My favorite scene in this movie . . . when Mac grabbed the mini-gun and opened up into the jungle, nobody hesitated, nobody asked any questions. Everybody just came over and opened up in the same direction. So gratifying watching them just come together without a word and level the jungle going after that predator. Everyone was like, whatever the hell it is, KILL IT!

It's so gratifying to watch people having the same reactions and fun that I had in the theater nearly 40 years ago.

The thing I love about this movie is that all the tough guy commandos are terrified the entire time. Predator is basically a slasher movie that replaces horny teenagers with soldiers, and everyone on the creative team understood that assignment. In the original script, Arnold’s character was supposed to beat the Predator in a hand to hand fight. Arnold objected, “there’s no way. He’s a monster, I’m just a man. He’d kick my ass.” That change made the movie into a classic.

That muscle handshake is still a great meme to this day 💪🏻

after having made movies like Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, The Terminator, and Commando, Arnold was very happy with this role, as this time, he wasn't the one killing everyone!

What’s cool about this movie is that it flipped the whole 80s action movie genre on its head. When this came out, there were a bunch of movies like Commando and Rambo, which were about unstoppable muscular action stars running around killing everyone. This movie started that way with the village attack (which was pretty meta) but then it switched to a movie of all these muscular men getting completely demolished by an alien hunter. Also, when people saw this, they didn’t entirely know what it was about because the internet didn’t exist. 😂

The Predator race and background has been expanded tremendously over the years with all the movies and comic books but this movie laid some of the foundations. It's a small detail but notice how the Predator never attacks someone who is unarmed? They want their prey to be dangerous, for them hunting is a sport and they always seek out the most dangerous targets to test themselves against. So he never attacks the female rebel, who is never armed, but only attacks the special force unit.

In the scene where the Predator is using his medkit, it looks like he's got an exoskeleton like a crab, or bug, or crayfish, or something. It looks like he put an antiseptic or liquid bandage over the exposed tissue, and then stapled his shell back together. Good Sci-fi.

His accent is German. He's from Austria. The pilot with the aviators played the predator. RIP Kevin Peter Hall.

Now imagine it is 12 June 1987. You and your buds have already spent two hours playing video games in the arcades before going to the multiplex at the other end of the mall. Now imagine you and your buds have purchased your 9:45 theater tickets to the movie PREDATOR; and once inside, you find that it is literally a full house and the remaining seats are in the first three rows. That is how me and my buds watched the movie excitedly.

The black helicopter pilot at the end of the movie is Kevin Peter Hall the actor in the Predator suit. He also plays Bigfoot in the 80'c classic Harry and the Hendersons have to watch it too. Great reaction you guys are a little jumpy, its fun.

YES!!! MY #1 FAVORITE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER MOVIE!! Facts you didn't know about the movie: Jane 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 an 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". The PREDATOR suit was designed and created by Oscar Winning VFX company Stan Winston Studios, whom 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. Schwarzenegger would later hire his own personal Chef to give the actors the food they needed. No hot meals were allowed due to a heatwave in Mexico, so they ate protein bars instead. 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. The scene where the stuntman falls off the cliff and lands in the water blew out his kneecap. The film was a box office success, making $100 million dollars ($350-400 million dollars today) against an $18 million dollar budget. It was nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to InnerSpace. It's been regarded as one of the best Sci-fi Action movies ever made.

The attention to detail in this movie (and Predator 2) was amazing. I loved the Predator's self-triage and first-aid gear. Just the fact that they included it is awesome. Really impressive how much "lore" they packed into the short time you see the creature on screen.

Predator 2 is a direct sequel to Predator 1. There are others continued the stories of Predator's species. In 2018, The Predator directed and written by Shane Black (Hawkins) is also direct sequel. Prey (2022) is a prequel of Predator.

The best thing about this is how they just give you small glimpses of the predator while ramping up the tension and keeping the spooky atmosphere. Then the hand to hand payoff at the end.

