Originally, Dutch was supposed to beat the Predator in their "man to man" fight because that's what everybody expects from Arnie, but it was Arnie himself who said "I can't beat him. He's a monster. I'm just a man," so it was rewritten with Dutch losing the fight and having to use his wits to prevail. When I read that, I couldn't help thinking of how certain contemporary action stars' egos could never bear being shown getting their asses kicked on screen.
@@neilgriffiths6427 80's action flicks have more heart and depth than you think. Today they are so preoccupied with the vFX that the forget to make the story multi-layered. That's what keeps audiences coming back for more.
My brother worked on The Player, a TV action show starring Wesley Snipes. He said that Snipes' ego wouldn't allow his character to lose a fight. Snipes' conception of his characters was basically that they are so highly trained and skilled that they simply can't lose. Which tends to make for crappy drama. But he gets away with it because he's stypically the main draw of any show/movie he's in.
@@jenmurrayxo If you like him shirtless in a cool movie you should consider watching Conan the Barbarian from 1982. Not explosions because it's a fantasy movie based on the novels written by Robert E. Howard, but Conan is one of the three most iconic Arnie movies (the other two being Predator and The Terminator). There's many more though: Running Man, Total Recall, True Lies, The 6th Day, Last Action Hero, Eraser, Red Heat...
Billy had resigned himself to his fate. He knew he would die, but he was going to stand instead of run, perhaps give his friends some extra time. He also cut himself because he wanted to take the first blood away from the Predator, a small mind-game victory, but still a victory.
At 11:20 your unborn son was fuled with so much testosterone that he came out immediately with six pack abs, a full beard, a scar on his face with a spartan sword and a full auto M16, screaming like a Spartan King
Jen: "It's not a man." Billie: "...and it ain't no man." I love it when Jen says the line right before the character does. 👍 I think she does it at least once in all her reactions. 😄
Fun fact! The Pilot in the helicopter at the end of the film is the actor in the Predator costume and makeup. This was a great reaction! I just subbed.
The Predator is an intelligent species. They take skulls as trophy's (similar how hunters take antlers) and value honor, which is why it viewed Arnold as a worthy opponent to fight hand-to-hand, making it somewhat fair.
The helicopter scene at the beginning…like you said, it isn’t quite stealth, but it’s as close as you can get. My father was in Vietnam and they’d do night insertions into the jungle. The helicopters would fly in formation with one trailing without its beacon lights activated. They would fly around the area while the one running dark would come in and drop off the men, then all fly away. Unless you where right there under them it just looks like some helicopters were flying around the area. You can’t tell that one dropped off some men. The scene in the movie isn’t very dark, but if it was it wouldn’t work very well on camera.
The Special Forces pilots called Nightstalkers have taken it to a whole new level.They fly at night with no lights on and they only use night vision googles to see.The Bin Laden raid,the Special Forces pilots used new top secret stealth choppers and people on the ground couldn't hear the choppers until they were directly above them.
@@bcm3938 They did.The SEAL guys raided the compound fast.They set up a perimeter and they warned the locals from approaching them. A chopper was damaged and the SEAL guys destroyed it before they left the area.In fact,some locals heard the Stealth choppers and were confused and they came out trying to figure out what was happening.The SEAL guys pointed there weapons at them and told them to stay back.
Not only one of the best sci-fi films ever but one of the best for any genre. Masterful movie in all respects. Arnold has never been better. Super credit for John McTeirnan 🎉
The Predator is played by Kevin Peter Hall (R.I.P.!). He also played the helicopter pilot at the end of "Predator" and Harry in "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987), one of my favorite childhood movies. Please watch it too!
He also played Dr. Elvin "El" Lincoln in Misfits of Science - a clutsy scientist so bad at basketball that he devoted his scientific career to figuring out how to shink himself so people would stop bothering him about it.
@@Gort-Marvin0Martian Yeah, but it was mostly the stunts they wanted him to do. Basically, "You want me to do _what_ while wearing stilts? I'll break both my legs! F--k this, I quit."
Whoever did the make-up for the predator is a god. from the time i saw it 30+ years ago to today, it still looks so god damn real to me. incredible work
This movie is a staple in sci-fi cinema despite mixed reviews upon release. The practical effects are masterful and the directing style by McTeirnan is very particular to his keen sense of awareness. All the tension and suspense are this directors' trademarks and the reveals are perfectly timed. The action is intense and the characters are all likeable in their own way even with limited screen time. The creature itself is celebrated among all movie lovers and noted as one of cinemas greatest antagonists. Film Note: Van Damme was the original Predator in a different costume but it looked awful and, depending on what you believe, he was fired from the movie for various unconfirmed reasons. Also, the sounds the predator makes are done by the guy who does Optimus Prime.
Late actor, Kevin Peter Hall who was 7FT 2Inches stepped in as the Predator because it was rumored that Van Damme was too short for the role as Predator. They wanted Predator taller than Arnold. KPH has a cameo at the end as helicopter pilot when rescuing Arnie and girl as Predator self-destruct. KPH also starred as Harry, The Bigfoot in Harry and the Hendersons.
Love it. Fun fact, Arnold is a massive prankster on movie sets, and he got Jesse Ventura pretty good. Had the wardrobe lady lie to him when she was taking measurements. "Wow, your biceps are bigger than Arnold's". And then Arnold just kept quiet while Jesse bragged and bragged about it to everyone.
The character Hawkins (guy in the glasses who keeps telling Billy bad jokes) is screenwriter Shane Black. He wrote Lethal Weapon (1987), Monster Squad (1987), Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and more to this day. He's a legend. He was an uncredited script doctor for Predator (he made the script better than what it was).
