Predator 2 Review - Off The Shelf Reviews

(Re-uploaded) Join Gary and Iain for a review and discussion of, Predator 2 (1990) by Director, Stephen Hopkins. Starring, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kevin Peter Hall and Bill Paxton.
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[@BirdsElopeWithTheSun09]

Very underrated sequel, a lot of fun.

[@PhantomLAM]

Yes! Very underrated, I honestly prefer watching Predator 2 over the first. That sounds like I am snubbing the first but I'm not I still love the first film but the setting of Predator 2 is just more appealing to me and all the stuff we learn about the Yautja makes it pretty entertaining.

[@jimbowlan5804]

I like certain aspects of the second over the first but the first is the better movie better story but 2 is a good movie a worth sequel way better than predators

[@steveturner609]

It’s a truly wonderful film, a great sequel to the 1987 original, there is indeed much to admire in Predator 2 !!

[@allencampbell3350]

If they went with Dutch's twin for the sequel they should have had Danny Devito play 'im.

[@rockdesu]

Allen Campbell lol

[@stanleymaestas5441]

Lol.

[@DoctorProph3t]

You should be a producer, I’d watch Danny Devito star against Predator just for the concept alone.

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

"Fuckin' voodoo magic, man!"

[@hellfire6112]

"what you want mr policeman ?"

[@spiderfanmaniac9783]

Shit happens

[@Kingsservant83]

Great job guys have been waiting for this one, R.I.P Bill Paxton

[@volzman2172]

GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!

[@waynemorris6907]

I was never bothered about the absence of Schwarzenegger in Predator 2. The Predator franchise works best as a series of different characters, differing environments, etc. Plus Danny Glover was damn good in this badass sequel.

[@DoctorProph3t]

The main character is always the Predator.

[@avalangrin4904]

All I remember about Predator 2 is how much Danny Glover was sweating in this movie. Damn!!!!😥😥😥

[@Canadian_duck31]

Ava Langrin well in the movie it’s supposed to be the hottest summer in that time.

[@handsomestik]

Criminally and I mean criminally underrated film.

[@thomaskphillips2582]

I agree Predator 2 was super film I saw Predator 2 before I saw Predator 1 film!

[@nox5870]

eric brown This one is as good as the first Predator for me.

[@asterr001]

I think the scene in the warehouse where he's flipping through visions (and that's he's surprised that he himself is being hunted, or shocked by their plan), and where he's hangs off the ledge by his disk, just reinforces the fact that this predator is a younger and/or inexperienced Predator. Either way it's a very enjoyable movie.

[@voxdraconia4035]

I think Gary is correct and Iain wrong - those other Preds are there to observe the younger one'S hunting ...and I don't even think "we" are the greatest game to hunt...we are probably the starting species...and the Xenomorphs the upper tier ... the Pred2-hunter failed basically at his turorial mission ^^

[@schibleh531]

I would love to see a movie from the predator's point view. They are supposed to be the ultimate hunters but I am not convinced of that when they keep getting floored in every movie that carries their name.

[@supoa9489]

@@schibleh531 What your saying makes no sense, outside the few humans that have survived against the Preadator many more human prey have died. Human victors barely survive the encounters. Hollywood studio would never show the POV Preadator unfortunately everything is about humans.

[@jimbowlan5804]

I would love to see a prequel to the first with the jungle hunter as a younger predator and his early hunts in valverde

[@jonnychadbourne8127]

Favourite scene is when Danny is chasing the predator through the house and the old woman is there, Danny startles her and says don't worry i'm a cop! to which she replies.. I don't think he gives a shit! haha makes me giggle everytime

[@jimbowlan5804]

I love that line but my favorite scene is when the predator climbed the High rise and got struck by lightning while putting Paxton’s skull and his combistick in the air

[@MrGrandure]

El Scorpio had the best scene in this movie. He and his goons load up weapons and then he throws a pound of coke in his face and yells "El Scorpio is ready!!!"

[@punkrockgalbenevenelse3659]

Gary is correct about each trophy belonging to every other Predator. I collect NECA and it's canon!