As some have mentioned, the Predator is from a hunting culture, collecting trophies as you saw all the skulls and bones he had. He destroyed himself at the end because he wasn't going to be someone's "trophy" plus have his technology fall into a lesser species hands. Not too many villains out there who can manhandle Arnie around like the Predator did.

arnold has an austrian accent a.. and the bicepts on arm wrestling is a very famous meme.. this is the very first and one and only orginal predator that started everything..

My cousin and I saw this opening night....yes we're that old(junior high for us)...the entire theater cheered throughout the movie.

Greatest action movie of them all. The human mind as our means of survival.

I was lucky enough to visit the Predator filming location in 2015. It's now a zip-line tourist attraction just outside of Puerto Vallarta. The base seen at around 7:10 is now a restaurant, and it's right next to the river. They even have a life-sized statue of the Predator there.

"If it bleeds, we can kill it" 👍 You may recognize a internet meme that originated from this Amazing Sci fi Lol Definitely check out the sequel(PREDATOR 2)& prequel PREY(2022). PREDATORS(2011) is highly underrated 👌 It was the late great Sonny Langham's (Billy) birthday recently (Feb 11th) RIP 🙏 probably the only bad ass American Indian character I've seen in a movie before Dances With Wolves & Last Of The Mohicans RIP to the late Great Kevin Peter Hall, AKA THE PREDATOR. Wearing all that latex make up in the jungle must have been a son of a gun

If you notice in a Special forces unit everybody has different sizes and special skills that they excel at... BLANE and MAC (the guy with the cowboy 🤠 hat is a heavy weapons gunners, Poncho and the guy with the glasses are tech officers, "Billy" the Native American, is a tracker great at reconnaissance.. and so on....

The 7 foot 2 inch tall Kevin Peter Hall played the Predator and was the helicopter pilot at the end. He also played Harry in Harry and the Hendersons(he was the Bigfoot). He tragically died from AIDs at age 36 contracted from a blood transfusion after a bad car wreck

Definitely need to watch the rest of the series along with the alien movies and just so you know, the black dude flying the chopper at the end, is the same guy in the predator suit. He's like 7'2" that's why he's so much taller than Arnie, who is 6'4"

The only memory I have of my father being alive is he, I, and mom watching this movie.

Hey Vince and Shoshanna, Looks like the Predator's look really got to you guys. You have to thank the mater himself, James Cameron for helping to come up with the look for the Predator and his facial claws. ------- Stan Winston (practical effect creator) sat next to Cameron on a trans-Atlantic flight and told him about having trouble with a certain creature design... so Cameron drew him a sketch, and vwalla we have your favorite spork on and face ever created.

I think this is such an original movie. It starts out as a typical 80s war movie and then changes genre and becomes a horrific gore monster film who happens to also be an extraterrestrial! -OG

That beginning helicopter scene is great. It pretty much lets you know who everybody is and sets the tone before the movie even starts.

Hats off to you for picking up on the role reversal when the alien starts shooting randomly into the jungle for Arnold like his team did initially. Not all reviewers spot it or comment on it.

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

In 1990 when I saw the sequel to predator A.K.A. Predator 2 as A teenager there was a moment in that movie that made my head explode 🤯 The infamous trophy case scene… definitely watch predator 2

THE PREDATOR IS HUGE - The Actor who played the Predator in the first 2 films is the late great KEVIN PETER HALL - He was 7' 3" Tall. Sadly he passed away on April 10, 1991 (1 month short of his 36th Birthday) from AIDS related Pneumonia that he contracted from a blood transfusion.

Hope y’all watch the KZfaq video explaining what happened to Dutch after surviving his encounter with the Predator

Watching Shoshana react to an obvious Guy Flick is hilarious! Vince laughing his ass off as Shoshana is horrified! lol. Btw, you MUST watch "commando" with Arnold in it. It's THE MOST iconic one liner Schwarzenneger movie of all time (True Lies is 2nd). Great reaction!

