PREDATOR (1987) | Girlfriends FIRST TIME WATCHING 

"Real men don't need tables to arm wrestle, the testosterone is the table!" - Ash Tsu - The Art of Wrestling

“If Billy gets spooked, we’re all spooked.” Once again, Hannah, you boil the movie down into one perfect nugget of description. Great video, thanks!

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.

I just witnessed one of the greatest character arcs ever. Hannah just went from modern British women, to 80's American Action Hero, and back to Hannah, not quite the same, but something new.

'See, when Arnold squeezes your arms with those muscles, you learn English.' This made me laugh more than it should have, haha.

Hannah's reaction through this was gold, at first she was like "Yeah....no, i don't think I'll like this." at the end, she's cheering and all pumped for a fight. lol. Freakin fantastic, great reaction you guys, all the best!

Another Arnie movie that Hannah would blatantly like is True Lies. Action and lots of laughs too. That is one of his best and there are so many to choose from.

I think the reason Dutch wasn't severally wounded by the laser blast was that it hit his weapon, not him directly. You have to watch it in slow-mo, but it does show the rifle taking the hit, not his body.

The first half an hour is Ash just absolutely drooling with excitement waiting for the Predator reveal so that Hannah understands it aint no goddamn Gorilla lmao

That Arnold scream is by far the most badass screams I have heard in any movie nothing gets you more pumped up.

It was really fun watching Hannah get more and more into the movie as it went along.

The both of you provide great commentary. It's both silly and thoughtful every time. I enjoy it so much.

Hey Ash and Hannah, You need to 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, Kindergarten 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

Predator had the exact same effect on my wife as it has on Hannah. Really thought she wouldn't like it that much, but it draws you in because it's more about the characters and their fear and increasing helplessness than it is about the traditional Eighties action tropes. It actually misleads you by having the first major action scene being DELIBERATELY over the top 'Eighties-ness' and then it suddenly gets much more psychological and eerie, and before you realize what's happened you feel like you're right there in the jungle with them, being hunted.

The reason Arnold's arm didn't get blown off is because Predator shot his rifle. The shrapnel from the gun exploding is what caused his arm to bleed. When he's pulling himself out of the water you can see the resulting flesh wound.

While filming this movie, the guy who played "Billy" (Sonny Landham, R.I.P.) was assigned personal body guards. Not to protect him but to protect the locals because it was reported that he loved to start fights.

honestly I absolutely adore both these guys, such a fun reaction channel

You should show her “Commando”, “Running Man”, and “Total Recall”, to really give her that late ‘80s/early ‘90s Arnold goodness. 😎

Arnold was not the World’s Strongest Man 😂 He was Mr. Olympia, meaning he was the best bodybuilder in the world. Basically a beauty contest

I love how she goes from being slightly annoyed, to yelling at the screen herself. Ya'll are hilarious.

It would be hilarious if Hannah also had a top ten list for Ash to watch. Idk if when it comes to movies, like tv, Hannah has seen nothing..🤔

The guy who said "I ain't got time to die" was the governor of Minnesota 😂

Jesus, this is one of my favorite movies, seen it a million times, and in the first minute, Ash had me pumped like I had never seen it before.

Norm Macdonald once said something like “you can’t do a good impression of someone you don’t like”. This is why newer movies get the cheese, or what Hannah calls cringe, wrong. Today’s writers have a deep disdain for anything macho or cool, and while they use said characters for comedy like the old movies did, they always want you laughing at them and not with them. Small people selling forgettable stories from their jealous feels.

One of the coolest things that goes unnoticed in this movie is the set-up to show how much of a well-oiled machine the squad is with their raid to take out that camp. They do it so flawlessly with no one getting killed and with perfect teamwork, but then you have this predator that dispatches them like they are nothing. It just shows how advanced he is compared to the elite soldiers. It really makes you feel hopeless for these soldiers during the movie with that comparison. Also this movie has zero wasted shots... It's constant when looking into the jungle and stuff. The moment you think Arnold gets a break jumping down in the water, the tension just stays on ... It's so freaking good

Thanks guys! You are my favourite movie reaction couple. You make me laugh a lot! Love how you get along and mess with each other. I also like your excitement for these classics. Love Hannah's surprise reactions. Have a great weekend"

Predator is taking an extra close look at Dutch's skull because he's blown away at how skilled a warrior he is so he's examining him to see if there's something that makes him different from the others.

