How The Predator Movies Changed Over Time
Predator is a movie that’s particularly close to my heart, I used to live with someone whose entire vocabulary was made up of quotes from Aliens, Robocop, some wrestling shows, and mostly Predator. So if you’re watching this, hi mum.
The Predator series at the moment consists of three films, with the earliest and undoubtedly the most iconic made in 1987, featuring Arnold Schwarzeneggar and Carl Weathers. The second film was released in 1990, and the third film came out a whole twenty years later in 2010. Now in 2018, a new set beween Predator 2 and Predators is scheduled for release. All the films are essentially about exactly the same thing - armed and able humans being hunted by a far better armed and seemingly far more able alien, or aliens - the Predators, or Hunters.
As a series I think it’s changed the most out those that I’ve looked at, in terms of individual films. Rocky changed a lot, but over the seven films of that series, it was kind of gradual.
Alien Resurrection is far more different to Alien, than Predators is to Predator, but the films that compose the series all occupy different places in the line of movie tones.
You’ll see what I mean shortly.
Movies Mentioned:
Alien (1979), Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Alien Vs Predator (2004), Alien Vs Predator: Requiem (2007), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018).
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I honestly love Predator, because it's a standard "rescue the POW's" movie until an alien shows up and suddenly it's a sci-fi survival film. Only in the 80's
@jedaaa
6 жыл бұрын
but in the 90s there was 'From Dusk Till Dawn' which you think is a typical gangster kidnapp film until it 180s on you into an action horror vampire bloodbath movie :D
@Zac_LDN
6 жыл бұрын
I believe Predator is an 80’s movie
@zetetick395
5 жыл бұрын
@@jedaaa Niceone J, yeah, I was just gonna mention _From Dusk till Dawn_ myself... :)
@samedoughnut7097
5 жыл бұрын
They shouldn't have put the predator ship in the beginning
@sevenproxies4255
4 жыл бұрын
I basically grew up on Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Terminator 1 and 2, Robocop and Predator 1 and 2. In my opinion, Hollywood has never been able to replicate the superbness of these films. They just had some sort of magic spark bsck then which faded with time.
Predator will always have a special place in my heart. My mom recorded it on VHS back in the day but she missed the first minute or two, the scene where we see the spaceship landing on earth. So I was thrown into this awesome story about beefy guys slaying fools in the most hostile environment on earth and then - out of the blue (for me) - comes this unstoppable force, this hellish creature that bests those elite badasses. It was so goddamn awesome.
@user-nh6tg3fr1d
5 жыл бұрын
I swear that was the exact same for me. Except it was my dad. He would lose his shit at the "son of a bitch" handshake.
@timothycurtis4744
5 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend didn’t even notice the spaceship. I had to replay the start after it had finished and she said “it would have been better if it showed us the alien arriving.”
@vcv6560
5 жыл бұрын
I first recorded it (VHS) from cable, later had the Laserdisc and finally the 2 DVD release. At work we all seemed to rant about it, "If it bleeds we can kill it." becoming part of the daily lexicon.
@Jebu911
5 жыл бұрын
@@timothycurtis4744 But that would not just be foreshadowing more like pointing it out with a red circle and that's stupid.
@fatherofthenoo
5 жыл бұрын
Why did every older relative do that in the 80's/90's. You end up with an entire library of films either missing a few minutes of the start or the end cut off because they used a short VHS.
That opening joke was brilliant
@alaaranaranoya1499
6 жыл бұрын
Romulus Numa and I related to it intimately.
@BadBoyV1
6 жыл бұрын
Same lol including the wrestling
@BennieBrunink
5 жыл бұрын
' Oke .. Proceeding to .. Shit,a predator .. SLINGG !! ..
@leetorry
4 жыл бұрын
Its cute too
That team fortress joke @14:10 deserves a thumbs up by itself. I almost died laughing
@CrookedSkew
3 жыл бұрын
+1 That was hilarious!
The guy doesn't even include "This stuff will make you a goddamned sexual Tyrannosaurus"
@conalcochranh3274
5 жыл бұрын
"Just like me."
@dentheman1797
4 жыл бұрын
Nor “Contaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaact!”