Billy had sense of the predator after the Russians kill the hostage when Hawkins told the joke and Billy laughed the predator mimic his laugh and Billy heard it and looked up around the trees. Billy is Native American back ground us Natives have a sixth sense when it comes to the super natural evil spirits. When he faced the predator on the log it was a show of honor and respect you face your enemy on an even playing ground but the predator was to big powerful and strong

"If he is to destroy it, he must become more than a man ,more than an animal. He must become the very instinct of the PREDATOR." - movie trailer. John McTernan. Went on to give us Die Hard. I don't think the man has ever made anything but classic movies. Really you can't beat it, and while I think Predator 2 and Predators are fairly good sequels, honestly the first Predator is the best by a high degree. None of the sequels have ever been able to do what the first film did. In large part because it's a novel, somewhat original, concept. This movie became something of an archetype that got reused and rehashed and outright ripped off over the remainder of the 80s and into the 90s. Low budget versions of it made all over the place. The other movies also don't quite measure up because the first film is about THE BEST SOLDIERS IN THE WORLD vs THE ULTIMATE HUNTER. The combatants are the best you can get. Kevin Peter Hall played the Predator in this film and Predator 2. He was one of those classic gentle giants, His big role other than Predator was playing Harry on Harry and the Hendersons, a bigfoot type of creature. You can see him for one shot at the end of Predator as the helicopter pilot saying "what the f-." I believe he was a dancer as well if I'm not mistaken. He really loved playing the Predator characters, and he tried to give each one he stepped into a bit of a personality. He's only screen for just a few handful of minutes, but every moment absolutely works. In this first film especially, everything just works on screen. Which is funny because just about everything you can imagine with the suit went wrong while making the movie, including having to stop production to completely redesign the creature from the ground up. Once again, Stan Winston Studios delivers. They gave us the Aliens in Aliens, the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, The Terminators, the dog thing creature in The Thing, and so many others. Sadly, not long after shooting Predator 2 he was in a car accident, and though he was likely to recover from that, during surgery he was given blood laced with AID and died from infection. Way too young, and with so much more to give. Sadly this did, in part, impact the Predators in later movies, because without his magical touch I don't think the Predators ever quite felt as vivid and real as they do in the first two films.

Soldiers walking around with a 6 barrel Mini gun, it's all in the movies. But hey, it's Jesse Ventura...so I wouldn't have any other way.

Your facial expressions throughout this video are exactly why I love this movie. There’s nothing but tension and suspense once the hunt is on. Whether you think the Predator is cool or not, you can’t help but think how scared you’d be in that situation. I love how invested you guys get into these movies.

Interesting fact; the producer had to hire a few body guards to keep the other actors safe from Sonny Landham, the guy who played Billy. He had a reputation of getting dangerously violent

Predators can mimic sounds. I love that they have an honor code. This Yajuta would be a young blood on his first hunt to earn his stripes.

Predator movies and alien movies should now be top priority! 💯

"I ain't got time to bleed" is an all time one liner, it was also the title of his autobiography.

The guy with the chewing tobacco was Jesse "The Body" Ventura. He was a friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was also an ex- Navy SEAL, professional wrestler in the WWF, and a one time Governor of the state of Minnesota

Can’t wait for you to see Predator 2. Near the end of the movie is the biggest Sci Fi Easter eggs/ teasers in history. People waited like 20 years after to see what would happen next.

super suspenseful. especially if you haven't seen any of the other predators. the way it was done was so suspenseful because you don't even know what's attacking you, and when they finally find out, they don't even know how to approach it until arnold's the only one left.

Billy decided he wasn't going to run anymore. He challenged the Predator to face him head on and was prepared to win or die before he ran anymore.

