Production Hell - Predator

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 2,8 тыс.

  • @chance_ondriezek99
    @chance_ondriezek99 Год назад +4667

    This is proof that not every movie with a hellish production turns out bad.

    • @livingbreathinghuman3451
      @livingbreathinghuman3451 Год назад +252

      The same goes for Apocalypse Now too

    • @reservoirdude92
      @reservoirdude92 Год назад +107

      ​@@livingbreathinghuman3451and damn near every Herzog film 😂

    • @Sentinelll
      @Sentinelll Год назад +76

      Yeah, Apocalypse now is much more extreme example I think.

    • @namantherockstar
      @namantherockstar Год назад +16

      Critical Drinker inspires me.. My parents said if i get 60K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
      Begging...

    • @ProjectShinkai
      @ProjectShinkai Год назад +7

      I'm apocalypse now was amazing.

  • @alexdhroso9022
    @alexdhroso9022 Год назад +1117

    Yes,there was a time that movies were made by people who CARED.
    Cared for the story,for the characters,about the details,for the audiences. Man has the industry gone backwards.

    • @duncanedwards6461
      @duncanedwards6461 Год назад +28

      Backwards?. They've flushed it down the toilet. I agree with you though. Sad isn't it 😢

    • @ArmyWolves
      @ArmyWolves Год назад +15

      yeah when you read or watch the dedication of the people behind certain movies from the writing, directing, acting, special and visual effects even the stuntmen... damn even the make up team poured their heart and soul into movies decades ago

    • @Jayremy89
      @Jayremy89 Год назад +15

      Most actors today have zero input or leadership and serious say or investment in the film success. That's why you get so many top tier sctirs do crap movies. Back then actors stuck up for having a solid script and plot.

    • @josephmayfield945
      @josephmayfield945 Год назад +22

      I sometimes think, when growing up in 80’s and the 90’s, I never would have imagined that it was all going to go away.
      We really do take so many great things in our culture for granted.

    • @josephmayfield945
      @josephmayfield945 Год назад +13

      @@ArmyWolves”do it in post,” will be etched on the tombstone of cinema.

  • @braedon2313
    @braedon2313 Год назад +1670

    The way Dutch went from being the hunter of the guerrillas to the hunted by the predator and then rose up back to being the hunter of the predator is so badass! I wish there were more movies like this.

    • @cbrreezzyy69
      @cbrreezzyy69 Год назад +105

      It’s called the ‘80s and ‘90s, shit, even ‘00-‘10. This thing where every movie is a piece of shit is a newer phenomenon. They use to know how to make really good movies in Hollywood before 2016.

    • @namantherockstar
      @namantherockstar Год назад +18

      Critical Drinker inspires me.. My parents said if i get 60K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
      Begging...

    • @chaos.corner
      @chaos.corner Год назад +28

      @@cbrreezzyy69There was a big lull in the 70s which eventually gave way to the bonanza of the 80s. Everything old is new again.

    • @Fernando_616
      @Fernando_616 Год назад

      @@namantherockstarI can only sub once, hope it helps. Follow your dreams dude 👍

    • @lucasdieguez1244
      @lucasdieguez1244 Год назад

      @@namantherockstar Make something to show off your skills and send it with a $5 superchat to the FNT crowd, those guys have helped quite a lot of talented streamers. Best of lucks to you👍!

  • @ggrarl
    @ggrarl Год назад +768

    Rest in peace, Stan Winston, you absolute genius. He helped with Terminator, Predator, Aliens, Jurassic Park, and even Iron Man, just to name a few. Even when the movies he worked on were bad, his effects were always impressive.

    • @randomscribblings7192
      @randomscribblings7192 Год назад +28

      I was lucky enough to meet Mr Winston just a few years before his passing, he was incredibly likable and talkative with us fans. And I caught a photo of him fangirling over meeting Michael Rosenbaum which was hilarious.

    • @vormina9808
      @vormina9808 Год назад +18

      @@MRERUclips The SFX those 3 did in the 80's look 10 times better and more realistic than any CGI done today. The Howling and American Werewolf in London still have the best transformation scenes ever done.

    • @Thuddster
      @Thuddster Год назад +2

      Your phrasing is off; the movies you mentioned are definitely *not* bad movies, and while his effects added to those films, your phrasing implies they were bad movies by juxtaposition.

    • @thehunzz
      @thehunzz Год назад +1

      The Man

    • @chrisknight2631
      @chrisknight2631 Год назад

      @@vormina9808American Werewolf in London was one of the first ‘adult’ films I saw. ‘Grown-Up’ is probably a better term for it.
      I was 6 or 7 and tucked up in bed when I heard my sister screaming for my dad - she had heard someone else screaming outside which apparently sounded like someone was dying. My dad called the police, and with all the commotion I ended up downstairs with her while my father was in the other room talking to the police. What was he watching before the interruption? American Werewolf in London and what bit did I witness about 20 minutes after going down? The change. Even as a child I didn’t find it particularly scary, but I found it absolutely incredible. Could not believe my eyes! Seeing the guys hands stretch, and his jaw turn bulge forward turning into the wolf’s snout. Mesmerising and today it still looks pretty good. Practical, in-camera effects are always better than CGI in my opinion. When done right it looks better but also leaves you wondering how they did it. It was years until I saw that film again, and a few more years until I saw a making-of, which I found just as good as the movie itself!

  • @mgsostanj
    @mgsostanj Год назад +351

    Predator is immersive as hell. Love how the movie just flows effortlessly scene to scene. It builds suspense and tension perfectly until the final awesome act between dutch and predator.

    • @papigringo5692
      @papigringo5692 Год назад +27

      There is not a single wasted moment in the movie. No fat. Everything serves to propel the story forward. It's truly brilliant.

    • @bulbasaurbrutal5137
      @bulbasaurbrutal5137 Год назад +7

      And the Silvestri score does a terrific job to add the extra glue and ease the scenes into each other.

    • @Ihavehadmanynames7779
      @Ihavehadmanynames7779 Год назад +2

      The spine cord scene gave me ptsd as a kid. Thats all i have burned into my memory. That and when arnold cuts his father head off at the end in conan. Even terminator terrified me, i used to sit and watch them all on cable with those old crt box tv’s early year 2000’s Arnold is for sure an action movie legend. It’s just not the same anymore now they only want to use all forms of media to indoctrinate.

  • @ragincajun212
    @ragincajun212 Год назад +879

    It's absolutely insane how well Predator holds up in 2023. Acting, effects, and story are all on point.

    • @purefoldnz3070
      @purefoldnz3070 Год назад +8

      80s!

    • @BoraHorzaGobuchul
      @BoraHorzaGobuchul Год назад +11

      The only thing that looks silly is the lack of aiming when shooting. Particularly noticeable when Arnold shoots his m16 jerking it left and right when they attack the rebel base. But well, it's the 80ies, few people knew how shooting is done back then :)

    • @ProstheticConscience
      @ProstheticConscience Год назад +4

      @@BoraHorzaGobuchul Studio didn't trust McTiernan with this relatively high cost scene, so another director filmed the base assault.

    • @apk4381
      @apk4381 Год назад +1

      They do that on purpose so you can see his muscles flexed

    • @MarmaLloyd
      @MarmaLloyd Год назад +2

      It's not just my rose tinted glasses? I knew it

  • @Jayakrishnantr5217
    @Jayakrishnantr5217 Год назад +766

    The fact that a movie which had a production hell turned out into a cult classic tells you all about just how good filmmakers were back in the day. Man if only films could entertain like this today.

