Predator (1987) made the room warm 😏 | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review
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- First time watching and reacting to Predator (1987)
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Dasha's best line. "Russians, we are nice people do have a lot of vodka, but we don't skin anyone."
That line alone made it worth watching this reaction. LOL
You can say this about all slavic people basically ..Doesn`t matter if i drink with a Polish or Russian , same outcome :) Croatians doesn``t hold up too well to vodka though ...Maybe they became too western indeed. The serbs drunk too much rakia, so they are out of the equation anyway .
@@rustincohlebla2194 And do they all skin people? lol
@@CandC68 Well if you know what happened in the Afgan war to the russians who got captured you won`t be putting lol i can guarantee you that. PS - not a russian ;)
@@rustincohlebla2194 Vietnam was my war. And in my experience, any war brings out the WORST in people.
@@CandC68 True. The Afgan war is the Vietnam version of the former USSR ...
She remembered Stan Winston ❤
who forgets Stan Winston?
As others have noted, I'm a 43-year old man who has watched this movie my entire life, and I never knew the guys in the camp were speaking Russian. Thanks for teaching me something about one of my favorite movies!
Dasha getting excited in anticipation of the creature effects when she recognized Stan Winston's name in the opening credits is part of makes her so wonderful. Most reactors wouldn't remember who he is.
In the original script, Arnold was supposed to win the hand to hand fight like he does in most of his action movies, but it was Arnold who said that wouldn't make sense because "He's a monster. I'm just a man," so the script was rewritten with Arnold getting his butt kicked and having to use his guerilla warfare expertise to defeat the Predator.
In the novelization, the Predator didn't have the invisibility/cloaking technology shown in the movie. Instead, it could shape shift to mimic something after it touched it.
Dasha would love "Twins" (1988) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. It's really funny and touching, and Arnold gets to show his acting ability.
Since Dasha loves action movies and finds Hollywood versions of Russians interesting, she should watch "Nobody" (2021) starring Bob Odenkirk and Aleksey Serebryakov (an actual Russian actor from Moscow) as the chief Russian bad guy. It's got great action and is very funny too.
She retains so many little details it is amazing. Things I didn't notice until I saw a movie multiple times.
He's a smart man. After all the things his team unloaded on it, why would he be able to beat it? If Billy couldn't beat it either? Yeah. That's what makes this movie scary.
@@JustinWillisDevil240Z Dasha seems very alert in her thinking generally - plenty of reactors talk aloud, but Dasha's rare in that she *thinks* aloud, answering her own questions, quickly deducing the implications of certain images, etc. Many reactors are quite passive viewers and miss a lot of the things Dasha takes in her stride.
@@petersvillage7447 I have noticed that a lot of reactors are just straight up dumb or have nothing interesting to say about what they are reacting to. Dasha is very much the opposite, She is quick and notices subtle details. Things I would easily miss on a first viewing.
@@JustinWillisDevil240Z There's a bit in Alien where Brett stops and refreshes himself under falling drops of water - and I've seen other reactors say this is weird, or that it makes no sense, or that it must mean the alien has broken something - but only Dasha answered her own question with '...well, he's the engineer and he thinks it's okay, so it must be normal.' I fear most people are taught to be passive viewers these days, so it's very refreshing to see somebody constantly applying their intelligence to what they're watching.
“We’re nice. We don’t skin people. Maybe just too much vodka”
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Love it! Your reactions are the best. Too adorable for words.
We skin animals. I think that's the point. Predator see's being from other planet as animal for hunting.
@@pow9606 Lots of people are surprised and don’t understand that the Predator goes to earth for a safari. We hunt animals all the time and want the excitement but of course want the odds to be in our favour. Hence our weapons.
She said several times the muscles were making her overheat, then 21:20 she said it loud and clear with just with her eyes, no words needed. Typical Dasha. Hilarious and sweet at the same time.
yep she's adorable.
Ironically the thirstiest reactors are not afraid to confess…
25:10 Hands down the best creature reveal in cinema history. To this day I still think it's the best looking creature design ever made.
Practical effects and make-up/costume design will always be superior than CGI.
@@IdealUser I love good CGI, but it should be there to support practical effects more than just used as a crutch.