Good reaction, guys. Btw, 'Predator' is the action movie with not just one, but TWO future governors --- Arnold, the future governor of California, and Jesse Ventura, the future governor of Minnesota. Former Governor Jesse Ventura is the guy who upon being told he was shot, replied with, "I ain't got time to bleed'. And there was a 3rd guy in this movie who ran for governor as well...lol Also, the same guy (former governor Jesse Ventura) with the crazy huge machine gun, was a former professional wrestler in the 1980s, AND he was also a former Navy Seal...so, he actually had actual real-world experience in these types of secret US special forces missions worldwide in real life...missions that are mostly still classified as Top Secret to this very day.

This will forever be a great classic sci-fi film.

That helicopter pilot at the end ("what the f..") is the actor in the predator costume, Kevin Peter Hall (R.I.P. too soon).

I miss the 80s, when movies still got original ideas and actually good. This one is way up there with the best of action movies of all time.

Great reactions guys. You guys are so expressive ( that always catches me off guard since people generally knock old movies for CGI)

The chopper pilot at the end was the actor who wore the Predator suit. He’s 7’ tall.

s really cool how Predators have a code of honor. Hawkins had his weapon out, but didn't have it up and wasn't scanning the environment for threats, so The predator didn't use his plasma caster. Instead he made noise until both Anna and Hawkins noticed, and then moved in on foot and killed Hawkins by hand. Blain had his weapon out and was not only actively scanning the environment , but actively firing into it. Shooting him from cover was therefore acceptable. Mac had figured out how to spot the predator even while cloaked, so there was no reason to turn the cloak off. He was so actively tracking the Predator, so it was fine for the Predator to shoot him, but only after using Mac's own action against him, letting him put himself in position to be shot. Dillon had his weapon out and was actively scanning his environment for the Predator, so it was also acceptable to shoot him, except the shot didn't connect solidly, and disarmed him. The Predator could have fired a second shot to finish him off at this point but didn't, he switched tactics and began to close the distance on foot, even slowing down to walk in order to give Dillon enough time to un-sling his second weapon and aim it at the Predator before it made the kill. We don't see Billy's death, so we can't say for certain how he died, though the last time we see him alive is through the Predator's point of view as he closes the distance on foot. Given his behavior elsewhere, and judging by the state of Billy's corpse later, is probably safe to say he was killed in hand-to-hand combat. Poncho was wounded, true enough, but he did have his weapons drawn and ready, and he was looking for the Predator, so it was still acceptable to circle around out of his line of fire and take him out by shooting him. Anna was unarmed and posed no threat so he couldn't kill her. Dutch was firing at the Predator the first time, so it was acceptable to shoot him, but he got away. During their second fight, as long as Dutch was using explosives and projectile weapons against the Predator it was fine for the Predator to attempt to shoot him. However, once the Predator caught him, it became obvious Dutch was disarmed, and his breathing was distressed. The Predator therefore discarded this plasma caster and breathing mask, so he would have to fight Dutch disarmed and unable to breathe comfortably.... or in other words, on as even terms as possible. "But what about his blades" you might be thinking . "He pulled those out at the end of the fight" Yes, he did, but only after Dutch had been thoroughly defeated that he was literally crawling away from the Predator, dragging his legs behind him. As far as the Predator knew, he had crippled his opponent, which meant it was time to dispatch his prey in the most humane way possible. That's a rule we ourselves tend to abide by when hunting. We can take a very long time to hunt an animal down, but once we cripple it, there's an expectation among most people-- especially serious hunters-- that its time to put a swift end to the hunt and put the animal out of its misery. The hunters who purposely drag things out and let the animal linger in pain and suffering, we tend to look down on with anger and disgust. So the arm blades makes sense in that context.

My mates and I saw this at the cinema when it first came out. Totally blown away. Then we watched it at the drive-ins and then on VHS over and over, just like all the great movies from the mid seventies and through the eighties. Here I am now watching all these great films with new generations and thoroughly enjoying their reactions. Thankyou for taking this Gen X er back in time a bit.

The gun itself weighs around 85 pounds. The backpack was just the chain fed ammunition for it. Jesse Ventura is the actor holding it and stood 6’5” and weighing in at a bit over 300 pounds in this movie without the gear on.