RIP Carl ...😢😢😢😢😢 Dillon RIP 😢😢😢😢 Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷

The jungle shootout could be a immediate action drill they've probably been trained in to counter an ambush. If you're getting ambushed, the first thing you do is fight back and take the initiative away from the enemy with overwhelming firepower.

I love how much Hannah got into this movie. The Predator is one of the best villains of all time with the best costume in cinematic history!

Should definitely watch Predator 2. That's the movie that gave direct evidence that the two franchises share the same universe - other than the comics of course too lol

Hannah rocking that Jessica Rabbit hair

GET TO DA CHOPPA!!! 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. 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. 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. They wouldn't eat hot meals due to the heatwave in Mexico so they are protein bars. Schwarzenegger would later hire his own personal Chef to give the actors the food they needed. 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." It was 110° in the shade while it was 42° at night. It rained for 2 weeks making filming even more difficult. It was a box office success, making $100 million dollars ($350 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.

Ash is the first reactor to understand the “Contact!” scene. Your man has engaged, shoot first and ask questions later.

I loved seeing the looks Hannah gave you Ash. She was worried when you were preaching the testosterone driven thirst for the legend of Arnold. Girlfriends sometimes find it weird when their man declares the love for Arnie. The thirst borderlines homoerotic with the way we describe his muscles and manliness.

Ash might already know this, but the first guy they cast as the predator was Jean Claude Van Damme and the creature design was totally different. It was originally intended to look more insect-like, but they quickly realised that it looked bit shit so decided to go in a different direction. Plus, Van Damme started acting like a dickhead on set once he realised nobody would see his face.

When I joined the Army and qualified expert on the M16 and the Grenade, I was issued the exact looking rifle that Arnold carries in this movie. I added an ACOG but I love seeing Arnie carrying the same rifle I carried for many years. This movie is full on Strength and male dominance and I fucking love it. This is what we looked up to in the 80s. Strong men and awesomeness. The Native American, Billy, whose real name is Sonny Landham lived 10 miles from my house and grew up here. I know he moved for acting but he is from just around two roads away from my home. He used to go to the gun shows around Kentucky here and signed autographs and he played cards in my dads poker group on weekends. He was a great guy. I'm not sure, but I think he passed away awhile back. He loved to act all serious and then laugh when he scared you, lol. Big man, but even bigger heart. Gave a lot to charity to poor families here in Ky.

I love the quiet foreshadowing for Mac's descent into madness Blaine says "You lose it out here, you're in a world of hurt." Then later...Mac starts to lose it. and lose it and rapidly descends into insanity.

Poor Hannah. "Why you do dat to her Dimmy?"

9:30 Hannah said "I like this man" - you didn't recognize Jesse Ventura? Our former state governor for Minnesota also lol!

I felt Ash’s excitement!!! Look forward to reactions to the other predators.

It has been such a missed opportunity why we have never gotten a Predator sequel with Dutch returning. Meanwhile, we can't get a fucking Terminator movie without them throwing Arnie in it.

Hey Ash, heads up. I'm sure you didn't know that the idea for the Predator creature came from the master himself. James Cameron. Stan Winston (the other cinema legend) asked Cameron for some advice on the concept art, since Winston was stuck on how to create the look. Cameron told him his idea and even gave him a sketch to crystallize the concept. A LEGEND in all phases of movie making and storytelling.

Haha, when I was 3-5 years old, every Arnold movie was played on laserdisc by my dad every weekend. On surround sound. And my grandparents and cousins were always around. Predator, True Lies, Terminator 2, Commando, all of it. The Alien movies too! And sometimes the neighbors would come over because we were the only people in our area who had a surround sound system. I still vividly remember it. It was a great time, and a happier time.