[@graynolehammersmith8149]

I still think a real Predator 4 should finally go to the Predator homeworld. I’ve always pictured it like a mixture of Conan meets Gladiator. The best warriors they’ve encountered that bested them get captured. In the way it would mimic Conan is we would eventually learn Dutch was captured years ago and has been fighting in gladiatorial combat and is basically King Conan meets Dutch. He’s been on this planet for more than two decades so he’s forgotten his humanity. He could be wearing parts of Predator armor. Wrist-blades, and a helmet, we’d find out that it’s Dutch pretty soon but I’d like it to be a mystery for a tiny bit. Main Character would basically rally these warriors including a reluctant Dutch to revolt and find a way off the planet. This movie would never get made though lmao.

[@jamesesparza6893]

Bill Paxton is the only person to get killed by an Alien, A Predator, and A freaking Terminator.

[@Gideon13397]

Wrong. Lance Henriksen also got the same treatment too.

[@jimbowlan5804]

And lance also got killed by another Stan Winston monster pumkinhead

[@jamesesparza6893]

@@Gideon13397 SHHHHHH, we dont count that here.

[@jamesesparza6893]

@@jimbowlan5804 AVP doesnt exist.

[@deezybeibii]

@@Gideon13397 no, Henrikson was not killed by an Alien. Haha i know, hella late of a reply to a comment.

[@johnnymcauliffe1289]

My favorite Bill Paxton role: “Chet” in Weird Science!

[@lezlethal]

Johnny McAuliffe I like to think all of his characters are somehow related. Weird Science, Terminator, Aliens, and Predator 2.

[@rexremedy1733]

Johnny McAuliffe she blinded me with science. She blinded me with science!

[@markpugh6808]

I'm sorry Wyatt sorry I've been such a shit to you all this years

[@lordginge2010]

Maybe unpopular but I prefer 2 over the original. And I do love the original as well, just that there's more going on in Predator 2 and as you said it expands the mythos

[@Stevo-to2go]

Very under rated movie. The original is better overall. But in some ways this movie does some things better. Great quotable scenes and action. Just a non stop action thrill ride with some funny moments and cool characters. Brilliant stuff.

[@jimbowlan5804]

I love the characters and I love the predator in this movie and how they added slasher elements to the action sci-fi

[@destynova4512]

Was always my favorite Predator movie, partly because I saw it first and partly because I grew up in a city during the days when gangs were actually bad in a similar city in America, end of 80s to early 90s. Still see the first Predator as the better one, but the city flare to it and adding to the Predators lore and set up was way better. Still have the old Predator 2 poster that shows you the Predator and tells you the purpose of all his weapons and gear.

[@TheWaynos73]

My absolute favourite moment of the movie is when the predator gives Danny Glover the pistol trophy at the end at it says like 1618 or whatever on it and you realise they have been visiting earth and hunting us for a LONG time.

[@dukefritter6536]

Great Review guys 👍 This film holds a place in my heart cause I was there when they were filming the subway scenes. They had just finished the construction of the Bart subway train in the Bay Area near San Francisco and we were on a school field trip and getting a chance to ride it to our destination and I remember us being held up cause they were still shooting footage of the subway sequence for that day, and I remember one of the teachers complaining and saying that their filming some movie called Predator 2 and that she never heard of or even saw Predator part 1 and that they need to hurry up lol ( but she was really old) and I got so excited cause I was like, their making a new Predator!!! I love that freaking movie lol I was 9 years old at the time but even now I still consider this movie as one of the best If not thee best of the Predator sequels.

[@SA-zoom1]

You can't see the eyes of the Demon, until he come calling

[@garywordsworth9302]

Can't believe you are suggesting the predator had enough time to toss Danny Glover off! Surely he is too old for that shit ha ha Great review as always chaps

[@retroworld8090]

I've always loved Predator 2 since I watched it in 1990. Yes, the first is superior but it's still an awesome movie. It's the second best predator film and is an awesome action/SciFi film.

