Predator (1987) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

Predator (1987)
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[@TBRSchmitt]

Sorry for the late upload! Had some computer issues..... Action movies are some of my favorites and this was spectacular!! Let us know which other movies from the Alien and Predator franchises we need to watch! Or any other Action movies Thank you all so much for the support!

[@razieldrakis]

You both need to watch the 1980's movie "COMMANDO"

[@CamCygi]

Terminator 1, Terminator 2 Special Edition and True Lies. All with Arnold, all from James Cameron. You won't be dissapointed.

[@JohnSmith-jn7nc]

Predator 2, Predators, Prometheus (Alien prequel), James Bond series (pick couple of them, there are to many in the series), Conan the Barbarian 1982, Total Recall 1990, Terminator 1 and 2, True Lies, Last Action Hero, First Blood, Indiana Jones series, the Dark Knight trilogy.

[@jmboz18791]

Predator 2 isn't terrible but Arnold isn't in it. I would suggest skipping the rest of the Predator movies after Predator 2 and skipping everything after Aliens. Just my opinion.

[@jmboz18791]

Hardcore Henry

[@drlee2]

This movie holds up extremely well for being over 30 years old.

[@joemilo2710]

We are talking about one of the greatest movies of all time. No movie today can touch it. You are probably young and used to CGI, so you need to comprehend movies in their era.

[@drlee2]

@Anton chugah Licker I shuffle between Predator and The Terminator as his best film.

[@drlee2]

@@joemilo2710 No, I'm closer to the 80s era. I've seen a lot of movies from that era that I saw as a kid that really don't hold up. A big reason this film holds up is because it's set in a jungle setting and they are in military gear for 99% of the movie and they have military haircuts, which are timeless. Plus, the cinematography looks sharp and also the music is suspenseful horror, which again, they still do today.

[@melannyratliff9429]

wow predator 30 and alien 41. omg MY FAVORITES.

[@MalcomMcLeod]

Plus the soundtrack is legendary

[@Noggahide]

This movie is the epitome of 80s masculine action. Guns, monsters, muscles, music...it has it all

[@Arcideeznuts]

I watched it the first time when I was 7 and the next morning I had a chest full of hair.

[@blitzkrieg459]

Not to mention the awesome one liners

[@raphaelgut6028]

80s 💪

[@evmarcospaulocunhaclan8961]

Snow flakes watching a real man’s movie, funny.

[@chadvinder520]

and god damn sexual tyrannosaurus

[@PassiveWealth]

Predator laughing at Dutch in Billy's voice at the end will never not give chills

[@Oi325]

Fun Fact: is it's Optimus Prime voice actor who did it.

[@OriginalPuro]

Will never not = will always.

[@ikeyasector]

This is one of the best action sci-fi films of all time. No matter how many Predator movies they try to make, none of them come even close to how awesome this film is. Glad you both had a chance to see it.

[@DarthMohammedRules]

I thought Predator 2 was right up there with the first one in its own way.

[@JerDog1984]

@@DarthMohammedRules Yea, number 2 was equally badass. Loved them both. If you'd want the sequel to do anything, it's to move predator from thje jungle to the city. So awesome

[@jgoodman75]

@@DarthMohammedRules You beat me to it. I thought Predator was really good. Danny Glover was a badass in that flick.

[@efugee]

They keep trying to bring it into the future. I really liked the fan film where a medieval had to fight one in the dark with just a torch, shield and sword.

[@JerDog1984]

@Dilligent Yeoman Garbage movies and music in the 80's? Are you high?

[@notsogood9449]

Predator is one of the most Kick-Ass movies ever made. Hollywood doesn't make movies like this anymore. Straight Up Classic!

[@DrMikkel_yz54]

**predator** not the.

[@DocMicrowave]

Agreed, they can't anymore. Mind numbing pure entertainment has been replaced with preachy, teachy, political, agenda driven drivel. Wrapped in a CGI laden wrapper and called an action movie.

[@GarionToltor]

Make Hollywood Great Again

[@nihongochopsocky808]

Cause Hollywood's gone woke!

[@thekragle9102]

Arnold kicks some serious ass in commando too.

[@Ayks123]

No Predator movie will ever knock off the original 1987 classic off it's throne

[@c99kfm]

I really, really hope that one day, a movie will come around that does. I would LOVE to watch an even better Predator movie, and be forced to relegate the original to "second best". I just don't think it's very likely to ever happen.

[@Ayks123]

@@c99kfm They would need a bigger action star than Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead character and that's just the start if a better Predator movie is to be made. Having more Predators doesn't mean the movie is going to be good as we have seen in the other movies

[@mason1011]

@@c99kfm you never will.

[@duhmainmang]

Fun fact: Ventura’s mini gun is the same one that arnold uses in T2

[@andrewe2057]

And doesn't exist in real life!

[@georgefromjungle5211]

And last name is the same as Ace Ventura pet detective.

[@lawiop.i.684]

Also Dutch is using Tony Montana's M16 from Scarface. The filmmakers borrowed it :)

[@briandale9320]

@Necramonium Actually, no. There's no version of the minigun that can be carried by a man, even Arnold. It was modified for this film

[@Jutrzen]

It's not a minigun and it's not fun.