There's so much to enjoy, and fear, with Predators AND Aliens. You're in for a treat.

All of Arnold's old movies have amazing (and yet cheesy) one liners. Commando is another good one for those.

How was he holding that big gun? Pure unadulterated badass

I saw this in the theatre my sophomore year of high school and it was amazing at that time in the theatre.

That soundtrack is so iconic! The second you hear it you’re like PREDATOR!!!

The big gun with six barrels is a M134. It can be mounted several different ways: handheld, helicopter door, sides of Little Bird helos. The kickback is fairly minimal mainly because of the rapid fire full auto. It can fire 3000+ rounds per minute. Some versions fire at faster rates, with the fastest I have seen being over 6000 rounds a minute. They fire 7.62 ammo, also known as .308 caliber, but the newer version fires .338 ammo, which costs about $30000 per minute, with each individual round costing $5-6.

I just realized the guy that gets blown up in the Car that Arnold Lifts up, is also in Predator 2 somehow as the guy that Glover chases up to the rooftop. I think he’s maybe a stunt guy that got screen time in both movies.

This is classic 80s Arnold. Ill watch anyone watch this movie. Its fun to see reactions to REAL stunts and REAL effects. There was hardly any CGI back then. BTW... the actor who played the Predator was Kevin Peter Hall. Mr Hall was over 7 feet tall, and a super nice guy. He was also Harry in Harry And The Henderson's. A comedy about a family that finds bigfoot and brings him home with them. Its a fun, family film. Kevin Peter Hall was in a bad car crash in 1992. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. During surgery he was accidentally given contaminated blood and passed away. RIP Kevin Peter Hall.

Vince talking about big league chew... The gum that was shredded and came in paper packets like tobacco bags. Then there were the candy cigarettes and the shredded beef jerky in a tin to resemble a snuff can. Oh the good times.

One of my favourite movies growing up as a kid in the 90s, watching you guys see it for the first time and reating to it was so much fun. Glad you enjoyed it :)

Men who right now are in their last 40’s grew up watching Rocky/Rambo and Predator in the 80’s marked our life’s to be the one.

the helicopter pilot at the end was the guy who played the predator. wanted to give him a scene without the makeup. jean claude van damme was originally going to play the predator

Now, watch Arnold Schwarzenegger again in Commando, Kindergarten Cop, Terminator 1&2 & True Lies 👍.

34:53 Billy’s laugh rules. Great

One of the most sought out Alan Silverstri film scores back in the day. My favorite by the film composer is "Predator 2", the percussions are just insane.

"destroying the entire forest for this man" This is the first viewer to me who understood why they murdered the jungle. Everybody else who saw this scene always says "why don't they conserve ammo, they are just wasting bullets" He just witnessed his friend get killed and is acting on pure rage.

The Predator mimicking Billy's laugh at the end... 🥶🥶🥶Everytime! On to Predator 2!

Great movie! Features 2 future Governors, Schwarzenegger(California) Jesse Ventura(Minnesota), I am surprised y'all didn't recognize Carl Weathers(Apollo Creed) also at the end, when the helicopter shows up, the pilot, kevin Peter Hall, he also played the predator in this one, alot fun facts for this one.

It creeps me out how The Predators can mimic human voices. Like at the end he mimic Billy laughing. In other films they mimic voices to lure other humans. Creeps me the hell out! Terminators do that also! *chills*

The quote *"I ain't got time to bleed 🩸"* is a form psychological motivation.... Your body is an amazing machine, and with the right training and mentality you can control your body's need to bleed out or even null pain.... BLANE is so HYPER focused on what he's doing that even though his arm is injured it's not bleeding a lot....

Predator, a timeless classic and I would argue the greatest action film ever, had a great time watching you guys.

The newest predator is based on Billy's Native Tribe that how he picked up on its tactics

There were actually 2 directors for this movie with the first handling the first part of the movie with the hostages. He was replaced and another director finished it off, why it can feel like 2 different movies. 2nd director did a great job.

