Why Predator 2 (1990) Is the Best Predator Sequel 

freaking love Predator 2, it's like if the Predator got put in a "Cobra" style action movie. Danny Glover was a badass, he had to deal with a gang war, Gary Busey and the Hunter. plus he gained warrior's respect from the other hunters after whooping the Hunter in front of his boys, Dutch had to "Home Alone" the thing to death 😂

The shootout scene with the Jamaicans always struck me as an example of two things. 1. They don’t know how many enemies are in the room, because the Predator is able to confuse them of it’s location. 2. They are PANICKING, and they’re stoned. You ever smoke a big fat J and then have someone start shooting at you? You’d probably panic too, and I’d bet you’d shoot in the wrong direction as well.

I like Gary Busey, he's a very underrated actor, that method acting behind the scenes thing was awesome.

The novelization has great stuff told from the Predator's point of view for fun insight. Best bit is summing up how them tossing Hartigan the old pistol can be one of two things: Is it a show of respect by sharing the trophy of a worthy foe...or is it them telling humanity "you see this archaic piece of weaponry? This is what you are to us. Remember that."

Without Warning is so good 😂 Predator 2 needed Jack Palance to come out of nowhere yelling “Aliennnnn! Allieeennnnn!” 😂😂

I dont understand how this channel is not 4x its size. Quality is always on point

Said it before & I'll say it again, Predator 2 is a sequel that was done right. Does it have flaws? Sure, but it also respected what came before in the original, expanded on the lore and weapons of the Predator just enough, we saw a lot more of the Predator, Kevin Peter Hall (RIP) played City Hunter differently from Jungle Hunter to give him his own distinction, great cast, very well done action scenes, awesome setting having it take place in the city, cool take having it be a detective story, etc. It wasn't just a retread of the original and expanded on and or changed on the important aspects to make it just that. Director Stephen Hopkins did a very solid job with it, especially when you take into account he had to work on Nightmare On Elm Street 5 The Dream Child (during a writer's strike mind you) and Predator 2 at the same time for a certain amount of time which is insane. While the original is still tops (for me personally) Predator 2 is awesome and is still the best sequel in the franchise.

Predator 2 is so great. I love the first 2 movies but Predator 2 was criminally underrated

Love those Gary Busey impressions!😂

One of my favorite shots from the first movie is the predator selfdestructing, and literally being reborn as Kevin Peter Hall, the helicopter pilot.

This was the first film to recieve the NC 17 rating due to the strong graphic violence that was films but cut from the movie which includes more decapitations and skins getting ripped off as well as Jerry Lambert, Bill Paxton, having his spine ripped out in a close up shot ( This scene is available in the comic book adaptation.) Here's a list of other deleted scenes that were scripted, filmed or cut- S: Harrigan learns that El Scorpio's body has disappeared from the morgue, taken by Keyes men for investigation. S: Harrigan chases the Predator from the subway, as it jumps from rooftop to rooftop. It's rumored that VFX for scene was filmed. S: Ramon Vega does not have his heart ripped out but survived and the Jaimacans end up getting killed by the Predator in a warehouse. Vega goes into shock. D: Ramon's girlfriend is interrogated by Keyes men and tell them that it was a demon from hell that kills the Jamaicans. D: Anna, the survivor of the first film, tells Keyes men that the creature stalked and killed Dutch's men, as if though it was a game. S: The Predator aka City Hunter, follows Harrigan through the streets and walks into a taxidermist shop where a jogger sees the Predator decloak, the jogger walks into the shop, but the Predator cloaks, then a moment later, the City Hunter leaves the shop. S: King Willie uses a gold plated Uzi as he sees the silouhette of the Predator coming towards him. The City Hunter jumps from fire escape to fire escape. After running out of ammo, he discards the Uzi and uses a sword as his secondary weapon. "You can't see the eyes of the demon." says the City Hunter imitating King Willie. S: The Predator, City Hunter, follows Jerry and Leona into the Subway where he jumps on the back of a train explaining how he was able to ambush the passengers. S: Keyes explains to Harrigan that Dutch escaped from an army hospital, disappeared into the jungle and hasn't been seen since. S: Rather than Harrigan killing the City Hunter, it was the Alpha Male Predator, Greyback would decapitate the City Hunter. He gives Harrigan the Flintlock pistol and Harrigan escapes before the ship flies off into the night.