    • @protalghulnist4126
      @protalghulnist4126 Год назад +27

      I think this movie is way too big a success to be considered a cult classic

    • @cokemaster3710
      @cokemaster3710 Год назад +11

      you act like john wick didn’t experience some of the difficulties and came out about a decade ago only to give us a better franchise then predator ever has been.
      great movies like this still happen dont be so overdramatic

    • @nojuanatall3281
      @nojuanatall3281 Год назад +6

      Hopefully we can train AI to make cult classics since modern human directors leave much to be desired.

    • @Jayakrishnantr5217
      @Jayakrishnantr5217 Год назад +10

      ​@@cokemaster3710chill bro. Didn't take your meds today?

    • @cokemaster3710
      @cokemaster3710 Год назад +2

      @@Jayakrishnantr5217quit projecting im chill.
      im just pointing out movies like (or better than) predator come out today

  • @RobTheTrucker
    @RobTheTrucker Год назад +642

    Carl Weathers joked in an interview that Arnold Schwarzenegger got him addicted to cigar smoking during filming. Arnold, famous for smoking cigars, offered one to Weathers, who initially declined because he was a non-smoker from his pro-football player days, but eventually gave in. Once Weathers had tried it, Arnold gave him an entire box of cigars. Weathers ended this part of the interview by looking to the camera and cheerfully declaring "Shame on you Arnold! Shame on you!" 🤣

    • @seeinred
      @seeinred Год назад +40

      This is so heart-warming for some reason :D

    • @tba113
      @tba113 Год назад +69

      That's a real nasty habit he got there.

    • @jackmesrel4933
      @jackmesrel4933 Год назад +28

      ​@tba113 Not really. Good cigars don't have the shit that turns your lungs into black sponges of death, or at least they have it in way lesser quantities, so if you smoke them with minimal moderation, your lungs would be fine. Hell, I once smoked a cigarette and hated it to later smoke a cigar from my grandpa and loving it.

    • @need-to-know-
      @need-to-know- Год назад +12

      @@tba113Yeah at least he didn’t take up Blain’s offer.

    • @texasbeast239
      @texasbeast239 Год назад +17

      When someone with arms like young Arnie pushes drugs, you're just gonna lose that battle.

  • @drinkxyz
    @drinkxyz Год назад +249

    One aspect of this film that doesn't get enough love is the brilliant musical score.

    • @yousedbucket
      @yousedbucket Год назад +16

      Facts

    • @luvmydub
      @luvmydub Год назад +20

      Everything about the film rocks but the score always gets me. Well said

    • @braxxian
      @braxxian Год назад +6

      👍

    • @6EndlessNameless9
      @6EndlessNameless9 Год назад +12

      Fun fact: The same composer made Avengers theme and Forrest Gump theme. Alan Silvestri

    • @M.W.H.
      @M.W.H. Год назад +1

      Indeed. The tribal piece is timeless.

  • @paulnicholson5997
    @paulnicholson5997 Год назад +96

    Oh, to be a teenager and walk into the theater, not knowing exactly what you were in store for. The 80's were a gift to cinema, great movie!

  • @jasonsanders8797
    @jasonsanders8797 Год назад +2166

    The fact that Arnold didn't want the movie to revolve solely around him says a lot about the man's intelligence and humility despite his bravado and larger than life status.

    • @Annokh
      @Annokh Год назад +251

      I suppose he understands that chemistry between characters is important, and you're probably not getting it in this kind of a movie without a team of some sort.

    • @majpeaches
      @majpeaches Год назад +18

      Its aspirational

    • @Lyndonswing
      @Lyndonswing Год назад +18

      Right.....I'm impressed.

    • @neatcool4770
      @neatcool4770 Год назад +53

      Arnold said "Screw your freedom" during the scamdemic, I and many others have lost all respect for him, he's no longer an American to us. I might watch his old movies, but his career is dead in my eyes

    • @drewfuller8660
      @drewfuller8660 Год назад +115

      I don't think Arnold had an ounce of humility back then. Intelligent, though. Very much so.

  • @jimjones308
    @jimjones308 Год назад +396

    Chaves and Ventura are actual Vietnam veterans. They move like soldiers because they were soldiers. The movie is absurd, but at the same time, takes itself so seriously you have to take it seriously too. I love how the Predator moves. An a large, apex predator moves with a confident directness. Deliberate, almost heavy. But purposeful. Hall does this masterfully.

    • @Banished-rx4ol
      @Banished-rx4ol Год назад +16

      I knew there was something authentic in how they moved

    • @cindernubblebutt1340
      @cindernubblebutt1340 Год назад +14

      I had no Idea Chavez was an VN Vet. I really liked him in the shitty TV series "War of the Worlds" as the "soldier guy". Always liked him, always will.

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Год назад +18

      The famous "I ain't got time to bleed" scene was an addition to the movie that Ventura and Chaves requested. As they were both military veterans (Ventura was navy, not a soldier), they wanted to play a scene interacting with each other.

    • @adamclark9004
      @adamclark9004 Год назад +4

      Ventura never actually went to Vietnam

    • @jimjones308
      @jimjones308 Год назад +11

      @@adamclark9004 Correct. And I also misstypes when I refered to him as a "soldier". He was in fact a US Navy UDT Frogman, so he was a sailor. And among the 1% of elite military in the world.

  • @rogierb5945
    @rogierb5945 Год назад +92

    Kind of insane that Predator and Die Hard was directed by the same guy. Making one action classic is hard enough but making two in a row, Legendary.

    • @RobMacc
      @RobMacc Год назад +6

      Then followed these two classics up with The Hunt For Red October... man was on a roll.

    • @JeremyBurch-td7no
      @JeremyBurch-td7no Год назад +8

      He also did Last Action Hero which is fucking awesome too

  • @PhantomFilmAustralia
    @PhantomFilmAustralia Год назад +435

    My film school lecturer was the Head Gaffer on this film. His name is Tony Holtham and was a legend to learn from. He said the toughest thing in his job lighting Carl Weathers and Bill Duke, as their skin was so dark and was a nightmare to adequately expose them realistically with their lighter skinned co-stars under the dark canopy of the Mexican jungle. Powering the lighting setups with generators in the jungle had its own issues. Thanks for everything, Tony. I learned a lot in your class and think of your advice every time I watch this film.

    • @chatteyj
      @chatteyj Год назад +3

      I was best boy

    • @fakshen1973
      @fakshen1973 Год назад +11

      It's very difficult to find a nice balance between skin tones that absorb more light and those that reflect more light. You either have someone that's just eyes and teeth or another actor that's so blown out that they look like a ghost... even in natural, unobstructed sunlight. Never skimp on lighting professionals if you're looking to get quality results. Fixing it in post is a death sentence.

    • @paulnicholson5997
      @paulnicholson5997 Год назад +1

      What was the solution he came up with? I remember the lighting had a blueish tint to it in those scenes, trying to come off as moonlight.

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia Год назад +13

      @@paulnicholson5997 I was actually referring to day shots. Under the thick canopy, the sunlight was blocked considerably and artificial light had to be blasted into the scene to expose the film as it was that dark. The light on the actors with paler skin were either diffused with a scrim or lit with different lights.
      As for the night shots, the lights had no more than 1/2 blue gels. Unlike James Cameron who ubiquitously uses full-blue gels to "stylise" night shots, Tony opted for a lower intensity of blue, as it is more realistic. The green canopy and foliage also affects the radiosity (colour of reflected light) and would make the look of full blue-gels very muddy and unrealistic on film. When you watch the film again, the night shots are closer to a turquoise or marine blue, which is closer to actual moonlight.

