New jungle, same elite species of hunter. If you like unhinged melees in the sweltering heat and the sweet sound of Danny Glover ignoring authority, then you'll love this full movie reaction to Predator 2.
Back in the day, I had PREDATOR 2 on VHS but not the first movie. So, I knew this one better than the original. Really wish we had proper third installment with Arnie and Glover together. Ah, well.
I think it was doomed to flop the minute they failed to secure Arnold to return as lead. It wasn't a bad movie by any means, in fact, it's definitely a classic and worthy of the Predator series name. I just think there was a stigma already attached to it before it even played on opening nights, simply because "No Ah-Nult!". Take a look at the the Alien and Terminator sequels.... The leads for both movies returned for the sequels and the hype was real, and also well deserved. Predator 2 got bojed out of that hype, solely because of casting (which is nothing negative against Danny Glover, cuz he was just as awesome in this movie!).
Arnold Schwarzenegger said no to Predator 2 (1990) because of a dispute over money. According to producer John Davis, it was over an additional $250,000, which the studio refused to pay him.
I feel like Predator 2 was doomed to fail when: 1. they didn't get good writers like they did in the original, so more studio involvements on what they wanted. 2. Arnold not wanting to return. 3. However since there was major studio involvements They not only got good well known actors in the film, but they also casted a lot of good character actors to add to the movies universe but gives the movie a good charm towards viewers. like loyal friend, no matter how much you hate them you cant help and stay for their charming good personality.
Rest in peace to Kevin Peter Hall who played both Jungle Hunter, and City Hunter, as well as Greyback the Elder Predator. He did a great job as a performer in every creature costume he ever put on... and everyone who knew him has had nothing but great thing to say. I've always hoped his son would carry on the tradition and dawn a Predator suit for one of these movies.
Fun fact: Arnold was supposed to be in this movie..the part of Keyes was written for Arnold but due to contract negotiation failing, the role meant for arnold was written for Gary Busey. Also the clan of Predators at the end were played by players from the Los Angeles Lakers.. Danny Glover was a big fan, and when the production needed several very tall people to play the background Predators, he asked them to help out.
Damn I didn't know that thanks for telling me that I always thought Arnold was supposed to be in predator 2 anyway probably because he was doing terminator 2 around this time also n I wonder was one of the predators Magic Johnson lol 😎😆😎😆
@30:00, read the novelization. This was a young Predator trying to make its bones. The chief Predator was impressed that Harrigan could take one of them in a fair fight. Hence sparing him and handing him the flintlock pistol. However, the pistol was also to tell Harrigan that humans have been hunted a long time…and the hunts will continue.
Yeah I totally got that when I watched this in the theatre in 1990. However when I think about it today... How much of fight would the humans have been with flintlocks? Must have been a pretty short slaughter. lol
@@kevinburton3948 There's a novelization written 15 years after the fact, but the chieftain got the flintlock from a pirate captain in the early 1700s. The short version is it was one of the chieftain's first hunts, and he stalked one pirate crew realizing they were about to pounce another. Taking on two crews at once is bigger bragging rights, after all. The captain of one crew was surprisingly honorable, and both the captain and the Predator ended up facing the others side by side. Once done, but realized the duel wasn't over. Both drew their swords, saluted to begin the finale, when the captain was shot in the back. The Predator slew the last pirate, but was 'denied his prize.' After all the captain was mortally wounded by another. Instead, as the Predator began to leave, noticed the captain was struggling to take out his other prized weapon, his pistol. Excepting a fight, the Predator was surprised when the captain openly offered his beloved weapon. His last words were, "Take it." The Predator knelt, took the pistol, and put his own sword in the dying captain's hand so he wouldn't die without a weapon. So yes, the pistol had multiple levels of meaning Again, this was written well after the fact, but script writers want it clear that the value of the pistol is significant. The Yautja (the Predators) are a strange race. They have their own code of honor, which some break with little consequence, although to be chieftain your must prove your honor is unbreakable. The Yautja both respect and dislike the human race. They find humanity as a whole soft and too enamored with getting a comfortable life, and the younger Yautja take pleasure in blasting apart scores of humans for the sake of giggles. However, individual humans have proven to be worthy foe, and even a source of reproach for Yautja . You can sum up the mentality as saying, "If you weren't so arrogant in your skills, you wouldn't have been killed by a human." In closing, the Yautja are fascinating. Certainly antagonists, yet some are respectable and a few you'd even cheer for. They're truly alien and yet a dark mirror of ourselves as well.