[@alexjacobsen8487]

See what compelled me as a kid watching this is the fact it was set in a city. It made it real and freaked me out

[@Vaporvice84]

Used to watch this just as much as the first film when I was a kid. Never cared that Arnold wasn't in it. I loved seeing the Predator's new toys, Paxton and Busey being hilarious, and the overall tone of the film. Lots of scenes and weird editing that used to make my brother and I laugh too. Like the city-scape establishing shots with the woman moaning before the Jamaican gang show up. Glover repeatedly turning with his gun drawn with that dramatic music sting when he gets spooked at the graveyard. And of course Morton Downey jr. If the crazy way he was talking throughout the movie (as well as the stuff he was saying) wasn't funny enough, Glover punching him in the face was something we'd quote/imitate all the time.

[@makaveli4205]

This movie is amazing. Lucky enough to see it in theaters.

[@steveturner609]

Your comment here about Arnie and Danny Glover are absolutely spot on ! And I thought this way back at the time, but unfortunately it seemed nobody else felt that way?? Obviously I’m wrong, and there were way more people out there who agreed with my feelings on this topic…. So it’s great to see Predator 2 finally getting the love and respect it so richly deserves!! By the way, Danny Glover at the time was a far superior Actor to Schwarzenegger absolutely!!

[@1994thuglife]

I always find a new review to watch every night thank you!

[@toddryan0108]

I’m a big Danny Glover fan. I love the movie!!

[@WaterMelonHead9922]

you guys didn't mention the pistol at the end??

[@WoodBlock707]

I never did understand the pistol at the end.

[@angelmunoz34]

@@WoodBlock707 pretty much saying they've been to earth as early as the date on that pistol

[@davedennison7386]

I guess they are misunderstood galactic antique collectors then?....or they hunted and killed jack sparrow?....

[@JKurayami]

I think the predator in 2, is a fresh one, and possibly the Elder's Son. Which is why he has so many weapons to protect himself, and why none of the other predators there went out hunting. It's the Son's test. So he was eager to please his father. And it's why the elder tosses Danny the gun at the end. In respect, but because it was his blood that was fallen. I also don't believe a pred that has killed a Xeno, would have trouble with Danny.

[@Canadian_duck31]

Guts Hill I never thought about this😲cool theory.

[@chaz9808]

I don’t care how cheesy this movie is it’s badass and I love it!

[@chrismushy3175]

4:55 Arnie in predator 1 was a leader of an elite special unit, can't expect him to cry every time a team member goes down, he has to keep the team focused LOL

[@grahamsimpson9086]

My fav scene. The old dear behind the bathroom door when the preds healing his arm.. then as he bursts through the door legging it... Makes me chuckle every time

[@dabund2]

Predator 1 and 2 are completely different movies. The first is a 80's macho action sci-fi movie with Arnold. Part 2 is cop, action sci-fi movie with Glover. Not to mention the dystopian Los Angeles with record unemployment, record crime and record heat wave. As if this movie kind of told the future as to where we are now.

[@redsatoshiketchum9229]

The part where they have the Predators dance with Danny was the greatest thing from this movie

[@awhitney3063]

My interpretation was always that this was a young Predator who was being given his 'First Hunt' kind of rite of passage; because the other Predators hang back on the ship and wait for him even when they could all be hunting together. Him putting the skull on the trophy wall was kind of like a kid bringing back their first football trophy and putting it next to Dad's, especially since he frankly failed at taking out that old cop quite a bit. The cops in the city are 'tough' and so are the gangs, but they're still city folk compared to Arnie and the trained, on edge military commando's - it's like a golden retriever vs. a trained attack dog, just not the same challenge level.

[@davedennison7386]

....and neither cops nor gangsters have the same plot armour as dutch had..

[@federalagenciesarecourtesans]

They should do TV series episode reviews, Tales From the Crypt, Twilight Zone etc...

[@velko2433]

I love Predator 2 , it is so underrated movie.

[@TheMightyCookieShow]

You know I've never really thought about this but if you think about it the skull of the xenomorph that's inside the trophy case would have been exceptionally difficult to skin and isolate with all that acid blood. Eitherway, ive always loved this film. I got out of it what I wanted

[@apollyon9-11]

Don't forget your monster costume

[@jediknightgeo]

LOVE Predator 2. Does it have flaws? Sure, but it also respected what came before in the original, expanded on the lore and weapons of the Predator just enough, we saw more of the Predator, Kevin Peter Hall (RIP) also played City Hunter differently from Jungle Hunter to give him his own distinction, great cast, very well done action scenes, awesome setting having it take place in the city, cool take having it be a detective story, etc. Director Stephen Hopkins (Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Judgment Night, The Ghost & The Darkness) did a very solid job with it.