[@haxsvg9372]

That dude’s a savage. “You’re hit, You’re bleeding man.” “I ain’t got time to bleed.”

[@BenRai2k]

I love how theres no cheesy happy ending. Dutch traumatized at the end, his world paradigm altered forever, knowing were not alone in the universe.

[@filipvadas7602]

Not to mention that, in the novel adaptation of the movie, he's revealed to suffer from radiation poisoning due to being so close to the blast and is forced to escape the hospital he was being treated in out of fear of being "silenced" by the goverment We never really learn if Dutch is alive or dead, we just know that he went off the grid entirely

[@albertcostahinojosa4836]

@@filipvadas7602 look for the aliens vs predator arcade. Dutch is alive but with cyborg implants.

[@luisfernando55]

@@filipvadas7602 do you have a link ? Thanks

[@kforcer]

Very well said.

[@MUSICLOVER23429]

@@filipvadas7602 The recent Predator video game confirms Dutch is alive, and actually doing very well. After the events of the movie he goes off the grid and starts hunting Predators and eventually hooks up with a government agency that monitors their activity. Now he's in his 70's but still has the body of a man in his 40's due to medical advancements from the Predators he and his teams captured and killed.

[@darrenrunning5415]

Add 'Predator 2' to the list. It features Bill Paxton, the only actor to be killed by a Terminator, an Alien, and a Predator.

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

Predator 2 is probably one of the most underrated movies. I think it's a perfect addition after Predator.

[@crimsonhunter7598]

@Ricardo Alonso Rojas predators?

[@jamessmithe5490]

Sorry but Predator 2 sucks.

[@tedbaker3846]

@@jamessmithe5490 Still 10times better than Predator - Upgrade.

[@darrenrunning5415]

I will defend 'Predator 2' to my dying day. I think it has a better cast, a better script with no jokey ones liners and the (then) near-future urban setting. Also, with Arnold, you know he's going to make it to the end of the movie; Danny Glover, not so much.

[@PearlJam2k6]

Fun Fact: The helo' pilot at the end is the actor that played the Predator. Also, so glad to see people still discover these old school masterpieces.

[@michaelleftwich8186]

I think his name was Kevin Peter Hall.

[@TheBreadator117]

@@michaelleftwich8186 yes Rest In Peace Kevin peter hall

[@zybch]

Lets not forget Jean Claude VanDamme, wore the red suit for one day then quit because he though it was going to be a bad movie not realizing the red was going to be used to key in the camouflaged predator effect.

[@TheBreadator117]

@@zybch he was a beautiful red lobster

[@imrekalman9044]

Shane Black was originally there to make small corrections on the script. Then somehow he ended up playing Hawkins.

[@ChoneyPony]

The predator mask from this first movie looks more realistic and alive than the ones from other movies.

[@Lumibear.]

It’s the only one I’ve seen where the jaws stretch right and look right. Not like a weird flesh light.

[@ChoneyPony]

@@Lumibear. yes exactly, its the detail in the mouth i think also.

[@RandyReviews1990]

@@Lumibear. lol flesh light lol.

[@alejandroaguilo9586]

Thst is because it's real, not computer made

[@svjatoslavsemjonov1020]

I think the mask from second movie is da best. Still, first movie is far more better.

[@jokester9697]

when my daughter was 15, about 3 years ago my daughter said " I don't know all you guys love this movie" she had never seen it. so I got her to watch it with me, at the end she looked at me and said" ok that was pretty cool"

[@charlesderosas5577]

I saw this on vhs properly younger than your daughter. This movie really influenced my interest in films.

[@lauce3998]

This movie doesn't age at all. iS PERFECT.

[@papalaz4444244]

I have seen this dozens of times and was thinking the exact same thing. This might be the best action scifi ever. I can't think of single moment where it doesn't work.

[@MrCageCat]

This, Aliens, Robocop and Terminator 1 (and 2) are my all time favourite sci-fi films growing up in the 80s.

[@hungfao]

Very true.

[@Sam-xr8ne]

I like the movie but some of the acting is corny. "Stick around."

[@AutoPilate]

@@Sam-xr8ne That's part of its charm, IMHO.

[@DJKAFRUNEN]

John Mctiernan is one of the best action directors ever: Predator, Die Hard 1& 3, the Hunt for the Red October...

[@atti97]

Also The Last Action Hero. Verry underrated action comedy.

[@iainbagnall4825]

@@atti97 He did LAH too? awesome. Still some of my favourite lines... "I have just killed a man, and I wish to confess!" "Did you make a movie mistake Benedict? No Jack, I just left one chamber empty :)"

[@jh5131]

Can't forget 13th warrior. Overlooked but still awesome

[@bluecollartradesman715]

John Mctiernan, James Cameron, Ridley Scott and Paul Verhoven are on my mount Rushmore of directors. Martin Scorsese deserves to be in the conversation as well.

[@GorgeousRandyFlamethrower-]

I'd say Red October is more of a thriller than action, but it's a very good film nonetheless

[@SleepySloth2705]

Fun fact: The Predator's famous clicking noises were done by Optimus Prime himself Peter Cullen 👌

[@misterRDF]

The Helicopter pilot at the end was the actor who played the Predator so you could see his actual face. :)

[@insaneconqueror5421]

RIP Kevin peter hall

[@Menaceblue3]

@@insaneconqueror5421 HIV/AIDS ain't no joke back then....

