Filmmaker reacts to Predator 2 (1990) for the FIRST TIME!
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This is the last movie Busey did before his accident (causing his brain injury)
Basically I liked everything which expanded/introduced Predator culture. I didn't read the comics or anything else; if it wasn't in Arnold's Predator, I didn't know it. So that's what I loved--sparing the pregnant woman, sparing Glover, giving the flintlock.
You need to watch alien vs predator the first one not those others after it. Lol
I just checked 1719 is the year of the new predator. Wow
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Reign of Fire
La Haine
The Devil's Advocate
BATMAN: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (Must watch)(anime)
Kung Fu Hustle
30 Days of Night
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (anime)
Kids
Ninja Scroll (anime)
From Dusk till dawn
Hanna
The Fugitive
The Fourth kind (crazy underrated)
Daybreakers
Elite Squad (Trapa De Elite)
Lucky number Slevin
Revolver
Zombieland
Iron Sky 1&2 (must watch)
The Book of Eli
Blood the Last Vampire (anime)
Heat
Eyes Wide Shut
Nope
The Witch
Hansel and Gretel
Constantine
The Prestige
Intouchables
Zack Snyder's Justice League movie
Ex machina
Lord of War
Kung Fu Hustle
The Abyss
The Thing (Original and remake)
Ghost in the Shell (anime)
Kill Bill Vol 1&2
The Hatefull 8
V for Vendetta
Amelie
A man named Ove
OZ 1982
The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black
Hellboy (1&2)
Series:
Marvel: What If
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The Boys
Invincible
Bill Paxon (Det. Jerry Lambert) is one of the only actors to be killed by a Preadtor, an Alien and the Terminator. RIP
Happened to Lance Henriksen too, if an android ripped in two counts as "dead".
There are TWO actors who have been killed by a Predator, an Alien and a Terminator : Lance Henriksen AND Bill Paxton.
That’s legendary hahaha
The tornado couldn’t kill him.
@@lanzknecht8599 but he wasnt dead
I love this movie almost as much as the original. It’s a great sequel that expands on the lore without feeling like a carbon copy of the first.
I especially love that it continues to show how the Predator determines what is a trophy worth taking. A majority of it’s kills involves people who merely just shoot at it, thus they get hanged and skinned. However, if you go hand to hand in some way, you’ve earned the right to be a proper trophy with your gleaming skull hanging on the wall. It’s a great bit of lore building that isn’t overt, shown not told.
A little trivia for you. The movie is based on the Predator comic sequel from Dark Horse in the late 80’s early 90’s. It’s set in New York and features Dutch’s brother who is an NYPD detective investigating a series of brutal murders. Apart from the character and location change, it deviates very little from the comic, including the subway scene.
Also, because they were both Twentieth Century Fox properties, the director thought it would be a cute visual gag to put the alien skull on the trophy wall. Before this, nobody gave such a crossover any thought. That’s how we got the AvP comics and movies.
Awesome comment! 👍
This is awesome, appreciate the info!!
someone forgot the AvP game :D
@@JamesVSCinema Fun bit of worldbuilding one could read into the first 2 predator films. Based on it's more aggressive, reckless demeanor and seeming over preparedness compared to the Predator from the 1st film, I have had conversations where it is speculated that the main predator in this film is a young one, possible on it's first "solo" hunt, with it's elders watching from a distance in case they need to clean up a mess. In comparison, the Predator from the first film went into a hostile area, solo, far from backup, and with much less armor and weaponry. It was very patient and methodical, picking the exact time and place to strike. When it grabbed the body in the middle of the night, it used an animal as a distraction, grabbed it's prize, and got out fast. This younger predator likely would have tried to snag another trophy while it was there IMO. The 1st predator was also quicker to retreat when the prey got spooked, and would come back later, where as this predator would jump right into groups of humans. just some musings/ramblings from my friends and I.
Seeing that Alien skull in the background shocked the audience and myself when we saw it in the theater. I couldn't believe they existed in the same universe but they did. Super cool!!!
They are not on the same universe, it was just fan service nothing more.
