A FIRST TIME WATCHING & REVIEW OF PREDATOR (1987) 

RIP Carl Weathers, man was a legend.

'I can imagine the people back in the 80s watching this, like yo this must've been so cool'. My friend....you have no idea. There's a reason why this film is such a classic.

So, fun fact. The set for the guerilla camp is in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico... and it's currently a restaurant which has a helicopter and life-size Predator to commemorate the film. Food was awesome when we went some years back.

Love how it mimicked Billy's laugh at the end for a final f@#% you to Butch

I love how the Predator tech is not indestructible, It can malfunction with water, a explosion may damage circuits or something. That makes it a very powerful enemy, but vulnerable at the same time. Perfect, simply perfect.

Richard Chavez, who played Poncho, actually served in Vietnam. He was basically playing himself in a lot of ways. The Predator mimicking the human voices was like a duck hunter using a duck call. This movie is iconic for so many reasons. Great reaction Guys! ❤

Well, Mac yelled, "CONTACT!!" Which means he saw the enemy. At this point, no one had a clue what was going on. What happened with Hopper's men and what happened to Hawkins. When they see their friend firing, they trust the enemy is in that general vicinity even if you can't see them. Better that than they shoot you and you never saw it coming. In short, they did the right militaristic 🪖 thing. Even if you (a critiquing movie watcher) disagrees. -OG

RIP Carl Weathers....🙏😢💖

Peter Cullen voiced the sound of the Predator. That's right, Optimus Prime. The man is a legend.

I've noticed that civilians never seen to understand the kicking of the vulture. Its because they were feeding on the bodies of their friends/comrades in arms. So he gives the bird a boot to say get away, that's not for you. Its a respect thing for the dead.

The guy in the glasses was played by Shane Black (now director) who also was a script doctor on this movie, and the pilot of the helicopter at the end is the same actor that played the predator.

Predator is one of those films that really deserves the big screen. In the cinema, the jungle experience is enhanced so much more than on TV (however big). If anyone has a chance to go see a re-release in theaters (e.g. as part of a film art event) don't hesitate a second to go.

I always thought it was so fitting that the predator "said" What the hell are you? as a sign that it was equally curious about a human capable of matching it. Great movie and reaction.

Such a groundbreaking sci-fi film. We need more like this.

This is my 2nd fave movie EVER (Aliens is #1) and has been for 2 or 3 decades. I LOVE this danged movie- excites me every time. I read recently that it was originally written that Dutch won the physical battle but Arnold said that was unbelievable and demanded Dutch win by wits instead. It was so perfect that way, too, what a great call! There's a huge lore behind the Predators now, something to delve into if you're curious, but wow this movie holds up in the effects dept! So glad you enjoyed it! From music to make up, this flick just rocks!

One of the other things that really adds to this film is having a worthy foe. Most of Arnold's movies, he dominates. Bad guys are a joke compared to him. So, they really needed someone magnificent to compete against Arnold's muscles 💪 and they found him. They got 7' 3" tall Kevin Peter Hall to play the Predator!! This really added a new dimension for Arnold to work around. Finally, a foe bigger in every capacity than he was. Kevin also played Bigfoot in Harry and the Henderson's!! Classic movie!! -OG

This is truly a genuine movie. It was filmed in a real jungle. Not a set background. That's real sweat on their faces. Filmed in a Mexican jungle. But supposed to take place in a Guatemalan jungle. -OG

MY #1 FAVORITE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MOVIE! Facts you didn't know about the movie: Jean Claude van Damme played the Predator in some parts of the movie, but quit production as he was tired of wearing the original suit which looked like a lizard insect hybrid. He even wanted to kickbox Arnold but the producers refused. Kevin Peter Hall, RIP, was cast as the titular character as he was more of an intimidating opponent for Arnold's character Dutch being 7'2". He even plays the helicopter pilot at the end of the movie. Half the cast and crew got food poisoning except for Arnold and Director McTiernan whom ate Spaghetti O's and PBJ Sandwiches like Spielberg and Ford on Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Schwarzenegger would later hire his own personal Chef to give the actors the food they needed. No hot meals were allowed due to the heatwave in Mexico. The producers hired a bodyguard to protect people from Sonny Landham, RIP, whom played Billy, as he was prone to violent outbursts. Landham said in an interview that, "We weren't making a movie, it was a survival story for all of us." Oscar Winning VFX company Stan Winston Studios designed the PREDATOR suit for the movie and would later return to the franchise for PREDATOR 2 in 1990. The scene where the stuntman falls off the cliff and lands in the water blew out his kneecap. It rained for 2 weeks making filming even more difficult. It was 110 degrees in the shade while it was 42 at night. It was a box office success, making $100 million dollars ($360 million dollars today) against an $18 million dollar budget. It was nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to InnerSpace. It's now considered to be one of the best Sci-fi Action movies ever made.

