This film has never received enough credit for how clever it is. The switch from action movie to horror slasher movie is brilliant. It overplayed the macho muscle-bound men part deliberately so it's more effective when they get wiped out so easily. Still the best Predator design in any of the movies.

"Why would you kick a bird?" Because it looks better than CGI. This was the 80s and we didn't have any time to bleed.

Mac chasing the Predator up the hill ranting 'gonna have me some fun' over and over is actually his buddy's favorite rock 'n roll song lyrics played on the chopper at the beginning of this movie. Mac was honoring his friend with those words. 'Yeah, baby. Gonna have me some fun tonight!' The death of his friend hit him hard. Mac had a score to settle. -OG

i'm disturbed by how people don't get that muscle and firepower don't ever beat predator. its always strategy and brains.

Predator intimidating 😳 it's prey by taunting them and mimicking them is outright scary. And Predator using Billy's laugh in the end before nuking himself was wild! -OG

The Predator suit, like nothing we’d seen before back in ‘87, except maybe the Alien Xenomorph from Alien and Aliens. The originality. And it aged pretty well, doesn’t look as dated as other movies from the late 80’s. Culturally Iconic movie.

Ever since I saw Predator when I was a kid, when I get a cut, "I ain't got time to bleed." lmao.

Predator is just a flawless film, imo. This wasn't even on my radar as one of Schwarzenegger's top films back in the day and it took me years and re-watches to see how immaculately crafted and brilliant of a film it is. What separates this movie from other 80s action movies is the clever blending and bending of multiple genres: action, sci-fi and horror. You said it, there's a lot of horror moments in this movie and it actually feels more like a horror film than anything to me. In terms of the acting, this is legit might be Arnie's best performance, probably a tie with The Terminator. This movie maximizes the importance of it's main ensemble to the point that they all have their moments and leave impressions. In my opinion, Prey is not nearly as good of a film as Predator, but glad you saw the excellence of Predator.

Billies stand on that log . He took the spirit bag from his neck and raps it around his fighting hand showing his warrior spirit, the cut over his chest was him showing his courage and drawing first blood to deny his enemy that right.

If you're looking for another 80's action classic, I highly recommend RoboCop (1987 - Director's Cut). No wasted scenes, most of the practical effects still holds up, and is considered one of the best action movies of all time. Hope you add it to the list!

"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.

A couple more notes about the predator in this one compared to prey. You can tell right off the bat he's far more experienced as a hunter. He's more patient and methodical. Even though he has access to better tech, like his mask, he doesn't rely on it. He only went in with his wrist claw and shoulder mounted plasma cannon (no more projectiles). In his target selection he only goes for the best, there was a whole camp of guerilla soldiers he could have went for but waited until Arnold's special forces team took them out. Then went after them one by one, instead of getting into a big brawl with all of them at once.

They weren't kicking birds for fun. And it wasn't just a random bird. The vultures were picking away at the bodies. They were also in the way. -OG

Nobody catches that the predator is playing back Billys laugh at the end. The 7'0" guy who plays the predator was fantastic with his movements and he gets a quick cameo as the chopper pilot at the end.

One of the things i dont like about Prey was in the end, when she defeated the Predator, she gave out her war cry but looked emotionless even when returning to her village. she didn't seem to mourn her fellow warriors or her brother who just died. Schwarzenegger and Glover had that PTSD beat down look afterwards. like they been through it. But it was a good movie, i ranked it #3 on my list after Predator 1 and 2.

Fun fact, the helicopter pilot at the end is the man in the Predator suit.

Everyone was sweaty in this movie. They filmed in a real jungle. It was hot. No stage sets. -OG

Arnold reprises his role as Dutch in Predator: Hunting Grounds video game from 2020. He didn’t want to do the sequels because he felt the scripts weren’t up to his standards. For the most part he was right, but I would have loved to have seen him in the sequels just because it’s Arnold. Predator 2 is DEFINITELY worth a watch, though the vibe is completely different from the first, or any other sequel for that matter. But if you want to see a Predator film directed with a Richard Donner/Paul Verhoeven vibe, then hop on to it! Far less pussy jokes though.

This is one of those few old school action films that holds up to this day, every repeated watch is still an awesome experience.

True Lies is probably my favorite Arnold movie. Y'all should check it out

I read somewhere recently that the chopper pilot at the end was the actor who was in the Predator suit.

