the feel of the film.
The mud doesn't lower his body temperature so much as *block* it. Pretty sure it's also a real world strategy.
Could very well be. Possibly makes sense, but seemed a bit far fetched to me in the moment.
@@CasualNerdReactions Well, it *shouldn't* have worked with as light a coating of mud as Arnold had, but we can't hide the contours of his muscles, now can we?
That would certainly detract from the 80s macho vibe. 🤣 alright mud gets a pass from me!
For me Arnold was the Terminator and seing the Predator treat him like a rag doll was shocking. The best action movie of the 80s.
The terminator vs the predator. Now I’d love to watch that!
@@CasualNerdReactions There is actually a comic called Aliens vs Predator vs Terminator, it's crazy.
The only gripe I have. The alien ship intro. Soooo Galaxy Invader
5:25, he hunts by seeing our body heat.
There is an interesting thing I have with this movie and John Carpenter's The Thing. I think they are both almost perfect, but neither should actually have shown a spaceship in the beginning shot. I just thought when I saw it in the theater they shouldn't have let me know it was alien in the first few seconds.
Ya know what! I absolutely agree, more so here perhaps than the thing, but it would have been a different experience not realizing anything alien was happing right away.
Completely agree!
They tested the mud masking body heat on myth busters and it worked.
21:00 I think he shot the gun out of Arnold's hands intentionally, toying with him.
Intentional or not, it makes more sense than his weapon getting weaker! 🤣👏
@@CasualNerdReactions it does for sure and I hadn't thought of that
I never thought about this until now. It must have sucked for Arnie at the end knowing the thing self destructed and there will probably not be any evidence. Except for the Explosion itself and the Word of Arnie and the Woman.
In my mind I don’t know how I’d even begin to explain it. But I think they’ll believe Arnie.
The group blazing away into the jungle on full automatic - aka 'Full Rock and Roll' - with no visible target doesn't look at all odd to those of us who grew up watching news coverage of the war in a certain other jungle. If one man on a patrol saw something and started shooting, well if it was a mistake you wasted some ammo you were not going to have to pay for anyway by joining in,. If it was an ambush you had nearly walked into you just saved your platoon. See also "The Mad Minute".
as a 20 year veteran, the more you shoot, the less you have to carry.
Another great reaction from you. This is one of my favorite science fiction/action films. So many classic one liners. Fun fact: Shane Black who stars in in this movie is also a writer and director. He created the Lethal Weapon series.
That’s awesome! Lethal Weapon is another series I know nothing about lol
In my book, this is one of the most violent movies out there along with Robocop. Just light em up, slice and dice violence. Yet somehow it doesn't feel like senseless violence at all.
I would agree with that! The violence in this film felt necessary or at least purposeful.
Hia Chris.. Can't wait until you get to the Alien VS Predator series.
21:02 the shot hits his gun, not him
I think Predator is exactly what it sets out to be, but I get it if you preferred some elements over others. Some scenes are the definition of overkill, for better or worse lol. I’m surprised that I actually like this movie more on every visit, considering how much it embraces simple, if cheeky, tropes. I think it’s the attention to detail that gets me, as well as the simple, yet somehow surprising, story.
I am more interested in the predator than the human characters, but that doesn’t take much away from my enjoyment. I loved seeing the face at the end and the difference in sight and sound when you continue to see things from it’s perspective. It’s surprisingly expressive. I guess I also enjoy how human like it appears… and then it’s face reminds you that it came from a fundamentally different evolutionary tree. XD
You’re spot on. It’s exactly what they intended and it’s an excellent example of it. I enjoyed most of it and the most things I didn’t would have been the same in any other film.
At least one scorpion was harmed in the making of this film.
😳 I’m ok with that.
19:57 Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms
Predator my Favorite Movie best
The movie is a modern version of the Middle Ages tale of Beowulf, a military commander who led his troops into a kingdom where every night an unseen monster killed warriors. The on-set filming in a real jungle makes the film: today the film would be shot on a green screen and would look like crap.
You’re right, it is definitely better served being IN the jungle. It comes through.
The amount of testosterone in that one handshake between Ahnuld and Apollo Creed could get every single person competing in the Olympics right now disqualified. And as if that is not enough, we get literal testosterone spittle from Jessie the Body on ze CHOPPA. ROFLMAO This movie is just so classic and timeless at the same time...I love it. ✌💯😁
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@@CasualNerdReactions This is probably the best movie John McTiernan ever made...it is a toss up between this and Die Hard. Although I do have my own personal reasons for liking Hunt for Red October and 13th Warrior just as much as his biggest hits. McTiernan is a lesser known but spot on example of the old saying about there being a fine line between genius and insanity...could have been one of the greatest directors ever, but went a bit coocoo in the head and wound up in prison for a while. 😎😎
Great comment! 😂