[@39Hundred]

He was also Harry the Bigfoot creature in Harry And The Hendersons.

[@misterRDF]

@@39Hundred Oh yeah, thats right. You guys should watch Harry and the Hendersons - its a nice feel-good movie.

[@DeanStrickson]

Sadly, he passed away a few years after this. He was in a car accident and was given a blood transfusion that was tainted with HIV. A real shame. IRL he was a really sweet man.

[@chriskelly3481]

Who else has been pissed off for over 30 years that we never get to see the Billy/Predator duel?...

[@albertcostahinojosa4836]

There is a comic.

[@jermaineguerrero1694]

Billy and Predator duel would have been great.

[@happyapple4269]

It doesn't end well for Billy.

[@headbangerdnb]

It's one of those moments that is far more impactful offscreen.

[@militaryhistoryguy827]

It’s more dignified that we don’t actually see it

[@andreabernathy3728]

This movie was very underrated when it first came out. R.I.P Kevin Peter Hall. You are one of the reasons I love movies so much. The suit he wore was 200 pounds so he needed a bungee cord to do all the jumping around but when he walked regularly, it was all him.That why I have so much respect for 80s movies. They worked so hard to make things look real.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

The modern movies fail in discovery as the view does. It's the most simple premise in storytelling, it creates more tension and lets the viewer work things out which is more rewarding.

[@drlee2]

So many modern movies are so unoriginal and awful, I sometimes wonder how so many movies in the 20th century pulled off being original. And I know people can say that all the ideas have been used up, but there were thousands of films made prior to the 80s, yet that's one of the most unique, original decades in the history of cinema.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

@@drlee2 Film is a reflection of the world we live in, as people have gotten more lazy and worked less hard jobs this has been reflected in film. Not saying there isn't anyone working hard per-say, just saying on an overall level , effort has gone down hill since the 80s which was truly the last great decade for film. That doesn't mean there wasn't some absolute Gems made post 80s, some of my favorite films are post 80s but overall it's been pretty shit tbh.

[@markiv2942]

"I Got no time to bleed." Oh, perfect quote for Jesse.

[@wfly81]

And you botched it.

[@hededcdn]

"I ain't got time to bleed"

[@bignut_inthebutt9468]

Poncho: oh...ok 😟

[@weldonwin]

I wonder if that was Jesse Ventura's campaign slogan

[@darkcornersuk]

Face palm

[@clyrus]

"Sexual tyrannosaurus" one of my favorite lines ever.

[@Arcideeznuts]

I bought a t shirt that had that on it with a actual trex wearing blains hat 😂

[@Docktavion]

It's been used in multiple video games now

[@billyboblillybob344]

His arms are useless and he scavenges carcasses?

[@scottlock8584]

@@Arcideeznuts from where, I want one

[@Arcideeznuts]

@@scottlock8584 aafnation

[@tylermankins2960]

"I don't have time to bleed." Possibly the most '80's action movie line ever.

[@KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]

"This music is freaking me out!" hahaha! Alan Silvestri is really known for his soundtrack compositions that are spot on to the scenes. As you can also see in the "Back to the Future" movies. :)

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

"If it bleeds, we can kill it!". Still always love that line.

[@crimsonhunter7598]

Stick around

[@moonbrooke27]

I ain't got time to bleed.

[@ds3pvpfun865]

@@moonbrooke27 you got time to duck

[@21toadian]

The movie is FULL of great one liners!!!

[@elvinadhludhlu5380]

Its ''Over here''.

[@edmenze4646]

There were two governors in this movie. Both Jesse Ventura (Minnesota) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (California) were governors.

[@hanng1242]

Also Sonny Landham (Billy) made a run for US Senate on the Libertarian Party ticket.

[@minnesotajones261]

Yup, that "minigun" guy was/is Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota as well as actor and pro wrestler, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, part of the East/West connection with Adrian Adonis!

[@NemeanLion-]

The 4 actors in this film that did a gubernatorial run was coined “The Predator Effect” by the press. It was a very unusual coincidence.

[@NemeanLion-]

@@minnesotajones261 Lol, I can’t believe he said “The minigun guy”. Jesse Ventura was so well known. I’m 50, but I suddenly feel very old.

[@MysterClark]

I tried hard to find the SNL skit for Carl Weathers but the only one I found was copyright blocked by NBC. Guess they don't want us to remember their funny stuff...

[@eelcoblaauw6689]

I love that scene where they just murder the forest and accomplish absolutely nothing. Minigun go brrr

[@maysonstorm4956]

3:50. The manliest handshake in all of human history.

[@JS-ct3kr]

This movie really is the perfect 80s action film. It's just so perfect.

[@joemilo2710]

It's a sci-fi horror movie

[@Jebu911]

@@joemilo2710 Not horror a thriller.

[@joemilo2710]

@@Jebu911 This movie is a definition of sci-fi horror. Same as Terminator and Alien. You have it wrong.

[@Jebu911]

@@joemilo2710 Read imdb it says its Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller. It definitely fits more into thriller category than horror if you know the difference.

[@Jebu911]

@@joemilo2710 Also if movie has scary moments it doesnt instantly make it horror. Alien is sci-fi horror but terminator is still a sci-fi thriller.