@@marilynman Tell that to all the comics, video games, and the 2 films pairing both creatures
if i remember right there is an ET skull on that wall too
@@benschultz1784 You can see it like this: A movie universe in which both are in, and 2 universes in which each exist on their own. I think the AvP series is entertaining, there is even one from DC comics I think in which Batman fights the xenomorphs, I think all those versions give fans from both sides a chance to see them in action. But that is as far as it goes when immersing yourself in that universe. Are you watching Predator, Predator 2, etc.? Then it is only predator, are you watching AvP? then both exist. But you cannot mix universes just because of fan service which it would be as far as to say that the xenomorphs exist in the DC universe.
@@benschultz1784 Dark Horse (who had the comic rights to both franchises) only put them in the same universe after this movie, so at the time this came out, it was just an easter egg.
Whoever told you predator 2 was no good needs their head testing. I frickin love it!
It's easily the 2nd best in the franchise. It's a top tier sequel for sure.
I view it as an equal as well as a sequel - just like Alien/Aliens....
I think prey is 2nd, predators 3rd and P2 4th
@@squatchnasty234 Dunno how you can say that when the same creative team made P2 and not long after the 1st - the others were made years later by totally different people.
@@Paul_1971 I can't argue with that, Paul. Predator 2 is one of the greatest sequels ever made. It's most definitely up there with T2 and Aliens, when it comes to quality of sequels, imho.
@@squatchnasty234 predators is 3rd on my list, behind the first two. I think it's severely underrated, while prey (sorry to say) is overrated. Don't get me wrong, I thought it was a good enough and enjoyable film, but after watching it back I realized I was just caught up in the hype. In all honesty, I don't think it could carry predator 2's metaphorical jock.
From Jungle to concrete jungle, i honestly loved this movie just as much if not a bit more than the first movie. The Xenomorph head reveal blew my mind out of my skull back then.
Yes, the gun from 1715 is how the makers of "Prey" tied their prequel to the Predator canon. I think it was a brilliant thing for whoever wrote the screenplay for "Prey" to use... and for the writer of this sequel to include! So happy you enjoyed this... and I got into the gory deaths too. Like a comic book brought to life!
Wow, that’s kinda sad. That means she most likely gets wiped out by another Predator later on.
@@Weazel1 that's exactly what that means. Shoulda kept it's original canon and done its own thing
@@Weazel1 No it just needed to change hands, the Predator got the gun from a badass pirate in the comics who he wanted to fight but got killed by his treacherous crew before they could. So she may have just traded it or handed it off at some point. The timeline doesn't work perfectly the movie takes place in 1719 and the comic takes place in 1718 but despite what the wiki says I like to think both are canon.
In many ways it is a comic book brought to life mate, the inspiration of the movie came from the graphic novel/comic series Predator: Concrete Jungle which was also about a city hunting Predator stalking a cop (who just so happened to be Dutch's brother).
@@Weazel1 Not necessarily she could have lost the gun and its found by someone else who gets killed by another Predator. That Predator keeps the weapon for centuries until its passed down for generations to the Predator that gives it to Danny Glover. My explanation is pretty convoluted yours is much simpler though.
I love how the predator in this has more of an attitude/ bad boy thing going on compared to the first one.
I always figured it was a slightly younger, more hotheaded Yautja, just because it did less stalking and picking people off, and more big ambushes on groups of people. That dovetails quite nicely with its attitude.
"Okay...who's next?"
Imao, a more badass line than all the oners in Pred 1.
LMFAO, he’s had enough!
My favorite part about the Predator series is that Predator is not a mindless killing machine, their species travels the universe looking for a worthy opponent! You should definitely continue the series, the lore is worth it!
This was one of the first movies my family ever rented when I was a kid. Unfortunately my child brain didn't understand what "p*ssy face" meant so it also led to my first spanking for calling my dad that.
I really thought it just meant I was calling people ugly for how it was used in the film 😩
LMAOOOOO that was a great story
You too huh? Lmao I got smacked for telling my dad I had a “hard on” and I thought the dude said “heart on” 😂😂😂
It's so fascinating to me how the first Predator and this second Predator seem so different from each other but are acted by the same guy - the late great Kevin Peter Hall. He really killed these roles, and the Elder at the end, too! What a legend.
Favorite lines came together. Danny Glover crawls out on the ledge. "Like falling off a log." (drops gun) "A forty story log. Damn!" Then a few moments later, "Maybe I'll get lucky and fall."