    • @paulnicholson5997
      @paulnicholson5997 Год назад +5

      @@PhantomFilmAustralia Cool, thanks for the info. I knew some sort of blue lighting was used in the night scenes, it is a defused, softer blue. Blue gels you said?
      And yes, the jungle lighting can cause lighting problems. I don't have anywhere near your level of experience, but I've shot second camera to my pops during my 20 year side gig doing Wedding photography. Not quite the same as what you're doing, but we had to measure the light and use defusers as well. The best lighting was actually a slightly overcast day, instead of sunny, because the clouds are doing the defusing for us. Thx.

  • @Bayan1905
    @Bayan1905 Год назад +176

    It's amazing how well Predator holds up even to this day. What a decade it was to grow up in. Terminator, Predator, and Aliens all within a few years.

    • @braxxian
      @braxxian Год назад +8

      The good old 80’s. I really miss them.

    • @DaddyGreer65
      @DaddyGreer65 Год назад +9

      Robocop too

    • @axelhens7831
      @axelhens7831 Год назад +1

      Back when Hollywood didnt suck

    • @zzz43344
      @zzz43344 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@DaddyGreer65 Yeah

    • @jamessherlock6912
      @jamessherlock6912 10 месяцев назад +1

      The 80's was terrible for everything cultural.

  • @lbds954
    @lbds954 Год назад +281

    I remember watching Predator for the first time as a kid and being absolutely obsessed with it. It remains in my top 10 movies of all time to this day.
    Also, Blain is such a badass. "I ain't got time to bleed!" What a champ.

    • @Uzarran
      @Uzarran Год назад +25

      I actually used that during high school after badly scraping up my knees during gym, and have used several times since. Love that line!

    • @Neognostic-pk5wu
      @Neognostic-pk5wu Год назад +21

      "You got time to duck?" 😅

    • @archstanton9073
      @archstanton9073 Год назад +14

      @@Neognostic-pk5wu Narrator: He did.

    • @nahkaboltsi6315
      @nahkaboltsi6315 Год назад +1

      Blain is pure testosterone

  • @Sentinelll
    @Sentinelll Год назад +254

    I love how this also points out how Arnold made movies better. It seems like almost every action hero now is an asshole who demands to be the main hero, can't get hurt, can't be evil, etc (see: the rock, Vin Diesel). But here Arnold didn't want to be the lone hero against the monster and it made the movie so much better. Never mind all the hurt he put on himself just to get the movie made. He's a goddamn legend.

    • @naamadossantossilva4736
      @naamadossantossilva4736 Год назад +39

      He also improved the Terminator.Peak Arnold was a monster

    • @jameslough6329
      @jameslough6329 Год назад +48

      This is facts. Especially when you consider that part of The Rock's contract for Black Adam was that he LITERALLY was not allowed to lose a fight🤣 Talk about Narcissism

    • @soypelu283
      @soypelu283 Год назад +20

      And that's why Diesel and the Rock have almost no good movies.

    • @Mattened
      @Mattened Год назад

      That was back then. Now, he's an elitist establishment shill. "Screw your freedom!" - Arnold, 2021

    • @HerculesBallsInc
      @HerculesBallsInc Год назад +23

      This is part of what I tell people when they say that it's not the actor's fault for being in a bad movie. A GREAT actor can make the movie BETTER. Not just from his performance, but from the input he can provide and the contacts he may have. It's probably not an accident that they got the special-effects guy from Terminator.

  • @jamesgoss1860
    @jamesgoss1860 Год назад +141

    One of my favorite (and nerdy) anecdotes of this movie was that McTiernan wanted to shoot this movie in anamorphic 2.35:1, but Fox vetoed it, so he shot it 1.85:1. In "retaliation" when he was able to shoot Die Hard in anamorphic, he included the 1.85:1 version of the Fox logo at the beginning, and had it stretched to fit the screen. So next time you watch Die Hard and wonder why the Fox logo looks weird, that's why.

  • @devilsmessanger
    @devilsmessanger Год назад +34

    The fact that actors suffered like Vietnam soldiers did, kinda makes the whole thing even more cool and believable now .

    • @justforever96
      @justforever96 3 месяца назад

      They got a taste of what they experienced. But they didn't actually have people shooting at them and death around them. And a lot of guys in Vietnam never left the bases and towns. There are also a lot of people who just live in these places, or who have traveled through them. Try being a Victorian African explorer for a day.

  • @tlilmiztli
    @tlilmiztli Год назад +48

    I dont even need a few beers - I re-watch Predator at least twice a year. Timeless classic.

  • @bensmith1689
    @bensmith1689 Год назад +213

    The fact one of the most iconic and original movie aliens was a hurriedly sketched, last minute redesign is mind blowing. Would kill for an ounce of that kind of talent.

    • @neatcool4770
      @neatcool4770 Год назад +1

      Don't bother, nobody cares, if you got lucky to be used for a movie, that's great, but otherwise...most people will still think you are a loser they are more important than.

    • @prince-solomon
      @prince-solomon Год назад +9

      Same thing basically happened with the Millenium Falcon in Star Wars. A quick last minute redesign became absolutely iconic.

    • @poeticsilence047
      @poeticsilence047 Год назад +18

      James Cameron, the original "hold my beer" moment.

    • @jdraze9321
      @jdraze9321 Год назад +3

      That's how it is with creative work though, most of the time is a lot of nothing, unproductive deep thinking, and then an idea comes out of nowhere, it just takes the right temperament to channel it effectively

  • @thegunslinger8806
    @thegunslinger8806 Год назад +155

    My favorite story is when Ventura apparently had a PTSD flashback through most of the shoot because of his Nam days, he apparently had the jungle, smell and explosions trigger it through out to the point where one time he sat next to his co-stars during a night shoot and said "permiteres secure" they just laughed it off but then when he started talking about Charlie they realized he was flashing back to his Navy frogman days and simply played on it to make some of the scenes feel more authentic.
    What fucking bosses these guys.

    • @cerebralm
      @cerebralm Год назад +23

      As a film, Predator feels very much to me like it's a metaphor for the Vietnam war from the American perspective. I don't think it was made with that intent but perhaps there was an unconscious resonance with those themes amongst the creators. So it doesn't surprise me at all that it might have been triggering for veterans.

    • @tactikiller
      @tactikiller Год назад

      Ventura’s full of shit. He never saw combat in nam.

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Год назад

      Navy frogmen?
      Errr..... wasn't like 99% of Vietnam fought ON LAND???!!!
      I sense some bulls**t in that story.