@SirBigWater
4 жыл бұрын
@@dentheman1797 Sorry dude, your comment is too long. "Ain't got time to read"
@DrJReefer
4 жыл бұрын
Bunch of slack jawed *maggots *I know.
@leokrupp4442
3 жыл бұрын
_That's a real nasty habit you got there._
"Sometimes I look at the moon and I think... Moon" fucking lost it, just amazing
@JackDuripper
5 жыл бұрын
Shakespeare of our generation
"Team Fortress shlepping through the woods!" Love it at always Georg.
You failed to mention the number of US Governors and people who ran for Governor in Predator.
@vermis8344
6 жыл бұрын
mcv86 I think we'd all be a bit happier if a law was passed that no-one who appeared on TV or in films could hold political office.
@hitlerdid7113
5 жыл бұрын
Warren JB TAKE. THAT. BACK
@jk-474
4 жыл бұрын
2 👍🏻
@DatBoi-mo9vc
4 жыл бұрын
@@vermis8344 not my president either bud
@Ephunker89
4 жыл бұрын
@@DatBoi-mo9vc a few years later and still spouting this childish saying?
one must proceed to the helicopter
@ShipFantastic
6 жыл бұрын
RyanHannaMusic You made me laugh.
@j.b.booker7912
6 жыл бұрын
In an orderly fashion
@rooroo8767
5 жыл бұрын
RyanHannaMusic it’s bullshit! All of it!
@thunderwalker2000
5 жыл бұрын
One does not simply proceed to the helicopter.
@zetetick395
5 жыл бұрын
And always be mindful of workplace health & safety regulations!
That opening joke!😂 Georg: "Stop being so grumpy, mum! Are you on the rag?" Georg's mum: "I ain't got time to bleed!"
They should do a Predator/The Room cross-over. _"I did not pull out his spine. It's not true. It's bullshit. I did naaaaat. Oh, hi, Dutch."_
@tozmom615
6 жыл бұрын
I’d watch that for a dollar!
@Tubeite
6 жыл бұрын
Jamesir Bensonmum You are tearing me apart Predator!
@rgerber
5 жыл бұрын
After shooting the jungle. "I did not hit it. I did not"
@stevefromyellowstone7911
4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit I read that in that dudes voice. Oh no lol
@fkaiba94
4 жыл бұрын
@@tozmom615 id buy that for a dollar
I saw Predator 2 opening night and while I agree the old lady with the broom was tonally off the audience (and I) loved her. The auditorium erupted with laughter at the sight of the broom as well as her line to Danny Glover.
@IvorMektin1701
6 жыл бұрын
solidsnake58 My favorite scene!
@vermis8344
6 жыл бұрын
I used to like her, but the fact she's plainly giving some other line while 'I don't think he gives a shit' is dubbed over, just feels mote and more cringey to me. More so than the effects of multiple predators appearing out of the steam at the end...
@solidsnake58
6 жыл бұрын
Interesting. It's been awhile and I guess I never noticed. I love Predator 2 but it's definitely riding on the nostalgia from me being a 13 year old boy at the time. Meanwhile, the original Predator is essentially a perfect film that I find myself revisiting much more frequently. I'll never forget I saw it at a sleep-over on a 17inch CRT and it had such a profound effect I stayed awake until the sun came up. I kept seeing that shimmer in the tree out the window.
15:50 Sums up my problem with all modern movies. They can't just be fun anymore. Always a message... A message they rarely have the right to try and make.
@mapesdhs597
6 жыл бұрын
Sums up The Last Jedi, it doesn't have much in it this isn't message. They don't even try to hide it, straight up in your face feminist propaganda, set in a different galaxy... because reasons. I'll be amazed if the latest Predator movie isn't message-ridden. I'll know from the trailer, lead character a white female, secondary character of some non-white male ethnicity, a white guy who's bad in some manner; how patronising to all these categories of human being. Why can't we just have good stories? Alien didn't need political narratives to make Ripley a believable character. That's why I actually quite like Predator 2, the cast make up in this regard doesn't feel forced for PC reason, wasn't an issue back then so much. Glover's character isn't superhuman, but he's certainly driven. As long as Hollywood puts leftist politics before telling good stories, movies will continue being generally god awful. The last decent movie I saw at the cinema was Dredd, but that wasn't really a Hollywood production.