"what on earth is that handcannon" literally spoke for me right as i was thinking that
I think the only time I've seen a weapon like that with a scope was with Snake Plisken in Escape From New York.
Love the genuine laughter you're getting from this movie.
The transition to the Urban Jungle was brilliant and lots of opportunities for interactions with other people.
Fun fact - The bio-mask of the predator in the first movie (designated as: Jungle Hunter) was recording everything he saw and did. All predator masks do that, and when he died - it automatically got uploaded to the predator network - and later viewed by other predators who saw Dutch and saw him as a worthy opponent. City Hunter (predator in this movie) saw the recording too and he wanted to find a warrior as strong and clever as Dutch fight - and he did, in the form of Mike Harrigan (main character of the second movie). The thing is - when he watched the recording of Jungle Hunter fighting Dutch, he also heard the phrase "You are one ugly motherfucker" and he remembered it. So when he heard Mike saying "You are one ugly--" he knew what he was going to say and finished the sentence, recognizing the words from Jungle Hunter's fight with Dutch.
The predator mask has many functions beyond just covering their face. It can change vision modes, do a large area-wide scan (around 2-3 kilometers) for anything living, has a build-in targetting system, records the predator's hunts and-- it also records voices and phrases of other life forms which it then uses to lure in others. Some predators however go even further and mimic the voice of humans - some doing it better than most, City Hunter was particulary skilled in this ability as he could mimic human words almost perfectly.
The predator who was most skilled in this ability and could not only say the words, but even understand them - was the Fugitive Predator. He could not only repeat and understand, but he could even perfectly replicate the person's tone of voice, even a woman's voice was no problem. This is most likely because of his spliced DNA, as his DNA was modified with some human DNA.
The City Hunter was a member of the LAHG clan (L.A. Hunting Group) who stopped in L.A. to test their youngest member's - City Hunter's - skill and prove himself worthy of being in the clan. over the course of the movie, we see City Hunter becoming more and more bloodthirsty. It got to the point that Greyback himself (leader of the entire clan and the one who gave Mike the flintlock pistol) was about to go for City Hunter himself and bring him back to the ship. But City Hunter was injured and killed by Mike before he could - when they were battling - Greyback and the others watched the honorable battle between City Hunter and Mike. When mike killed the City Hunter he proved himself worthy and was rewarded by Greyback the flintlock pistol as a sign of respect and considering him an equal.
Sometimes when a human defeats a predator (or a xenomorph) they are even offered a place in the clan, this however rarely happens as the predators don't really like humans (or any other species for that matter), we actually know only about one human who was trained by the predators and became a full fledged member of a clan (but even then the other predators didn't like her and often challenged her to a duel).
I think Predator is still the best in the series. Predator is just such a tightly paced and well performed movie.
The biggest beef I have with Predator 2 is that it feels... Messier. It doesn't feel as cohesive. I don't think the human characters are given quite enough depth, and I think a few of the ideas with Harrigan are not fleshed out as well as they could have been. That being said, it is still a very entertaining, high octane, fast paced action film.... and City Hunter/Pussy Face just has so many great gadgets. On the Predator side, one thing I really love is that the one from the first and this guy are two very distinct individuals if you stop and think about how they act. The first Predator was much more about sneaking and stealth. City Hunter doesn't give a crap. He rolls in there and starts taking on gangs, cops, government agents... In GROUPS. In fact that's his character flaw. his recklessness is what allows Harrigan to get the upper hand over him.
'You can't see the eyes of the demon - until him come calling.'
The outstanding part for me of Predator 2 was the phycological element and how that colours the atmosphere and build up to the finale. The Predator was toying with Harrigan in a tactically calculated manner by going after the things he cared about the most (within the code) to insure an emotional connection come the time of the final encounter. The most notable example to me was simply leaving his butchered friend Danny's bloodstained necklace for the detective to find near the grave was some powerful scare tactics that built on the horror aspect.
It's these elements that keep Predator 2 in second place and above the sequels in my eyes. Also, for the hardcore fans find the graphic novel ' Predator: Concrete Jungle', it heavily inspired this movie and is a pretty cool read.
Cheers mates, cheers James!
Fun fact the guy that played the Colombian leader el Scorpio was also in the first movie as one of the gorillas who gets blown up in the truck. He’s the only returning actor other than the predator lol. Also you might know him as the guy who does most of the driving scenes in the fast and furious films.