[@BenRai2k]

This review is the one I saw first on your channel last year. The reason I subscribed.

[@alexmee3524]

I didn’t really enjoy the film but I really like how Glover steps into the shoes of a film star with the likes of arnie

[@josephmakowski5975]

My personal favorite Predator movie

[@SoundwaveSG1]

Bill Paxton was killed by The Predator, Alien and The Terminator.

[@whoawtf7419]

Oh man Ive been wanting to see this review for so long!

[@williamhiers1280]

I love the dancing Predators. XD

[@adampoll4977]

Love the way you guys discuss a movie. REALLY enjoyed this movie when it was released and how much lore it brought into the Predator franchise (which has yet to be given justice).

[@adampoll4977]

Also loved the bit when Busey thought they had outwitted an advanced alien with technology and the Predator just changed wavelengths on his visor - sucker ;)

[@jimbowlan5804]

2 things I never realized till off the self reviews the predator saying relizing he is being and then when he say there for a few seconds after his cloak wouldn’t work doing the Egyptian and think why the freak can he still see me

[@timgilbert3051]

I enjoy Predator 2. I think one of the reasons it's underrated is because of how it compares to the first movie versus how Aliens compares to Alien and T2 compares to Terminator. It's much more common for hollywood sequels to be worse than the original, but it happened to get lumped in with two other franchises that buck the trend by having absolutely stellar second films. If Predator 2 had been even worse then the rest of it's franchise wouldn't have even happened, and we'd be more likely to have forgotten that Predator 2 ever existed instead of remembering it as slightly lackluster compared to the magic of Predator.

[@SirHaroldMaguire]

Im one of the rare people who thinks The Terminator is a better movie than T2. T2 has better action sequences but The Terminator has pretty much everything in a movie. Its an Action a thriller, a sci fi, a horror and a romantic tragedy all in one film. Its my favourite movie of all time.

[@robertengland8769]

Predators arriving means we are all just as dead.

[@takayasu2009]

I liked Danny Glover in Gene Hackman's 'Bat 21' as well.

[@stanleymaestas5441]

I love 💘 the way u guys point out the inconsistent parts of the films. I grew up in the early 1990's when this film came out. The portrayal of gang violence and the journalists in the film was actually a trend at the time.

[@kennethwilkinson2095]

Was literally shocked go grow up and find out this film don't get much love, thought it was a brilliant sequel as a kid and still do. Expanded on the lore and had some great scenes and lines to boot... It's alright I'm a cop. "I don't think he gives a shit." haha

[@davidgill6933]

I absolutely love predator 2 I know its not as good as the first one but it's classic

[@andrewblanchard2398]

12:18 when the PREDATOR hits 88 MPH you're going to see some serious shit

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

Agree with gary. This is a young,reckless,but BadAss youngblood. The Alien Skull is a trophy of one of the others on the ship.

[@andrewblanchard2398]

the PAPA SHANGO POSSE voodoo magic

[@grantjamieson5874]

Putting Hudson in the subway carriage. Bravo boys.

[@jimbowlan5804]

Now I see that every time I watch predator 2 now

[@kenneth3670]

Ik this sounds crazy I actually enjoy predator 2 more than the first!. Ik the first films the best most would say but this was a decent sequel. Its good that sequels do something different. If Arnold came back it be kinda stale to me tbh. Was this film better than the first? Honestly I'd say no but at least to me I favor the city setting and predator design. Gary and Ian said it best the characters are also more fleshed out. This was a great sequel to me

[@ydcee3123]

Gary funny talking about foul language in this movie with Iain, MR F..I, right next to him.