@Assimandeli
6 жыл бұрын
Messages in modern films? I think it's the exact opposite: most Hollywood films are just random cgi shit
@MondoMurderface
6 жыл бұрын
Assiman, You are right about the cgi thing but that just adds to the cringe of their messages. Like the shape of water for example. Movie about a fishman monster and a woman who likes to fuck eggs. But ebil white people too!
@Assimandeli
6 жыл бұрын
Dunno, man. I think the 70's had more mainstream movies with messages. I don't really mind it though. A film without a point or a theme is rather lame.
@MondoMurderface
6 жыл бұрын
Totally disagree. I don't think every movie needs to be mindless fun. But I don't want my scifi shlock trying to tell me to recycle.
I am convinced Predator 2 exists for two reasons. The first is the success of the original film. The second is some hack, probably a producer and not a screenwriter, said: "Predator took place in the jungle. But what if Predator 2 happens... in the CONCRETE jungle?" And everyone else yelled, "Brilliant!"
@urmomisurdad5422
6 жыл бұрын
yup
@Bowiiihowdy
6 жыл бұрын
I quite like predator 2. Its got a unique feel to me. Still nowhere near as good as the orignal tho
@lonchaneyslover7635
6 жыл бұрын
Chase Janus have to agree, I lived in LA during my childhood and I saw this one very young and just with jaws where I would ask if there was a shark in any body of water, I would ask is "there a predator on any of those buildings"?
@GankbotShuk
6 жыл бұрын
But that's the same thing for Jaws 2 and Ghostbusters 2. Course they aren't as good as the originals, 'cause the originals are masterpieces of film. Held up to them, most movies wouldn't be as good.
@CFKMAN
6 жыл бұрын
Jaws 2 was very good and Ghostbusters 2 is good . Predator 2 is awful . What about Alien Vs Predator or Alien Vs Predator Requiem ? Those were okay. Predators was good too
Me: Nice to see you again old friend. Georg: Thank you. Me: I was talking to Lava Lamp...
You're a true master of the sarcastic arts Georg. I LOL'd so hard when you said "Hi mom" at the beginning
@ImOutsideTheBox
6 жыл бұрын
NinJaRed "sometimes I look up at the moon and I think: moon" killed me
@obsidianorder1
6 жыл бұрын
NinJaRed soz but that was not sarcasm. That was a "bait and switch" joke.
@A-small-amount-of-peas
6 жыл бұрын
NinJaRed He said Mum not Mom
I grew up with the first Predator film. Such a great overall movie ; IMO iconic. I enjoyed Predator 2 . I'd like to hope we could agree that the slaughterhouse and subway scenes were pretty awesome.
@johnplatt8565
5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the action scenes in Predator 2 where the alien Hunts and kills the Colombian & Jamaican drug gang members whilst successfully avoiding being detected by the LAPD, and leaving them puzzled and trying to figure out who is responsible for the wholesale slaughter... 😄 🍺
@conalcochranh3274
5 жыл бұрын
@@johnplatt8565 Predator 2...a no-nonsense sequel...just the way I like it.
@L_Train
2 жыл бұрын
The opening scene is great
Predators wasted a Danny Trejo role and that just pisses me off.
@timothycurtis4744
5 жыл бұрын
vladthetransilvanian it’s all about Machete.
@majesticlizard
5 жыл бұрын
He should have been the lead and the douchebag they made the star should have been killed in the first 15 minutes of the movie. Gruesomely.
@airwolfguy
5 жыл бұрын
Easy fix, let's just have another crossover. Machete verse Predator (call it MVP).
@placeholder2617
4 жыл бұрын
@@majesticlizard dude that's disrespectful.
@mrfunatparties6763
4 жыл бұрын
@@majesticlizard yeah but he was still bad ass. The convict should have been to one to go first. He was definitely an enjoying fuck.
I thought it was pretty satisfying finding out a bit more about the Predators and their culture during the second film. That moment when he threw the pistol to Danny Glover taken from Earth more than a hundred years in the past was a pretty badass moment. Not only for really showing off what the Predators are about (sure they hunt and kill humans gruesomely for sport, but they respect valor and feat of arms in other species, so they're very morally ambiguous) but also revealing the idea that they have been using Earth as hunting grounds for centuries undetected. I feel that they gave you just enough tidbits of information about them to make your opinion of them increase, while at the same time having them remain mysterious.