‘No one else has ever done action sci-fi horror!’ The next two movies are Aliens and Terminator 😂

I think why predator was so amazing was it’s pacing. From the early part of the movie, you know they are being hunted. But the predator is smart. Calculated. Takes his time to wait for a perfect moment to strike and retreat. And they were wise enough to have him cloaked for the majority. Only seeing little glimpses here and there until the end. It’s a slow, menacing burn of a movie, which encourages your mind to conjure all sorts of possibilities as to what the creature could be! It’s an example that you can trust your audience to make their own conclusions…don’t need to explain/show everything. Best sci-fi/horror movie of all time next to alien/s. Both held in high esteem! Thanks for watching it!

Lol that thumbnail 💪

Arnold was a professional body builder for many years and held the title Mr. Universe. I think his first movie was Hercules Goes to New York in 1970, but didn't really start his film career until the late 1970's. 1984's Terminator was what REALLY made him an action star, more so than Conan the Barbarian he had made a couple of years before.

I believe in you ash! You are such a great RU-vidr/ reactor! I hope you never give up and keep going above and beyond. God bless you!

"Billy, you can't walk off after that. Billy!" That broke me 😂

The Predator's POV was supposed to be filmed with an IR camera, but the shots came out all white due to the 40°C+ temperature filming in Puerto Vallarta so the effect was edited in in post. Jean-Claude Van Damme originally played the Predator in a dumb-looking shrimp-lizard costume, but wasn't comfortable in it and bailed as soon as he got the chance. Kevin Peter Hall (RIP) was cast as the Predator with Stan Winston (RIP) redesigning the costume.

I think it's pretty dope when the Predator killed Blain and Mac and the rest just start unloading on the forest, shooting blindly hoping to kill whatever. and then near the end, when Dutch fires the explosive arrow at the Predator, he also starts firing blindly into the trees. I fucking love this movie. Great reacton guys. Can't wait for more Arnold movies and maybe some Stallone movies. Just overall 80s action movies lol. take care

A spiritual predecessor to this that also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger is Commando from 1985. His other film released that year was The Running Man. Besides the first two Terminator films, I also recommend watching Pumping Iron and Conan the Barbarian. This spawned three sequels, a prequel, comics, graphic novels and videogames, some of which crossover with the Alien franchise. Director John Mctiernan followed this up with Die Hard. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a seven time winner of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title. This has the same composer as Back to the Future

the bickering and banter about anticipating a symbolisms remark or even discussing a symbolism, has me dying in laughter!! its like a running gag between two tv show characters 🤣 love from Maryland, USA!

The Predator didn't shoot Arnies arm, it instead shot his gun in half near the base of the stock. His arm wounds are from the sharpnel from the gun exploding in half.

Arnold's roar of challenge to the Predator is the most testosterone thing to ever testosterone! Also the title predator can kinda be used to describe Dutch and Predator alike since they both switch between predator and prey throughout the movie. Symbolism mate!

Loved the reaction. Make sure you watch Aliens Director's cut/Special Edition as the extra footage really adds to the story.

I highly recommend seeing the new film prey with Amber Midthunder. Even though they aren't all 100% I still have enjoyed all the Predator and Predator vs Alien films. Also the Alien sequels after Aliens aren't that great but the Alien prequels I really enjoyed.

Ash you son of a 💪

I always love watching you two react to movies. Ash, with your over-the-top moves and testosterone-driven quips! Hannah with your innocent-like retorts and funny comments and actions (like trying to hide yourself in your hair) . In addition, you two look amazing! More power to your channel and more entertaining reactions! Godspeed! Watching from the Philippines :-)

Hey Ash, you talked about actors on set having to keep up with ARnold's bravado. In an interview on VladTV, ​Bill Duke said tried to work out with Arnold and Jessie Ventura, but those dude are crazy. So he had to tap out after 2 days. He couldn't wake up 5am, lift weights for an hour and then shoot a movie for 10 hours. He had to tap out

Sorry Kidda's but Arnie was never world's strongest man. He was Mr Universe for numerous years. He used to train with most of the strongest men in the world though.