@@Grizzlox Jurassic Park is an example of this. CGI for distance or fast movements and practical for up close. There prime example during the T-Rex escape how the directors used the vehicle to transition between the T-Rex prop and the CGI one in the same shot, making it more believable.
@@Grizzlox Here is a link to the scene with Dr. Grant and Malcom. It's at the 1:50 mark. ruclips.net/video/KkqmzZWs2XA/видео.html
@@IdealUser I agree, great example
1:50 That reaction at that exact moment is the funniest I've ever seen.
@@oldschoolgamer-w4u y’all invent people you think you need safe spaces from
@@fraelikkriil830 I feel sorry for anybody who thinks "save spaces" is a necessary concept.
@@oldschoolgamer-w4u I mean you act like masculinity and femininity are under attack and you have found a welcome refuge where they still exist. This is not the case the at all, but it’s always funny to find people like you who clearly have phantom feminist overlords living in your head rent free.
@@jimdetry9420 it’s generally the people who complain about them that seem to desperately want them for themselves the most? It’s weird.
@@oldschoolgamer-w4u You continue to perfectly demonstrate what I’m talking about lol. I think I’ll stick around. Sorry I seem to have ruffled your feathers there, friend! Maybe I hit a little too close to home?
Fun fact: the "ain't got time to bleed" actor is Jesse Ventura, who later become Governor of Minnesota. Arnold Schwarzenegger of course became Governor of California, and Sonny Landham, who played the tough native American tracker, ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Kentucky.
And Blain was right: the predator's weapon pierced his chest and he died without having time to bleed.
Fun Fact: Jessie was once "Followed" by Federal Agents ... he assaulted them, tied them up, put them in his trunk. Delivered them to the office and said "Next time, I won't be nice"
@@ChurchNietzsche Navy Seal, some of the toughest chaps around.
@@TheCastellan that's what they say.
Probably one of the reasons he didn't win in Kentucky is the fact that during the making of Predator, he had a bodyguard with him at all times on set. Not for his protection but for everyone else's protection. It was required by the insurance company to underwrite the film.
Jesse Ventura “Blain” “ I ain’t got time to bleed” in this movie is a real life badass U.S. Navy SEAL.
I have watched this movie many times and 35 years later I finally know that the Russian guy said before he shot the other guy. Thank you for another russian lesson. You are wonderful.
A pretty girl who knows about the work of Stan Winston sounds like a very nerdy fantasy. 😊
This was really fun to watch. And very well edited I might add.
Thanks for the entertainment.
yeah it's crazy, she's legit, impressive really, she has the perfect balance for these types of videos, so many others do reaction videos to films but there's always something missing
Dasha Film - an empire started with youtube money
“Heatseeker” is a heat seeking missile. It hones in on the exhaust heat from the engine of a plane or helicopter.
Yep, Dutch could tell it was a heat seeker, because the explosion marks were centered on the engine. It was probably a Russian SA-7.
"Homes in" but not on the exhaust, rather, on the hot metal of the engine exhaust duct.
@@olddog330
Depends, true of the first generation of heatseekers because their uncooled IR detectors could only detect that superheated metal, but these days they do indeed go for the exhaust because you can't engage head-on if you're aiming for the back of the engine.
@@CruelestChris Oh, God, did I just show how damned old I am? 😳
@@batbrick3949
It wasn't a Russian SA-7 missile, it was the predator's plasma caster. He noticed the helicopter entering its hunting territory and aimed at the hottest part of the vehicle.
Dasha is the sharpest Movie Reactor, she has an acute attention to detail, not just for the scenes, characters, actors and plot but also for those who are behind the camera and in production. Her deductive reasoning rivals the best of YT Reactors and moviegoers in general. She also possesses a most entertaining, eclectic, uniquely colorful and adorable animation in her various expressions and exclamations and she can do it all while still listening to dialog and effects. She picks up on things so many others miss or make the wrong conclusion, even when Dasha is wrong, she often gets it right, some may not get what I mean by that but I think most of us who follow her know exactly what I mean by that. Dasha is such a joy to watch... DASHA gets my vote for Best YT Reactor Award.
I think you're right. There's a few other good ones, but Dasha is the best.