1:49:26 When Gary Busey gets cut in half, I believe it is implied his head gets stuck on one of the meat hooks and his upper half remains suspended in the air

Loving all this Predator content from Movie Dumpster and HACK the Movies. Doing great stuff.

The predator's vision was fine, it looked like the mask because the mask filters out the ambient heat. They were in a freezer where there was no ambient heat. Once he went outside his vision was back to red. It's BECAUSE they paid so close attention to detail that you thought it was a mistake.

I've waiting patiently for the notification when you guys would review Predator 2 with Tony

As a kid I didn't know there was a predator 2 till one day we were at a yard sale, and I was going through the vhs boxes and there was predator 2, I asked my dad there was a number 2 he said hell yeah, the old guy from the yard sale said you've never seen it I said no, he said it's yours 50 cents lmfao greatest 50 cents I ever spent!!!! Love this movie!!!

Funny enough that guy playing Scorpio is in the first Predator as one of the guerrillas that gets blown up real good and he was in Batman Returns as the mugger whom Catwoman plays tic tac toe on his face.

In the early days of the internet I was on some forum and read about a script that was going around of a Samurai who killed a Predator and became immortal I think by drinking the Predators blood. The other Predators knew of the samurai and every few decades a new Predator would challenge the samurai to one on one combat over hundreds of years.

I work in fine dining. And we've been hiding a dvd of Predator 2 behind our high end liquors on the bar so that inevitably someone has to find it and/or take it home/throw it away and make enemies of the rest of the team.

I discovered P2 in pretty much the same way Tony did. I already had P1 on VHS and when I was around 6-7 y/o in the late 90's a rental store opened in the small European farm town I grew up in. I vividly remember seeing the cover in a binder (they put the VHS covers in binders to save space) and saying out loud to the guy behind the counter "omg predator has a sequel? I HAVE TO WATCH THIS!" And just like Tony I wasn't to keen of it back then but it definitely grew on me.

So I couldn't sleep last night after watching this, and ended up watching the full movie at 3am for the first time in at least 20 years. JESUS. I forgot how god damn violent, and excessive, and just wild this movie is. You guys are absolutely right when you talk about it being the hardest R we had seen up to that point, other than like maybe, MAYBE robocop 2. I'm gonna go on record right now and say as much as I fucking love the original to death, man, idk, 2 is just SO fucking over the top and dirty and grimey and violent that it might be the best of the entire series. You guys absolutely nailed it out of the fucking park with this review.

This has to be my new favorite episode! You guys KILLED it! 👏🏼👏🏼

Predator 2 is my favorite movie, the City Hunter was amazing. The final scene with the Lost Tribe is so epic.

This movie was my first rated R movie my Mom let me watch when I was a kid when this movie came out lol. I love this movie. Glad to see Tony on the show too

Adam Baldwin was so disappointed he didn't get the tech in this movie that he transferred over to area 51 to get their tech in Independence Day

The contest "What came first?" Aliens vs. Predator (1989 short story), meanwhile the movie was also filmed in 1989. However, the comic came in early Januari 1989 and they didn't add the Xeno skull in Predator 2 movie until they had to film that scene.

I remember this movie catching a lot of flack since it had such a different locale and arnold wasn't in it. I always liked it thoug. The sound of bathroom tile breaking is still oddly satisfying to me lol.

You get a 'like' from me for your discovery of human Bebop getting arrested in the LA Police Precinct. I wish I could leave a bonus 'like' for every time I laughed watching this discussion, you guys are so funny together!