SHANE BLACK didn't write them , he was basically a script editer PREDATOR 1987 : he shortened the dialogue & removed the exposition scenes & removed several scenes about the backstory of why the RUSSIANS were there including why they needed ANNA to translate for them LETHAL WEAPON 1 : he took out the entire backstory exposition of ROGER'S previous partner and why ROGER was getting RIGGS as his new partner he also removed several scenes of MARTIN RIGGS trying to SELF DELETE including walking into the middle of a gunfight & running on foot towards a speeding truck head on he also removed RIANNE'S boyfriend getting killed by the GENERAL'S men when she was kidnapped when he was walking her home
The Predator was played by Kevin Peter Hall, he was also the black chopper pilot at the end. The director wanted to give him some real face time for being such a good sport during filming. Kevin Peter Hall stood over 7 feet tall. He was also Harry in Harry And The Hendersons. He was such a cool "creature" actor. Unfortunately in 1991 or ;92 he was involved in a bad car crash and required surgery. He received contaminated blood at the hospital and passed away. RIP KEVIN PETER HALL
I like how everyone loves and quotes the line "Ain't got time to bleed", when the whole point of that line is that it's fucking stupid. That's why he replies with "....Okay."
Sam Winston is a name that you must remember as he is the master creator of some of the greatest creatures in 80s and early 90s films. The music and the edit/sound effects also were great as the cut to a new scene gives you a jump scare because the sounds are so intense. I'm glad that you enjoyed this. Later on, be sure to watch "Alien vs. Predator" now that you know both species of creatures. 🎥❤
I saw this in the theater, and it still holds up well today. CGI will just never be as good as practical effects, because not amount of CGI could have made a better looking Predator when he took his mask off. Too bad the sequels did not do as good of a job with the effects or stories.
Let's not forget Junior. Most people don't realize Arnold is hilarious. I wouldn't call it a "comedy" per se, but Last Action Hero is funny too. "This is for blowing up my second cousin Frank's house." He slugs him in the gut as hard as he can... "And this is for blowing up my ex-wife's house." He gently slaps his wrist.
When the alien jumps into the river, he shorts out his insivibility shield. (Temporarily, sure, but the symbolism's the important thing.) When Arnie jumps into the river, he gains his invisibiltity mud. This is where the alien stops being a predator hunting Arnie and Arnie becomes the predator hunting him.
Just a bit of FYI trivia: There's a comic book called "Billy's Last Stand" that depicts fight on the log bridge against the Predator. Short story even shorter, it shows Billy doing surprisingly well fighting blade vs. blade and the Predator resorting to using its invisibility to get behind him and stab him in the back. There was a Predator 2 sequel two issue comic published by Dark Horse Comics which, like the movie showed another Predator hunting in a violent crime ridden urban environment, but the comic was set in New York instead of Los Angeles, and the protagonist was Dutch's older brother Mike instead of Danny Glover. Mike had a great cynical catchphrase whenever somebody expressed alarm. My favorite example it was when someone was afraid of what the Predator species could do if humans tried to forbid them from hunting. The other character said "New York could be destroyed!" and Mike replied "You say that as if it were a bad thing."
That's super interesting. I'll have to check that out. I must say that's the one thing I really didn't like about this movie. Billy going out the way he did just didn't make any sense to me at all. He was portrayed as such an adept tracker up until that point, so for him to just go out and expose himself to be picked off so easily was a big disappointment. I'm definitely curious of an extended take on that. 👍👍
@@cbretschneider If I remember correctly, the novelization of the movie implied that Billy's Native American ancestors had probably been hunted by Predators and that he felt that he was fighting for them, but after that, it just said something like Poncho heard his best friend's dying scream.
@@cbretschneider Billy's fight with the Predator could also be one of those things that they actually filmed, but cut out because it spoiled the suspense or whatever. I wish they had at least told us his motivation; more of a hint that he was taking a stand to give his friends time to run or whatever would've been nice. As it is, the scene _almost_ feels like his mind's snapped.
Another small bit of cool trivia, the weird bubbly/clicking sounds that the Predator makes are done by none other than the voice of Optimus Prime: Peter Cullen! Always enjoy your reactions, Jen! And perfect timing, my neighbour was throwing out one of those nerf toy guns that looks like the big minigun in the movie - so, I was able to get it from them and am planning a Halloween costume as Blain from Predator - the bloke that says he doesn't "have time to bleed"
The black guy in the helicopter at the end was the actor who played The Predator. He did such a good job they gave him a small cameo roll at the end. Jean-Claude Van Damme (before he was famous) was cast to play the Predator, but he quit as the conditions were so harsh with the heat and wearing the suit for 12 hours a day.
I'd love to see you react to an old fashioned action film, like 'Where Eagles Dare'. There's also all the James Bond movies in order starting with 'Dr No'
Where Eagles Dare is superb old school action / war. I watch it every 2 or 3 years. Clint Eastwood's body count of Nazis / Germans in that film must be in the triple figures!
As a kids in Denmark we played Predator in school. It was a weird mix of tag, flag football and dodgeball. The girls were predators and the boys were soldiers. Only the predators could use the dodgeball balls to "kill", or by pushing a soldier to the ground. The soldiers could "kill" a predator by taking its' flags. I still remember being shoved down by the savage and chubby girl from Greenland. This game was invented after we watched Predator at a VHS movie marathon. If I remember correctly we were 9 or 10 when we first came up with this game.
You’ll love Arnie’s early film catalogue for the most part. Conan and Commando stand out, IMO. The sequel Predator 2 is also worth watching. More action, with less suspense (though it doesn’t have Arnie).