I was around five years old when my brother and I brought this movie over to our close family friend’s house for a sleepover. Their son put the movie in and we started watching it. Unbeknownst to us they were having family come over from Iran and visit them in Southern California. They were making dinner while we were watching and one by one the family members got hooked on the movie and by the end, they were all watching it with us. When Dutch says his line “You are one ugly….”at the end everyone gasped and looked at us horrified. We just told them that we’d seen it before and American kids are used to that kid of language. For months after this, we would play Predator where I’d take out my family and friend one by one until a sleeping bag would be dropped on my head.

Ash you are absolutely right about Arnold being our hero growing up. Conan the barbarian and predator are two of my favorite movies. you are also right about them not making movies like that anymore. I highly recommend watching Conan with Hana asap as I'm sure both of you and your channel will enjoy it. Keep up the good work.

I got way too much joy out of you loving the handshake. Lmao.

Blade Runner is also in the Alien/Predator universe :) Looking forward to Aliens!

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO so pumped for this one!

Welcome to the JTA’s Adele THE undebatable , the you CAN’T win an argument with , THE detective Hannah Smith. Welcome . And Ash, i LOVE your stupidity Thank you all u beautiful human being I appreciate your efforts thank you so much ♥️

The scene where they all shoot into the jungle at the predator is a real military tactic. One where if they are not 100% sure where the enemy fire is coming from, all of them will lay as much return fire as they can in that general direction.

Arnie was not world strongest man lol he was Mr olympia x5 tho... and a legend 🙌

Can't even begin to describe how damn amazing you are Hannah. There are no words that can define you.

Can't believe Ash didn't get that Dutch intentionally covered himself in mud to hide his body heat from the Predator's vision. Wasn't incidental. Also I hope Hannah learns at some point Predator didn't invent any genre, she excused its clicheness by saying it was the first of its kind, but there'd been tough guy or one man army films for many years, from Bronson to Norris to Eastwood to John Wayne. And group based films like dirty dozen and magnificent seven. Hell, Aliens which I guess she hadn't seen yet, has an elite military group fighting far more monsters/aliens than one, came out a year prior. I dont think the Predator was playing back someone elses laugh at the end, that was his laugh.

I can't wait to see you guys react to PREY, it was so good and definitely one of the best predator movies imo.

29:11 Pause and you can see the Predator's laser shot hitting his gun splitting it in half and not his arm directly. That's why he doesn't lose his arm not because he has "too much muscle" to lose it. Also stop with all the steroids b.s. Go to the gym and lift full body once a week with progressive overload and in 3-4 years you can have the same body.

Hannah going full-on Ash-mode during Arnie-prep mode is better than watching the movie reaction. I’m watching for the Hannah reaction the last 15 minutes of this video. So good! 🫶👏🔥❤️

Hope you guys react to the new masterpiece predator sequel “Prey” that’s just come out, imo Prey is the first sequel to come close to the original, and each day I toss up weather Prey or Predator is my number 1.

I think you nailed it when describing the different characteristics you derive from both Alien and Predator as watching experiences. With Alien it's like Ridley Scott saying "sit down, be quiet, and slowly absorb this cinematography," as he makes really suspensful art out of a B-movie premise. With Predator it's like John McTiernan saying "strap yourself in and get pumped for this roller-coaster ride!" as he perfectly blends action and sci-fi and suspense out of a B-movie premise. Both are excellent films that are greater than the sum of their individual parts; they just don't make them like this anymore. Can't wait for The Terminator - another GOAT movie from the same bygone era of cinema!

Bro, you might be the only other dude who gets as pumped for this movie as i do xD

Greatest line ever 😂‘it’s a reptile that’s been to doctors school’ 😂

You two are awesome together...you have a funny and beautiful wife... good pick, my brother! You should watch the Alien vs. Predator films together!

I got to meet John McTiernan, the director, in person recently at a private viewing of this movie in Finland. Was awesome to get to have my drawing of the handshake signed by him 😄

your girl's reaction to this was awesome. her scream at 18:34 and 26:54 I had to watch like 4 times! lol! I also love how you explain guy behavior 18:40 (I trust you, so i'll shoot with you) 24:10 "watch watch!" showing how the razor break's on mac's face 26:19 "....he lost it. You best believe i'd be singing to myself." lol. 28:45 "....it pumps you up. Mate, I just cut MYSELF. I'm not scared of your little 3 dots" "When Arnold squeezes both your arms, you learn English." lol!!!! My favorite reaction you are THE MAN when it comes to selling this movie.