[@martinlatour9311]

"I don't think I've ever seen a schwarzenegger movie" WHATTTTT?!?!

[@samantha_schmitt]

😬 I have a lot of catching up to do!

[@supastar25]

I'm being honest when I say that really floored me...never heard anyone say that before...but at the same time excited for you because there's a whole catalogue of classic films you'll get to discover in his filmography. Start with the very first Terminator film (1984) then watch the second (one of the best action films of all time) but don't go any further in that particular series.

[@leperwolf7287]

My heart can't take this! (Clutching chest and breathing spastically)

[@w1975b]

some of my other fave Arnold movies are Conan the Barbarian, Total Recall and The Running Man

[@Templarofsteel88]

Is that even legal? :P

[@nickcolbert9615]

“It’s fun to just sit back and see shit get blown up sometimes.” That might be the best description of the appeal of action movies that I’ve ever heard. Cheers from a new subscriber! 🍻👊🏻✌🏼

[@audiogarden21]

I think it's important to recognize that the predator was honored to die at Dutch's hands. When he was mimicking Dutch at the end he was in his own way acknowledging Dutch as a worthy opponent. One could make the argument that the predator laughing in Billy's voice was a means of taunting him as a "last laugh" gesture but the reality is he was laughing because he got to meet a true warrior's death, something its species and culture revolves around. It would have been the highest honor any warrior achieved in their lifetime, rather than being taken by old age.

[@yrenekurtz5268]

According to the film's director ( John McTiernan) it was pretty much a miracle that they could find a guy big enough to make Arnie look tiny in comparion AND that had previous acting experience wearing a full body costume. Plus, Kevin Peter Hall was such a proffesional and all around cool guy, McTiernan said he had to show his real face in the film.

[@NemeanLion-]

It’s so surreal seeing the younger generation that know nothing of these films like Alien, The Thing, Terminator, Predator, etc. I’m only 50 but I feel like I’m 70 right now lol. Try to imagine in 20 years no one having a clue about The Avengers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, Avatar, etc. It’s really incredible how the world changes.

[@irishpanic]

I'm 43 and I don't buy that they have never seem these movies before

[@NemeanLion-]

@@irishpanic You could be right.

[@irishpanic]

@@NemeanLion- it reminds me of watching reaction videos of people listening to smells like teen spirit "for the first time". It's just not possible

[@Thleta]

@@NemeanLion- As much as it's more soothing to hope that the younger generations have seen these movies Predator, Alien, etc. - Generation Z definitely has not seen these movies. It doesn't help that that generation kind of has to go out of there way to find reliable way to watch them, digital or otherwise. Gen Z's best bet of catching them is hopefully on a service like Netflix, which on the rare occasions that Netflix adds them to the catalog, they are only on there for a single rotation at a time (Such as one quarter of a year, then the movies may not appear again on the catalog for years). Gen Z might even have a hard time even HEARING of these movies, usually they might through a niche corner of youtube or other social media, and even less likely through conversation or recommendation of a previous generation in their family.

[@caedes4367]

@@Thleta Some of us, ( the nerds) have seen all of them tho

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Trivia: When the movie aired on ITV in the UK in 1991, some violent scenes and bad language were cut for censorship and time: Among the missing the scenes were 6:24 Mac warning Dillon that he'll bleed him. 16:54 - 17:02 Dillon losing his arm and his death. 18:31 The Predator ripping out Billy's skull and spine and 20:53 Dutch calling the Predator a "ugly motherfucker".

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

I love how you said this movie must have been so much fun to make but it was said that filming it was an absolute nightmare. Maybe that one scene was fun, but it was notoriously awful by all accounts

[@anomalousdelirium]

11:55 - My favorite part. When you trust your comrade, you don't ask question and just do what he does, even though it seems like he's just shooting random bushes and trees. After you used all your ammo, you may then ask "...what happen ?"

[@jackmarshall757]

3:45 the greatest handshake in history.

[@Koskinen2000]

The handshake heard around the world

[@Stefoshark]

My milk became beer while watching this

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

I can't watch that part of the movie anymore, because it keeps breaking all my windows.

[@tdegrddeehjgd]

It's a handshake that gives you an instant moustache.

[@roselanikapua6598]

I'm so jealous of you guys. You get to watch everything that I remember from my childhood for the first time. I remember making grilled cheese for lunch and forcing my little brothers to watch this, aliens, terminator, and Star Wars over and over and over. Great reaction. Very genuine.

[@technopirate304]

I read the novelization of Predator back in the day. The author provided an interesting insight into the minds of the characters. For example, the tracker Billy is actually a descendant of Native American shamans. His grandfather was the last practicing shaman of their line. That pouch on Billy’s neck was a gift from his grandfather to protect him in battle. Billy didn’t believe in their mysticism. But he kept his promise to his grandfather to always wear it. So when the Predator a creature from outside of our nature environment showed up, all of Billy’s latent mystic abilities kicked in. That’s why he was kinda zoned out in most of his scenes. He was trying to make sense of what he was experiencing. Hence him telling Pancho he was afraid. In other Predator movies they revisit how the presence of these alien hunters affects people with a strong mystic or spiritual background.

[@brettg274]

“Total Recal” (1990) Arnold, not Colin

[@newpapyrus]

Another great scifi classic!