I'm so happy people are finally coming out to say how great this movie is. It and Robocop 2 are very worthy sequels to thier original and those who don't like them... need to give them another try. A respectful and fantastic world building adventure I always love to watch directly after the first. I remember having my mother re-watch the movie in 2021 as she had the same perspective many did back in the 90's "oh well Arnold isn't in it so I'm not watching" now she loves the movie. My little brother who is a major Schwarzenegger fan like me (even more actually) was nervous about it because he wasn't back... it's now his personal favorite Predator movie. I really appreciate the work put into the film and so thankful it's getting love. Excellent video like your others, I love listening to you fellas

BEST PREDATOR SEQUEL EVER!!!!

Predator 2 is my favorite and the best one. The characters in this one feel like real people, not hulked-out GI Joes. There's more Yautja lore added, and the action is top knotch. Love it.

Predator 2 is my favorite too. I remember catching the very end of Predator 1 on TV when I was a kid and then Predator 2 starts. I loved every freaking second. Also no censorship mostly other than some nudity in the TV version, because here in Mexico they didn't really give a fuck about violence and gore on TV.

I can't believe you managed to get the world famous Tony from batman the dark knight rises.

I come back every now and then for this review, cus it’s the BEST review of predator 2 ever! Famous tony is an awesome add!

14:45 laughed so hard!! f ing hell, Godamn right no one stands a chance against Patrick Swayze! same goes for Chuck Norris.. thanks, had a hard day. much love

Predator 2 and the Sega video game scared the absolute crap outa me as a kid. I also feel that the design for “Ghost” aka The City Hunter is the best predator design to date.

I'm down w/ Predator 2. No jungle, no Arnold, not even a single governor, but it's still pretty sweet.

As a traveler from the future, know that yes indeed, the summers can get hotter.

This is the best sequel to a movie. I absolutely love it.

Predator vision.....in pred1 when the mask is off he's seeing all the ambient heat hence everything is red. In pred2 the vision has the blue from the cold of all the buildings etc. But, in pred2 once the mask is off his vision is also blurring and the images drag. The mask enhances their vision I'm guessing

I've watched this at least 6 times all the way through. This is a great review. Joe clearly loves the Predator series and it shows. Tony doing his thing and Shawn's enthusiasm all on display. This is as entertaining as the movie itself somehow. Keep up with those Talks from the Darkside. That's a fun series. Chris Barr is great on their. Thanks for everything. Probably watch this another 10 times. 😂

I spotted Dark Tower on a used shelf cheap and thought, "oh yeah, that's a thing I never saw" and left it behind in favor of rewatching something I love already.

As much as I love the OG, part 2 is probably my favorite out of the series. 1. I was 7 when my dad took me to see this. Also my first time seeing a naked woman, and even better it was on a giant movie screen. 2. I love the way they expand on the Predator lore. More weapons, the face design of this one, the ships interior, a clan of predators and most of all the Xenomorph skull. Just like the 3 of u, I could drone on for hours about this film. My father drove us over the downtown LA bridge and pointed out the tunnel Danny Glover walks out of, which was just to the opposite side of us. I was last down there maybe 5yrs ago and it's still there. That was also the same filming location for Robert Patrick's arrival in T2 and the scene in True Lies with Jamie Lee and Bill Paxton.

Saw this as a little kid when it was 1st on HBO at the neighbor's house. Years before I saw the original and I still love it

The interior of the ship in 2 is amazing. Definitely agreed that in AVP and beyond it’s unbelievably stupid to make the ship interiors shiny. It makes sense for it to look the way it does in 2

I absolutely do not understand the people who say they don't like this movie. I don't trust them. I don't think it's quite as good as the first but it is still an awesome movie and that alien skull Easter egg just makes it perfect.

I couldn’t agree with you guys more. This one is my favorite predator sequel!

Predator 2 is so amazing. I think I've seen it more than Predator 1 even

Here’s my beef with movie dumpster, I’ll listen to the new episodes at work and the movie being talked about gets stuck in my head, and by the time I get home I have to watch the movie!!