Predator 2 sucks. Weak setting, weak premise, weak lead (the character not the actor). It's a direct to video tier sequel. The only good thing about it is that one very creative and awesome shot for a kill. The premisse to the Predator is perfect while everything about the sequel was a downgrade.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Commando is not even remotely on the same league of the Arnie kinos like Predator, Terminator 1, 2, Conan and Total Recall. Conan literally was responsible for bringing fantasy to the big screen and the masses and all the other ones are not just action flicks but sci-fi movies. Commando is a pure action flick, you watch it to laugh at the pun one liners and guys jumping on trampolines with big gasoline explosions in the background. It's a different kind of movie, you have to be in the mood for some strong cheese.
Another great action star played as the previous alien design before the current one. Actor known his best roles in Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Death Warrant, Double Impact, Universal Solider, Hard Target, Street Fighter and many more. It was Jean Claude Van Damme
@@jenmurrayxo Start with Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Double Impact, Universal Soldier, Hard Target, Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death, The Quest and many more
@@jenmurrayxo Timecop is one of his high biggest budget films in 1994 before Street Fighter came out. He plays as Max Walker, an TEC (Time Enforcement Commission) police officer who time travels from the year of 2004 to 1994, to save his wife Melissa (played by Mia Sara from Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Legend) from an corrupted Senator named McComb (played by Ron Silver from Blue Steel 1990) who buying the presidency in a greedy high priced way and goons. Max has to stop him from changing the fate of the future before it's too late. Remember this when u see the movie: Same Time can't not touch with Same Matter and Occupancy.
5:37 mark: "Okay, blonde Arney..." Shorten it to Blarney, add a lilting accent, pour a shot of Jameson with a Guiness chaser and we could title the movie O'Predator.
I only wish we got to see Billy fight the Predator, knife versus wristblade. Even though he lets out a chilling scream, I hope he put up a good fight to the end. Easily my favorite character of the movie.
She never gets credit but the lady is, Elpidia Carrillo. She's gone on to be a producer, director and continues acting as well. Just a little info. As always your reaction / review is fun to watch. Keep 'em coming and y'all be safe!
To answer your question, no. Action movies do not typically have a full orchestral score. This one was composed by Alan Silvestri, the same guy who did the Back to the Future soundtracks. I can hear similarities between this and especially Back to the Future 2, with a great use of percussion. I was a percussionist in an orchestra. It is so fun. I would have loved to perform something by Silvestri, but we usually did stuff like Tchaikovsky, Carmen, and Gershwin.
@@jenmurrayxo That's up for debate. I guess it's an attempt at comedy. Originally Arnie's voice was dubbed because of his accent but the new Blu-ray release has his own voice.
Predator is the best of it's kind. If you want more like it, just watch it again. You'll only be disappointed if you try to find something that tops it.
Hey Jen, Basically watch as many Arnold movies as you can. From Conan 1 and 2 to Commando, to Running Man, to Total Recall, to TRue Lies, to Twins, Kindergarden Cop. And I'll even throw in some Robocop (same director as Total Recall). Those flicks should get your action juices flowing. P.S. I'm adding Rambo: First Blood and Rambo II
This movie along with Alien, set the stage for all Sci Fi/Action movies that followed it and they set the bar really high up, to the point that they and the storylines have never actually been bettered; you really need to review John Carpenters - The Thing with Kurt Russell, another classic with more twists and turns than you can shake a stick at.
Wrestling was such a huge part of the culture back then and even though Jesse Ventura was a bad guy, big mouth wrestler/commentator at the time...The whole Movie theater cheered really loud when Jesse Ventura's name came on the beginning credits at the very start of the movie. I'll never forget it.
When Jesse came back to wrestling as a TV commentator after filming this, he'd talk about being a big Hollywood star and would practice his Oscar acceptance speech lol
I know you weren't trying to be funny but that "I gotta stop watching movies where people get skinned." made me pause and rewind because that was hilarious. Seems like a good t shirt logo.
Something that you were probably unaware of is that Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura co-starred in this movie as well Actor Shane Black, the guy who played Hawkins, actually brought us the movie "The Predator" not too long ago
" You need to ReMud" 😆 Words I never thought would be spoken but so True! 🙄 It wasn't Evil the Predator was just copying Billy's Laugh, although yeah it sounded Evil! 😬
Arnie was absolutely on fire throughout the 80s and into the mid-90s. I lived through it, I did bodybuilding back then, Arnold was me and my training partner's hero, we'd go and work out for 3 hours, come home, eat an entire roast chicken and a loaf of bread each and then watch Arnie, Sly and JCVD movies into the night. Have a look at: The Running Man, Total Recall, Commando, True Lies, Red Heat, all rippers!
Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast to play the Predator, but the rumor has always been that he got himself fired on purpose so he could star in Bloodsport
I saw this opening weekend , there was no other movie that could compare, you felt like you were in the jungle with them.... when Arnie was running before the waterfall plunge, we were like... Dammm Arnie Runs news @11pm... it made the Predator that much more frightening...how the counterbalance of the trap just about killed it, instead of the trap itself...all those things in the finale, were awesome, it using their speech to taunt and mimic them...the move stands the test of time like no other.
'Commando' is perhaps the Arniest of the Arnie movies (though by no means the best in general). Still, I'm confident you'll like it (not sure if you've already seen it).
Arnie opted out of the sequel because he wanted it to remain in the jungle. There was one person from this one who made an appearance in the sequel but you'd have to watch real close. During the screening, the actor who was wearing glasses' mom walked out when his character was killed. Kevin! My namesake! Giant of a man with an equally big heart, married the actress who played Olivia on Sesame Street.
I'm sure most things are covered yet I'll add - I've always liked the red interior lights in the choppa' which contrasts nicely when they arrive. Our eyes are also being affected by the red which makes the transition to the jungle hues more effective.