@@technopirate304 It's part of a compilation from Dark Horse. it was both a comic and a paperback book. I plead guilty in not remembering what's the exact title. I know I have a copy of it somewhere, but I've moved three times in three years. 2/3rds of what I own is still in boxes. :)
@beadsbydez com You answered your own question. He took the sword out of the cane, and as it is established, the Yautja have been coming here for a long time, and recognized that motion.
It's a hunter's code. Those who hunt fauna, deer and the like, generally don't mess with the breeding potential of a prey species, and there's no sport in hunting the infirm.
The thing to remember is that the hunt is the only social currency in their culture. They cannot earn standing or respect any other way. The predator in this film is young, gets a full compliment of weapons and is watched closely by his clan. He takes any prey that qualifies, but won't touch breeding stock like the kid or a pregnant woman. The predator in the first film was a seasoned hunter. He hunted alone, with fewer weapons and only hunted the elite soldiers, leaving an entire camp of armed men alone to act as bait, because they weren't impressive enough prey. To call it a moral code is to misunderstand the Youtja culture. You are known by your kills. If you are known to kill every beast to pick up a sharpened stick or that has tooth or claw, you will have no respect. You hunt the thing that can kill you, the great prize, and earn glory, becoming a seasoned hunter, a leader, an elder. I love how much of this lore is told in just these two films, without ever needing to exposit. It's in their actions, on the screen but there if you pay attention. It's also why I enjoy the later movies including the AVP ones. They build on lore without rewriting it. For all the flaws of the later films, they kept the Youtja true to form.
DC comics has that and more. I wish we could get a half decent movie or tv show for some of the characters and worlds they’ve built. Only the animation is worth watching really.
Typically aliens either want to invade us, make peace with us, harvest us, or give us something The Predator species are the only ones that seem to want to hunt us for a sick, twisted, and gory game. Out of every aliens species in this universe, the Predators seem like the only ones I would grab a beer with.
Predator 2 is my personal favourite. I love the fact it’s set in the city as opposed to the jungle (more chaos). Unfortunately there’s only 1 good film after this (Predators) and a load of poor sequels.
what pisses me the FUCK OFF is that AVP COULD have been an amazing movie if they had adapted the story in the OG comic books: it stayed completely within the canon of both franchises and had great characters and a great story.... instead, someone took a large shit on a paper plate, sprinkled some hollywood turd glitter on it, wrapped it up in tinfoil and said "we're gonna film THIS instead....."
@Tyler Ton I actually loved Predators. It’s the best of all the spin-offs. I loved the novel idea of the humans being shanghaied onto a alien planet and hunted.
@@tomstrutton4351 I know, I saw this movie in the theater back in 1990 and have watched it many times since. I was quoting Alanda, hence the "quotation" marks.
A lot of people think Gary Busey just went crazy and became a meme, but he was a fantastic actor (watch The Buddy Holly Story) who suffered severe brain damage in a motorcycle accident. He has a problem filtering his thoughts and just says what comes to mind now.
Look at you spotting the Alien easter egg at first sight! Top of the class! You give me hope. Maybe there are still people actually watching movies with attention. Thank you for sharing this reaction! :)
I only learned of this a couple months ago when I was having a predator and alien marathon. Shame it took so long to get a crossover, even tho it wasn't good. But Aliens fighting Predators was good tho, I enjoyed their fights
I always thought him leaving Dannys necklace was him saying get your head back in the game, you sense me on that rooftop but now im standing right here and you didn't sense a dam thing.
Yeah in the novelization, the Predator was surprised as hell that Harrigan spotted him even on a subconscious level. I believe that is when it decided to make him the prime trophy for the hunt.