[@brettg274]

@@SpaceCattttt - Typo, thanks.

[@samantha_schmitt]

Coming soon!

[@MegaAndyGG]

The Running Man 💪😎👌🙌

[@antonnovo695]

Colin was better

[@GnomishBoot]

I do so love how well this film conveys its rules and then sticks to them. I also like that it doesn't feel the need to overbuild the Predator into something completely invincible and then wrangle complete nonsense in order to bypass that invincibility for a finale. It makes it feel more grounded that of course this flesh and blood creature isn't immune to bullets or getting crushed. Its playing by the same established rules as everything else it just has its own sets of skills and equipment that are more than enough to be a threat without going crazy with it. The story doesn't wind up overstuffed with extraneous exposition and just has this really solid foundation of giving just the enough information to be followed along with comfortably. It invites you to make educated guesses about how things will play out and lets that play into the tension. I find it holds up exceedingly well compared to most films that do that sort of action/horror sort of concept.

[@cv8z231]

Exactly right mate. At 44yrs old now. I still think it is a timeless classic. Crazy how people of my age gen can quote the one liners even after 30yrs.

[@patcoku7760]

Fun fact: Predator featured two actors who would become the 38th governor of a state! (Schwarzenegger for California, Ventura for Minnesota)

[@Necrobadger]

SO for some context, the Predator species is called the Yautja. They're a sapient race whose society is built around hunting. There is a LOT of lore around them, but most of it is established in books, so at the time this movie was released the only real lore that would have been relevant is that Yautja engage in a "coming of age" hunt, where unblooded hunters engage in what is basically a test. They hunt one of their most dangerous prey. (When this movie came out, the predator universe and alien universe were separate, so humans would be their main dangerous prey.) They try to match the type of weaponry employed by their prey, so when the guy stripped to only his knife, he was faced with only wristblades and probably gutted alive. They DO NOT leave their tech for sapient species to find, so if they fail a hunt, they activate what to them is a small explosive to remove all traces of Yautja tech. Fun facts from the expanded lore. Yautja females are much larger than the males, insanely aggressive, and will kill a mate who doesn't please them. Also, predator hair doesn't START in braids. Before maturity there is a ceremony where their normally thin strands of hair are braided into large, dense locks, in a process that is insanely painful and takes a long amount of time. ANY show of pain or emotion is met with the braids being undone and the process starting over, so the process can sometimes be literal days of pain. There are instances of humans being allowed into Yautja society, but they are very rare. the most famous is a woman nicknamed "Small Knife", who was blooded by one of the most respected Yautja in history, Broken Tusk. She was allowed all rights and honor bestowed upon Yautja hunters and warriors, and was highly respected. It's even implied she hooked up with multiple Yautja males, though her "large" mammary glands (In comparison to female Yautja) were offputting to some males.

[@nathan4919]

Fun fact the huge black man in the "choppa" pilot was the man who played the Predator

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Yep. Reprised his role as Predator for the sequel before dying a year later.

[@marcoscartasable]

Also, John Claude Van Damme was going to play the Predator but he quit the roll...

[@PrivilegedWhiteRabbit]

@@marcoscartasable He also still made it into the movie, it's Van Damme who is running at Dillon while camouflaged.

[@Noojtxeeg]

@@marcoscartasable go good reasons though, the original predator suit looked like a giant orange crab monster iirc.

[@Mr1sammyd21]

we used to quote this movie to death. My friend had a young daughter. He brought her to the mall with me and my brother. When we went in my brother looked at him and said "She's your baggage, you fall behind and you’re on your own". 8:46

[@mrpj1390]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@randywoodworth5990]

I ain't got time to bleed!

[@jimkata77]

Hahaha. That's awesome!

[@lukebrason4452]

Interesting fact: Jean Claude Van Dam originally played the Predator but eventually quit because he didn’t like them not using his face in the movie .

[@christopherkortum5535]

Yep. A lot of the invisible scenes where it's hanging off trees and you see the disturbance are scenes they shot with him in the original bluescreen suit, so he's still sorta in the movie. They also changed the design after he quit. It was originally like a humanoid mantis thing. When van dam quit they brought in Stan Winston to do a total design overhaul.

[@Wowzersdude-k5c]

"Is he eating beef jerky?" ROFL I died

[@ryanhampson673]

“I thought this thing was supposed to be large” ...Oh just you wait 😂

[@ZannNewman]

Dutch at the end has realised we live on a game reserve. The great thing about the Predator is it likes to fight 'fairly', gun vs gun, knife vs knife

[@consonaadversapars]

A fricking action movie masterpiece. So simple, yet utterly effective and clever.

[@daspurekarnickel6206]

Fun Fact:: At first, van Damme played the Predator, but during the film shoots the Predator costume was like a neon orange bug. Van Damme didnt liked it and canceld

[@jamiehickman9468]

Jesse Ventura also appeared in The Running Man with Arnold, also worth checking out.

[@michaelriddick7116]

GREAT movie!!! And TONS of good lines in that one too! :)

[@jamiehickman9468]

Agreed, totally underrated arnie movie that always seems to slip under the radar.

[@blackpanther1269]

Yes

[@w1975b]

@@jamiehickman9468 yep, based on a story by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. I didn't know that when I first saw it on HBO in 1987 or so, and I was a Stephen King fan at the time as well as an Arnold fan.