"A used car salesmen". I don't know if that was intentional, but clever Commando reference.
@mihovil8
4 жыл бұрын
You mean movie True Lies
@executiverobbery
4 жыл бұрын
Fat Cat No Bill Dukes character kills a used car salesmen in Commando
@runlarryrun77
4 жыл бұрын
"You know what I like best? What? The price. HEY! WAIT A MINUTE, YOU CAN'T DRIVE THAT CAR IN HERE!"
@executiverobbery
4 жыл бұрын
Gary Hall Good point, but wrong movie,
I heard Kevin Spacey is in the remake.
@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail
6 жыл бұрын
Only because Michael Jackson wasn't available.
@michaelg4931
6 жыл бұрын
I heard they were going to flip the premise and have Spacey as the antagonist preying on young Predators.
@mallorywingate103
4 жыл бұрын
Ha ha
The gangmember killed at the beginning of P2 is killed in the jungle camp in P1, it's the same dude, with the same hair do.
@thomaskphillips2582
6 жыл бұрын
I suspected that myself also thanks to you for noticing it "El Scorpio"
@tennkenobi
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, quite well known stunt guy and minor actor Henry Kingi. In tons of Tv and movies over the past 30 years- Stir Crazy , TJ Hooker, Scarface, A-Team, V, Last Action Hero, Batman Returns etc etc etc
@jmlkhan5153
5 жыл бұрын
Watch enough 80's-90's action movies, and you will see that guy get killed a LOT
@Darthmgtow
5 жыл бұрын
Is he like the movie version of Kenny from South Park....
@scottknode898
4 жыл бұрын
Sven Ole Thorsen is also in a bit part in Predator and used a lot 80s and 90s movie including the Steven Seagal film On Deadly Ground as henchman Otto and he was cast frequently in early Arnold Schwarzenegger films
Funny how you just uploaded this video. I was watching (randomly) Commando and Predator clips on KZread and now here you are.
14:25 Aye! Team Fortress reference. Never thought about it, but the guys in Predators do kinda look straight out of Team fortress funnily enough.
The original with Arnie is a masterpiece Great pacing, music, acting and casting
Predator was a great movie. I personally enjoy Predator 2 a whole lot more, I think it's pretty amazing. Predators was just really really dull. When it comes to the Predators, I want to know more because they're a fascinating race. When it comes to the Xenomorphs, the less we know the better.
@vollsticks
6 жыл бұрын
Zeithri Couldn't have said it better myself
@slanigrad
4 жыл бұрын
i just made that comment! Danny Glover is far superior actor. and the urban jungle.and wast array of cool characters-voodoo guy, a woman detective, and Gary Busey!!! this guy really doesnt gets it, but hey its his opinion, and that's what makes society- we all have opinions and we all have assholes. heh--Peace
Hi Georg. How about how the James Bond movies have changed. Could be a long one though.
I may be in the minority in that I really love Predator 2.
@jimmorgan8688
6 жыл бұрын
Virgil Scott Good film.
@robertsavageau112
6 жыл бұрын
Virgil Scott I love it too!
@A-small-amount-of-peas
6 жыл бұрын
You are all in the minority I'm afraid. I admit I probably should give it a rewatch as I haven't watched it since the 90's but it was such a disappointment at the time that I can't be arsed
@virgilscott120
6 жыл бұрын
I’m happy to be in the minority.
@virgilscott120
6 жыл бұрын
I can see why other people wouldn’t like it though.
@Georg: Where you aware that Predator 2 was loosely based the comic books series "Predator: Concrete Jungle" by Dark Horse Comics? Glover and the protagonist of the comic are even wearing the same outfit!
@supersaiyanbro
4 жыл бұрын
I loved that game... why havent they made a new predator game like Concrete Jungle 🥺
@xxapexx9324
4 жыл бұрын
Predator 2 is quit good, honestly if you have a issue with it then your not a predator fan, if you like arnie then go watch commando
@Sonofdonald2024
3 жыл бұрын
Yes I grew up reading that. The cop was dutches brother
The lava lamp is back!!! I love it! Thumbs up!