    • @thegunslinger8806
      @thegunslinger8806 Год назад +10

      @@cerebralm I doubt it was made with that idea, even drinker explained it however if you want a Vietnam horror movie then go re-visit Jacob's ladder If you've seen it. If you do want to understand predator deeply then it's quite simple, this is a movie where the powerful are turned into the helpless prey, this movie is why the concept of Prey didn't and won't ever work for predator, you can't take a female (especially from that period and culture) and put her into that situation because native women are not ever hunter gatherers and the very movie itself rewards her for no reason, not only does that not work but it misses the point entirely, you couldn't have a more valid prey in US Army Black Ops squad in a South American jungle with balls of steel who turn south American drug cartels into Swiss cheese and gore bags, they are all casted fundamentally because they are square jawed, masculine, machismo oozing action stars! Then they proceed to systematically kill each and everyone of them according to threat, the glasses guy goes first thus removing the gallows humor from the group that comforts a soldier, followed by the solid rock pillar in Blaine, then Black guy who looks like Bobby Lashley, Apolo Creed gets disarmed and goes back to being dead in rocky 4, John redcorn uses magical Indian powers to die and finally Square jaw guy from every Canon films movie ever gets shot in the chest only for Arnold and housekeeper im sure is gonna get impregnated by him remain.
      The movie isn't telling you the predator is out to hunt just any prey, it wants the best warriors and so the movie has to turn them into something they have never in their lives been, VICTIMS. That's what it's all about, fuck the Vietnam War, Ventura got flashbacks because Mexican jungle and smell of it looked and felt like being back in that meat grinder, not the movie itself.

    • @johngeiger3770
      @johngeiger3770 Год назад +3

      @@cerebralmtrees talking and shooting at them? Sounds about right.

  • @adamlakeman7240
    @adamlakeman7240 Год назад +244

    Kevin Peter Hall's push for the Predator to move slowly and carefully (like some sort of predatory thing) while McTiernan wanted it to be more of a rushdown jumpscare type monster definitely helped make the Predator into a much more distinctive monster.
    As the RedLetter Media guys once said "actors are creative people too" and their input shouldn't be discounted.

    • @katashley1031
      @katashley1031 Год назад +9

      Agree, absolutely. The way he moved really sold it for me.

    • @chrisbaker8533
      @chrisbaker8533 Год назад +6

      That depends on the actor in question, sometimes, they need to keep their mouth shut.

    • @Pj-fm7oe
      @Pj-fm7oe Год назад +14

      I also heard that Kevin Peter Hall never complained even though he was in that get up in miserable jungle heat for long periods of time. And the way he moved had a huge impact on the final product. Fantastic job on an all time great monster flick. Him and Stan Winston really saved it, just wouldn't work without nailing the alien the way they did.

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 Год назад +8

      @@DeadManWalking-ym1oo I think “graceful” is the proper term, not slow? We do in fact see a fast moving and agile Predator in this film near the ending(whether it was Hall in the suit or not) but once the mask came off for the showdown, then he became a slow moving stalker.

    • @jamessweet5341
      @jamessweet5341 Год назад +8

      The slower pace made the Predator seem much more calculating and clever.

  • @DaFunkler-gp6ie
    @DaFunkler-gp6ie Год назад +107

    FUN FACT: The clicking noise that is made by the Predator was actually created by a voice actor with no audio effects. The noise was made by Peter Cullen who did the voices of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh and the voice of the original Optimus Prime from the G1 Transformers show.
    He also did the voice of Optimus Prime in the TF Michael Bay films and in the third film they made a few transformers actually look like predators.

    • @sasamisa1806
      @sasamisa1806 Год назад +8

      I always tend to remember him as Venger from Dungeon & Dragons myself. (=^_^=)

    • @DaFunkler-gp6ie
      @DaFunkler-gp6ie 11 месяцев назад +1

      Heck yeah.@Bap-lt4ms

  • @Thuddster
    @Thuddster Год назад +84

    Amongst other iconic aspects, Predator is one of the best examples of why filming on location makes such a huge difference in a movie's look and feel. This one just exudes atmosphere, you feel the jungle around you while watching it. Totally draws you into the story. Thank you Drinker, takes me back it do!

    • @vormina9808
      @vormina9808 Год назад +6

      After watching this video I realize the scene with Bill Duke telling Jesse "Goddamn, I seen some bad-ass bush before, but nothing like this!" was absolute truth lol.

    • @braxxian
      @braxxian Год назад +6

      It’s why all these studio bound green screen things they crank out now days have no atmosphere or feel to them at all.

    • @vulpinemachine
      @vulpinemachine Год назад

      ​@@braxxianthey do have a feel. That feel is shit.

  • @sunset-rebel
    @sunset-rebel Год назад +658

    Agreed. This movie is a stone cold classic and makes 99.9% of movies made now look silly. No politics, agenda or pandering, just a great movie.

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat Год назад +42

      Predator actually has a ton of good diversity with a big range of actors getting screen time and spoken parts, especially for an 80s movie. Nobody is safe from the Predator though!

    • @kingofhearts3185
      @kingofhearts3185 Год назад +69

      @@cattysplat It's a good example of how to do diversity. Nobody brings it up, and an actor of any race could play any of the characters without problems.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Год назад +4

      I dunno. It sounds like your barometer is "no politics, agenda, or pandering," which is frankly setting your standards low.

    • @cyberpunk11x
      @cyberpunk11x Год назад +3

      The last duel (2021) directed by Ridley Scott is one hell of a movie. Go and watch it if you haven't.

    • @johncarry5989
      @johncarry5989 Год назад +10

      @@kingofhearts3185 exactly. All the actors were there based on merit and what they could bring to the film rather than to tick a box.

  • @masterofpuppets5568
    @masterofpuppets5568 Год назад +423

    I wish the writer who made movies/shows like this were still in the game. On first glance this movie should not be as good as it is, but it is so well written.

    • @eyespy3001
      @eyespy3001 Год назад +7

      Ummm….Sorry to break it to you, but….

    • @HULKHOGAN1
      @HULKHOGAN1 Год назад +22

      God forbid studios hire older writers / directors, whose experience warrants more pay. Just hire cheap shut-ins with zero life experience, who pander to gross social agendas and who can't make a movie that correlates with 99% of humanity to save their lives. That'll produce great cinema surely.

    • @masterofpuppets5568
      @masterofpuppets5568 Год назад +8

      @@eyespy3001 could've worded that better. Not that writer specifically, but ones that write scripts of that caliber.

    • @justforever96
      @justforever96 3 месяца назад +2

      I used to think this was an example cheap disposable entertainment action films, with no real merit. I didn't understand how bad films child actually be, this is art in comparison.

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Год назад +275

    The way they showed marines being OP at the start just to turn them to easy prey for Predator is genius

    • @hariman7727
      @hariman7727 Год назад +29

      They're ready for a pitched battle, but not a stealthy assassin.

    • @esteban1487
      @esteban1487 Год назад +20

      ​@@hariman7727Green Berets. Army.

    • @symbiote3220
      @symbiote3220 Год назад

      @@esteban1487people forget that uncle sams misguided cunts are more in line with the alien franchise. And the army are the ones who face the predators

    • @Dave_McDaveface
      @Dave_McDaveface Год назад

      He eats Green Berets for breakfast@@esteban1487

    • @hariman7727
      @hariman7727 Год назад

      @@esteban1487 ???
      I stated what they were ready for, not which military branch.
      Edited for a typo.

  • @greenlantern7959
    @greenlantern7959 Год назад +24

    Almost every line of dialog is quotable. One of the best action movies ever.

  • @ClassicPass_
    @ClassicPass_ Год назад +52

    Predator is a perfect movie. There are only a few ever made, but this is one of them.

  • @thehitman8248
    @thehitman8248 Год назад +60

    This isn't just one of the greatest action movies ever made.....it is one of the greatest movies ever made. Period.

  • @Erikjust
    @Erikjust Год назад +60

    You forgot one little detail.
    The voice of the Predator itself.
    That's Peter Cullen the voice of Optimus prime doing the voice.
    He apperently got the idea for the voice after seeing the Predators face and remembering a childhood experience where he saw a dying horseshoe crab on the beach one day.
    There is a great interview with him on RUclips where he talks about it.