HEY Jen. Fun fact: Arnold went on to be a successful politician as the governor of California. Your buddy with the minigun who, "Didn't have time to bleed". His name is Jessie Ventura, former pro wrestler, actor, and governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The predator confrontation set them up for their successful political endeavors. HA.
sorry i miss the live..buying green stuff for the yard.....i was off a little...i thought blanky would come up a little later but no..3:55...great react as always..
Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers Franchise also did The Predator vocalizations in the movie. He did the growls and snarls, and when his mask is off, they used the sound of a bear, pig and crocodile to make him roar.
So iconic! There is so much to like about this film: the great character actors, the memorable cheesy one-liners, the loads of violence, the creature design, etc. I could talk about this film all afternoon because it was so appealing to me as a kid going into the sixth grade. Every time a trailer came on t.v. for it I got chills, and the movie totally lived up to all my lofty fan boy expectations. Bravo to all involved with this gem. Now, True Lies? 🤔
I really liked the first AvP movie, though I see it as more of a Predator movie than an Alien movie. No idea what happened to AvP2... I thought it was like some kind of low-budget spoof.
is there any chance you guys could stop recommending her garbage films when there are still plenty of all-timers she can enjoy first? even if you do like it, no one in their right mind could possibly recommend it over seeing Indiana jones and the last crusade first, or something of that quality. AvP would be way way down her list.
You need to check out "Tremors." It looks like a b monster movie, but it is actually really great, one of my favorites. Red Letter Media called it a perfect movie.
Ohhhhh snap, action movie, tactical Jen is going to make an appearance I can feel it 👏 There she is, got way excited by the mini-gun 🤣 “if I ever fire a giant gun I’m gonna scream the whole time.” That’s our tactical JM. The first time o saw this in theaters I missed the first two mins because of traffic. It made it so much better because I didn’t see the spaceship at the start so I had NOOOOO clue what was killing the soldiers until they did.
The Predator's laugh at the end was Billy's from the, uhh, "echo joke" that he was trying to copy. Also, I always seem to forget how extra hard that R rating is for gore.
Please watch TRUE LIES! A action comedy film by James Cameron with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis!
yes, great movie
A million times YES!!!
YES!!!
Agreed, great fun too!
YES! True Lies is like THEE definition of 1990's action movies. Funny as shit, too lol
Originally, Dutch was supposed to beat the Predator in their "man to man" fight because that's what everybody expects from Arnie, but it was Arnie himself who said "I can't beat him. He's a monster. I'm just a man," so it was rewritten with Dutch losing the fight and having to use his wits to prevail. When I read that, I couldn't help thinking of how certain contemporary action stars' egos could never bear being shown getting their asses kicked on screen.
@@neilgriffiths6427 80's action flicks have more heart and depth than you think. Today they are so preoccupied with the vFX that the forget to make the story multi-layered. That's what keeps audiences coming back for more.
Arnie is such a cool dude 😎
My brother worked on The Player, a TV action show starring Wesley Snipes. He said that Snipes' ego wouldn't allow his character to lose a fight. Snipes' conception of his characters was basically that they are so highly trained and skilled that they simply can't lose. Which tends to make for crappy drama. But he gets away with it because he's stypically the main draw of any show/movie he's in.
@@jenmurrayxo If you like him shirtless in a cool movie you should consider watching Conan the Barbarian from 1982. Not explosions because it's a fantasy movie based on the novels written by Robert E. Howard, but Conan is one of the three most iconic Arnie movies (the other two being Predator and The Terminator).
There's many more though: Running Man, Total Recall, True Lies, The 6th Day, Last Action Hero, Eraser, Red Heat...
@@HH-hd7nd Crom!
Billy had resigned himself to his fate. He knew he would die, but he was going to stand instead of run, perhaps give his friends some extra time. He also cut himself because he wanted to take the first blood away from the Predator, a small mind-game victory, but still a victory.
Interesting take. The novel also goes a little deeper into what happened between the two.
Interesting Theory, with the first Blood. I think he also cut himself for the adrenaline and to feel stronger!
Predator gave him more honor as well taking the entire spine not just his skull.
At 11:20 your unborn son was fuled with so much testosterone that he came out immediately with six pack abs, a full beard, a scar on his face with a spartan sword and a full auto M16, screaming like a Spartan King
Jen: "It's not a man."
Billie: "...and it ain't no man."
I love it when Jen says the line right before the character does. 👍 I think she does it at least once in all her reactions. 😄
13:25 You know if the toughest badass in the group says "We're all gonna die"... that's when I crap my pants LOL
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Fun fact! The Pilot in the helicopter at the end of the film is the actor in the Predator costume and makeup. This was a great reaction! I just subbed.
Thanks Jeff! ☺️👍
No kidding? I didn't know that. That's awesome.
The Predator is an intelligent species. They take skulls as trophy's (similar how hunters take antlers) and value honor, which is why it viewed Arnold as a worthy opponent to fight hand-to-hand, making it somewhat fair.
Yeah but like most people who claim to have on have very little to me the predator is vindictive well he's vindictive lol
Predator's species are known as fictional Yautja species.
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The helicopter scene at the beginning…like you said, it isn’t quite stealth, but it’s as close as you can get. My father was in Vietnam and they’d do night insertions into the jungle. The helicopters would fly in formation with one trailing without its beacon lights activated. They would fly around the area while the one running dark would come in and drop off the men, then all fly away. Unless you where right there under them it just looks like some helicopters were flying around the area. You can’t tell that one dropped off some men. The scene in the movie isn’t very dark, but if it was it wouldn’t work very well on camera.
The Special Forces pilots called Nightstalkers have taken it to a whole new level.They fly at night with no lights on and they only use night vision googles to see.The Bin Laden raid,the Special Forces pilots used new top secret stealth choppers and people on the ground couldn't hear the choppers until they were directly above them.
@@thedragonlee76 I wonder if they heard them when they crashed into OBLs house.