I think this is hands-down my fave Predator reaction on youtube! Brilliant stuff!

8:18 You would be if it gave away your team's position and you got taken out because of it. Tiny mistakes can lead to huge consequences in situations like this.

Have to ask, have you seen "Commando"? Arnold with Alyssa Milano playing his daughter.

fun fact the guy who arnold shot after he kicked down the wall and said " knock knock" to was played by arnold's childhood friend and he was in every movie arnold did in the 80's and 90's

Hell yes Die Hard is a Christmas Movie.. I watch it every Christmas...

I still have no idea how anyone could like Prey more than the original. I just think they're creatures of the moment. I'll leave it at that. The original is a a classic. Classic moments. Classic lines. Amazing in the theater to watch and experience. All of the things that Prey has none of. No one will be going back and even remembering Prey in 35 yrs like this movie. Stop the madness.

the actor who said " i don't have time to bleed " was jesse the body ventura who wrestled in the wwe in the 80's with hulk hogan and he became the governor of minnesota for 2 terms

This is from when films were good

What was the Predator doing? Predator was heating up his wrist blades with his red laser sighting. -OG

Your husband hates movies.. If I were to list all the stupid quotes said during this watch, never allowing for any dramatic effect to take hold for the both of you, you would agree..🤣

The makers of Prey considered giving the Comanches a horse named Chopper, just so they could have a reference to this film's famous "Get to the chopper." Then they figured it would be too forced, and the repeat of "If it bleeds, we can kill it" was plenty.

New to your channel. This is an awesome movie in so many ways. But for that time, the predator looked like it really was an unseen, advanced creature making quite a splash in at least my mind... i was truly impressed. Yeah, the 80s one liners. Never thought that would have turned into such a cult..lol

The first of the team to die 'Hawkins' (comics and bad jokes) was played by Shane Black who would later gain high praise for writing pithy buddy cop scripts with the likes of 'Lethal Weapon' and 'The Last Boy Scout' etc. He also turned to directing and even made a Predator movie of his own 'The Predator' (one to avoid as you've heard), but others like 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' and 'The Nice Guys' (both written by him too) are utterly brilliant.

Bird was eating the bodies ...I'm not sure most people would pop a squat and enjoy the human buffet. I'd be kicking a field goal.

Fun Fact. Jean Claude van Damn was to play the predator, he was fired. No Kevin Peter Hall ended up with the role! Also the pilot at the end of the move was Kevin Peter Hall

Prey Was Billys Ancestral Back Story. How the brothers chest was sliced and the pouch from the Orange flower on her neck that billy had also to symbolize it

Masterpiece ever. Greatness

I think Billy was a Commanche and his last act was re-living the legend of Tavi's last fight in Prey.

There's water in vines when my dad went into Vietnam it was a common survival trick to drink water when your own has been exhausted.

The only reason why prey spoils it is that it takes away from the mystery. The original Predator was just a terrifying anomaly in the jungle, and the closest anyone got to knowing more was Dutch saying: "What the hell are you." Now that is a monster. A compete outsider..the epitome of the opposite of a sympathetic character.

So the helicopter pilot at the end of the movie is Kevin Peter Hall, he also played the Predator too

Predator only skins alive those who are unworthy. Those worthy of sport, he takes their skulls 💀 💀 as trophies 🏆. -OG

He has a mask as part of his camouflage unit. The camouflage unit was destroyed by the explosive shot of Dutch. Also not Predator panic shooting afterwards. This is similar to what his prey did.

Oh my Gosch 😳 I'm from Germany....and I Freaks out, to listend to Arnie's original Voice in english 👍🏼🤣 Bavaria greeting🙈

"RUN!!!! GET TO THE CHOPPA!!!!!" -Dutch

Fun Fact: the helicopter pilot at 32:16 is the "Predator"!!😁🎬

When younger ppl judge visual.aesthetics, I realize they judge only the cgi scenes, not the entire setup. For instance, I'd rate this higher than any Spiderman or Xmen movie, notwithstanding the elaborate accomplisments of those films. But EVERYTHING in Predator is believable. Every explosion. Every view and movement of the monster. The guns and pyro. All top tier. Top, top, tier. There are 2 shots with the laser that look bad, but the rest look better than movies even today. The camo is one of the best effects in all of cinema, as well as the Predator's suit and face.

in the first two movies the rules were They don't kill unarmed people/women keep the spine as a trophy

Predator 2 is where the main reference points.