Thomas Rosales Jr was also the guy working the coffee stand in Speed. He tells Jack he forgot his muffin then the bus explodes behind them

Predator is a great movie. Predator 2 is a great Predator movie

I watched this film more that 90 times...then I took a pause and watched it again for another 50 times. I could recite the entire dialogue with an equally committed friend of mine...One of the best bit was when Harrigan says to Garver " don't worry ahole you will get your chance "....What a way of saying there will be a sequel. !Unfortunately, all the sequels only disappointed massively

The line that I always got about this Predator was that he was younger, and more flamboyant. Predator is my absolute favorite movie of ALL TIME, and Predator 2 is more than a worthy sequel. I watch it yearly, and never find myself disliking anything about it...except those close up animatronics

Yoooo! I recently watched this and I absolutely love the 2nd one. Glad I got to come into a live one with you guys

I was born during the LA Riots.. My parents & grandparents drank Mint Juleps and watched the Kentucky Derby in the hospital room the day after I was born.

100k views... congrats! Easily one of my fav episodes of yours. Its such a joy. Want some candy to celebrate the occasion?

I was always more familiar with Predator 2 than the first one ever since I was a kid, as we had it on a VHS in my household. I was a bit surprised years later when I discovered that a lot of people genuinely dislike the film and it's even considered a "shit sequel". I've heard the same story from many people who like the second one. These days it seems that the film is getting a lot more respect and quite a lot of people have said that they prefer it to the first one. Honestly, so do I. The first Predator film is more of an "Arnold movie" to me while the sequel really focuses more on the sci-fi aspects of the Predator itself and how it operates. At times the film feels a lot more like a comic book than the first one and some of the comedic moments aren't that great, but I still prefer it.

My guilty pleasure episode of X Files is the Cops crossover episode. I’m gonna rewatch that one after I finish this video.

"Tell me why, Babylon, Mr Policeman."

Just watching this movie makes me want to turn on the AC 🔥

I agree. P2 rocks! Far better than any of the other films that came after it. I hope Prey will be a close third.

I think I’ve watched 2 more than the first to be honest.

I absolutely loved your video. When you were going through the movie, it was like you were in my head highlighting my favorite moments in one of my favorite movies and part in the series. I was laughing along with you guys. Thanks alot for the entertainment:)

When he drops down the shaft and after the ship takes off at the end you see that it's in like an abandoned subway tunnel when Harrigan walks out. So don't worry all, the building did not collapse when they left. Lol

FINAL FUN FACT: In the comics, the anthology title DARK HORSE PRESENTS features the publisher's first stories for ALIEN, PREDATOR, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, STAR WARS, SIN CITY & countless other IP. AvP in DHP predates PREDATOR 2.

Great Review! Predator 2 is such an underrated film/sequel! Bill Paxton is great in this, channeling his performance from Aliens!

I think I gotta agree with Joe this is my favorite predator movie aswell and me my dad and my brother used to say the "want some candy "line to each other all the time. Awesome review Joe Sean and Tony keep up the awesome work Movie Dumpster 👍

The fact that people say that predators and prey is better than this movie is baffling

You guys got me wanting to play predator concrete jungle now.

Without a treaty led by the Vulcans to pacify various planets, I could see Klingons coming to hunt Earthlings every so often with badcliffs.

I’m at the part you’re talking about Silvestri. Was watching Judgement Night and it’s straight up unused Predator 2 tracks. Looked into it a bit. Apparently he did really unique score for it.. but studio said it didn’t sound Silvestri enough lol. So just took unused tracks he had. Might be why so much licensed songs too.

I love how Tony always namedrops. "My good friend Lloyd Kaufman." "My friend Justin Whang." "My friend Clayton Fioriti."

Love this movie and used to watch it on repeat when I was in middle school. It's so different from the 1st which is why I think I like it so much, throwing the predator in L.A. with the gangs and all that wild shit was cool as hell. Definitely underrated and I'm in that small minority that likes this one better that the 1st.

Without a doubt, Predator 2 is the most underrated action movie of the 90's.

What's up with people not liking Predators now? Only in the last few months have I heard anything bad about it. I thought it was just as good as the first 2 movies.