I love how Glover is playing this role with an attitude like "whoever said I was too old for this shit can kiss my black ass!".
I love that iconic subway sequence especially her walking into the quiet as she goes from train car to train car until she gets to the one without the lights on , that was so thrilling & intense!!!!!!
"Game over, man.... game over!"
Yeah Bill Paxton has had some memorable roles..... to me though, he broke new ground for himself in the movie "Frailty". I'd recommend it
SORELY UNDERRATED, the cast is phenomenal and has outrageous 80s flavor scenes. Watching the movie in the theaters end with the clan had me wanting a prequel way back then & I was 14 yrs old and we FINALLY got that PREQUEL.
The whole Pistol 1715 originally had it's lore based in the Dark Horse Comic book where the pistol belonged to a Pirate captain whose crew mutinied against him. The Predator who was originally hunting him, teamed up with him against his crew and before they could face off, a surviving crew mate shot the captain in the back. He gave his pistol to the Predator, telling him to 'take it.' The new movie Prey, retcons this and puts the pistol in the established film universe.
Love the final scene of the movie where you get to see some awesome Predator lore. Glad you're into it, James. Thanks for the reaction!
Very underrated. I used to like it a lot as a kid and even now it's good. It has everything. Action, jokes, horror, sci-fi, good soundtrack.
"El Scorpio is ready" has to be one of the greatest moments in cinematic history...
"Want some candy?" is one of my favorite movie quotes of all time
Bill Paxton was awesome in this, the only man to be killed by an Alien, a Predator, AND a Terminator, as well the director of an underrated little horror flick "Frailty" Rest in Peace.
Without a doubt one of the most underrated sequels ever. Doesn’t deserve the crap it’s gotten over the years. Great expansion of the lore, cool setting change, great Everyman hero in Danny Glover, extremely well paced. One of my fav sequels ever, for sure. Just a lot of fun
Always have been a huge fan of The Predator franchise. The original film still holds the #1 spot for me, but this one's darn fun to watch! I enjoyed the characters, the acting and the combat. :)
Love how you quoted Paxton in Aliens right away lol. RIP Bill
The homie 🙏🏽
The part where Bill Paxton’s character gets his spine ripped out in the subway literally made my stomach drop and reminded me why that scene always stuck with me as a kid. That poor poor character, man.
A very 80's sequel. I think they had to change the setting to keep it fresh and I think a lot of fans of the 1st movie wanted to see the predator in an urban setting. Good to get to know more of the characters a bit better compared to the 1st and there was definitely a healthy dose of humour. Very different movie to the 1st but a worthy sequel for the time. Really looking forward to you getting to Prey.
Bill Paxton (the character Jerry) has the privilege of being killed by the Predator, Alien and Terminator.
The alien skull was also the first adaptation of a Xenomorph in the Predator film franchise. I think you should also watch the AVP movies.
So is Lance Henriksen, if an android ripped in two parts can be considered "dead".
@@lanzknecht8599 true
AVP 1 good
AVP 2 bad
@@MrDeadstu which is sad in a way because avp2 has one of the most badass predator.
I didn't like any of the AvP-movies. They come across as cheap money makers. Some coll ideas in there, but all in all no real story.
I saw this in the theaters. There are two things I still remember. First, was the flying disc in the slaughter house. My friend and I were 'oh...damn...that's awesome!" Second, was the Xenomorph skull. Folks in the theater were all pointing to the screen as they noticed it. That was the first shout out or connection to another franchise I remember seeing. So it was really a big surprise.
The most satisfying thing about this video is that when I pause it, "(1990)" sits perfectly on top of that outlet...
Please continue with the Predator franchise, love your reactions. Can’t wait to see your reaction to the newest one!
Top tier sequel, just the right changes in the right places
Not a bad sequel, rewatching it makes me miss Bill Paxton though 😢 (RIP B-Pax)
Big fan of this one, it's so different from the first and is a fun exciting story showing a lot more of the Predator lore and what drives them/their morality. (also, love the necklace James!)
Appreciate you!! ✨🙏🏽
Predator 2 is so fun in a weird way. Bill Paxton has been killed by a Terminator, Predator and an Alien. The King Willy death transition gets used again in The Boys when Black Noir kills Naqib in season 2. This Predator was a blood lusted murder machine lol.