Just found y'all today & I just wanted you say you're adorable. The way you introduce your wife in the videos 😍🥰🥰😍 And this video had a puuuuuppy💜

Part of the reason they're all so sweaty is that in the opening weeks of filming, they all got food poisoning. Afterward, Arnold brought in professional caterers to make sure they didn't have that problem again.

Die Hard....greatest Christmas movie ever!

The BEGINNING of the PREDATOR Franchise. To me, the BEST movie. Great reactions.

I was 12 when I saw this predator movie in the theater. A great time

predator 2 is really good and has some great 1 liners as well

Shane Black also created and wrote the first Lethal Weapon.

The man of color in the end was Kevin Peter Hall.7footer.inthe helicopter.he was the man behind the suit as predator 😎

7:10 - Billy's role dialogue-wise is probably so small on the script but when he speaks he reveals information that makes you anxious, nervous and fearful! I just said to my mate it was a missed opportunity for the actor who played Billy to play Elvis! Looked like him, hair like him, and had the accent like him! "There's something out there waiting for us...and it ain't no man..." This film is not your regular 80s over-the-top action flick (even though it is over-the-top! 😅) ... it has great acting, suspense, completely original story and SEVERAL ONE LINERS! Just reply to this message and I will oblige! 😅❤

actor van damne from bloodsport lionheart kickboxer and universal soldier was supposed to play the predator but they needed the predator to be bigger than arnold so they casted kevin peter hall who was 7'-3" and he played the predator in part 2 as well as big foot in harry and the hendersons . kevin was also married to an actress from seasme street

They needed to find an opponent to Arnold's big muscles 💪. So they answered by getting 7' 3" tall Kevin Peter Hall as the Predator and who also played Bigfoot in Harry and the Henderson's. The Predator in the movie, Prey, was a shorty. Only 6' 8" tall. -OG

32:16 that helicopter pilot is Kevin Peter Hall, the same guy who play as Predator...

They use each other's tactics. Learning

No greenscreen, only actual scenes and acting, such a 10/10 movie. Stick Around!

R.I.P. Kevin Peter Hall(Predator/Helicopter Controller).

Ha ha, gorillas are one of few from the ape family, that don't really climb trees. 🤣

Nice reaction, Prey is a good movie, but Predator 1 & 2 represent the lore and essence of the Predator aka Yautja. Also we have a connection between Predator 2 & Prey with the gun of Raphael Adolini.

The look on his face at the end. He was done

Is that a car? I love it!

12:38 that’s a question that’s plagued mankind for ages 💨

@16;40 Dont know what an "mtv" is, but the man holding it is Jesse Ventura, he and Billy put this over the top.

I share this occasionally with Predator reactors because it’s one of my favorite movies. Arnold pranking Jesse The Body Ventura: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idGKiLag19jcnGg.html Peter Cullen on how he made the Predator noises: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndaam6xeyripZpc.html Jean-Claude Van Damme in the original Predator suit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d5d3mbigp5bPn5s.html

The only movie I know where almost every line of dialog can be quoted out of context and lose nothing. I often compare this movie to Jaws, because you almost never see the monster while it slowly picks off victims one by one, then the entire third act is a big showdown between the hero and the monster. It's a great formula, but it probably wouldn't work for most movies. Like with all your horror movie tattoos, by only tattoo is a predator. I chose it carefully, because I knew it would be timeless. Stan Winston effects never get old! There is some test footage of the original design though, when it was Jean-Claude Van Damme in a lizard suit. That was not a good look. Luckily they changed to this before it was too late.

The pilot at the end ....Kevin Peter Hall...aka. The Predator. RIP fam.

I ran across some predator lore that said Billy was part of the same tribe as Naru from "Prey" and he grew up with the stories of the predator and the kill Naru made. Thats why Billy seemed to be more aware of the Predators presence. Dont know if it was canon or not but a cool link in the films.