  • @Lord_Deimos
    @Lord_Deimos Год назад +21

    Hiring Stan Winston for the predator's design has to be one of the best clutches in cinema history.

  • @bobxyzp
    @bobxyzp Год назад +66

    Arnie’s script notes make me respect him even more. He’s such a clever guy. He also fixed the movie posters for Total Recall which looked really lame before his feedback.

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Год назад +1

      He had two flaws, got into politics and boinked the housekeeper 😅

    • @choojooo8531
      @choojooo8531 Год назад +1

      ​@@nhmooytis7058did you see the jugs on that house keeper? That and Arnold being on the juice is a deadly combination.

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Год назад +5

      @@choojooo8531 housekeepers with big casabas are a dime a dozen 😁. Throwing away a 35 year marriage with 4 kids is not so smart. Just my opinion.

    • @bobxyzp
      @bobxyzp Год назад +1

      What rich powerful man hasn’t diddled the help?

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Год назад

      @@bobxyzp yeah but Maria Shriver wasn’t pleased.

  • @sswift11
    @sswift11 Год назад +311

    Gotta love Cameron. His contributions to films even in the slightest bit always have huge profound impacts. The guy is amazing.

    • @jamessweet5341
      @jamessweet5341 Год назад +8

      Some people are born with suprenatural levels of vision.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Год назад +3

      Roger Corman made his career.

    • @jhonnyappleseed1786
      @jhonnyappleseed1786 Год назад +23

      He was. Everything he did after True Lies was crap, and he's just an insufferable human being now.

    • @M0butu
      @M0butu Год назад +12

      ​@@jhonnyappleseed1786His woke daughter "turned him around".
      Or he saw too much of Hollywood's ugly side.
      Probably both.

    • @supremeghost7950
      @supremeghost7950 Год назад +9

      "James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for james Cameron.
      James Cameron does, what James Cameron does, because James Cameron is James Cameron."
      - James Cameron

  • @martyhollie1502
    @martyhollie1502 Год назад +133

    My definition of a Classic movie is: can you watch it again and again and again and still be thrilled by it? Predator is proudly and definitively one of those rare films. 😍

    • @makocrab2223
      @makocrab2223 Год назад +2

      Absolutely.

    • @RaymondSingh-um4dw
      @RaymondSingh-um4dw Год назад +2

      I can watch Commando again and again also

    • @noobmasterruben5167
      @noobmasterruben5167 Год назад +1

      This applies to any 2000s pixar movies

    • @longann7560
      @longann7560 Год назад

      AMEN !

    • @phreakazoith2237
      @phreakazoith2237 Год назад

      Because there is something going on beyond the creature you are waiting for. First time you wanna know what is hunting them. If you rewatch it you know whats coming, but there is still a great 80s action movie going on to entertain you til the yautja appears. Compare that to the first AvP movie where the first 40 minutes or so are just filler you don't care for and skip for the duel

  • @meatpuppet5036
    @meatpuppet5036 Год назад +175

    The va for the Pred has his own cool story.
    Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime himself!) had done a King Kong movie, and was asked to do vocals for Predator. He had a bloody throat from doing Kong, and didn't want to do the roars they suggested.
    They didn't want him to see the footage either, so they showed him a few seconds of the camo effect to work with. He had to ask for more, and they finally showed him the unmasked shot.
    They mandibles reminded him of a crab he had once seen, bubbling and making weird noises out of the water, so he worked off that, and the iconic "clicking" was born.

    • @CallsignJoNay
      @CallsignJoNay Год назад +16

      Optimus Prime did the Predator clicking?? I had no idea. 🤯

    • @reavenpl
      @reavenpl Год назад +8

      @@CallsignJoNay yeah, he is not only the greatest autobot ever to visit planet Earth, he could also transform to a truck AND to a talentend voice actor ;)

  • @jasonwebster9300
    @jasonwebster9300 Год назад +29

    Kevin Peter Hall had experience working in a “suit” with prosthetics and had martial arts training. So, he was able to give the Predator a distinctive gait and mannerisms that made the creature believable and terrifying as an otherworldly being. It was the amazing design and work of the highly talented Stan Winston, his dedicated crew and the performance of Hall that has made the Predator and indelible movie monster.

  • @Marc_Araujo
    @Marc_Araujo Год назад +39

    I'm a huge fan of Predator 2. It's an awesome sci-fi action romp with horror undertones...and Bill Paxton.

    • @charlesmolineaux9436
      @charlesmolineaux9436 Год назад +6

      Totally underrated movie. Who could forget Gary Busey saying "lions and tigers and bears... oh my!"

    • @danielpauley9113
      @danielpauley9113 10 месяцев назад +2

      Want some candy

  • @darthraider450
    @darthraider450 Год назад +208

    One of the most complete scripts in a film of all time. The nuances and variety of genres and themes, and how it all superbly ties in effortlessly within two hours, is a masterpiece in filmmaking. The setting and visuals tell their own stories, even today there are new things found to talk about with this film. There are very few films like this, and how different it could have been if that pink blob was introduced instead.

    • @Tellin08
      @Tellin08 Год назад +1

      Robocop, another film from the 80's is just like this. Both it and Predator are all time favorites.

  • @Thergood
    @Thergood Год назад +154

    The special features on the DVD releases, particularly the special edition, where these stories are recounted, are soooo awesome. If you are a fan of this movie and the characters behind the characters, seek out the special features wherever you can find them. There are plenty of great stories Drinker didn't cover as well. Arnold putting the crew through PT every day, the actors trying to one-up each other by showing up to the gym earlier and earlier in the morning, and so many more.

    • @iowa_lot_to_travel9471
      @iowa_lot_to_travel9471 Год назад +19

      Jesse Ventura covered some of that in an interview. It was great. Especially when Arnold got in earlier but spritzed himself in di hydroxy monoxide to make it look like he had been working out for a long time

    • @Thergood
      @Thergood Год назад +30

      @@iowa_lot_to_travel9471 Also loved the arm measuring contest where Arnold had the wardrobe department lie to Jessie telling him arms measured 1 inch bigger than Arnold’s. Arnold baits Jesse into betting on it and Arnold’s arms turned out 3 inches bigger.

    • @Rx37Legacy
      @Rx37Legacy Год назад +4

      There are several such things and a documentary here on YT.

  • @neiladkins6726
    @neiladkins6726 Год назад +21

    I will NEVER forget this movie......i was a 16yr old roofing Labourer working with my dearly departed uncle......it was chucking it down one afternoon so my uncle said to me and another labourer sod this lets go down the cinema!!! So random, but so good!!! there was about 10 of us in the entire showing coz it was like 2pm in the afternoon.........but WOW what a day that was..........Unforgetable........Rest in peace uncle Barry x

  • @TheDealMaster
    @TheDealMaster Год назад +89

    The drinker makes a lot of good points here. First off, this movie is an absolute action/sci-fi classic. And it completely holds up well today. Secondly, the director John McTiernan was definitely in his prime in the 80's and early 90's with this film, Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October. Getting rid of Van Damme and bringing in Stan Winston to revamp the Predator was BIG. If you youngsters haven't seen this, you should. It is a LOT of fun.

    • @dimex3362
      @dimex3362 Год назад +2

      Youngsters today would just be triggered by all the testerone (natural and unnatural) this movie exudes. Absolutely one of the greatest action flicks of all time. The scene where they just release about a million bullets into the forest just because, is a cinematic masterpiece.