@williammacnally8175
5 жыл бұрын
Retep4565 Do you really love the lava lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it?
So when is Predator Vs Lava Lamp coming out ?
@runlarryrun77
4 жыл бұрын
Lava lamp ftw.
oh yeah, 20 minutes of georg! the short videos are nice, but the long form stuff is what im really here for.
The doctor says, 'I need a semen, stool and urine sample.' I say, 'Gee, doc, I'm in a big hurry, can I just leave my underwear?'
@007batman8
6 жыл бұрын
dick trickery on the way out you can grab some toilet paper
Completely agreed on Predators. I like it well enough to accept it but can't say I've revisited it that often. A big missed opportunity is that they're transplanted to an alien world, but there's hardly anything alien about it. It might as well have just taken place on Earth jungles again. By the time Predators came around, audiences kinda expected extravagantly detailed fleshed-out alien worlds. There's that twist where everyone realizes they're not on Earth, sure but it doesn't really add anything to it.
just imagine Arnold and Danny team up against the predator....
Who else just watches the lava lamp the entire video instead of him talking? It honestly kinda weirdly helping with me focusing on the vid.
@spinakker14
6 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel:). He actually used to have one before, but it broke in an earthquake
@Aff3ct000
6 жыл бұрын
I prefer the chewing tobacco in his lower lip.
Seeing how the Mission: Impossible films changed over time would make a good & informative video. M:I - VI comes out this summer.
Exactly my feelings about the alien trophy. Just leave it as a nod to a fellow humanoid space monster.
@Kevin_Street
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed. But still, if they had gone with the Dark Horse comics version of Aliens vs. Predator, it could have been really cool.
@MrSnaztastic
6 жыл бұрын
God, the backstory of the AVP movie's production would make a great video all on its own. Over a decade in development hell before Fox got a pitch that was cheap enough for them. The original intent for the longest time WAS to go with the comic book story, set in the Aliens timeframe, with multiple scripts made based on that. I honestly quite like the first AVP, but I still scratch my head as to why it would've been so much more expensive to do the original version.
@mossadon
6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes, MrSnaztastic (sounds like a great kids sugery treat! "It's the great new Snazlberry flavour!!!)" anyway...Sometimes it's helpful to think of studios in a "Can't be arsed!" level of thought. "Too complex...can't be arsed!" "Too thoughtful...can' be arsed!" "Too many sets required...can't be arsed!" "Too many script pages to read....can't be arsed!" "Will have to explain it better to my boss...can't be arsed!" "i'd have to sell this to the board.....can't be arsed!" "i'd have to raise more funds...can't be arsed!" "i can do the least AND make money?...i CAN be arsed!"
These are my favorite of your videos. With respect to your next one on studio interference, I hope you will also talk about the films that were improved or saved by studio interference, and the films that were ruined because the director had too much independence, and not just at the films that were ruined by studio interference.
@ThreadBomb
6 жыл бұрын
The Crow: City of Angels, The Brothers Grimm, and Gangs of New York were all fucked up by Harvey Weinstein. Reindeer Games and Blair Witch 2 Book of Shadows are two others ruined by producers.
@A-small-amount-of-peas
6 жыл бұрын
Red Rackham Heaven's Gate springs to mind as an example of a film maker given way too much freedom
@redrackham6812
6 жыл бұрын
Thread Bomb, I'm not suggesting that interference from producers is invariably a good thing. There are plenty of examples where it has been bad. I'm just saying that there are also plenty of cases where studio or producer interference made a film better.
I think the reason why Dillon's shot is in slow motion when he tries to hit the predator with his gun is to show that the predator has a different perception of time. When you hear the characters through the predator's helmet they really sounds like they are in slow motion. For me, it's like the predator having super good reflexes. Imagine fighting someone in slow motion while you think and act in normal speed. This makes the predator a very good hunter
The original Predator is still my favorite movie ever
@davidleesfunandamazingvide2759
5 жыл бұрын
Best action movie ever
Another good video. I vastly prefer your Vlogs to your podcasts.
Glad to finally find a good channel that focuses my favorite franchises
Interesting idea that the xenomorph skull was simply a writer/director fandom easter egg rather than a deliberate insertion to link the two worlds.
@randomanimallover3196
6 жыл бұрын
mapesdhs I always thought the same thing- that it was a nod to the Alien films.