This is a movie that i will watch over and over again and still have goosebumps. Such a masterpiece!

Props and kudos to Director John McTiernan. This is the man gave us all the visuals, sounds and atmosphere for this film, the film Hunt for Red October AND the film Diehard! He is the reason that this movie is as good as it is.

Carl Weathers played it two ways as Dutch's old friend and a CIA turncoat. "You're an asset. An expendable asset..." But he says it while he's unable to hold back tears for betraying an old friend. It's an underrated and slightly unseen part of his performance.

37:01 as hunter warrior it’s honouring Dutch’s survival as warrior!! by revealing itself to him as a warrior.

I remember going to see this in theaters with a friend when it released. Then we went home and played Contra. It was like we were playing as Dutch and Rambo fighting the Aliens from the Aliens movie.

One of Arnold's best.

Dutch and the Predator, two of the greatest cinematic characters ever.

I love you guys and your plot IQ. You guys appricate so many of the writing aspects and the old school build up that movie used to take back in the day. Love your reactions for sure.

"You're hit, man. You're bleedin'." "I ain't got time to bleed." "Oh... okay." Fun Fact: Jesse Ventura was delighted to find out from the wardrobe department that his arms were one inch bigger than Arnold Schwarzenegger's. He suggested to Schwarzenegger that they measure arms, with the winner getting a bottle of champagne. Ventura lost, because Schwarzenegger had told the wardrobe department to tell Ventura that his arms were bigger. You're going to have to get up much earlier in the day to get one over a professional practical joker. Don't Drink It Fact: The Predator's blood - a goopy substance with the color of Mountain Dew - was made on-set using a mixture of the liquid from inside glow sticks and KY Jelly. Practical Effect Fact: The invisibility cloaking effect was achieved with a bright red suit (because it was the farthest opposite of the green of the jungle and the blue of the sky) the size of the Predator. The red was removed with chroma key techniques, leaving an empty area. The take was then repeated without the actors using a 30% wider lens on the camera. When the two takes were combined optically, the jungle from the second take filled in the empty area. Because the second take was filmed with a wider lens, a vague outline of the alien could be seen with the background scenery bending around its shape.

28:11 Carl Weathers' death scream is bellow for the ages.

The 2 scariest/intimidating parts of this movie to me : 1. Mac's death. How he was so quiet and sneaky working his way around under the roots only to realize the Predator was right on top of him the entire time. Something THAT big being THAT sneaky is beyond dangerous. 2. The roar Predator lets out after he takes his helmet off. Arms stretched out CLEARLY stating he wants to fight to the death with no weapons. Absofuckinglutely not. I want nothing to do with that 🤣

Trivia - The guy piloting the chopper at the end is the guy who was in the Predator suit

Hey Ari and Denise, Originally, Dutch was supposed to beat the Predator in their "man vs alien" 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.

Peter (Optimus Prime) Cullen provided the vocal effects of the Predator. The clicks and stuff. He talks about it in a few videos here on RU-vid.

I think this is such a unique film 🎥. The first half of the movie plays like a typical 80s war movie and then changes genre and becomes a horrific gore monster film who also happens to be an extraterrestrial!! -OG

" THAT WAS EPIC, That Scream." That was a Conan the Barbarian Scream !

Fun fact : that countdown actually has two purposes. 1. One to insure that the predators body isn't discovered if it's bested. 2. To give the worthy adversary an opportunity to get out of dodge. Him laughing at the end is basically like an honorable way saying. "Well **** got me good me friend".

Watched this at the cinema in 87 and after Arnie and his buddies mowed the jungle down with their weapons the entire audience stood up and cheered. Never seen anything like it before or since.