  • @planguy9575
    @planguy9575 Год назад +32

    That's really impressive that the filmmakers and actors managed to save such a troubled production. Stan Winston is also a real hero for coming up with the Predator's design.

  • @Pj-fm7oe
    @Pj-fm7oe Год назад +93

    A lot to appreciate about a great movie like this but one thing that always stuck out to me was the acting. The genuine fear in hardened soldiers as they start to piece together what is really going on makes this much scarier than a lot of others like it. The scene with Billy telling them they are all going to die highlights this for me, some are in denial, others are freaking out but Billy knows, because he is usually the hunter. He recognizes that they are completely outmatched. Subtle, perfectly acted and spot on dialog. They literally don't make them like they used to. The other predator movies don't compare.

    • @lukaszmalinowski8675
      @lukaszmalinowski8675 Год назад +4

      Surprisingly i liked predator 2 , with dany glover. I would say Predator 2 is much better than most action movies that come out right now....

    • @Pj-fm7oe
      @Pj-fm7oe Год назад +5

      @@lukaszmalinowski8675
      There's some good things in it, I always liked the last 20ish minutes. That whole chase scene and ending was sick. But a lot of the other stuff with Gary Busey was strange and not particularly compelling. You're probably right about it being better than much of what comes out now though.

    • @lukaszmalinowski8675
      @lukaszmalinowski8675 Год назад +1

      @@Pj-fm7oe well it might be that i liked it cause i watchwd it when i was young...

    • @danieldickson8591
      @danieldickson8591 Год назад +5

      The first act of the movie does a fine job of setting up Dutch's team as total badasses, seemingly able to take on anything. That makes it even more terrifying when they start being taken out by the Predator -- you appreciate that this thing is on a level of dangerous that mankind has never dealt with before.

    • @Pj-fm7oe
      @Pj-fm7oe Год назад

      @@lukaszmalinowski8675
      your free to like it, just my thoughts.

  • @RolandDeschain1
    @RolandDeschain1 Год назад +322

    As an Australian I have to shout out our boy Don McAlpine as director of photography. He still made a gorgeous movie under the most difficult of circumstances.

    • @secondchance6603
      @secondchance6603 Год назад +3

      As a Scotsman I have to shout out.... WHISKY!!!

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia Год назад +2

      My film school lecturer was the Head Gaffer on this film. His name is Tony Holtham, another fellow Aussie, and was a legend to learn from. He said the toughest thing in his job lighting Carl Weathers and Bill Duke, as their skin was so dark and was a nightmare to adequately expose them realistically with their lighter skinned co-stars under the dark canopy of the Mexican jungle. Powering the lighting setups with generators in the jungle had its own issues.

    • @Adrenaline416
      @Adrenaline416 Год назад +1

      Yea but Aussie's are generally good at everything so if you want something done right you just call one of them in from the start.

    • @RolandDeschain1
      @RolandDeschain1 Год назад

      Very true. there's a reason why Aussie DOPs and crews are regarded as the best in the world.

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia Год назад +3

      @@RolandDeschain1 My take is that Aussies never take for granted the opportunity for being on a film set. They know they have a job to do. They know the job can be hard and grueling, but the will keep the set fun with humour and levity without ever being at the expense of the quality of work. It's all make-believe, and something that will live forever on screen is something to be proud of.

  • @psychotictactoe
    @psychotictactoe Год назад +39

    One of the best movies ever, balls out action with surprising cerebral sci-fi mixed in.

  • @SheyD78
    @SheyD78 Год назад +20

    This movie was worth every single hell soaked moment the cast and crew endured to bring it to the big screen. It is and always will be a classic, and a gold standard against which more modern 'attempts' at action movies will be measured against (and mostly found wanting)

  • @nomad9584
    @nomad9584 Год назад +26

    An absolutely perfect action film. They don't make 'em like they did in the 80's that's for sure. I remember when my mum wouldn't let me watch Predator until I turned 15 and I can't count how many times I looked at the cover back-to-front in the video store in anticipation. It was a borderline obsession. Predator is also one of the most original monsters of all time and it just still can't be beat today.

  • @ObjectiveObservershort-man
    @ObjectiveObservershort-man Год назад +20

    An absolute unapologetic 80s masterpiece people may have "bled" making it but it certainly didn't "kill it"!

  • @upfront2375
    @upfront2375 Год назад +37

    The fact that most of the cast members speaking so highly of Billy's character as an out of this world crazy brave, being actually how they felt so threatened by him on the set is almost unheard of on any other movie set.

    • @RetroMMA
      @RetroMMA Год назад +4

      Indians and firewater are quite the mix, yeah?

  • @pll9000
    @pll9000 Год назад +30

    Fun fact: Die Hard, also directed by McTiernan, begins with a 20th Century Fox logo that's in the wrong aspect ratio for the frame. It's McTiernan's FU to Fox for not allowing him to shoot Predator in the wider 2:39:1 aspect ratio, citing that they wouldn't waste the expensive film stock on an unproven director. The man himself said so on the Die Hard commentary track.

    • @talaris-uk
      @talaris-uk Год назад +3

      Thanks for this trivia, I never knew that!

  • @Guyonnn
    @Guyonnn Год назад +14

    This was the first rated R movie I ever saw, back when that actually meant something to a kid. Blew my mind then and still holds up today! Love this movie.

  • @YouShallNotPazz
    @YouShallNotPazz Год назад +2

    I’ve probably seen this movie about 50 times. Never EVER gets old!!!

  • @BrentLeVasseur
    @BrentLeVasseur Год назад +30

    I remember seeing that film in the theater for the first time with my grandfather as a kid, and he absolutely loved it. He had a huge grin on his face for the whole thing. It was truly epic. So it’s a wonderful childhood memory for me. And I loved everything about that film, especially the music by Allen Sylvestri.

    • @erikwilliams1562
      @erikwilliams1562 Год назад

      Same, I was 6 or so at the time and I still remember it.
      Even then that weird sitcom credits threw me off. Didn't know why they did that until a few years back 😅

  • @SteveBueche1027
    @SteveBueche1027 Год назад +155

    Critical thinking is a lost art. Thanks for being intelligent Sir.

    • @The6stringpenguin
      @The6stringpenguin Год назад +3

      Why be critically thinkin’, when you could be CRITICALLY DRINKIN’!

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin Год назад +1

      @@The6stringpenguin Critical drinking is a moist fart.

    • @arunmoses2197
      @arunmoses2197 Год назад

      *critical drinking

  • @thebillykeith
    @thebillykeith Год назад +10

    I wasn't sure that I could appreciate this move anymore than I already did, but The Drinker delivers.

  • @betonde
    @betonde Год назад +18

    Predator genuinely is an amazing film and is miles apart from anything sharted out by Hollywood today, the fact it was difficult to make makes it even better, the fact people had to fight and problem solve and suffer to get this movie over the line, makes you appreciate it more.

  • @rochstan123
    @rochstan123 Год назад +16

    One of my favourite films ever. The fact that this video has received over 400k views in 20 hours and over 2k comments proves Predator will always be a classic that can never replicated. All the dreadful sequels prove that.

  • @Karn0010
    @Karn0010 Год назад +22

    Nice seeing a Production Hell. Always entertaining to see how batshit crazy it can be making some of these movies. Also nice seeing that not all production hells end in misery. Predator is everything modern Hollywood wishes it was.