Predator 2 has the gun easter egg, an AvP easter egg, and better explains why there were more ships at the end of Prey. they were there to retrieve Feral's body. Also, the yautja in this movie is a much more experienced hunter than the one in Prey was. you can tell by how alert he is, and his much more defined code of honor. You asked "what just happened?" he saw that arnold was unarmed so he disarmed himself and took off his armor to make it a "fair fight" since that is what their honor code dictates. You see more of it in Predator 2 when the Yautja allows a woman to live because she is pregnant and again in AvP when Mr. Waylan attacks and the predator sees that he has lung cancer so doesn't kill him until Waylan uses a flamethrower on him and thus "shows sport". THe Yautja have a very robust history and an honor code concerning hunts and proper game that dictates their lives. IF they break it they are ostricized from their own clans and aren't allowed to mate. It's all fantastic culture to learns and know. Not to mention the fact that he had a shoulder mounted plasma cannon vs the laser guided darts. Yautja hunters have to earn their plasma cannons.

originally Jean Claude Van Damme was in the predator suit but got fired after continually getting dehydrated from it being so hot and having no air in the suit plus pissing off the producer

Yes. You should have watched Predator first. It's not about the references. It's the slow build up toward the Predator in the first movie. But since you saw a more modern movie with the modern effects & quicker pacing movies have today, you're not going to appreciate the slow pacing in this movie. The big reveal in the end will mean nothing to you cuz you already know what the Predator looks like. The learning about the Predator throughout the film along side with the elite soldiers for the first time won't be a thing for you. So, yeah. First time viewers should ALWAYS start with the original film. It's like introducing someone to Star Wars. I won't start out with episode 1 the Phantom Menace. I'll start with the original classic Star Wars episode IV as God intended it. Lol. Same goes for Predator. -OG

You should definitely check out Predator 2. It's set in LA and adds more to the Predator mythology.

Awesome movie pred 2 is also good and I like Predators,

What people forget about Arnold's 80's movies is that they were all pretty low budget, $15Mil and most of the time a lot lower. It wasn't until 1990 and 'Total Recall' that they started to have serious budgets, Recall was $65Million. Consider 'Terminator' in 1984 was budgeted at $6.5 Million and T2 in 1991 was over $100Million His 80's movies never did big numbers at the box office until 'Twins' but they boomed due to the video rental industry and heavily censored versions they would show on TV

This movie started out like your typical action genre 80s war movie with Arnold wrecking the bad guys with his one liners. The second half changed venue and became a gore & horror monster film. A creative and very unique film, in my opinion. -OG

The guy that voiced Optimus Prime...also made the Predator noises.

Fun reaction, guys. It’s definitely one of the better 80s action movies. I love Predator 2 so I’m looking forward to that. And the Terminators!

The Best War Cry 😢 from Arnie

You thought gorillas 😂. Guerrillas are human fighters.

Damn classic 👊🏻

Arnold.. 💯❤️🔥

I watch Prey first. It was pretty good. Yes it had a little disney to it. I actually wanted the girl to be more bad ass. They built her up then pulled her back. The biggest help against Pedator both time was him/she :D toying with his prey too much.

My personal rankings: Prey>Predator>Predators>Predator 2>The Predator (honorable mention: Alien v Predator)

Classic!!!!!

Part of the appeal of “Predator” was that we didn’t know what it was or what the alien could do. Part of the appeal of “Prey” was that we knew what the alien could do and wondered how the characters would fare; how they would figure out how they could survive. Do people open a book to the middle, read to the end, and then start at the beginning? ‘Cause I honestly - no shade - don’t see how watching a sequel before the original is much different.

Those crass/stupid jokes Hawkins *corrected* made were just to get the Hardass Billy to laugh... He finally did it. Oh, if Billy is afraid I'd be VERY AFRAID too.

That's a good idea:(12:31 m.), for a new type of 'Predator movies.\'The broken DOG'S'\- predators devastating the galaxies.

I love Arnold but I love that this film isn't an Arnold movie. It's a Predator movie just with Arnold unlike most movies with him

No predator movie can top this.

15:18 - do any of you guys think that Billy has Native American heritage which is why he can sense the Predator??? Also when he cuts himself when waiting for the Predator seems ceremonious for some reason...correct me please if I'm wrong! ❤

Predator 2 really good and underated but i think really good. 😜🇬🇧

The pilot at the end of the movie was the actor who played the predator funny fact 🤓

Bridge definitely needs to watch the rocky films and terminator