Even with all of today's CG advancements, this movie stands up really well. Shows how much you can do with practical effects and good story telling. I sometimes think current writing/story telling has suffered from over-reliance on CGI to "wow the audience," leading to bad or lazy story telling/writing and increasingly shallow material.

Your genuine enthusiasm for this film is great to see. So many reactors just laugh at the effects and acting! Saw it on the cinema in the UK in '87 and it was mind blowing at that time, still fabulous today. Stan Winston was a genius I think he was nominated for an oscar for best visual effects for this. Way ahead of his time.

I saw this film so many times when I was a kid in my betamax and now in my 42 I still love this masterpiece Predator directed by John McTiernan starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke and music score by Alan Silvestri. Thank you guys great reaction awesome👍👍👍👍👍

Predator mimicking and taunting Dutch's men is not only intimidating 😳 but down right scary too. Especially when the Predator uses Billy's laugh at the end of the film 🎥 before the Predator nuked himself!! -OG

the guy with the big gun is former wrestler and former governor Jesse THE BODY Ventura

Love how Denise just laughs at every chopper reference 😂😂

i went to the theater to see this when i was 15, easily one of my favorite movies of all time. yeah it has the 80's action and one liners but to me thats one of the things that give it character

This and Aliens are two of the best action films. I never get tired of em.

In 1980 there was a movie with Martin Landau called 'Without Warning' about people at peril in the backwoods from an alien. Oh, and Kevin Peter Hall played the aggressor in that too...

They could ditch the guns, but at that point they've probably all proven themselves as combatants instead of civilians. The predator has been watching them all along and probably already knows who is worthy prey and who is not.

My mom was 74 years old and wanted to borrow this when I bought a DVD re-release. Her favorite part was watching the jungle become a golf course. Imagine a 74 year old woman laughing at the Gatlin gun cycling without ammo. Her favorite character was Billy, staring into the jungle squeezing the ju-ju bag. See if your grandma feels the same... 25:13 Mac--Bill Duke--is repeating the lyrics from Little Richard on the helicopter. "Long tall Sally! She built sweet! She got EVERYTHING...Uncle John needs! Oh baby...I'm gonna have me some fun tonight!!!" A unique way of saying your revenge is near.

My bro and I always said Predator is one of the greatest action movies EVER. John Mctiernan is the man

RIP Carl Wethers

through my teen years, my dad and I did a lot of hunting together. then I was in the Navy for 4 years, and I got out in 1987. I went back home, took my dad to see this movie (I had already seen it before I got out), and when "Old Painless" was fired for the first time, my dad's expression... HE wanted that gun to go hunting with! I told him there would be nothing left except a blood stain on the ground!

Thanks for your reactions guys. I am 67 years old and went to see this movie at the Cinema when it came out. It still looks great but at the time it was mind blowing and one of those innovative movies that changed how movies were made. It was really a golden era for movies as there were a lot of movies like this. Great Directors like Stephen Spiielberg, James Cameron and Ridley Scott were still the new kids on the block at the time and were changing how movies were made. The way these movies from the late 80s through to 2000 still hold up to modern movies and in most cases look better is a testament to how fantastic the then young movie makers were.

It's one of my classic and cult movies, great plot and effects, and you two super nice to convey your emotions when watching predator.

You are entertaining people. Fun fact, the pilot at the end was the man who played predator.

The shot of the predator shooting his shoulder cannon in to the trees with no idea where to aim was a great role reversal from earlier through dutch’s clever tactics and adaptability.

Hey Ari and Denise, I think you guys picked up on the ability of 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.

As a fighter, I know why the Predator took off his weapons to fight Arnold: to see how he would do 1:1 against this creature on the same physical technological level. Hand to hand. I totally get it. Which is another reason why the Predator is so amazing.

I think the pschology of the predator as a huntsman is that he didn't take the soldiers seriously as a competition but slowly gained respect for them at the end with Dutch so the predator decided it would be respectful to make it a fair fight.

27:18 - The Predator saw them kill already. It knows they are worthy. If they discard their guns it will fight them on their chosen terms and kill them anyway, like when it stabs Billy or fights Dutch hand to hand.

One of the most sought out after Alan Silvestri scores of all time. His score for the sequel(which is my favorite by the film composer) is awesome. The percussions are just completely insane.