5:09 is actually a perfect dubbing of Glover haha

[@nickmitsialis]

In Dark Horse's 'Predator Concrete Jungle, this Schaefer was an NYPD detective not an LA cop;

[@whoawtf7419]

5:08 hear Iain sparking up

[@spacepope69]

Where did all these predator lore come from? I don't remember seeing it any of the movies.

[@FireTiger941]

22:55 Come on! Come on! Come and get it baby!! LOL

[@91lifetime23]

come n get it, the Scorpio is ready!! love Predator 2, please do Predators I also like it a lot.

[@AngelCruz-pd1hc]

This fucking movie is fun and I loved it. You guys are my favorite. I like how you explain everything and what made the original so good.

[@Grandmastergav86]

Angel Cruz These guys are great but there is little explanation needed as to why the original is a classic.

[@AngelCruz-pd1hc]

Yeah it is true what made the original so classic

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

Lmao rewatching when all the predators get uncloaked makes me chuckle because they seem to be missing everything from the shin downward. (I know it's "hidden" in the fog but still)

[@steventodd704]

".....A f**king alien!!!"

[@steveturner609]

The trouble is, it became almost Trendy to say “ Not as good as the first film, but….” with no other real sensible reasons as to why it wasn’t?? Personally, I thought the Characters in Pred 2 were far more believable than the grunts in the first one! And in the Acting stakes between Glover and Arnie, well sorry Arnie, you don’t hold a candle to Danny in the Acting stakes!!

[@andrewblanchard2537]

BILL PAXTON RIP COMMANDO TERMINATOR TRUE LIES PREDATOR 2 TWISTER TITANIC ALIENS that's alot of Arnold and James Cameron movies he co-starred in

[@YOUANDME527]

Was he in commando what character?

[@andrewblanchard2398]

@@YOUANDME527 the radar operator on the U.S. NAVAL SHIP that warned the seaplane to change course

[@kennethwilkinson2095]

@@andrewblanchard2398 I was here for this comment, well done sir.

[@dabund2]

Bill Paxton was in Titanic?

[@andrewblanchard2398]

​@@dabund2 he played Brock

[@jasondouglas152]

This was a Saturday night movie on tv I caught as a kid... I've always remembered how much fun it was to watch as a kid. Never watched as an adult , because I quickly learned the movies I adored as a kid are usually awful to watch again in my mid 30s. So if rather have the happy memories than the film to be ruined via a new watch

[@stoneddragon5400]

Nice review👍🏻

[@thomasbabilon9146]

A fun sequel. Not as good as the first. However fun, and exciting. 6.5/10

[@SeekerOTheWay]

Seeing the Predator in the water ... I think it was just a cool visual they thought of. It is also symbolic, as you said, of the Other Side. I wasd wondering if it was showing how it's tech worked. Maybe it takes a picture of what is behind it and shows it around it as it turns, but what you are seeing is not in the "cameras'" view, so you don't see it cloaked. because the cameras don't take in reflective water into account because, as we've seen, water doesn't agree with it, so it is not designed to be immersed in water, so that's why it is that way? *shrugs*

[@MoonbeamBase]

PREDATOR 2 >>> PREDATOR 1 Wouldn’t change a thing. Cast m, music , action sequences all burned in my brain. Sci-fi action horror masterpiece.

[@Franniiv3]

Cool ep>Been waiting for you guys to do this one! I always thought the armed people on the train were undercover cops, and it was a sting operation?

[@totterdell]

Predator - 10/10 Predator 2 - 7/10 AVP - 5.2/10 AVP Requiem - 3/10 Predators - 6.8/10

[@jimbowlan5804]

Mine is predator 9.5/10 predator 2 8/10 avp and avp r both 2.5/10 and predators 6/10 and the I’ll say the first 2 acts of the predator is 6/10 and the last act 1/10

[@Protoman85]

Sorry Iain, it seems pretty obvious to me that those trophies belong to the team and not a single predator

[@irllcd13]

Agreed. Why would all the trophies in the middle of the ship, basically the living room, all belong to one young, inexperienced Predator, when there are like two dozen other predators on board, including a very old Huntmaster?