@@bcm3938 They did.The SEAL guys raided the compound fast.They set up a perimeter and they warned the locals from approaching them. A chopper was damaged and the SEAL guys destroyed it before they left the area.In fact,some locals heard the Stealth choppers and were confused and they came out trying to figure out what was happening.The SEAL guys pointed there weapons at them and told them to stay back.
Not only one of the best sci-fi films ever but one of the best for any genre. Masterful movie in all respects. Arnold has never been better. Super credit for John McTeirnan 🎉
Predator is the movie with the most testosterone packed in its running time.
"I thought he was going to say like a Predator!" The movie was called Hunter before it changed.
The Predator is played by Kevin Peter Hall (R.I.P.!). He also played the helicopter pilot at the end of "Predator" and Harry in "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987), one of my favorite childhood movies. Please watch it too!
You beat me to it. I think it was great that they gave him credit by letting play two roles.
He also played Dr. Elvin "El" Lincoln in Misfits of Science - a clutsy scientist so bad at basketball that he devoted his scientific career to figuring out how to shink himself so people would stop bothering him about it.
van damme was the first pred hall came later when vd quite the part hall took over
@@williamking1554 He wasn't big enuf anyway!
@@Gort-Marvin0Martian Yeah, but it was mostly the stunts they wanted him to do. Basically, "You want me to do _what_ while wearing stilts? I'll break both my legs! F--k this, I quit."
The M134 Minigun is called a "minigun" because it is the 7.63 mm version of the 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon which is used by aircraft.
Whoever did the make-up for the predator is a god. from the time i saw it 30+ years ago to today, it still looks so god damn real to me. incredible work
Better than that CGI crap in the last movie
Stan Winston, creature effects genius! (RIP)
This movie is a staple in sci-fi cinema despite mixed reviews upon release. The practical effects are masterful and the directing style by McTeirnan is very particular to his keen sense of awareness. All the tension and suspense are this directors' trademarks and the reveals are perfectly timed. The action is intense and the characters are all likeable in their own way even with limited screen time. The creature itself is celebrated among all movie lovers and noted as one of cinemas greatest antagonists. Film Note: Van Damme was the original Predator in a different costume but it looked awful and, depending on what you believe, he was fired from the movie for various unconfirmed reasons. Also, the sounds the predator makes are done by the guy who does Optimus Prime.
Late actor, Kevin Peter Hall who was 7FT 2Inches stepped in as the Predator because it was rumored that Van Damme was too short for the role as Predator. They wanted Predator taller than Arnold. KPH has a cameo at the end as helicopter pilot when rescuing Arnie and girl as Predator self-destruct. KPH also starred as Harry, The Bigfoot in Harry and the Hendersons.
Love it. Fun fact, Arnold is a massive prankster on movie sets, and he got Jesse Ventura pretty good. Had the wardrobe lady lie to him when she was taking measurements. "Wow, your biceps are bigger than Arnold's". And then Arnold just kept quiet while Jesse bragged and bragged about it to everyone.
Actually Jesse bet him a bottle of champagne as a result of that, only to discover the wardrobe lady had lied about it.
"Many shots of him you know, tugging on stuff..."
"Hey! Phrasing!" - Archer.
"if i ever shoot a giant gun, i'm gonna scream the whole time! Ahhh!" you need to watch "Hot Fuzz" amazing comedy
Bill Duke (Mac), started his career as a TV director, including episodes of Dallas, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues.
He was an actor long before that, playing a great part as "Duane/Abdullah" in "Car Wash".
@@Britcarjunkie I love him in that.
The character Hawkins (guy in the glasses who keeps telling Billy bad jokes) is screenwriter Shane Black. He wrote Lethal Weapon (1987), Monster Squad (1987), Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and more to this day. He's a legend. He was an uncredited script doctor for Predator (he made the script better than what it was).
he also wrote and directed the latest predator film, though it didn't live up to the hope i had for it.
@@oldfrend that's why i didn't mention it. even spielberg has 1941.
SHANE BLACK
didn't write them ,
he was basically a
script editer
PREDATOR 1987 :
he shortened the dialogue
&
removed the
exposition scenes
&
removed several scenes
about the backstory of
why the
RUSSIANS were there
including why they needed
ANNA
to translate for them
LETHAL WEAPON 1 :
he took out the entire
backstory exposition of
ROGER'S previous partner
and
why ROGER was
getting RIGGS as his
new partner
he also removed several
scenes of
MARTIN RIGGS
trying to
SELF DELETE
including walking into the
middle of a gunfight
&
running on foot towards a
speeding truck head on
he also removed
RIANNE'S boyfriend
getting killed by the
GENERAL'S men
when she was kidnapped
when he was walking her home
The Predator was played by Kevin Peter Hall, he was also the black chopper pilot at the end. The director wanted to give him some real face time for being such a good sport during filming. Kevin Peter Hall stood over 7 feet tall. He was also Harry in Harry And The Hendersons. He was such a cool "creature" actor. Unfortunately in 1991 or ;92 he was involved in a bad car crash and required surgery. He received contaminated blood at the hospital and passed away. RIP KEVIN PETER HALL
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Fun fact: The Predator blood is just the juice out of some glowsticks mixed with a bit of gel to make it less runny. =)
I like how everyone loves and quotes the line "Ain't got time to bleed", when the whole point of that line is that it's fucking stupid. That's why he replies with "....Okay."
Sam Winston is a name that you must remember as he is the master creator of some of the greatest creatures in 80s and early 90s films. The music and the edit/sound effects also were great as the cut to a new scene gives you a jump scare because the sounds are so intense. I'm glad that you enjoyed this. Later on, be sure to watch "Alien vs. Predator" now that you know both species of creatures. 🎥❤
Stan Winston - sorry...