Consider our own hunting laws; Can't bait the animal, can't use this or that type of weapon, can't hunt after dark or before a certain date. It 's like a safari to them. They have rules... Rites of passage. They kind of explain some of it in Alien vs. Predator.

You became my favorite reaction crew on youtube, and trust me I seen them a lot. All this movies I watched like... 100 times, and it was my privilege watch it with you guys. Take care and greets from Europe. P.S. What I love the most about you man: you're inteligent and good person :)

The camera cuts to a wide angle shot after Arnold's battle cry echoes throughout the jungle always gives me the chills. They don't make movies like that anymore.

I’m so glad I found your channel. I’ve seen all of the movies, but watching with you guys as first timers is great and it’s like rewatching a movie I like in half the time. I especially like both of your translations and technical appreciation of the work done these classics. I’ve been binging your channel for over a week, now. Merry Christmas

Love the reactions! .. classic favorites, so I remember begging my old man to keep renting this one from the good ol block buster over and over.. he never complained once!)

One of the few, if not the only Arnold film in which he cannot defeat the villain with his biceps. The muscle he had to work out most in this plot is his brain as only outsmarting the Predator was he able to defeat him. Especially at the time, this really made a difference from an Arnold perspective. That said, Prey has brought the franchise back to form.

One the greatest, and weirdest movies of all time. With such a mishmash of style and tone, this movie just shouldn't work, but everything came together perfectly. Tremors is another example of this, a movie that shouldn't have worked, but somehow became more than the sum of it's parts

To answer your question about it being a "fair fight"...the Predator concept is a critique of HUMANS: They modelled the villain after US: As people WE hunt lions, tigers, rhinos, and other dangerous animals with high tech rifles, night vision, and camouflage/gillie suites/high hides. The predator's trophy hunting reflect our trophy hunting. The Predator's villainy reflects OUR villainy.

I wish I could take a pill that caused me forget these classics since I wish to experience them again fresh. Such a great film, my dad watched this with me when I was 8 years old. This film made me military OBSESSED. Every single halloween after I was a soldier.

I remember going to the theater to see this movie with my dad. He wouldn't tell me what it was about and I just figured it was a military action film with Arnold, like Commando. Walked out of that theater shook. I'd have to say Robocop, Terminator, Alien(s), and Predator (1 & 2), Bladerunner, Total Recall, and The Thing really formed my love for sci-fi horror, action, and cyberpunk when I was young and it has stuck with me ever since. All really great movies that hold up even today.

There are two future goveners in this film. Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and Arnie.

I was a teenager when I saw this with friends. Within a year we had Aliens, Robocop and Predator. It was the best and greatest 12 months in Scifi action ever. Yet to beaten.

Seen this flick like.. I dunno.. 80 times. Its one of my go-to when I wanna "listen" on a movie. I know the whole scenes. Along with first Matrix, which is my top 1, and this possibly top 2 or 3 with Terminator 2, and then I love Crank (first mostly). Very cool stuff.

Can't just ditch the guns and walk away once you've engaged... Predator rules 101

Nice reaction! Fun fact about 36:41 when the predator lifts Dutch up, it does it to scan his skull to see if he's a human or something else, as nothing has challenged it as much before :)

This epic movie has held up so well. I remember watching it when it was brand new.

Regarding the Predator's camouflage: The alien isn't a gladiator or a competitive athlete. It's a hunter. It wants challenging prey, but at the end of the day it wants to go home alive, and with its trophy. Human hunters don't give the animals they hunt an even chance of killing them. Even when the Predator gave Dutch the "honor" of unarmed combat, it knew that no human is a physical match for it.

Anna is played by Elpidia Carrillo. She's an actress and director in Mexico. The helicopter pilot at the end is played by Kevin Peter Hall. He also plays the predator. He passed in 1991. RIP. Great reaction guys. Seriously. Y'all be safe. (Some Texas slang there.)

The og is the best...by far...like you said, a masterpiece..

80's kid here We saw this in theaters and it blew us away bought it as soon as it came out on VHS and watched it so many times we wore out the cassette and had to get another.

27:17 because, the Pred already determined earlier in the movie that they were worthy prey

Predator was one of few Scifi movies from the 80's that set the bar for all others. The Thing and Alien were the other two. The triple threat movies that started it all. Great reaction and commentary!! Cheers!!