"Okay, not a girl". That made me laugh so loudly.
Thank you for reviewing this film. I used to watch it as a kid and I used to pretend to be Mac. He was and still is my hero
This is without a doubt the manliest movie ever made, though the 80's were loaded with plenty of others, including more from Arnold, Sly Stallone and some others; this spawned a massive franchise that consists of six total films, comics, graphic novels and videogames
It also crosses over with Alien a few times, most recently in an excellent trilogy of non-graphic novels by Tim Lebbon.
@@jeremyfrost2636, it was implied in my comment; I figured fans of the franchise would pick that up
Couldn't get away with it today sadly.. 😔
Gotta love a good Schwarzenegger movie, he's my favourite action star, loved his movies since i was a kid. The Running Man and Total Recall are 2 other great movies i love of his. Another cute reaction lol. ❤️🌹
Conan the Barbarian is my favorite movie ever.
Also LAST ACTION HERO, a criminally underrate meta-action film.
No youtuber has reacted to Running Man. 😢
@ You're wrong. TBR Schmitt reacted to it. I highly recommend watching some of their reactions 👍 Last year they were doing Arnold filmography, covering all of his best films. They are very constructive in their reviews, pointing out important themes, acting, special effects (if movie has any), best moments, etc. Basically everything. In my opinion their reactions are the most honest and real. But Dasha is good too, not to mention pretty attractive 😉
@@barreloffun10 It was a classic post pub in university :)
We'd come back home with out chips, cheese and curry sauce with several packets of deep fried pakora and put mon Conan!
Lots of fond memories and my mates and I basically re-enacting the film in the living room :)
25:05 If you’re wondering why the Predator let Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) go, you may recall an earlier scene in which Dutch told Anna (Elpidia Carrillo) not to pick up a gun from a recently-killed person, as this was what protected her from the Predator’s attacks (“Leave it. He didn’t kill you because you weren’t armed. No sport.”). I guess the Predator didn’t want to kill Dutch for the same reason at that point, so it engaged him in a more-honourable way: a hand-to-hand fight.
The Predator “talking” is just the recordings that it had already made of people’s voices. When it responded to Dutch’s “What the hell are you?” it was just using a recording of his voice, albeit much slower due to the damage done to it at that point. Its final laugh was actually the laugh that it recorded from Billy (Sonny Landham) when he reacted to that joke earlier.
One of the men in the helicopter at the end is actually the man who was inside the Predator suit: Kevin Peter Hall. He was over seven foot tall, so his height helped make the Predator more imposing. Sadly he died in 1991 aged just 35 (four years after _Predator_ first came out).
He was the pilot.
He actually wanted to test his strength because he could see he was just like all the other humans he killed, but he outsmarted him. He alluded him and so he wanted to see how strong he truly was. Great scene and even better movie.
Yep. Kevin Peter Hall contracted HIV from a blood transfusion. Extremely sad way to die.
Great reaction Dasha! And thank you very much for translating the Russian dialogue for us. 👍👍
Stan Winston was one of the best special effects makeup creators in the business. Unfortunately he passed away in 2008. He was a true talent.
I love Anna's story arc in this film. She goes from viewing the Americans as her enemy (which they are, politically) to realizing they're all up against a demon from local folklore. After that, politics be damned, we're sticking together against the damn Predator. By the end she even wants to pick up arms and fight alongside her former captors.
Interesting fact: the last thing Stan Winston did before he passed away was he created the armored suit for the first "Iron Man" film.
"We have a lot of vodka shots but we don't skin anyone". Brilliant! And great reaction.
"Long tall Sally. She's real sweet!!"
"Ok ok he's losing it he's losing it"
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“Okay, they all lost it!” Not really, Dasha. For that scene where they’re all firing into the forest at the same time, that’s actually an actual military tactic known as a “Mad Minute”, where you and all your squad mates select a specified target location where you think an enemy might be located, and for a full sixty seconds (one minute), you pump as much ammo as you can into that target area to either kill them or scare them out of hiding. It’s also part of military mindset and training, from everything I’ve heard. When an unknown enemy contact gets one of your guys, you don’t ask questions, you just fire at will.