[@jamiehickman9468]

Arnie and Stephen King, sounds like a dream 80's combination.

[@TheHenners1981]

This is one of my all time favourite films. I've not met someone who's seen it and dislikes it. I showed it to my two eldest kids (14 and 12) recently and they loved it too. Absolute classic.

[@zeallust8542]

The only complaints i ever really hear are that its "Cheesy and toxicly masculine" but imo, those are part of the reason its so good. It doubles as a comedy and a bad ass action these days

[@chadfalardeau5396]

The actor that played Hawkins (the guy telling the dirty jokes) is Shane Black. He helped finish writing the script for this movie, also directed the Lethal Weapon movies and the latest Predator movie.

[@stefanalee]

“I ain’t got time to bleed” - Jesse “The Body” Ventura Favourite line ever

[@Polymathically]

I was lucky enough to visit the Predator filming location in 2015. It's now a zipline tourist attraction just outside of Puerto Vallarta. The rebel base camp set seen at 8:05 is now a restaurant next to the zipline. They even have a life-sized Predator statue there!

[@jldp24]

Thsts so cool

[@BloodylocksBathory]

I'm right with ya, Billy Sole is my favorite character in the film. Well, favorite human character. His actor, Sonny Landham, was a hell of a character on his own. One of the other cast members mentioned that Sonny would bring a bodyguard with him when he went out on the town, not so much for his own protection but to keep him out of trouble. Fun fact, Kevin Peter Hall also plays the pilot of the rescue helicopter at the end, the black guy who notices the explosion.

[@sadisticsmokie666]

"Body goop" is my new favorite term for blood!

[@NifferGal]

So glad you noticed the predator was using Billy’s laugh at the end. So many just think they put in a cheesy laugh.

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Don’t know why some people think it’s cheesy. It’s one creepy laugh.

[@onejester]

"I don't know if I've ever even seen an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie..." Whelp, looks like we have the dance card for the next 5 months filled.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

Been watching Bridgerton? ;)

[@billwhipple9039]

Jingle all the way!

[@takingbacktoxic7898]

The neat part of this movie is that it blends good parts of several genres. Its sort of a war movie, then its a horror movie, with a dash of sci fi.

[@Sahjhan]

They don't make 'em like this anymore. Arnold, Jesse "The Body", Carl Weathers - top tier dream cast.

[@jackmaddox4960]

Holy crap, I just realized, when Dutch says 'my men are not Expendable', that's where they got 'The Expendables' from...! Great call back to Arnold in this.

[@Runforestrun]

*I had a feeling this thing was pretty large* The actor who played the Predator was 7'3. He was pretty damn huge. Just their species are great hunters and masters of stealth. Scary considering how massive they are.

[@ryeguy7941]

They're all muscle and can take multiple bullet wounds too.

[@chrism7395]

The original design of the Predator was very different by another design studio and was played by Jean Claude Van Damme. Depending on who you talk to, Van Damme was fired for refusing to do a dangerous stunt, arguing with the producer, breaking the monster suit or not looking imposing enough. Afterwards Stan Winston was brought in to redesign the Predator from the ground up and we got the iconic design everyone now knows.

[@muneirovalibas6194]

@@chrism7395 The Predator was apparently supposed to be this ninja style stealth monster all trained by the monks of Shaolin blessed by ancient Samurais. What i'm saying he was supposed to be this martial kickass alien badass. Hence Van Damme. But they said VD was too short and look weak compared to Arnie so they brought in a giant lol like you said, depends on who said what.

[@bigb2494]

Yes Kevin Peter Hall was 7'3. He also played Harry in Harry and the Hendersons. He passed away in '91 at the age of 35 from pneumonia after contracting HIV from a blood transfusion after a car accident

[@zeallust8542]

@@chrism7395 is there something I could look up to find the original design?

[@MNKStudios]

Fun fact for you guys. The composer of Predator's soundtrack is Alan Silvestri, the same composer for most of the MCU films and most notably the Avenger's soundtrack.

[@DavidBush-wm1fe]

Great reaction. Nice intelligent analysis of the movie. You two are now my favorite reactors. First caught this while channel surfing on a Saturday night in the early 1990's, looking for a movie to go to sleep by. Missed the space scene but caught Arnold getting out of the chopper, meeting the general, and decided to watch (somehow had never heard of this movie at that time). Did not go to sleep until it was over. First thought it was the typical A.S. action movie, but something strange was going on . . . Think it was better having not seeing the space scene at the beginning. BTW carrying a mini-gun on a jungle mission like this is ridiculous. It needs a 24 volt battery to operate and fires over 100 pounds of ammo per minute. But so cool for this movie.

[@corvus1970]

I love this movie because it serves as a semi deconstruction of 80s action films as a whole. The first third of the movie is essentially the plot of any 80s action ensemble: a team of elite soldiers goes on a mission, kills a bunch of bad guys, spout a bunch of one liners, mission is successful, and the heroes are shown to be all but invincible. This movie then twists the entire premise on its head, by introducing the alien Hunter who takes down these elite soldiers one by one. Schwarzenegger, who is generally at least a physical match for anybody he ever faces in his other films, is shown to be no match for the predator. In the end only his wits save him, but when the smoke clears, we see he's not the same man. His entire team is dead, and he is essentially broken by the experience. Tremendous flick, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Great video! By the way, please look up "Predator the Musical" here on KZbin. I promise you, you won't be sorry. 😎

[@71bagarn]

They dont do movies like this anymore. :D Def. a classic.