I really think Hannah would throw up watching The Fly... And what a great reaction that would be!!!!!!!

How Hannah went from calm to scream to calm at 18:33 has me just rolling on the floor.

Shane Black, (Hawkins) in the original directed the 2018 sequel called “The Predator”. It is the most horrendous piece of shit of a movie i’ve ever seen. Never never watch it unless you want to be disappointed in life. The original Predator is a masterpiece of film making history

if she preferred the movie " Alien ", then I know she will love the second one called " Aliens " cuz it is the best one by far in my opinion. I think she may like" Requiem : Alien versus Predator "and also the one just titled " Predators " where they (different warriors from different parts of the planet Earth that were taken from Earth and dropped off )are on the predators home planet and being hunted. Adrien Brody and Danny Trejo are in that movie. And maybe Ash can help me remember the name of the predator sequel where they are in Antarctica and they find a buried pyramid/temple under the ice or something like that. Oh and please check out the horror film called "Pumpkinhead ". It is an 80s classic with practical effects. I can't remember the main actor's name but he stars in the first Terminator as the white cop who is under the black police chief in rank and he is the cyborg/android in the second alien movie titled Aliens. I think you will like the horror film " Pumpkinhead "

14:35 At the height of this film Carl Weathers was already a popular supporting actor and had the same physique than when he played the Apollo Creed character from Sylvester Stallone's _Rocky_ franchise since the late '70s.

I can see why ASh and HAnnah are together. When Arnold started into hunt the Predator. Hannah went into BEAST MODE. Talking hella smack and taunting the Predator. I even had to say, hey Hannah. "Ease up on the smack talk, the fight it's even over yet".

Oh man inject this reaction into my veins !!!!! I love predator but hannah is right Alien fucking wins

When Arnie says “when it bleeds, we can kill it”, that was the first time as a kid I thought, ‘damn. That’s how winners think’

When the Predator shot at Arnold after it killed Poncho, it actually shot Arnold's weapon, rather than his arm. (That's why his arm didn't get blown off.) If you watch closely, you might be able to see. You might also see that as a result, Dutch's weapon was also damaged to the point of being useless. Flesh is flesh, muscle is muscle, and bone is bone; no matter who it is. When hit directly, what blows through one person's flesh, and takes a person's arm off, would do the same to any other man, in the same circumstances. I think that the reason the Predator shot at Dutch's weapon, rather than at Dutch himself, is because it couldn't get a clear shot, because it was taking cover behind the tree, from when Dutch was shooting at the Predator.

Your channel stands out so much from others. Both of you are super genuine, funny and very passionate which is why it's super fun to rewatch movies with you guys. Hahaha I wish I had someone like you guys that could watch movies with me but no joke you two are made for each other for real lol

Predator has more quotables. Alien is more impressive artistically. Both are awesome in different ways.

I don't know if its its been mentioned but aliens (xenomorphs) and predators (Yautja) exist in the same universe. the movie prometheus goes into some more details about how them and humans are all linked. so it wasn't that they just thought wouldn't it be cool to have aliens fight predators they always had it mind that they're in the same universe and will interact.

Let's be honest, the reason why people compere Alien and predator is because they made a movie together, if wasn't for that, were really were not having the conversation, because they are just tooooo different. I prefer alien to predator too. But I feel like predator as a creature is more versatile, can be in many setting without looking to out of place.

I love you both SO much! Can’t wait for the Terminator playlist that you are going to create. Hint hint. Favorite quote from this one, “He’s wearing pants so he’s got a penis.” Lol! So ppl with vaginas don’t wear pants or someone with some weird alien junk don’t wear pants?

Spider-Man has been around since 1962 so don’t act like people didn’t consider him their hero

Alien vs Predator isn't just 'not great', it's fucking terrible on every conceivable level.

You two should REALLY watch Memento... lots of symbolism and twists.

19:22 actually they have infinite ammo It’s an 80s thing 😊❤