Georg, this was a good video - as per usual - but I'll have to disagree on certain things. Such as the second movie having the predator(s) as less intimidating entities. Even when the predator is losing control of a situation, that is always by his own will. I mean remember, that predator wanted to come to earth, wanted a challenging hunt, wanted his own life to be at risk for the ultimate thrill. The species got the technology to level down the whole city with the equivalent of a wrist mounted tactical nuke, but that isn't the point. So when something goes differently than planned, its exactly what they wanted to experience. Yes, we could only guess about things in the first movie but that remains true in the second too, its just a new set of questions. In some ways even the latest movie continued on with the answering old questions and adding more to wonder about, and that part was admirable. What the latest one missed for me was the display of competence on the human characters while both first and second movie started with establishing the protagonists and that they're no ordinary folk. In Predators however we're told not shown that these folk could be formidable opponents to the predators. I've got sidetracked a bit :P Anyway, great video. Keep up the good work! ;)
Predator is one of those great movies, like Alien, where film makers never understand what made it great when they try to make sequels or copy-cats.
Been waiting for this since it was announced. Glad that you were able to make it.
14:37 team fortress shlepping through the woods is the best description of predator 3 I've ever heard
Sometimes there is someone in an actor in a Predator-suit other times there might be a predator in an actor-suit. Too soon or too late?
@IvorMektin1701
6 жыл бұрын
Muskottah "Harvey Weinstein vs. SEAL Team Six", get your popcorn ready!
@johncarter7264
4 жыл бұрын
Aye!👌
I really loved the Team Fortress reference. Good job!
@Rosenleid
6 жыл бұрын
That was on point :D
Predator 2 is notable for being the only film w/ both Bill Paxton AND Adam Baldwin. Each one the poor man's other.
Excellent Dr. Claw voice at the end!
Yeah I remember Predator 1 and 2 and have seen Predators, but I totally forgot about Predators until this video.
Couldn't agree more about Predators - Adrien Brody is hard to take seriously in the role and really hard to like; the rest of the cast are also all but ciphers and stereotypes; and it had nothing much to add to the series. I'll add one more thing. You said that the predators become less interesting the more you know about them or the less they're in control. I'd say that along with that, they were almost completely neutered by the fairly anticlimactic reveal of the 'super-predators' - some misguided attempt to make something 'scarier' than the original beast. Something that completely outclasses, and wipes the floor with, the iconic version of the creature. (Similar to the Spinosaurus and the... _Indominus_ [ _hawk, ptoo_ ] in the Jurassic Park series) If that doesn't rob it of it's menace and mystique, I dunno what would.
predator 2 is a good sequel.
@conalcochranh3274
5 жыл бұрын
Predator 2 is an underrated sci-fi classic...think about it fairly.
Wait, don't the aliens from Alien have an exoskeleton? Doesn't that mean that their skull is the black thing that we see, not an internal bone structure?
@pandaath
6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Kirkness-Little Lmao the Alien skull in Predator 2 is just an easter egg dumbass.
@copperdiablo2717
4 жыл бұрын
The alien in the first film, the big chap, has an elongated skull with no eyes under the dome. I'm not sure how it's confusing when it's a part of the very first creatures design.
Johnny Cash and some one's swanky dad lol
I really feel like what made predators so unremarkable was how underdeveloped all the characters were. The first predator had a fairly large cast and you cared at least somewhat about all of them. Like you said you get about 30-40 minutes with them before the predator starts hunting them. You see how they operate, how they coordinate and the banter between them. And when they start dying, you see how they react. It really helps drives the tension when the audience knows who everyone is and that they all care about each other. So when they start getting picked off, and the team starts getting scared, it creates tension. The Dynamic of the team vs the predator takes center stage until its just the team leader vs the predator. In predators, there's almost none of that. None of the characters know who each other are and most of them just don't seem to care. If they don't care, then the audience won't care. Hence why the film is so forgettable. It does take a while before the predators start hunting them, but the time before that is really wasted on shitty character intros before they finally agree to work together. When they start dying off, its really hard to give a shit. An easy test to see if your characters are memorable is if an audience can remember their names. Predator 1 isn't perfect in this regard, as I can only remember Dutch and Dillon's names, but I remember each character with ease. With Predators I can't remember any of their names and I'm not even sure I can remember all of the characters and I've seen this movie several times. TL;DR, Predators lacks character, which makes it lack tension, which is why it's so forgettable.