  • @helpfulmaybechannel
    @helpfulmaybechannel Год назад +27

    Definitely a classic. This and Demolition Man are perfect before heading out with the guys for a night of drinks. Cheers Critical Drinkers!

  • @TheBetabox
    @TheBetabox Год назад +19

    The score by the legend that is Alan Silvestri really tied the whole thing together and gives it such a tense edge, it's like Star Wars or Indiana Jones: you immediately hear the music in your mind when you think about the film.

  • @GamesGunsAndGuitar
    @GamesGunsAndGuitar Год назад +40

    This has always been one of my favorite action/thriller films, from the time I was about 11 or 12 years old. I still watch it at least once or twice a year. Thank you for this video!

  • @robertoprestigiacomo253
    @robertoprestigiacomo253 Год назад +17

    I heard a version a bit more detailed about Van Damme quitting.
    It was an interview with some producers I think. According to them, Van Damme was not alright with not being able to do martial arts and having his face covered (he was trying hard to make his breakthrough in Hollywood so he wanted to be recognized) so he tried to renegotiate these points many times (they even recollected an episode where Van Damme would show the producers splits and kicks in their offices to convince them) until production told him that Predator wasn't an "Alien kung fu movie" and either he accepted that or leave.
    He didn't want to give up and eventually production let him go or pushed him to leave.

  • @walkwithoutrhythm9858
    @walkwithoutrhythm9858 Год назад +22

    I convinced my roommate to sit down and watch Predator. He loved it, and we went on to watch all the Predator movies, the Alien trilogy, and the two AvP's one weekend. He holds the mimic of the child's voice in Predator 2 as one of the most unsettling things hes ever seen in a movie.

    • @AregPone
      @AregPone Год назад +5

      "Want some candy?"

    • @kevins4213
      @kevins4213 Год назад

      Damn you I won't get that out of my head today

  • @kri249
    @kri249 Год назад +33

    I had no idea so many others had an involvement, like Van Dam and Cameron.
    This was my favourite childhood film and probably the most rented after Critters as a kid. It was the essential action flick. And if I ever meet big Arnie in real life, or any of the other cast and crew, I would give them a heart felt thank you for enduring what they did to give us this brilliant film.

    • @toh6261
      @toh6261 Год назад

      You watched Critters MORE?!?!

    • @connycontainer9459
      @connycontainer9459 Год назад +1

      Sometimes you can see a shadow of the ghost of Klaus Kinsky in the background.

    • @kri249
      @kri249 Год назад

      @@toh6261 never kept count. When Critters came out it's all I would rent. And then when Predator came out that took its place for the movie I would constantly rent afterwards.

  • @angelsofblood9879
    @angelsofblood9879 Год назад +16

    I think the length of the film is very helpful. The movie gives the commandos a chance to show why they are tough, so we have an idea how deadly the predator is when he starts to pick them off.
    A testament to the actors that had to work in that much heat and humidity!

  • @bobbyharris3764
    @bobbyharris3764 Год назад +25

    Give current Hollywood just 1% of the backbone and problem solving skills of that generation and we are having very different conversations in this channel. The work ethic and dedication of the cast (from even it's super stars) just rubs me in all the right ways. Strip away towering privilege and it's unreal what can be accomplished. Thanks for this one drinker ~

  • @inversionesincia5754
    @inversionesincia5754 Год назад +4

    It's surprising how short the movie is, like an hour and a half, not a second wasted, a true jewel.

  • @naqidoesps4
    @naqidoesps4 Год назад +14

    This movie just understood what their audience wanted - killer alien be BIG MUSCLES!!! - and brought it to them. Rewatching it, even the acting was on point, like when Arnold was cornered by the Predator who was about to step into his trap and kept yelling “Come on! Kill me! I’m right here, kill me!” Just an all-round awesome movie

  • @Theocracy8
    @Theocracy8 Год назад +10

    This was an international hit. My dad worked in Iraq during the late 80s, and we moved with him for a short while. He rented this film after it was unavailable for a while and beloved by many in that country.

  • @LeonardoTDragon
    @LeonardoTDragon Год назад +36

    This movie is a masterpiece, plain and simple. Characters, story, action, pacing, and even the musical score-- all pure perfection!
    It's one of those films that I've watched probably dozens of times since its release and I know I'll be watching it a few dozen more times before I shed this mortal coil. It's just that damned good.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Год назад

      How well can you even describe the characters off the top of your head? The biggest issue with Predator is that Dutch and his team are never properly fleshed out as characters. So, why should I care if any of them get offed?

    • @LeonardoTDragon
      @LeonardoTDragon Год назад

      @@SirBlackReeds You and I must have watched very different films. The whole team is pretty distinct from each other. (Even Hawkins-- the wise-cracking comic-reading first-to-go.)

  • @talaris-uk
    @talaris-uk Год назад +18

    This is one of the few instances where I feel having production difficulties added to the film, instead of taking away from it. The harsh jungle environment exasperating the actors gives a very realistic desperation and survival element during the film's second half.
    Another point that Drinker didn't touch on was the sheer drive and ruthlessness of producer Joel Silver. He wasn't just a money maker; he was fully committed to the film and was always on set to keep things on schedule and make the movie as action-packed as possible. His larger-than-life presence definitely played a part in motivating the crew through the tough jungle shoot.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Год назад +2

      He's also one of the two men that made The Matrix a success.

  • @danielheffernan7897
    @danielheffernan7897 Год назад +7

    There are only a few films that if I happen to see them on the TV guide I just have to watch & predator is definitely one of them. A simple but highly engaging storyline, fleshed out characters with great dialogue, great action scenes and a formidable creature. It is quite simply brilliant

  • @sparkymularkey6970
    @sparkymularkey6970 Год назад +6

    One of my favorite movies of all time! I absolutely loved Prey, too. So glad that it has breathed new life into the franchise.

  • @jerryziegner
    @jerryziegner Год назад +32

    This movie is 36 years old and just as good and holds up if not better than most movies produced today one simple reason solid writing, character development and a well executed script.

    • @arizona_anime_fan
      @arizona_anime_fan Год назад

      I always come back to Die Hard when i want to watch a well written movie. Little known fact, the script to die hard had been bouncing around hollywood being rewritten dozens of times for almost 30 years before they made the movie. It had nearly 3 decades to be trimmed down and perfected. And as a result the movie is a touchstone for how to write a tight, efficient script, which builds character clearly and efficiently in as few lines as possible, builds stakes, and entertains all in one. Watch the movie, there isn't a wasted shot, line or action in the whole movie. It's much like Tremors like that. the mid 80's to early 90s were full of movies in this class; probably the last golden age of hollywood screenwriting. the shit that comes out now is so half baked and poorly written/conceived it's almost unbelievable how far hollywood has fallen.

  • @TheKamilkrawczak
    @TheKamilkrawczak Год назад +9

    You can feel the stickiness, the sweat, heat and dirt. That's why it's a legendary movie.

  • @187mrsmith
    @187mrsmith Год назад +75

    The 80s will forever have the greatest action movies I don't care if the plots aren't that deep or in-depth they were simple yet entertaining
    They didn't try to do too much they didn't put a bunch of political bullshit messages tone everything down for pc it just felt more free an alive

    • @kingcosworth2643
      @kingcosworth2643 Год назад +12

      And every movie was a lean 89 mins, not like these 3hr snooze fests today.

    • @marbellaotaiza801
      @marbellaotaiza801 Год назад +6

      The hills are alive with the sound of gunfire.