I loved how much world building they did, this is where the bulk of the predator's culture started being extrapolated from. And the Xenomorph skull spawned AvP in comics and then videogames shortly after
I loved this movie as a second movie. It concentrated the mystery of the alien to the main characters but in the first, it was hiding it more so from the viewer. So in essence it was making us re live the realization through the characters like we did in the first one.
Also it had much more brutal and suspenseful, and a bit more relatable for it happening in a populated area.
Oh wow James, I'm so glad I finally watched this reaction video! 22 year old "me" back in 1990 only ever saw this movie one single time. 22 year old me was so mesmerized with Arnold Schwarzenegger movies back in that era he dismissed this movie and never gave it a second watch. As a now 54 year old adult, I will definitely check out this movie with adult eyes. I now know where they got all the lore for the Alien vs Predator PC games. Thanks for watching and reacting to this movie. :)
I love the whole cop investigation in this movie combined with the sci-fi predator elements works really well in my opinion
Gotta love the little touches in a lot of the scenes. The guy just taking a fistful of Colombian battle powder, the fact that the predator is pretty selective with its kills, that trophy cabinet. Gary Buseys upper half disappearing; only his legs fall. I’ve watched this film too many times.
Watched this in the movie theater back in 90...enjoyed every minute of it.
When I first saw this, I had an absolute fit over the Xenomorph skull on the Predator's trophy wall. One of the best easter eggs ever.
Yep, you're right. That engraved 1715 pistol at the end has a tie to PREY. It's the gun that the Predator got from the French Fur Trappers.
A rather underrated sequel as many others have stated. Same basic premise but completely new setting and cast and stakes, and Danny Glover rocks! I really like it.
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I met Gary Busey in Tucson with my mom as a kid.He was the primary antagonist in a low-budget Western starring Michael Worth my father had an off-screen cameo in.
The black dude with the mohawk in the department always reminds me of Bebop and Rocksteady from TMNT. Love it ^^
Edit: "Game over man, game over."
I always say the exact same thing when I see the actor 🤣🤣
Great vid man. I'm happy to see many people enjoying a classic that I've favored since my childhood. This is the movie that made the Yautja species much more terrifying and it was AWESOME lol. Predator 2 is definitely the 2nd BEST film in the franchise, all due to the fact that it was very original and did not copy anything from the first film. The casting was excellent and the settings were beautiful and terrifying. The action was definitely awesome as well. Critics can absolutely blow one, cause this movie was genius in many ways. Oh, and a shout out to Kevin Peter Hall for being the only man to ever PERFECT the Predator's movements. May he Rest In Peace
I love how this Predator is essentially picking cool spots to fight. Almost as if he wanted to brag to his bros on how he messed up a bunch of humans on a moving subway train. Really humanizes him in a way.
People keep saying that Bill Paxton was the only (or one of two) actor to be killed by an Alien, Predator and Terminator but I'm not convinced about the last on. I've seen that scene probably more than a dozen times and it was never confirmed that his character died from being thrown. If there is official confirmation then I'll accept it.
Anyway, onto the facts about this film.
1. Arnie said he reprise his role only if the story remained in the Jungle and money.
2. I can't recall her name right now but the other survivor from the first encounter (you know, the Latina chick) was supposed to make a cameo in this one! I think she's supposed to be in the surveillance van with the FEDS.
3. Several of the hunting party members were played by players from the Los Angeles Lakers; Danny Glover was a big fan, and when the production needed several very tall people to play the background Predators, he asked them to help out.
4. King Willie is a Rastafarian practicing Voodoo which are two distinct religions. Voodoo is more practiced in Haiti and Rastas originated in Jamaica.
5. This was, unfortunately, Kevin Peter Hall's last performance. He died at the age of thirty-five.
Predator 2 is my favorite of the series, easily has the most rewatch value and really captures the tone that was popular in a lot of action films I'm the late 80s early 90s where NY, Detroit, LA all had this almost apocalyptic feel to them.
Kudos to this movie for actually trying something new and not copying the first one
The opening scene with the wild gun fight is amazing. That coke snorting was outlandish.