Danny is portraited by Rubén Blades, a very famous Panamenian Singer. He is much more popular in Latin America by his musical career but he has had really very nice roles through the years in some series and movies.
I was racing torwards the comments when she said The Color Purple was her only perspective of Glover, I hope she adds the Lethal Weapon films to the list you can't not fall in love with Murtagh and his family
"Y'all been fightin' bitches for time eternal!" That statement is actually a lot more accurate than you think, Alanda. If you look at the expanded lore beyond the films of the Predator franchise (the books, comics and/or graphic novels), you'll find that Predators have been coming to Earth since at least the time of the Crusades, perhaps even earlier.
In the novels, the yautja women are *much* bigger and tougher than the ones we see in the movies. Let's just say courtship is...well, any yautja that *survives* is considered a badass.
"Heem from deh udda side" is one of my favorite movie quotes of all time. Thanks for the fun reaction! Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed by a predator, an alien and a terminator.
The gun at the end of the film that the predator tosses to Glover.... My friend's father actually owns that gun. He bought it from a movie prop auction About 15 years ago it Is the only one as far as we know in existence as far as the props go.
A little bit of background facts about the Predator Race that came up over the years: As you could see in this movie, they are interplanetary trophy hunters. Their complete society is based on their hunting successes and if he/she is not killed in combat, a Predator can live up several hundreds of years. They visit mostly hot planets, because their homeplanet is a lot warmer than earth. The Alien vs. Predator movie brought those iconic figures into the same universe and a Xenomorph is the first prey for a young Predator to prove himself. Humans are mostly for more experienced hunters, because a good trained human could develop strategies against the hunter which makes the hunt more challeging (like Dutch Schäfer in the first movie proved). If a Hunter fails, he has to destroy himself and his equipment to not let any trace of existing back. If the Hunter fails, a experienced cleaner is sent to wipe out all possible hints for their species.
Most Yautja come to earth and act differently, the young ones would hunt as well antagonize their prey. The older ones, would wait as well stalk their prey and prepare for the kill. However one thing is certain, whenever a predator comes. They always bring in new weapons.
I would imagine that back on the Yautja homeworld, they have their own version of ESPN or Twitch where they review hunts. This particular Predator's hunt is probably used as a case study in what NOT to do. Some old Yautja professor in a tweed loincloth probably gives extra credit to anyone who can pinpoint the second things went south. LOL.
This film was an initiation hunt. Under close supervision, a full array of weapons, any armed target is valid. The predator from the first film was a seasoned hunter. Alone, few weapons, only taking the most elite prey (not the full camp of armed soldiers).
From 29:00 to 30:10 . . . . Now that is a reaction when you become emotionally invested into the character , the final fight , and then the rest of the crew shows up . Now that is the 100% emotional reaction .
Bruh!!, lol ......when Jerry died did you hear her say that the Predator was "Hoovering the blood off of his skull, so that he could polish it" lol 😂😂😂
The flintlock pistol the Predator Chieftain gives Danny Glover at the end is from a Predator Comic book where a 17th century pirate fights along side that Chieftain when he was just a young Yautja (Predator). The Yautja honor code kind of goes away after this movie, except for maybe 1 scene in AVP 1. Alien vs. Predator movies are not a good time hahahah.
Rubén Blades is a legendary “Salsa” composer and singer who also happens to have appeared in more than 40 films, including that Walking something series as Daniel Salazar. Just won another Grammy in 2021.
So, there is a backstory to go with that pistol. It was expanded on in a comic or series of comics. It belonged to a pirate who was being watched by one of the Predators. If I remember right, the Predator planned on hunting him, but then it witnessed his crew mutinying against him and leapt in to assist him instead. Pretty awesome.
And the last member of the crew shot the capital in the back and the Predator bisected him for it. The captan gave it to him and the Predator left his rapier at the body of Adolini.
"By the time Mister walks through that door there's gonna be nothing but corpses." HAHA Yeah he played his role well in "The Color Purple" I remember watching as a family and we were all scared of him. A fine actor this guy.