Billy was my favorite not only was he a good tracker but he could sense the predator
I saw this in the theater, and it still holds up well today. CGI will just never be as good as practical effects, because not amount of CGI could have made a better looking Predator when he took his mask off. Too bad the sequels did not do as good of a job with the effects or stories.
yes it will its just a matter of balance
We have to thank late legendary special makeup artist, Stan Winston and his crew designed and created Predator's head and suit.
Someone mentioned James Cameron gave Stan Winston advise on Predator's design.
AVP2 had decent effects but the writing was trash.
I’m not afraid of anything. That being said, if billy is afraid, you better run
I highly recommend the Schwarzenegger comedies "Twins" and "Kindergarten Cop".
Why? They are shit. Recommend the running man .
I need to see that happen.
Let's not forget Junior. Most people don't realize Arnold is hilarious. I wouldn't call it a "comedy" per se, but Last Action Hero is funny too.
"This is for blowing up my second cousin Frank's house."
He slugs him in the gut as hard as he can...
"And this is for blowing up my ex-wife's house."
He gently slaps his wrist.
When the alien jumps into the river, he shorts out his insivibility shield. (Temporarily, sure, but the symbolism's the important thing.) When Arnie jumps into the river, he gains his invisibiltity mud. This is where the alien stops being a predator hunting Arnie and Arnie becomes the predator hunting him.
Featured 2 future U.S. governors. Jesse "I ain't got time to bleed" Ventura and arnold.
Just a bit of FYI trivia: There's a comic book called "Billy's Last Stand" that depicts fight on the log bridge against the Predator. Short story even shorter, it shows Billy doing surprisingly well fighting blade vs. blade and the Predator resorting to using its invisibility to get behind him and stab him in the back.
There was a Predator 2 sequel two issue comic published by Dark Horse Comics which, like the movie showed another Predator hunting in a violent crime ridden urban environment, but the comic was set in New York instead of Los Angeles, and the protagonist was Dutch's older brother Mike instead of Danny Glover. Mike had a great cynical catchphrase whenever somebody expressed alarm. My favorite example it was when someone was afraid of what the Predator species could do if humans tried to forbid them from hunting. The other character said "New York could be destroyed!" and Mike replied "You say that as if it were a bad thing."
That's super interesting. I'll have to check that out. I must say that's the one thing I really didn't like about this movie. Billy going out the way he did just didn't make any sense to me at all. He was portrayed as such an adept tracker up until that point, so for him to just go out and expose himself to be picked off so easily was a big disappointment. I'm definitely curious of an extended take on that. 👍👍
@@cbretschneider If I remember correctly, the novelization of the movie implied that Billy's Native American ancestors had probably been hunted by Predators and that he felt that he was fighting for them, but after that, it just said something like Poncho heard his best friend's dying scream.
@@cbretschneider Billy's fight with the Predator could also be one of those things that they actually filmed, but cut out because it spoiled the suspense or whatever. I wish they had at least told us his motivation; more of a hint that he was taking a stand to give his friends time to run or whatever would've been nice. As it is, the scene _almost_ feels like his mind's snapped.
I love how this movie transitions from a high octane action movie to a pulse pounding slasher flick, complete with a knife wielding mask-clad killer.
Another small bit of cool trivia, the weird bubbly/clicking sounds that the Predator makes are done by none other than the voice of Optimus Prime: Peter Cullen!
Always enjoy your reactions, Jen! And perfect timing, my neighbour was throwing out one of those nerf toy guns that looks like the big minigun in the movie - so, I was able to get it from them and am planning a Halloween costume as Blain from Predator - the bloke that says he doesn't "have time to bleed"
Oh that'll be an awesome costume!!
All these comments....can't believe no has said "GET TO THA CHOPPAH!!!!!" Yet!
The black guy in the helicopter at the end was the actor who played The Predator. He did such a good job they gave him a small cameo roll at the end. Jean-Claude Van Damme (before he was famous) was cast to play the Predator, but he quit as the conditions were so harsh with the heat and wearing the suit for 12 hours a day.
I'd love to see you react to an old fashioned action film, like 'Where Eagles Dare'. There's also all the James Bond movies in order starting with 'Dr No'
Where Eagles Dare is superb old school action / war. I watch it every 2 or 3 years. Clint Eastwood's body count of Nazis / Germans in that film must be in the triple figures!
HAH! Krom laughs at the youthful ignorance of this shield maiden! She does not yet know my lord's Riddle of Steel, nor WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE!
Peter Cullen who is Voice of Optimus Prime is the Source of Predators Noises
As a kids in Denmark we played Predator in school. It was a weird mix of tag, flag football and dodgeball. The girls were predators and the boys were soldiers. Only the predators could use the dodgeball balls to "kill", or by pushing a soldier to the ground. The soldiers could "kill" a predator by taking its' flags. I still remember being shoved down by the savage and chubby girl from Greenland. This game was invented after we watched Predator at a VHS movie marathon. If I remember correctly we were 9 or 10 when we first came up with this game.
25:02 - That black pilot is 7'2" actor (Kevin Peter Hall) who was in the Predator suit.
You’ll love Arnie’s early film catalogue for the most part. Conan and Commando stand out, IMO. The sequel Predator 2 is also worth watching. More action, with less suspense (though it doesn’t have Arnie).
I’m a big fan of Conan, but have always felt that Commando is overrated.
Predator 2 sucks. Weak setting, weak premise, weak lead (the character not the actor). It's a direct to video tier sequel. The only good thing about it is that one very creative and awesome shot for a kill. The premisse to the Predator is perfect while everything about the sequel was a downgrade.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Commando is not even remotely on the same league of the Arnie kinos like Predator, Terminator 1, 2, Conan and Total Recall. Conan literally was responsible for bringing fantasy to the big screen and the masses and all the other ones are not just action flicks but sci-fi movies. Commando is a pure action flick, you watch it to laugh at the pun one liners and guys jumping on trampolines with big gasoline explosions in the background. It's a different kind of movie, you have to be in the mood for some strong cheese.