[@saddamhussain-hj9ij]

Very true

[@michdo23]

"You're bleeding, man." "I AINT GOT TIME TO BLEED."

[@TheRoyalFino]

14:47 "Come on Dylan, you have to pull your weight at some point." - just as Dylan is literally pulling a tree down as his muscles pulse. "...ok."

[@tysoncromwell2684]

The Predator species is called Yautja. They're an extraterrestrial warrior society from the planet Yautja Prime that travels through the galaxy to hunt dangerous prey for sport and honor, mutilating their prey and collecting trophies. They deliberately breed Xenomorphs (from the Alien franchise) as an initiation hunt for young Yautjas.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

I always was sad they didn't mash the two series together (theatrically) until later on. It would really add to the depth of why they were on earth. Granted I realize they would have to have showed Aliens in this movie then which may confuse audiences. Well then again they never found us as good warriors to fight (well usually).

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Also to add. Predators won't kill unarmed people.

[@ThatBonsaipanda]

@@ThatShyGuyMatt I'm on the otherside and I feel they never should've combine the two species into the same story/universe. Feels as goofy as Superman vs Aliens or The Borg vs Godzilla. :D

[@Gray-soul_81]

@@ThatBonsaipanda I respectfully disagree with the "as goofy as" sentiment. Those franchises (Aliens/Predator) always felt like it could be the same universe for me. But I do agree with the two cross-overs that you listed are pretty ridiculous.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

@@ThatBonsaipanda Well the AVP movies are kind of weird. I mean I enjoy them but they really mess with the lore and they come off as cheesy teen movies.

[@GeekMasterGames]

The director hated the fact that there was the spaceship in the intro. It should've opened with the choppers. The surprise reveal of "hey it's an alien" should've been a surprise. But the studio insisted.

[@Rocket1377]

I was lucky when I first watched this as I missed the intro part, so I got the full effect of the mystery aspect of the movie. It could easily have been a ghost or some other kind of supernatural monster stalking the team.

[@KiltBill2]

I felt the same about intro to Carpenters "The Thing". Kinda spoiled the intrigue a little.

[@samantha_schmitt]

Oh that’s a good point! I agree

[@heroicrockstar]

When films were properly made, no CGI bollocks,

[@mr.nobody9697]

Im so old i remember watching this movie when it came out on VHS with a bunch of friends. We ended up watching it twice back to back. Good times.

[@romanbecker6711]

The native american Character in The movie was The Role Model for The Main Character in The Turok Video Game

[@tynao2029]

RIP Sonny Landham great actor and patriot

[@excellspeedy6043]

wooow....someone who knows Turok...

[@MichaelJohnson-dt5zr]

He was also good in Best of the Best 2👍

[@brianmurphy8811]

@@MichaelJohnson-dt5zr And Firewalker w/ Chuck Norris

[@bwestacado9643]

Didn't know that tbh. Turok was so fun on the N64

[@thebaldcat6708]

Something that I think is funny is that what about a third of your movie reactions I just quietly think to myself *“how have you not seen this?”*

[@insaneconqueror5421]

It's the generation.

[@thebaldcat6708]

@@insaneconqueror5421 I’m in a generation below them and I’ve seen most of these

[@TheCaptaininsaino]

I wonder about this too. So many references to pop culture stem from movies like this and you've never seen them? Never been the least bit curious? Were your parents super strict? Were you raised by wolves? Are you full of shit and faking for the views? I don't even care, I like your reactions and will continue to watch.

[@insaneconqueror5421]

@@thebaldcat6708 probably depends on your parents and what they allowed. I've just seen so many reaction videos to movies and music and nobodies over 30.

[@mikaelhulkko2542]

These really make me visit some of my favourite movies. I remember all of these well, I am born in 77, but that makes this channel even better.

[@Dimentius1]

The actor who played Predator also played the helicopter pilot at the end! Sadly passed away few years after the movie! RIP!

[@-M0LE]

Wow I never knew that

[@1newbert]

Same actor played Sasquatch in Harry and the Hendersons. He died from HIV complications.

[@DMichaelAtLarge]

Never seen Schwarzeneggar movies? Here's what you need to see immediately: Conan the Barbarian Terminator Terminator 2 There are a bunch of others, but these are absolutely required.

[@liyon316]

Obviously they are watching Predator right now. Total Recall (1990), The Running Man, True Lies, and even Twins and Kindergarten Cop are highly recommended if you want the Arnold experience. Throw in Commando while you're at it, too.

[@iapetusmccool]

@@liyon316 Commando is the Arniest of Arnie movies.

[@blaxpoitation8528]

@@iapetusmccool You sir, hit it on the head. Of course Conan is up there as well. A classic. Red Heat is a pretty forgotten/overlooked one. 80’s movies were so lit.

[@tadejsadar7033]

Red Heat

[@mrpj1390]

COMMANDO!!!!!!!!!

[@sabalos]

The great thing about Predator is that all the characters think they're in an action movie, and only realise too late that they're not.