KEVIN P. HALL-(The PREDATOR)-was also the Helicopter Pilot at the END. The Director & everybody wanted to let people know what HE REALLY LOOKS LIKE in real life! Also as a BOOST to his Acting Career.

36:55 is exactly the opposite of what y’all thought, the predator was actually scanning Dutch to check that he was a human, because this was something new to the predator, a human THAT capable and dangerous. So he was checking his skull to make sure of what he was.

I so enjoyed watching this with you guys. Was fortunate to catch in the theater in 87 and have been a huge Predator fan ever since. Also from one filmmaker to another your comments are excellent.

22:53 My reaction too when watched this movie 20yrs ago.

I remember seeing this for the first time on VHS tape in 1988 at my friends house. His dad rented Predator for us, we were 14. It was awesome.

Okay, so this is late, but the reason why Dutch and the others don't ditch their weapons is because they've already figured out that the Predator is a big game hunter. And the Predator has already seen that they (Dutch and his team) are resourceful, intelligent and dangerous. It's already marked them as prey, there would be no point in ditching their weapons. Anna attempts to pick up a weapon, only to get rebuked by Dutch because that would mark her as prey and the general rule of big game hunting is you keep the population healthy, you go for the trophy bucks or males.

Went to the theater when this came out, SO GOOOD.

Shane Black who played Hawkins (The joke telling guy) did a fair amount of writing for this film. And at the movie premiere Blacks mother was there. As soon as he was killed on screen, she got up and left the viewing.

Nerdy fun fact incoming: Bill Hader SNL alumni & star of ‘Barry’ was PA on-location to Arnie… He tells some funny stories about it in a interview with Kevin Pollak(it’s on RU-vid).

To your point on continuing to use camo-mode, think of Human hunters, who use blinds, and long-range scopes, etc... When the Predator found one worthy of taking on hand to hand, he did it. The rest used guns and explosives, and so did the Predator. When he knew Dutch was no longer using a gun, he acted in accordance. Or, at least, that is what I got from it.

If you guys haven't watched Predator 2 do it. A very good sequel to the first movie even the first movie is better. I liked that they tried something new with the second movie and not just copied the first one.

I love that it acknowledged Dutch as a warrior, and basically asked him to a duel when it removed it's mask.

Wrapping a 7 ft black man in a suit that is head to toe covered in 3/4 inch square mirror tiles is a genius way of practical invisibility effects back in the day. Pure genius.😎

This movie and The Matrix are in my opinion the two best sci-fi-action movies ever made. There will never be movies made like this ever again. Movies no a days lack content and originality, and classic lines, and of course classic characters.

RIP Carl Weathers 😭

New to this channel and really enjoyed the reaction. Regarding the "fair fight" aspect of the lore, I think the Predator gives himself the same advantages any hunter does. The goal is to make the kill. When hunting dangerous animals we don't walk up on them and shoot in plain sight, neither does the predator.

I saw this the summer it came out. I was blown away! You guys should check out Schwarzenegger's Red Heat. It came out in '85 I believe.

Great choice for a film!! Was 15 when I went to see this, and still one of my favorites!! As suggestions if you haven't seen them, other MUST-see sci-fi movies from that time (aside from the original "Star Wars" trilogy): 1. The Terminator (1984). THE movie that made Schwarzenegger, director James Cameron and makeup artist Stan Winston. 2. Alien (1979). Has what many critics consider to be some of the scariest scenes ever put to film. Started the careers of Sigourney Weaver and director Ridley Scott. 3. Aliens (1986). HUGELY successful sequel to "Alien." The Queen (also created by Stan Winston) is considered one of the greatest movie monsters ever created. Another James Cameron classic. 4. The Thing (1982). One of director John Carpenter's best films. If you watch it, realize there is NO CGI or computer effects when it comes to the aliens; ALL practical, physical effects. The effects are so good they STILL hold up 40 years later. 5. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991). Yet another James Cameron blockbuster. First use of a CGI-generated main character in a film. The effects at the time were so revolutionary they helped show just how much computers can enhance quality filmmaking. Love your channel and your reactions!! Good stuff!!

"Arnie. He's like the real life hulk" hahaaa! He beat the real life hulk to become mr universe. Class