Well i think Mac kind of did "lose it" for a bit tbh. But who would blame him.
Arnold is pound for pound, one of the greatest action stars ever. Some more great action fillms are "Total Recall" and "Conan The Barbarian". For something more lighthearted and funny, check out "Kindergarten Cop", "Junior" or "Twins". And as a side note for the fellows, stay with any woman who looks at you the way Dasha looks at Arnold or Chris Hemsworth.
also the king of one-liners. "stick around" "conan what is best in life?" "to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." "get to the chopper" " it not a tumor"
You missed True Lies and Red Heat.
@@jovanleonardi1574 COCAINEUM
No one has done a reaction to End of Days yet, so it's about time for someone to react to it. That movie is very dark and serious with a different side of Arnie.
Don't forget Red Sonja and King Conan
"They're so Testostaroni " Yes you can say that lol.
I love how Dasha used to say she has a "fish-memory" but she literally can rattle off actors names and roles and can remember so many more things than the average person
"It's either a girl or not a person" - girl - the eighties were a crazy time, but even back then girls didn't have this vicious claws like nowadays. They still knew, that men like nice girls, not predators...
Super long nails very much were a fashion in the 80s. They would also generally be very bright neon colors. Honestly, being the 80s, that very well COULD have been a guy's nails, too.
The 80s were indeed a crazy time.
Nah 80s nails tended to be silly blunt, even when they were kind of long. And yeah there was neon, and then the "fancy" French manicure ones lol sometimes with a little stone in a nail or two.
@@arisucheddar3097 I lived through the 80s and I don't remember that.
@@andreasrademacher5715 lived through the 80s and had friends constantly getting French manicure squared off gel nails for anything like a wedding or prom. They paired so well with those dyable shoes that stained everything and didn't match the dress anyhow.
To elaborate on your comment about their muscular manliness: The 80s had a lot of masculine action heroes. This movie is one of them but it has a twist. Usually the heroes like this are nearly unstoppable, like Arnold is in so many movies. But when faced with the predator Arnold stood no chance no matter how strong he was, and how many weapons he had. He had to change tactics and use strategy and cleverness to win, rather than brute strength. It may seem cheesy in many ways today, but it was such a welcome difference in action in a time where it was usually just explosions and muscles winning the day. It is why it is one of my all time favorite action movies.
Okay, Dasha, early in the movie when they were saying that a "heat-seeker" must have destroyed the helicopter, they were talking about a heat-seeking missile.
The Predator is basically an alien big game hunter who needs to challenge themself with the most dangerous game possible. In fact, an inspiration for this was almost certainly the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" about a hunter who preys on his fellow men.
Adrian Brody's character Royce in Predators references a similar tone from Ernest Hemingway that once you have hunted man no other game prey seems sufficiently challenging a hunt by comparison.
I was going to comment that if she doesn't yet know what a heat seeker is, she's going to find out REAL soon LOL
@@edwardroy3401 Yeah, I see that I wasn't the only (or first!) one to comment on that.
Great recall on the names in the opening credits! Great reaction as always! Well done wee one.😊
Billy is a hero.. He sacrificed himself to give the others time to escape.
Stan Winston is indeed a legend when it comes to creatures and visual effects in movies, and yes he did work on Aliens but he didn't create the original alien, that honour goes to H. R. Giger. I really loved your reaction to this movie and I really had no idea that the bad guys at the camp spoke Russian. Spasibo for that. :)
Winston also did a large amount of work on the first couple of Terminator films, Edward Scissorhands, The Thing, the first 3 Jurassic Parks, Avatar, etc. He's basically responsible for a huge chunk of the pop culture of the last 45 years.
2:20 "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard
4:11 Your quick reaction from them tracking it to suddenly seeing the minigun was great. Arnold used one in Terminator 2, when they were in the laboratory, and he shot at the police cars.
This time, it was used by the man who "ain't got time to bleed", Jesse "The Body" Ventura, former professional wrestler and future former Governor of the state of Minnesota. So, there are two future U.S. governors here, because Arnold became Governor of the state of California.
It makes me wonder about the requirements.
"What qualifies you to govern our state?"