[@ButtaMilkBiscuitsGaming]

Damn..after 33 years I never even thought of that.. good eye!

[@tynao2029]

no at 13:22 Billy says "we're all gonna die" so they know death is coming, except for maybe Arnold

[@tonystark5-29-70]

FUN FACT: MANY OF THE SHOT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE OF THE PREDATOR INVISIBLE RUNNING AROUND WERE OF JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME IN A GREEN SUIT. HE QUIT PART WAY THROUGH MAD CUZ IT WAS HIS 1ST MOVIE AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW OFF HIS PHYSICALITY BUT GOT REALLY PISSED WHEN HE FOUND OUT HE WOULD BE INVISIBLE!!

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

Ventura served as a mayor and governor.. Arnold as governor, and Carl Weathers did a spoof campaign on late night television.

[@ArlanKels]

This movie features a character named Dutch.... And utilizes dutch angles.

[@raisethe3]

"Get to the choppa!" So many quotable lines from this film.

[@hamishdavidson3368]

"Stick Around" "Ain't got time to bleed" "if it bleeds we can kill it"

[@StorytellerDan]

Great seeing the younger generation enjoying the BEST of what cinema gave when it was still original, CGI was kept respectably subtle and no ridiculous political messages and all the rest. Bravo!

[@almightyshippo1197]

Fun bit of trivia: The original predator was more of a fish/swamp monster design, and the suit was worn by Jean-Claude Van Damme. They let him go because the suit was too hot and he kept passing out. Then they redesigned the predator and hired a new person to wear the costume, and this is what we got.

[@shannonjohnson6532]

I'd love to see you watch Commando. It's like a living action movie cliche, but I love it!

[@LordLOC]

Let off some steam Bennett!

[@samantha_schmitt]

Adding it to our list, thank you!

[@Dystopia1111]

Some of Arnold's all-time greatest cheesy one-liners are in Commando. "Don't wake my friend. He's dead tired."

[@MegaAndyGG]

"I LIED!"

[@Warspite1701]

@@MegaAndyGG best bit in a great movie

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Simple story and a vague antagonist makes this timeless.*

[@monkeyslovewand]

Fun fact... a lot of Special Forces are trained to stab between the ribs and into the lung/s check out the first wave of British Commandos sent to Normandy, they also used a special type of knife solely for this purpose. This is because you literally cannot make a sound once your lung has been punctuated. So while a lot of people (including myself) would think "stab them in the face or heart and kill them quickly" the enemy could still make a noise and give everyone away, so they are taught "stab between the 3rd and 4th rib" or something to that effect, you don't have to worry about noise and without medical treatment they'd die anyway.

[@Handsome_Rob]

Wow!... You definitely have to baptize your wife in all of the Arnold greatness...GET TO THE CHOPPA!

[@samantha_schmitt]

So many movies to watch!

[@yaujtapredatoravp5129]

@@samantha_schmitt i need to watch them with you guys

[@klyph]

12:13 Every man who has seen this movie: "Same."

[@LahmiB]

bit of info: the studio execs looked at an early cut of the movie and told the director John McTiernan, that there wasnt enough "shooting" in the movie. McTiernan thought that was one of the dumbest things he'd ever heard, so he took all the actors out and got footage of them just shooting. McTiernan expected the suits to realize how stupid their request was, but when they saw it, they LOVED it and it became one of the standout scenes of any movie from the 80's.

[@ek9509]

The best way for me to tell Hawkins and Poncho apart is that Hawkins has glasses on. Poncho doesn't.

[@Khay-77]

Highly quotable, great action movie.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Absolutely! So many memorable lines

[@Menaceblue3]

Long tall Sally! She built for speed! She got everything That uncle John needs Gonna have me some fun!

[@nothefabio]

Highly quotable, highly memeble.

[@phj223]

I ain't got time to bleed.

[@phj223]

Nothing... nothing on this earth could have lived. Not at that range.

[@larrywelchko6136]

Kevin Peter Hall was about 7’ 2” tall and this whole movie was filmed in southern Mexico and the heat and humidity almost killed several of the crew and others. And the predictor suit was silicone rubber contraption

[@itsraid_bitchez8084]

He also played the Sasquatch in the Hendersons

[@Hirabeatz]

@@itsraid_bitchez8084 never knew that a very underrated movie

[@DreadWing7777]

Actually Kevin Peter Hall was 7' 3", but you we're very close dude, it's a terrible shame that he died though he was to young, G-DAM AIDS VIRUS - It's a F-ing Nuisance, it along with that F-ing CORONAVIRUS that China gave us needs to be eradicated from this earth. STAY SAFE OUT THERE GUY'S.

[@billb.5183]

@@DreadWing7777 He got it from a blood transfusion.

[@CEngelbrecht]

Fun fact: The prop minigun could only shoot three seconds at a time. One, it ran out of portable ammo that quick; and two, not even Jesse Ventura could keep a grip on it longer than that without its momentum violently throwing the shooter off to one side. Every scene with Ol' Painless going nuts is pieced together from max three second clips and world class sound mixing.

[@johnwilliamson2207]

The Predator was played by Kevin Peter Hall who also played the Predator in 'Predator 2' and he also played Harry in 'Harry and the Henderson's'. Sadly he passed away shortly after making 'Predator 2'.