The xenomorph skull was a nod to Dark horse comics. Who publicist the Alien and Predator comics . As well as cross over comic book ark called Alien versus Predator . Wich they publicist between 1989 an 2020. A full year before this movie wich came out in 1990 . So they had no plans for a movie version of Aliens versus Predator . They didn't even think it would be possible. So the director did that Easter egg as a nod to Dark horse comics . To acknowledge their work on the comics .
since you finally noticed the Xenomorph's skull yeah, the Predators also hunts them but they are actually their real enemies together with the Engineers....so i suggest watch Alien vs. Predator movie
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Predator 2 is a good sequel. RIP Bill Paxton. The only man to have the honor of getting 86ed by a T-800, a Xenomorph and a Predator
16:36 It wasn't a trophy or kindness, but a challenge. From the beginning the Predator already decided that Danny Glover was some sort of an 'alpha', a worthy adversary, the main kill.
Yeah the Predators, or Yautja, are a culture heavy on honor and respect. So seeing him leave the badge on Danny's grave, it chose to return the necklace as a show of honoring him. It's also why they take the skulls from King Willie and Bill Paxton's character. They were willing to take him on directly with bladed weapons without any hint of fear. That's a sign of serious courage in their eyes.
There was supposed to be a whole other movie set around that pistol at the end to do with pirates. There's even a comic to it. But sadly it was never made.
I really, REALLY enjoyed your reaction to one of my favorite movies! "...this k-mart is closing!!" has got to be some of the funniest shit I have seen a reactor say.....I laughed for fives of minutes about that one!
The movie shines in expanding the Predator’s weapons such as an expanding/collapsing spear, a retracting net, and a flying boomerang cutting disc. The Predator trophy skull wall has some interesting items, including what seems to be a tyrannosaur-like alien head with six eye sockets.
Gordon Davis And most important of all, the skull of a XENOMORPH, which became the Easter egg that launched an entire crossover universe: Aliens Vs. Predator.
This is great, glad people are liking part 2 and seeing how fun it is. incredible creature design awesome world building super fire practical effects and all the new predators looked amazing.
Great reaction. I wondered if you'd notice that Xenomorph skull on the trophy wall, I wasn't disappointed. Those two species have a long history together.
A little info about the Yautja (Predators): The majority of them have a code of conduct. They won't kill pregnant women, and they won't kill the terminally ill unless attacked first. They're hunters who seek a challenge. That's why they go to the prey's homeworld, to make it more difficult for themselves. If someone is unarmed, they're not considered a threat unless they openly challenge a Yautja. There are those who don't follow the code. They're called bad bloods, and they're basically outcasts who do what they want. If you see any Yautja breaking the rules, it's a bad blood. EDIT: Also, if someone beats a Predator, they sometimes get a reward, like that pistol. Of course, some Yautja just blow themselves up like the Jungle Hunter did...and the City Hunter tried to do before he got his device cut up.
Agent Keyes was originally gonna be Dutch from the 1st movie, but since Arnold declined to return because of creative differences & not getting along with the new director, the character was rewritten. Before Gary Busey was cast as agent Keyes, the director originally wanted John Lithgow ( 3rd Rock from the Sun, season 4 of Dexter, Blow Out & Twilight Zone: The Movie) in the role.
Your review and voice are so sweet, it makes me “want some candy.” The only problem with the film is that it tries to be everything for everyone; the film’s tone ranges from horror to suspense to comedy to action to social satire and to goofy slapstick.
I am so excited you got to watch this!! Now all you gotta do is close it out with “Predators” (2010), IMO, that’s where the trilogy ends....I can’t think of anyone who enjoyed “The Predator” from a couple of yrs ago
I did. It did make the error of trying to make the humans the focus of the film rather than the Youtja, but it still had some good predator lore in there.
The warehouse scene in which John Keys were attempting to freeze the predator. They were right and wrong in there approach. They were correct in his field of vision was infared. They also failed at that was his only field he could see in. The most important failure was sound discipline. Initially the predator did not see them but he heard them. The creak of the steps gave them away. Had they been quieter it might have been different.
The Predator lore is where their young warriors go to other places to fight their strongest warriors. Since Danny's character won there was no reason to challenge further him cause the ritual/tradition was over.