Classic. Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤️

Definitely check out Predator 2. Danny Glover stars and there’s a few interesting pieces of lore in there. Not a perfect sequel, but worth watching.

I don't think modern cinema will be remembered like this in 40 yrs.

Rest in peace, Carl Weathers. Thank you for the awesome memories. May your memory be eternal.

Joe Galloway, the photographer, received a Bronze Star for his actions and is one of a very few civilians to hold one.

The wild thing is, as big as Arnold is, look at him next to the Predator. The guy in that suit was a giant. Arnold's accent would be due to his Austrian roots.

This movie had my exoskeleton shaking. The memes that started from this film 😂. Loved your reaction though. Edit : That painting behind you looks really good guys.

you guys should react to the latest one that came out it’s called prey

I'm glad they don't reveal too much about the Predator. They say less is more. I agree. The less you know about the Predator, the scarier he becomes. But this idea also works twofold. Because we don't know a lot, it tends to peek our curiosity. We want to know more about this creature of gore. What makes this alien monster tick? Which might be the reason why Predator has such an incredible fanbase following. And why the original film is considered such a cult classic. -OG

Nothing like that Billy laugh tho 🤣 just hope you never hear that in the woods or in a dark alley

Fun fact about the predator the clicking noise Is done by Peter Cullen the voice of Optimus prime in the transformer movies.

Did someone already mention that there are 2 future state governors in this movie ? Arnold -California, Jesse Ventura-Minnesota ?

"I'm gonna have me some fun!" 😆

The reason the Yautja (The Predator) blew itself up is so that none of the races they hunt can get their hunting technology.

One of the greatest action movies of all time. Love y'alls reactions. Predator is awesome and y'alls reactions to the movie are hilarious, in the best way

I love the Predator’s face - it’s crabtastic! 🦀

Way back in the early 80's, there was a gum called "Big League Chew", which was shredded bubble gum that came in a small pouch. It even had a 'chewing' baseball player on the pack. You'd just grab a big pinch of shredded bubble gum and stick that in your mouth, just like the MLB players... lol

I grew up on this film and watching you both react to it gives joy to us long term fans as we all wish we could watch it for the first time again, and you bring that feeling to us. Your faces were gold I could tell you both really enjoyed it. The best reaction to this I've ever seen. You're both very very likeable. Keep it up.

The guy flying the chopper at the end of the film...played the predator in the film

The helicopter pilot is the Predator! He had a speaking line in the chopper, so he could have a film acting credit! There's lots of good Predator movies, aaaand Alien vs Predator!!😮😮😮" Get to the Choppa!". And from his movie before this," c'mon Bennett... Let's Party!"Engineers, from Prometheus, supposedly developed Aliens, Predators, humans, and the technology for Replicants and Terminators. Engineers, from the movie Prometheus, supposedly developed Aliens, Predators, humans, and the technology for Replicants and Terminators.What a cast! Jesse was a total wildman ex contractor, bigger and taller than Arnold! The Indian guy was such an animal, he had round the clock security detail, to protect everyone and everything else, from him! The bald black dude was a classically trained, stage actor, I think even at Juliard! And always a badass, also in the movies, Arnold's Commando, and American Jiggolo!!! And Arnold's comedies are great also, specially Twins and Kindergarten cop!

If Billy is scared that's saying something. He is the baddest dude there.

This has to be one of the top 5 pure action movies of all time. The writing isn't like knock your socks off or anything and the plot is pretty straight-forward, however the execution of this movie is just like perfect. The team seems like a team, there is a professionalism that really shines through so you kind of care about all of the squad members. They all seem to trust and respect Dutch, their leader, and Dutch seems to truly know and understand his men. That little detail, and showing them mow down an enemy encampment with ease really impresses on you how bad ass they are and how bad ass the predator is. It is a creature that turns Arnold into an underdog, which is not something that happened a lot in the 80's.