"Well... I was in Predator"
21:20 Yes, Dasha. Yes, indeed. hahaha
Oh, the Predator's laugh at the end, was Billy's voice from when he laughed earlier at Poncho's bad joke. There was a moment earlier, when we saw the Predator's hand - you mentioned his long nails. At that moment, he mimicked Mac whispering "Any time", from after Dillon thanked him for the help with the scorpion.
Well, at least two CA governors were former actors: Arnold and Reagan.
The same minigun used in Predator was in T2.
@@IdealUser And honestly, you'd have to BE a Terminator to hip-fire one of those monsters. The M134 Minigun by itself weighs about 90lbs. It's also electrically powered, and the recoil would even knock Jesse Ventura on his ass.
Richard Chaves for CA governor 2022? 🤔
Great thumbnail. Holding the Predator's head is Gold.👍
The vision through the predator's eyes are what we call infrared sight.
At the end, when you asked why the Predator was ‘looking at him,’ he was looking at his skull, cause they keep the skulls of the people they hunt as trophies.
He's definitely the best action movie star of all time. This film and terminator. Beyond legendary.
The concept of this film is so damn good. The fact that they kept the appearance of the Predator hidden until the end was genius and what building suspense is all about. I also loved that they showed us what the predator saw through its eyes and unique vision. That made it feel like it WAS from another world. This movie was pure awesomeness and Arnold was perfect as Dutch.
I've watched this movie 20 times since it came out and never once realized those soldiers spoke Russian or what they were saying. Thanks.
"heat seeker" = missile that shot the chopper down.
Yeah, I thought they were Colombian locals, or whatever.
Same, when she said they are speaking Russian I was very surprised.
Yeah me too. Cheers girl.
only 20? I watched this movie like 500 times atleast. I had videocaset of this movie back in days and watched it like every day and never grew tired as a kid XD
@@Stockfish1511 I was the same with Aliens. Far superior in every way. 😂
4:30 - In English, we usually call this "Infrared Vision" (инфракрасное зрение): Seeing heat instead of light.
Thank you, Dasha, for translating all the Russian in your reactions! So many American movies have Russian speaking characters (Unfortunately too often as villains, but what can on do!?) and they rarely get subtitles when they speak because the directors want to keep the audience in the dark. So it is really fun to finally know what they are all saying after all these years of re-watch. Please, keep doing it! 🤩👍👍
... The only thing better than a JUMP SCARE, is a DASHA JUMP SCARE! 😜👍: 3:26 - 5:08 - 5:44 - 10:15 - 10:32 - 11:07 - 11:18 - 14:11 - 16:40 - 16:48 - 17:44 -18:17 - 18:42 - 19:03 - 19:09 - 19:32 - 19:51 - 21:13 - 22:38 - 23:08 - 25:12 - 27:06
... And as a bonus, the DASHA TESTOSTERONE JUMPS! 🤣👍: 1:50 - 7:34 - 11:43 - 15:41 - 18:34 - 21:00 - 21:20 - 27:17 - 28:18
Or Thermal Vision
it's thermal vision which deals with heat, inhered vision is something else involving light
We really appreciated your translations. I didn’t even realize they were Russians and my best guess was that raul was a person’s name! It was great after all these years of watching it to know what was actually being said. Your reactions were great!
Yes! All the years and all the times I've seen this, I never realized that there were Russian men in the camp! It explains why Arnold (Dutch) is so angry with Dillon, because the presence of Russian advisors changes the game completely, and Dutch would understandably not want to get involved in that kind of mess. Yet that whole aspect was handled so subtly in the film...totally brilliant.
@@Johnny_Socko I never knew this either. I just always assumed they were South American.
Same, I have seen this movie so many times, I cant count, It spans decades, and never knew they were Russians in that camp.
First time having the Russian translated
@@Johnny_Socko haha I've seen this so many times, never knew anything in this film was Russian, wow, yeah this film gets more impressive each time I see it, it really is a masterpiece, amazing they even pulled it off, they'll continue to make sequels and remakes and they'll never come close
"09:25 It´s rather a girl, because of the nails"......Thank you, I can never take the Predator seriously again 🤣😅
When the Predator is looking at Dutch... he is evaluating the quality of his skull as a trophy.