When somebody watches a movie holding onto a garment up at your face throughout the movie, You must have enjoyed the movie huh 😂😂
Who would have thought when this came out there would be 2 future Governors here.....
Another great action star played as the previous alien design before the current one. Actor known his best roles in Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Death Warrant, Double Impact, Universal Solider, Hard Target, Street Fighter and many more. It was Jean Claude Van Damme
I've never seen one of his movies. Where to start?
@@jenmurrayxo Start with Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Double Impact, Universal Soldier, Hard Target, Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death, The Quest and many more
@@jenmurrayxo He's the 3rd great action star after Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger
@@jenmurrayxo Also Timecop
@@jenmurrayxo Timecop is one of his high biggest budget films in 1994 before Street Fighter came out. He plays as Max Walker, an TEC (Time Enforcement Commission) police officer who time travels from the year of 2004 to 1994, to save his wife Melissa (played by Mia Sara from Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Legend) from an corrupted Senator named McComb (played by Ron Silver from Blue Steel 1990) who buying the presidency in a greedy high priced way and goons. Max has to stop him from changing the fate of the future before it's too late. Remember this when u see the movie: Same Time can't not touch with Same Matter and Occupancy.
5:37 mark: "Okay, blonde Arney..." Shorten it to Blarney, add a lilting accent, pour a shot of Jameson with a Guiness chaser and we could title the movie O'Predator.
A true classic movie. Same with others old movies he played in.
I think this is the most quotable film ever. I know every line like the back of my hand.
I only wish we got to see Billy fight the Predator, knife versus wristblade. Even though he lets out a chilling scream, I hope he put up a good fight to the end.
Easily my favorite character of the movie.
Its implied by the predator taking his skull as a trophy that billy was a worthy opponent. It was the only trophy he took from the whole squad.
@@squatchnasty234 no it wasn’t he collects all their skulls lol you can see macks skull with the hole left by plasma caster bolt
Great 80's action movie, P2 will give a few more hints of what the aliens are all about. Loved the reaction , 👍
Like with "Aliens", Dark Horse Comics really did a nice job creating some interesting lore about the Predators and their apparent "hunter" culture.
Now you need to do other Arnold classics like “Total Recall”, “The Running Man” and “Kindergarten Cop”. You’ll not regret it.
Universal Soldier 1992 with Van Damme might be your kind of action film!
The laugh was Billy’s laugh
She never gets credit but the lady is, Elpidia Carrillo. She's gone on to be a producer, director and continues acting as well. Just a little info.
As always your reaction / review is fun to watch. Keep 'em coming and y'all be safe!
To answer your question, no. Action movies do not typically have a full orchestral score. This one was composed by Alan Silvestri, the same guy who did the Back to the Future soundtracks. I can hear similarities between this and especially Back to the Future 2, with a great use of percussion. I was a percussionist in an orchestra. It is so fun. I would have loved to perform something by Silvestri, but we usually did stuff like Tchaikovsky, Carmen, and Gershwin.
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Twentieth Century Fox! That means Disney now owns the Predator AND Aliens! Can’t wait for AvPvM . . . (Alien vs. Predator vs. Mickey)
The best interview to watch about this movie is Jesse Ventura's. He was in special forces and a pro wrestler before doing this movie.
There’s something so inherently bad ass about Billy taking off all his shit and grabbing his knife… Always loved that moment..
Side note: Arnie became the Governor of California, 'I ain't got time to bleed' Jesse Ventura became the Governor of Minnesota.
Jen, please watch Arnie's very first movie, _Hercules in New York._
Is it serious or a comedy?
@@jenmurrayxo That's up for debate. I guess it's an attempt at comedy. Originally Arnie's voice was dubbed because of his accent but the new Blu-ray release has his own voice.
And after that, "The Villain", and "Raw Deal".
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Predator is the best of it's kind. If you want more like it, just watch it again. You'll only be disappointed if you try to find something that tops it.
Hey Jen, Basically watch as many Arnold movies as you can. From Conan 1 and 2 to Commando, to Running Man, to Total Recall, to TRue Lies, to Twins, Kindergarden Cop. And I'll even throw in some Robocop (same director as Total Recall). Those flicks should get your action juices flowing. P.S. I'm adding Rambo: First Blood and Rambo II
There's also Junior. A rather interesting Arnold comedy given the current scene.
Hercules in New York
A lot of people miss it, but that terrifying laugh at the end was the predator playing back Billy laugh....
One of my favourite movies, saw it at cinema when I was a young tyke ( about 16 😂 )
This movie along with Alien, set the stage for all Sci Fi/Action movies that followed it and they set the bar really high up, to the point that they and the storylines have never actually been bettered; you really need to review John Carpenters - The Thing with Kurt Russell, another classic with more twists and turns than you can shake a stick at.
This movie is Action, Sci-fi and Horror. It is awesome
Such amazing prosthetics and costume for the predator.
Agreed, that alien face is CREEPY!
Shane Black ,the guy telling dirty jokes wrote "Lethal Weapon ". Also Jean Claude Van Damme was originally the Predator.
Wrestling was such a huge part of the culture back then and even though Jesse Ventura was a bad guy, big mouth wrestler/commentator at the time...The whole Movie theater cheered really loud when Jesse Ventura's name came on the beginning credits at the very start of the movie. I'll never forget it.
That ending with the music and the smoke clearing and Dutch broken. Very emotional.
Helicopter pilot in the end is actually the actor who played the predator.....
