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Let's talk Predator (1987)
Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:26 am
Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:26 am
Easily the most manly film ever made.
I'm still confused as to what Dutch and his team were. They were either Delta Force or ex-military turned mercenaries, because Dutch references turning down the Libya job because they were a rescue team, not assassins. Obviously Jim Hopper's team were Green Berets out of Fort Bragg and ordered down there.
John McTiernan should be a household name with Predator, Red October, Die Hard, Last Action Hero, etc.
The action pieces are awesome, Arnold's dialogue is great. The part of them crawling to the guerrilla base was cool af. Dillon had the best death in the film. And of course, the deforestation scene...
I'm still confused as to what Dutch and his team were. They were either Delta Force or ex-military turned mercenaries, because Dutch references turning down the Libya job because they were a rescue team, not assassins. Obviously Jim Hopper's team were Green Berets out of Fort Bragg and ordered down there.
John McTiernan should be a household name with Predator, Red October, Die Hard, Last Action Hero, etc.
The action pieces are awesome, Arnold's dialogue is great. The part of them crawling to the guerrilla base was cool af. Dillon had the best death in the film. And of course, the deforestation scene...
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Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:30 am to Parmen
I was actually about to post this myself so thank you for the good timing. Just showed it to my girlfriend (no pics) yesterday for the first time. It is peak 80s testosterone and fun action.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:30 am to Parmen
quote:
most manly film ever made
Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:38 am to Parmen
So much muscles and gun play.
Arnold being a badarse
Never gets old. One of the most rewatchable action movies
Definitely on my Mount Rushmore of action movies
Arnold being a badarse
Never gets old. One of the most rewatchable action movies
Definitely on my Mount Rushmore of action movies
Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:43 am to Lawyered
We got robbed of the Billy vs. Predator fight on top of that log bridge, but perhaps that's because it wasn't much of a fight.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 10:57 am to Parmen
there should have been a prequel about Dutch and his team's missions. Maybe having them doing "clear and present danger" type ops against drug lords and how they evolved into just a rescue squad.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 11:09 am to Parmen
this is what boys in the 80s looked up to
this is what boys in the 10s look up to
this is what boys in the 10s look up to
This post was edited on 7/13/19 at 11:17 am
Posted on 7/13/19 at 11:13 am to Brosef Stalin
The forestry scene with the minigun was a 10 year olds real life fantasy.
I used to daydream for hours about a minigun and unlimited ammo belt.
I used to daydream for hours about a minigun and unlimited ammo belt.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 11:14 am to Parmen
quote:
the most manly film
And unapologetic about it.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 11:15 am to Parmen
fricking 10 out of 10 for me. Love everything about it.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 11:30 am to Parmen
Awesome action film, it supposed to be classified as a sci-fi but whatever. My favorite action movie. Doesn’t go over the top much, builds good suspense by not showing much of the predator til later, like Jaws. Big tough guys doing big tough guy stuff without much of the cheesiness the can accompany a movie like this.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 11:42 am to PeteRose
I ain’t got time to bleed.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 1:04 pm to Parmen
Predator is a Masterpiece
Posted on 7/13/19 at 1:54 pm to Parmen
Perfect movie.
GOAT action movie.
GOAT action movie.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 3:13 pm to CBandits82
Posted on 7/13/19 at 4:11 pm to CBandits82
Agreed. It's like two films in one. The first is the action film with Dutch's boys vs. the guerrillas. Then it becomes a sci fi slasher film. 80s films like this, RoboCop, Termintor, are perfect 100% films that don't need remakes.
Posted on 7/13/19 at 4:17 pm to Parmen
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ex-military turned mercenaries
Always thought this was the logical explanation, however they still call each other by rank. Probably a private group like Blackwater was that was hired to do covert rescue missions around the world without being directly linked to the US Military.
Being one of my favorite movies of all time, it would have still been badass if it was just about them fighting guerrillas in Central America.
This post was edited on 7/13/19 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 7/13/19 at 4:18 pm to Parmen
quote:It is essentially a slasher film but throws out all the usual conventions. Typical slasher film has the monster chasing a bunch of weak, stupid, unarmed teenagers. This movie has the monster going after a bunch of heavily armed tough badasses. In the end, Arnold has to win with his brain, not his guns.
Then it becomes a sci fi slasher film.
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