This is one of my all time favorite action movies. I remember back in the day my dad and I would watch this together. Always loved it was always a good time.
They definitely show more of the Predator then they do the creature in Alien.
Dasha, thank you for these videos. I am enjoying rediscovering them through you and your joy in seeing them for the first time.
Yes! I've been waiting for this one. This is my favorite Arnold movie. That reaction at 3:33 was so good "They don't have skin, they don't have skin", I loved it.
this is one of my favorite childhood movies. when they are all shooting blindly into the jungle is one of the most bad ass scenes in cinema history. love this movie, i wanted to be Arnold when i grew up but sadly i am not lol.
Great reaction video! I really appreciate how quickly you connect the dots and figure out what happening - and also how you're now able to relate the actors and designers with your other reactions, you're becoming a real film buff 😎
It’s Awesome huh, she’s genuine and smart. Other reactors don’t catch stuff but she does.
Not only is she extremely sharp, but she’s also doing it in a language that is non native to her. A very intelligent young lady indeed.
“We do lots of vodka shots but we don’t skin anyone” 🤣🤣🤣
"We are nice people. We do a lot of vodka shots, but we don't skin anyone" 🤣
You have to see "Red Heat!"
You said you wanted to see more American movies with Russian villains: In "Red Heat" Arnold is a *Moscow Police Detective* pursuing a Russian gangster in the US. He has to team up with an American detective (James Belushi) and overcome their differences to catch the bad guy, which of course leads to plenty of jokes, shootouts, and chases.
I think she'll like the bathhouse scene
“We are nice people. True we have a lot of vodka shots, but we don’t skin people.” I believe you Dasha. If you are any indication, then the Russians must be a wonderful people. This movie was made at the tail end of the Cold War, when Russians were still portrayed in films as one of the go-to bad guys.
Still usually the case.
also, this is supposed to be in central or south america and the Soviets were very active in aiding communist rebel groups in those regions in the 80's.
Aged like milk. Lol.
It was realistic because the Russians really were in Central America back in the 80's. They didn't just throw them in there to have a villain.
"Isn't this awesome !" YUP ! That's what we have been saying for almost thirty years now !
From 1987 and that face of the predator is still one of the best looking ever.
Another great reaction Dasha! It was nice getting the Russian translations from you again. Of you want more Arnie, I again suggest Red Heat where he plays a Russian policeman, or you could react to Conan the Barbarian where he basically walks around in a loincloth the whole movie, so you should like that. Looking forward to your Deadpool reaction Friday.
Be interesting to hear what she makes of Arnies Russian.
@@chrispeel3123 I agree
If you think that this series can't get any crazier definitely watch Predator 2 definitely a much different beast than the first film.
Predator is the classic but predator 2 is a decent action sci fi movie too.
Yep, You will learn more about the Predator in the 2nd movie.
@@dubbleplusgood Predators is second best in my opinion.
"We do a lot of vodka shots, but we don't skin anyone" This is very quotable 🙂
You'll love "True Lies" ...and the predator let him down because it only hunts people that are a danger to it.
Loved your reaction to this action classic! From your genuine heartfelt emotional shock, to your unashamed enjoyment of the Manly eye-candy on display, and your wonderful appreciation of the genius creature design! You're such a joy to spend time with on this platform. I hope you know how much you light up a person's day, Dasha, I really appreciate you!💖
(Currently stuck in my room recovering from broken ribs atm, so my gratitude is really heightened right now)
try not to laugh mate, that shit hurts!
@@leeeastwood6368 Tell me about it! 😬💖
Hope you feel better soon.
@@jeremyfrost2636 Thank you! 💖
Hey Dasha, heads up. I'm sure you didn't know that the idea for the Predator creature came from the master himself. James Cameron. Stan Winston (the other cinema legend) asked Cameron for some advice on the concept art, since Winston was stuck on how to create the look. Cameron told him his idea and even gave him a sketch to crystalize the concept. JAMES CAMERON. WHAT A LEGEND.
James Cameron started out in the special effects realm of movie making. He was a design artist before he became a director and writer.