@geechyguy3441
6 жыл бұрын
Dutch Dillon billy Anne Mac is what I can remember from predator As for predators... uhhh.. ..
Both the first film and the sequel were great and original action movies for me. The 80s jungle warfare and the 90s urban... warfare. Watched the hell out of both on VHS back then. Nothing was missing from the sequel, a completely new setting and story only expanded the original for me. Danny Glover as a cop and his whole team did a great job. As well as Gary Busey, one of the best for the ultimate covert-ops operative asshole character back at the time. Seeing Bill Paxton showing up in the movie and the Alien's skull at the end was a good tease. Good bunch of people making all those sci-fi movies, and good times.
predator 2 was badass
Jesus, how many videos are you going to make on Kevin Spacey?
@iamnegan938
6 жыл бұрын
qw000pz what can you say I'm Keyser soze
@jeffjefrison
6 жыл бұрын
kevin spacey go away
@iamnegan938
6 жыл бұрын
Autism Boii bahahaha don't be touchy that's my job
@MB-st7be
6 жыл бұрын
aaaahahaha I see what you did there
@thunderprawn8478
6 жыл бұрын
gonnorhea is quite treatable actually, 2 days of antibiotics and you're good
I thought Brody worked in a way, the unconventional casting made the character seem a little less cliche to me. I also found it interesting how the movie would punish characters for not believing in teamwork, sometimes in ways that seemed totally arbitrary.
@patchwilliamson
6 жыл бұрын
wildfirelink i guess predators just look at kill count as opposed to fighting ability/skill considering he was a doctor that murdered his patients
@polarized4582
6 жыл бұрын
Prisoner guy actually died sacrificing himself for his team though. Which is totally out of character for him. I guess either he wanted to redeem himself after all the shit hes done, or hes just given up and started trolling
@dragom2009
6 жыл бұрын
he had all his back burn down he was just about to fuck with the predator beofre going down.
@matthiasthulman4058
5 жыл бұрын
I liked the Brody's character because he's more believable as a special forces guy to me. Meaning, hes jacked but lean. Not a beef titan. And a lot of those guys are just like that in real life.
So glad to have you and the lava lamp back! More videos, this is my second time watching this
Might be the best opening joke/story to any KZread vid I've ever watched. Recent subscriber and already a massive fan.
So.. Hi Mum... lmao that was good.
I like all three very much. You can't possibly top the first one though. Quite worried for the Shane Black one, I don't think his humourous tone will work.
I’m so happy this channel showed up on my recommended page. Great stuff. Binging the whole lot.
I laughed out loud a bunch on this one! You did a great job.
The prodigal lamp returns!
I'm glad how your subs are increasing.
@RudySolis3rd
6 жыл бұрын
Georg is easily one of the most intelligent commentators on film with a KZread channel. Glad to see his channel growing as well.
Predator is my all time favorite movie. As a little kid I used to make my Grandma watch it over and over. She wasn't a fan. Lol
"sometime i look up at the moon and think, moon". dude, that line killed me. definitely subscribing.
I loved the first and second movies as a kid, but what really made me fall in love with this fandom was the books and comics. They did one of the things that you are criticizing the movies for though, showing more of the predators culture. I happen to think that was fantastic though. I loved learning about their traditions and what makes them tick. It makes them far more interesting then just simple one-off movie monsters, and makes them into something more complicated. They still aren't good guys by any stretch, but something a little more like anti-heroes imo.
Can always trust that a georg video will be great
Brilliant retort. The Mr. Claw bit was the cherry on top!
"Laurence Fishburne really is the best thing in the movie." You can say that about a lot of movies he's in.
GET TO THE CHOPPA!
@bluemonsteronlamesa
6 жыл бұрын
if it bleeds
@meowcat9636
5 жыл бұрын
"...anytime."
@zetetick395
5 жыл бұрын
KILL ME!! COME ONNN!! I'M RIGHT HERE!! KILL ME NOWWW!!
@conalcochranh3274
5 жыл бұрын
@@zetetick395 "I see you."