[@bwillythekid8249]

Maybe the trophies belong to the ship Leader past and present. Leaders / Alphas come and go as do all. Trophies from past Leaders / Alphas. They are both tribal like and possess advanced tech. Isn't the gun at the end really old. So none of the living predators could have obtained it. It was a kind of like their best/oldest/most valuable trophy that they gave away to a combatant who was worthy given he had an enemy with far superior shit. Also as a sequel to what is basically a stalker slasher movie (my friend would say basement horror movie)the original made it different by being a humanoid alien with cool stuff. Invisible in the daytime. You see too much of the bad guy, but that's what people wanted. And when they got it they didn't like it.

[@TheRASDEL83]

I still like the 1st movie better, it wasn't until my 2nd and 3rd viewing that I truly appreciated Predator 2.

[@jimbowlan5804]

It’s an underrated film but it has a lot of problems so I see why people hate it

[@TheRASDEL83]

@@jimbowlan5804 definitely an acquired taste, but miles better than any other sequel 🤣

[@andrewblanchard2398]

34:24 THE PREDATOR'S RED TARGETING TRIANGLE went from TARGET RED to NO TARGET LOCK BLUE BECAUSE it recognized that it was just a CHILD & a TOY GUN

[@darksage11]

It's back baby:)

[@krisorgan]

I remember my mum renting this for me from our local total garage. I was well chuffed cause I had no idea there was a predator 2, so when I saw it my excited reaction made it impossible for my mum not to rent it right there and then. Of course I really enjoyed it, I've always been a fan of this one and have never understood some of the hate it gets. It's not as good as the original but still, it's awesome nonetheless. Loved Bill Paxton.

[@dakotajensen181]

Those predators know how to get down (saturday night) lol

[@dakotajensen181]

Iain are you liking all my comments? Lol

[@CodGodess]

If it wasn’t for this film we wouldn’t have all the fun toys to play with in the Predator games that came out afterwards that carry on today

[@killingtime9283]

I absolutely love this film. 🙂 Enjoyed hearing your opinions on it.

[@YOUANDME527]

They are meant to be Haitians not Jamaicans but the director didn't realise voddoo has nothing to do with Jamaica,

[@rutgersour5538]

That dance scene lads, is that not the predatdales doing the audition for The Pred Monty.

[@ziljin]

Incredible film loved it

[@andrewblanchard2537]

14:03 to 14:51 WHAT THE HELL ?

[@jamesp.7203]

If the 300 block bomb went off it would be within the circumference, Dutch was on uneven ground and would only have to run 1 radius or half of the straight diameter from the epicenter

[@jgedutis]

I'll tell you what I believe mon Sheet Appens

[@andrewblanchard2398]

24:29 PREDATOR : " WHAT THE FUCK ? "

[@NoirTech83]

The Predator in part 2 is much older than the Predator in part 1, judging by his face. He has a thicker skull, more ridges and detail in his face and mandibles, it's indicative of aging on animals and human faces continue to grow into old age.

[@supoa9489]

The director himself said the City Hunter was just a teen it's shorter and leaner. Going through right of passage, LA was it's first hunting ground while being supervised (ship stay under the LA apartments). Explains why he was bolder, direct and a bit reckless in comparison to Jungle Hunter whose seasoned veteran whose patient, calculating and descsive.

[@NoirTech83]

@@supoa9489 that's maybe what the director wanted but that's not the direction the character design went with.

[@supoa9489]

@@NoirTech83 The problem is a symptom of franchise, characters base their knowledge of the Preadator's based what they find out fighting it or privy to events that happen before with the Preadator. So it's hard to convey information like that unless it comes from the Preadator but they not speak English fluently and even they did won't divulge information like. That's why the director did it through subtle hints. This why POV from the Preadator in film is overdue to give better context, but I doubt it will ever happen.

[@dominick253]

This movie is everything wrong with sequels IMO. I went in loving the original and thought i put the wrong dvd in! Where's Arnie? Where's a jungle or forest. Hated it and still think it's the worst predator movie.

[@davedennison7386]

For some reason, the words "lore" and "canon" really bug me....

[@andrewblanchard2398]

05:54 EL SCORPIO 🦂 IS READY

[@micmac6893]

The underwear joke was the best. Love Bill Paxton.