    • @LexingtonDeville984
      @LexingtonDeville984 Год назад +3

      The 80’s was the golden age of action movies.

    • @toh6261
      @toh6261 Год назад

      90's was better imo. Less camp and shlock.

    • @marbellaotaiza801
      @marbellaotaiza801 Год назад

      @@toh6261 how dare you criticize They Live?

  • @SYKOK1LLER
    @SYKOK1LLER Год назад +2

    0:18 Cutting edge special effects like the gum on the end of the knife holding the scorpion that I haven't been able to unsee for years now. Then when it gets crushed by the boot the next scene the scorpion is facing the opposite direction it was crushed.
    Still a great movie.

  • @CocoHutzpah
    @CocoHutzpah Год назад +2

    Predator is that VHS that survived the purge and now sits proudly on the shelf.

  • @thatoneguy3661
    @thatoneguy3661 Год назад +11

    the behind the scenes they released on the 20th anniversary edition is just amazing. Definitely worth the watch!

  • @pilouuuu
    @pilouuuu Год назад +41

    The Critical Drinker has such a badass taste in movies!

  • @Achillez098
    @Achillez098 Год назад +111

    Mad respect to actors and film crew from the era where you couldn't rely on CGI.
    Back in those days, they had to put their real lives in danger, and put up with miserable conditions to bring us entertainment/

    • @quixoticeefster2955
      @quixoticeefster2955 Год назад +12

      Amen. Could you imagine many of the entitled, thin-skinned actors of this generation gutting out the conditions of a Predator or Apocalypse Now type of shoot?

    • @LucianDevine
      @LucianDevine Год назад +5

      @@quixoticeefster2955 Heh, they'd end up making it a CGI garbage-fest with triple the budget that ends up making a third of the box office.

  • @ktman36
    @ktman36 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the "Long Island" shout out. Finally we get some recognition. Damn that feels good..

  • @SpikeFartly
    @SpikeFartly Год назад +8

    I really love your channel , It's great to see you make videos and learn more about classic awesome movies. Instead of the usual "modern audience" garbage, you have to sit through for us.

  • @thomaskositzki9424
    @thomaskositzki9424 Год назад +31

    When I was younger, I thought Arnold Schwarzenegger is all muscles and no brain... boy, was I wrong!
    The dude gave the critical ingredient to this movie's story to become really interesting.
    Considering his career as entrepeneur and his numerous other exploits, this guy really is a multi-talent.

    • @dawnfire82
      @dawnfire82 Год назад +2

      Knocking up a frumpy housekeeper while married, though...

    • @jamessweet5341
      @jamessweet5341 Год назад +3

      @@DeadManWalking-ym1oo He's ackowledged the mistake publicly too.

    • @apk4381
      @apk4381 Год назад +1

      Until your hear his modern take on politics...
      "Screw your freedom"
      He truly has become part of the swamp. What a shame.

    • @spencergsmith
      @spencergsmith Год назад

      @@apk4381agreed, I looked up to him until he said that 😠

  • @danielmontilla1197
    @danielmontilla1197 Год назад +56

    Drinker, you're the perfect man for covering the Herzog-Kinski duo's strain of hellishly produced masterpieces. Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre Wrath of God are begging for an episode of Production Hell

  • @jackburtonstwin
    @jackburtonstwin Год назад +15

    An all-time great of a film. From suffering came great story telling. Today, you can't buy a film this good no matter what you budget, and that reveals a great deal about modern film making.

  • @bondalemecovillage6738
    @bondalemecovillage6738 Год назад +3

    Huge imagery all round, what a delight to sit in the theater when it was released & absorb the spectacle. Absolute Blockbuster!

  • @derekmcgoldrick2373
    @derekmcgoldrick2373 Год назад +1

    I have never gotten tired of this movie and I've been a fan since its release. I remember the hype from when I was a kid and all you got was chatter and the odd monthly magazine exclusive. I remember the Van Damme controversy (who was a god and still is a hero to me) and how disappointed I was at the time. Regardless, a masterpiece was created.... which I still watch at least twice a year and never miss putting it on at Christmas. I remember as a child my parents renting the video AND the video player for my birthday (we weren't rich and electronics were expensive then) just so we could watch it. They took a script from paper to the screen in 3yrs. This movie still blows me away visually, you can keep your hyper polished CGI. The audio is sensational, the Predator's voice, the heartbeat with the Predators visual system, even the "foooom" of the grenade launcher. Great acting and a great choice of actors". The music is perfect. Chopping down the forest with a GEM134 Minigun. Aw, the one liners are heaven... "I aint got time to bleed" .... "Up there, past them trees" ... "if it bleeds we can kill it"... "I seeee youuuu"..... "theres something out there waiting for us and it aint no man" .." and of course "Get to the choppa" . Love it, love it all.

  • @ekamonthewise2395
    @ekamonthewise2395 Год назад +14

    Hey drinker, thanks for making this video, Predator 1987 was my father's favourite movie so hearing you talk about the movie really made me appreciate it more.

  • @VergilHiltsLT
    @VergilHiltsLT Год назад +15

    The 80s movie that just screams CLASSIC. Perfect cast, perfect crew, CGI that STILL holds up (and even works better than most craptacular modern movies) and hard work!

  • @HighRatKingBenis
    @HighRatKingBenis Год назад +29

    Without the sheer quantity of talented minds and strong personalities working on this movie there’s no way it would’ve been so good, let alone come out. Makes you think about what’s missing in the film industry today.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds Год назад

      What if it really wasn't that good?

    • @HighRatKingBenis
      @HighRatKingBenis Год назад

      @@SirBlackReeds that’s a matter of personal opinion. I can tell you it did well in theaters, it spawned a whole series, it’s still sort of relevant today, so really if you decide you don’t like it that’s fine, but it’s entirely irrelevant.

  • @mikedangerdoes
    @mikedangerdoes Год назад +1

    Rather than an example of production hell, this seems more an example that adversity often results in masterpieces.

  • @JeffreyDeCristofaro
    @JeffreyDeCristofaro Год назад +7

    Fun Fact: this certainly wouldn't be the first time Arnold had to come to the rescue when total production hell kicked in. When the producers of TOTAL RECALL (1990) began to worry about the high budget of TOTAL RECALL which already had been plagued with problems in development, pre-production and actual production (it actually took 16 years for that movie to get off the ground!), Arnold had to come in and reassure them by saying "Pay the turnaround no matter how many millions it cost" and the result was another sci-fi action classic in its own right.

  • @JustTooDamnHonest
    @JustTooDamnHonest Год назад +7

    What could've been a disaster ended up giving us another banger of an action flick mixed in with sci-fi elements and a piece of production hell and you forge it into a cinema gem in the form of Predator.

  • @ioogy
    @ioogy Год назад +11

    Well spoken. As an industrial designer, i can attest to the truth in that the more simple a production seems (Small cast, straight forward story, no big sets), the more thought and genius had to go into its creation!

  • @DeltaEcho303
    @DeltaEcho303 Год назад +9

    I was 12 when Predator came out. My friends and I bought tickets for "The Chipmunk Adventure" and sneaked in to see it instead. Decades later, my kids were watching The Chipmunk Adventure on cable and I started laughing my head off.

  • @Wolfhound223
    @Wolfhound223 Год назад +2

    It really has stood the test of time.... QUALITY.

  • @danfuller9621
    @danfuller9621 Год назад +1

    Let's not forget Alan Silvestri's haunting and powerful soundtrack. The music helped make this movie awesome.