Predator 2 is just as amazing of a sequel as Cameron's Aliens
@AgentFlea
6 жыл бұрын
krisg4815162342 Reaaaaally?
@vermis8344
6 жыл бұрын
AgentFlea No. 😆
@Brant1209
6 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha! No.
@jokerzw1lde
6 жыл бұрын
No.
This has to be one of your best videos yet! I loved the Inspector Gadget thing at the end. That made me laugh pretty hard. The other funny thing to me is I bought the Blu-Ray trilogy of this series about a year or so ago. I watched the first two, and I have yet to pop in Predators; the third iteration. I have never seen the movie, and yet I technically own it. Then I see this video and I wonder if I'll ever break it out and watch it. I don't remember anyone ever telling me that it was something I had to see. I remember one friend telling me as he shrugged his shoulders, "It's good," and nodding his head like he needs me to agree with him to validate what he just said. That is never a good thing. Just doesn't seem like a good investment of my time. The $10 I paid was good enough for the first two films, and I suppose that's how I justify it. I thought the first one was a classic, and the second was just Predator in the Lethal Weapon universe without Mel Gibson/Riggs. That's not a bad thing, its just that the 2nd one was just above average to good. So when you stack it up against the first, it certainly loses its appeal.
@MrSnaztastic
6 жыл бұрын
Predators feels a lot like a reboot/remake since every 2 minutes there's another callback to the original film, or a scene redone beat-for-beat, not that AVPR wasn't guilty of this either. It does have some fun action, which is the one area where Predators is actually fairly creative. I view it as the moment the series entered full-on slasher B-movie territory, unapologetically schlocky and equal parts entertaining / stupid.
7:19... you sneaky bastard LOL!!!!
they took away the suspense and mystery...now they just making it pure action without a good story. Predators wasn't that bad because it kind of made you think about the two war clans and who the blood clans really are. The newest one is a plain joke.
This should be good. 20+ minutes of video, and a line that made me like it in the first 30 seconds.
The first 15secs is GOLDEN!!!! "Hi Mom!"
Honestly I think the "badly aged" effects of the predator works with the movie to make it more believable. If its too well done and executed perfectly it wouldn't seemed believable. The effects make it seem like even we will eventually develope that level of tech in the very near future.
I actually really like Predators
And now we know who really provided Claw's voice....
This dude has a brilliant perspective on film. Every one of his videos are consistently enjoyable and fun to watch.
Thumb up for the Dr. Claw reference alone. Great video!
Will you do Robocop next!?
"Hi mom" lol :) :) :) lol
Great look at these movies, Georg! :D But. I believe they took inspiration for the Xenomorph head from the Aliens vs Predator comics by Dark Horse. The comic came out just before the movie. ;)
Your point at the end makes perfect sense: expansion films can add or answer questions but sometimes they’re disappointing or not done well when so much effort was put into the original characters. (Predator, Alien, Pinhead, etc) I’m curious for your thoughts on whether this would have happened to a film like *The* *Thing* if an early popular opening led to future sequels or an earlier prequel.
I CLAPPED WHEN I HEARD THE TEAM FORTRESS REFERENCE. IT IS A THING I KNOW.
@BrickBuster2552
6 жыл бұрын
*IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!*
Ruuuuuuuuuun! Gooooooo! Get to da choppaaaaaaah!
Saw "predators" in theater. The best dialogue of the whole film was when the audio cut out while Brody was wailing on the predator, so some enterprising young dude stood up yelling "TAKE THIS! AND THAT! AND ANOTHER!"
“Dylon! You SON OF A BITCH!!!” (Hands SMACK, biceps FLEX, universe EXPLODES)
They're all great! Granted these movies get a little shitty-er as we go but you cant always get gold, all still great 😆🤘
5:51 please do not crush fairies into pulp to make glow sticks
@tozmom615
6 жыл бұрын
The Queen What else would you do with them? They have been living at the bottom of my garden for decades contributing nothing to their upkeep. At least now I have a use for them.
You can still see Van Damme in the film; he's doing the running and tree-top acrobatics at the start.
".... which, if I remember correctly, is what you get when you take a thousand fairies, and CRUSH THEM INTO PULP!!" LMAO!! Too funny man! Great video...