Great review...Predator 2 super underrated gem!! Scorpio is Ready!!!🦂🦂

The predator revealed as Tony was great lol.

its prob been picked up in the comments multiple times and it was picked up on in the video , but it is considered in lore that people are skinned when they are deemed either cowards or just not worthy of being taken as a trophy, they are then left as totems as such to instill fear into other people or their prey as it were .

2 hrs 37 min....job well done boys

Predator 2 is my favorite and the best sequel. It's better than all the ones that came after. Been a fan since I first saw it back on TV in the 90s

Interesting tidbit…Capcom’s Alien vs. Predator side scroller was based off an early draft script for an Alien/Predator crossover written in the mid 90s. Interestingly enough, the character Lin Kurosawa was so liked she was eventually cemented as part of the Capcom universe.

I love all the Predator movies (some more then others, yes... even, The Predator) but the first two are godly. Predator 2 is one of the most underrated sequels. It's no Predator 1 but i still love it, it has that dirty, sweaty, gritty feel about it. I love the look of 80's - early 90's movies. I love that it is set during an heatwave in LA, great concept.

The predator eating the skin of the people he kills and hangs should be canon.

Predator 2 rules! I, too, didnt remember it coming out in theaters, but immediately picked it up on video when it first came out. Soooooo quotable (take your pick of the many, many wonderful quotes 😅). The violence and nudity level in this one basically makes it a grindhouse movie, too! 😅. Always loved it! Also, Nightmare 5 is great….the worst Nightmare movie is either Freddy Vs Jason or the remake by far.

Danny Glover coming back in the role that eventually went to Laurence Fishburne in Predators would have added some SERIOUS cred to that flick, even though I really like it and think it's a bit underrated. P2 is still the best sequel, hands down, but 3 isn't awful. P4 eats piles and piles of nutty shit and it baffles me that somehow Fred Dekker made this? Huh? That just doesn't track...somebody interfered and made a mess out of a smaller mess... I'm into the Prey idea, it's something new, but I wish it was going to theaters.

Thank god for this 2 and half hour predator 2 review. 🙌

Joe made a great argument about the Predator vision.

First avp appearance is dark horse comic #34 november 1989, predator 2 came out a full year later on november 21st 1990

There’s a comic with grey back and the person who owned that pistol and it would’ve been a sick predator 3. Raphael is a pirate Captain and his crew mutiny against him whilst the predator is hunting them. The predator seeing Raphael handle himself deems him worthy of being his trophy and proceeds to uncloak and goes back to back with him as they deal with his mutinous crew. Killing all the crew the Raphael and Greyback face off only for Raphael to be killed by a survivor of the crew which really pisses of Greyback and he brutally murders the crew member. Seeing this Raphael gives Greyback his pistol as a way of thanking him and dies. Now I’m not too sure but I think Greyback actually buries Raphael as I haven’t read it in years

25k views already you guys deserve all of it and so much more congratulations

You guys talked about how the Predator could see it's own writing and whatnot, but I've always wondered why their gear, like the medical kit, was designed for creatures that do NOT have giant claws. Look at how awkwardly they have to deal with treating a wound when the kit was clearly designed by a human with stubby little fingers and not awesome talons!

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found you from Tony's channel. drinking a rum and coke watching this lol. you have great editing and production/sound! just subbed my friend

You guys ever see the fan films? Batman vs Predator vs Alien, and Predator Dark Ages are both amazing!

I’m with Sean, haven’t seen this all the way through in years. I’ll have to re-watch it. Great episode guys.

I always took the respirator as like a painkiller/adrenaline thing. Like he's still going but by that point he's been shot to shit and bleeding a fair bit so he's like cool,this shit hurts I need a boost

🥁🔥🥁🔥 i still remembert when i watch it on theaters🥁🙌🥁

I never understood why this movie got so much shit. I liked it when I was a kid, and I like it now. Obviously, nowhere near as good as the original, but it stands on its own. Predator is an 80's time capsule. Predator 2 is an early 90's time capsule.

Any movie with characters like Escorpio and King Willie is awesome.

Shout out Joe , awesome channel. Glad I saw you on Hack the Movies . Really enjoy your channel!