He is also the worst director to work for. They even have shirts that say" you can't scare me, I've worked for James Cameron"
@@iamdclxvi Cameron is a perfectionist (or at least was - his productions of Alita and Dark Fate were atrociously bad), but he is the hardest worker on set and expects A LOT from his cast and crew.
@@dan_hitchman007 I never said he was a bad director, just bad to work for. Everything he makes is phenomenal.
@@iamdclxvi He is demanding and a sure fire asshole like Kubrick.
"I ain't got time to bleed."
- Dasha of Russia
So glad you did this movie Dasha! It’s in my “trapped on an island with 5 movies” list. I love the Yautja species, or the predators.
Read all the comics, and all the movies, just a great mythos.
Predator's vision is called Thermal Imaging and it was filmed using a thermal imaging camera. Stan Winston was a legend for creating Predator and the Terminator robots and Alan Silvestri's score in films is always fantastic. Alan also composed the music for the Back to the future trilogy and I hear similarities between both films
Actually it wasn't, it's false-coloured. They _had_ a thermal camera, but in the steaming heat of a tropical jungle it couldn't see anything and so they gave up on trying to use it.
Dasha, you are really the best. YOu are the first person to think the predetor is a girl in the jungle with long nails. I love it!!!!
YOU literally made my day. Your reaction was so money. And it's only hot in your apartment, seeing all those strong men flex.
This is taking place in Central America, probably Nicaragua, after Daniel Ortega's communists took over. This was during the Cold War between the Western Democracies and the Soviets. It was rather standard practice of both sides to send advisors to newly established allied groups. The "heat seekers" were antiaircraft missiles. The colors are somewhat like an "infrared rifle scope".
Gotta love it when Dasha translates the Russian parts. Can't wait for Rocky IV and Drago.
I always appreciate it when movie makers make a live action costume as apposed to an animated creature. Hi Dasha love the videos 😊❤️
The predator in this movie was originally a very stupid looking orange suit worn by Jean Claude Van Damme....until he was fired and the Predator was redesigned into what we see here.
Van Damm was replaced by 7 foot 2 inch Kevin Peter Hall who did an amazing job acting in a suit that weighed 200 pounds. The cast and crew said he was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
I think Peter Hall was also the helicopter pilot at the end.
I remember Kevin Peter Hall was on a short lived TV series called Misfits of Science. His special power was the ability to shrink down and become tiny.
@@timmooney7528 Oh, wow, yeah, I remember that, now that you mention it. That's a very old memory. :-D
@@dcplunkett He was also Harry in Harry and the Hendersons
21:21 that face 😂😂😂 sassy Girl
Billy the guy with the manchette knew he was going to die so chose to face it on his terms hand to hand. He sliced himself to deny the Predator the satisfaction of drawing first blood.
I love re-living the great movies of the 1980's with you and I love your reactions, thank you Dasha
I wish she would react to *Kindergarten Cop* .. its such a funny and heartwarming movie with thriller elements.
I always loved how this movie goes from a high octane action film, to a straight up *slasher flick;* complete with a knife wielding mask-clad killer.
Dasha!!! You are officially a movie geekazoid!!! I'm so proud of you that you remembered Stan Winston, one of the greats in Hollywood. So many people miss this stuff and pay attention ONLY to actors. They totally forget how valuable effects and production-design people are to making excellent product. Dasha the Movie Geek!!! Thumbs up!!!
I remember my dad renting this movie on VHS (in 1986). I love this movie. More Arnold movies to watch, Kindergarten Cop, True Lies, Commando. You're going down an awesome rabbit hole
I still have the original vhs copy with a sticker on with a price of £79.99
@@danclifford1027 hell yea. We rented this movie while on vacation at a time share my grandparents used to own. It was one of those little mom and pop rental stores that no longer exist. Great memories
I could write an essay about why this movie is so good. The pacing, the action, the one liners, the predator and how the team goes from being the hunters to being hunted and then into a last stand survival. Glad that you're looking into more Arnold movies. You should check out one of my favorite action film, Commando plus others from this time like The Running Man or Total Recall. So many movies to choose from :)
Edit: Jean Claude Van Damme was supposed to act as the Predator. don't remember why exactly it didn't pan out.