When Jesse came back to wrestling as a TV commentator after filming this, he'd talk about being a big Hollywood star and would practice his Oscar acceptance speech lol
I know you weren't trying to be funny but that "I gotta stop watching movies where people get skinned." made me pause and rewind because that was hilarious. Seems like a good t shirt logo.
Something that you were probably unaware of is that Carl Weathers and Jesse Ventura co-starred in this movie as well
Actor Shane Black, the guy who played Hawkins, actually brought us the movie "The Predator" not too long ago
" You need to ReMud" 😆 Words I never thought would be spoken but so True! 🙄 It wasn't Evil the Predator was just copying Billy's Laugh, although yeah it sounded Evil! 😬
Arnie was absolutely on fire throughout the 80s and into the mid-90s. I lived through it, I did bodybuilding back then, Arnold was me and my training partner's hero, we'd go and work out for 3 hours, come home, eat an entire roast chicken and a loaf of bread each and then watch Arnie, Sly and JCVD movies into the night. Have a look at: The Running Man, Total Recall, Commando, True Lies, Red Heat, all rippers!
Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast to play the Predator, but the rumor has always been that he got himself fired on purpose so he could star in Bloodsport
PREDATOR 2 (1990) is great too.
I think in any language or sound you can tell what a count down is.
I saw this opening weekend , there was no other movie that could compare, you felt like you were in the jungle with them.... when Arnie was running before the waterfall plunge, we were like... Dammm Arnie Runs news @11pm... it made the Predator that much more frightening...how the counterbalance of the trap just about killed it, instead of the trap itself...all those things in the finale, were awesome, it using their speech to taunt and mimic them...the move stands the test of time like no other.
'Commando' is perhaps the Arniest of the Arnie movies (though by no means the best in general). Still, I'm confident you'll like it (not sure if you've already seen it).
Great film. It doesn't take itself seriously as intended, just a pure action movie with humor through and through.
So funny moment here, the helicopter pilot that picks them up, is the actor who played the Predator :)
now its gotta be commando and conan the barbarian. 2 more arnie classics
RIP Carl and Sonny. Two great actors that I didn’t ever want to go.
I very much enjoy your reactions, Jen.
Thank you! ☺👍
Arnie opted out of the sequel because he wanted it to remain in the jungle. There was one person from this one who made an appearance in the sequel but you'd have to watch real close.
During the screening, the actor who was wearing glasses' mom walked out when his character was killed.
Kevin! My namesake! Giant of a man with an equally big heart, married the actress who played Olivia on Sesame Street.
I'm sure most things are covered yet I'll add - I've always liked the red interior lights in the choppa' which contrasts nicely when they arrive. Our eyes are also being affected by the red which makes the transition to the jungle hues more effective.
HEY Jen. Fun fact: Arnold went on to be a successful politician as the governor of California. Your buddy with the minigun who, "Didn't have time to bleed". His name is Jessie Ventura, former pro wrestler, actor, and governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The predator confrontation set them up for their successful political endeavors. HA.
I believe Ventura is also a former Green Beret.
@@CruelestChris Nope, he was a Navy SeAL.
@@CruelestChris their resumes are so long. I forgot that one.
sorry i miss the live..buying green stuff for the yard.....i was off a little...i thought blanky would come up a little later but no..3:55...great react as always..
Lollll I was clutching my blanket pretty tightly!! 😆
Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers Franchise also did The Predator vocalizations in the movie. He did the growls and snarls, and when his mask is off, they used the sound of a bear, pig and crocodile to make him roar.
"That gun is bananas." Wonderful. I couldn't have put it better myself.
So iconic! There is so much to like about this film: the great character actors, the memorable cheesy one-liners, the loads of violence, the creature design, etc. I could talk about this film all afternoon because it was so appealing to me as a kid going into the sixth grade. Every time a trailer came on t.v. for it I got chills, and the movie totally lived up to all my lofty fan boy expectations. Bravo to all involved with this gem.
Now, True Lies? 🤔
Now that you've seen this movie and Aliens, you should watch Alien vs Predator (2004)
I do want to see that!! ☺️
I really liked the first AvP movie, though I see it as more of a Predator movie than an Alien movie.
No idea what happened to AvP2... I thought it was like some kind of low-budget spoof.
Do P2 first.
is there any chance you guys could stop recommending her garbage films when there are still plenty of all-timers she can enjoy first? even if you do like it, no one in their right mind could possibly recommend it over seeing Indiana jones and the last crusade first, or something of that quality. AvP would be way way down her list.
I love AvP. Strong, kick-ass woman.
You need to check out "Tremors." It looks like a b monster movie, but it is actually really great, one of my favorites. Red Letter Media called it a perfect movie.
That one is a LOT of fun!
Ohhhhh snap, action movie, tactical Jen is going to make an appearance I can feel it 👏
There she is, got way excited by the mini-gun 🤣 “if I ever fire a giant gun I’m gonna scream the whole time.” That’s our tactical JM.
The first time o saw this in theaters I missed the first two mins because of traffic. It made it so much better because I didn’t see the spaceship at the start so I had NOOOOO clue what was killing the soldiers until they did.
Lollll 🤣🤣
Ya that must've been confusing without the beginning!!
Alan Silvestri did the music for this. Same guy who did Back to the Future. I definitely hear the similarities.
Ooooooh! Good pick, Pretty Jen! Reminder set, can't wait for this one!😎👀👍💀💪🔫🍷🚬
You might as well see Predator 2. You'll get to see a hint of who else the Predator has hunted.
20:02 "Ew. What's going on? Oh. No."
He's making trophies. This is what this thing is. An interplanetary trophy hunter.
The Predator's laugh at the end was Billy's from the, uhh, "echo joke" that he was trying to copy.
Also, I always seem to forget how extra hard that R rating is for gore.