Van Damme was pissed off he was gonna be hidden in a costume and not be able to use his fight moves. He had a strop and left, so they had to rehire someone to fill in
Dasha geeking out over the fact that Stan Winston did the creature effects is so great. I love movie reactors who learn what work they like.
Also, I hope you do Predator 2. It takes place in the city during a gang war. It's fantastic.
Growing up watching this movie I always thought the Predator was copying their voices and stuff to mess with them. I realized later in life that he's trying to mimic them the same way a hunter uses a bird call or deer antlers to attract and hunt prey by making their sounds.
@@-M0LE yeah for sure I just never realized the hunting aspect of it as a kid
I've seen this movie so many times, one of my favorites but never really thought to translate what they were saying since I got the basic gist of it from what's going on, but it was cool having the things they said translated "officially" haha now I know what they're actually saying
"Heat Seeker" refers to a type of missile. It's designed to lock on to a heat source, allowing the missile to track the target and shoot it down. The American-built AIM-9 Sidewinder is probably one of the more well-known examples.
"Old Painless" is the same prop that would later be used by the Terminator in T2. It's an M134 Minigun. It's NOT a hand-held weapon (unless you're a Terminator).
More specific then my own comment, but yes the minigun can be used as hand held weapon, plenty of youtubers have done it. Also there is a backpack system now to carry some ammo.
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Not at full speed it can't. The one in the movie is running at 1,250 RPM and firing blanks. Also the big issue isn't ammo, it's power: here, it's a pile of truck batteries offscreen.
It's Stan Winston :). And yes he did the dinosaurs and the xenomorphs for James Camerons Aliens. Keep up the great content Dasha :D.
"Get to da choppa" is one of the most iconic lines in cinema history.
True Lies is another good Arnold movie. I enjoyed the reaction per normal.
11:45 literally the most weapons fire ever depicted on film. The only movie that tops it for a scene is Heat.
I will assume you mean most weapon fire per person because I can name a ton of war movies with much more going on.
Someone may have said this already but the black helicopter pilot that you see at the end of the movie, is the guy who plays the predator. He's the one in the predator suit. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago.
I'm legit so happy she translated what the Spetznaz operatives were saying.
If you like this, you should watch “First Blood”, which is a very similar movie, minus the sci-fi elements.
While Rambo uses many of the same guerilla tactics, Stylistically and thematically it's a VERY different film. It's not at all a macho action film. Rather it's built around an examination of PTSD and the scars left on veterans of the Vietnam War and the apathetic society they returned to.
It's the Rambo SEQUELS that turned it into Just Another Action Franchise.
Don't compare Rambo to this, while both good films, nothing in common.
"Predator: The Musical" is a parody of this, on youtube.
Reactions where the person doesn't have any prior knowledge of the Predator's likeness, are THE BEST.
Your laughter in the beginning was absolutely adorable
Dasha - as usual, a very good reaction! I guess the big, muscular guys get you *very* interested, yes?
If you want another great action movie with Arnold, check out his _"Total Recall"_ ... *lots* of action, a very cool story, and an ending to make you smile. Also, you should check out Arnold's _"Last Action Hero"_ ... so *much* action! And a really cool story, and so *many* funny parts, too!
*Enjoy!*
She's just another real woman who loves real masculine men. Will the real men please stand up?!🧍♂️👨 Predator is timeless. In the late 80s, men wanted to be like these men, and women wanted to be with these men. This will never get old or go out of style.
Hey I love your reactions! Your commentary is really insightful. You’ve done so many great movies, but you’ve got to do Annie hall, I think you would really like the jokes. Totally your sense of humor! Keep it up dasha and good luck!
The 80's kid in me loves hearing a Russian girl say "Apollo Creed!" In a positive way!
The paint their faces with stripes as camouflage like a tiger.
Real woman love real masculine men, and vice versa. Will the real men please stand up?!🧍♂️👨 Predator is timeless. In the late 80s, men wanted to be like these men, and women wanted to be with these men. This will never get old or go out of style.
5:35 'We are nice people' /sweats in Ukrainian
"they've gone mad" yes mad minute is a legitimate military tactic.
Nobody says "Predator" as great as you do! The way you roll your "R's" is amazing. Love your reactions! Keep 'em coming!