The invisible predator did look different in the first movie, because they used a different creature for most of the movie. The predator was originally played by Jean Claud Van Damme, which is why for most of the movie the predator looks pretty sleek and the size of a normal human.A lot of the shots of the cammo predator still use the footage of JCVD in the red stand-in suit he was wearing. But late in the shooting they finally got the proper creature suit and it looked like garbage. They realized they had to change course to rescue the film. As Arnold himself described it: "It looked like a guy in a lizard suit with the head of a duck". And that same shape is still evidence in a lot of the cammo scenes with the invisible predator.
So they did a hasty redesign of the creature and got Kevin Peter Hall in to play the creature with his enormous height, and created the now iconic creature design that we saw in the final film.
In Predator 2, all of the invisible predator shots are based around the final product, so it looks different from the invisible creature in the first movie.
Danny was the Park Ranger taking out a poacher. The moment when the Predator Patrick Mahomes no-looked Gary Busy was a classic Predator moment.
That's why Predator 2 is my favorite. Prey is a good movie but Predator 1 & 2 represent the lore and the essence of the franchise.
Predator 1 gave us the action, suspense and terror.
Predator 2 gave us the lore, the culture and weapons of the Predators.
For me Jungle & City Hunter are the best desings of the franchise.
Prey was absolutely incredible, you'll see a lot more action in it and this was a very fun movie. Great reaction.
I've always loved Predator 2. For the longest time I thought I was being soft on it because it's one of the few movies from my childhood with a black dude kicking ass and taking names that wasn't a Blaxploitation film (along with Blade), but no, it's actually a really great action flick.
I could watch this a million times cause it’s in the city and the cool actors.
Thanks James! King Willy saying "Him from the other side" is strangely one of my favorite lines from any movie. Great flick, slowly expanded the universe.
Yeah, they had that pistol in Prey, it's a nice call back for a sequel that's underrated for it's expansion of lore.
13:46 Predators, and Prey will grant you your wish, as well as some more fights with a visible predator
I was a child (around 4/5) when I saw both Predator and Predator 2 and loved them both equally. As I got older, I never understood the dislike for Predator 2. It was a solid sequel, written by the same team from the first, and took the Yautja from the jungle, into a concrete jungle, and gave an different vibe that mirrored the original, and built upon it. Instead of doing a retread of the original with a few new elements... like Predators (which I enjoyed, but it never sat right with me).
“Want some candy”
My friend and I used to watch this daily as kids😳🤣
The Predator got jokes 😭
James, I guess now you know, why we love the Predator. because of part 1+2
After the first, the Predator movies became more and more popcorn fare instead of fully realized movies. While fun to watch, they just didn't capture the full experience of the first one. The exception is the new one, Prey. It is a great movie and gives a lot of homage to the first.
That is the pistol, the same that shows up in Prey. Now we need a sequel to explain how it ends up in Predator hands, and I'm all for it
Predator 2 was always my favorite, loved the ending
There are only 2 Predator movies, 1 & 2. They are great for different reasons but I think 2 was a good sequel.
@Rick King 22 I cannot tell if you are joking, so I will say to each their own....also, I am in my mid 40's and am not a child.
Predator 2 has aged so well! It's an intelligent sequel, not mimicking the previous movie. And the City Hunter is my favorite of all of the Predators. His style and weaponry was distinctive from the Jungle Hunter which really added to the movie.
City Hunter’s kit was so cool they just lifted it for the videogame.
12:30 😆 Your reaction when the predator shows up infront of the kid is hilarious! Almost amused while quite horrified at the potential outcome!🤣👍
In case is hasn’t been commented yet, Danny Glover’s hand cannon is a Desert Eagle with a scope. That whole setup weighs like 10 pounds
Yes, the flintlock shows up in Prey, but it originally came from a Dark Horse Comic by the name of Predator 1718 in July of 1996. In which Greyback (the Predator that gives Danny Glover the gun) observes Captain Adolini and deems him a worthy opponent to face in man-to-man combat. Unbeknownst to Greyback Adolini's crew want to lead a mutiny (Cause Adolini wouldn't let them steal from a church). So, in order to preserve his fight, Greyback helps Adolini fight off his mutinous crew. After the fight Grayback turned to Adolini prepared to battle Adolini. Unfortunately, we don't get to know who would have won because a surviving member of Adolini's crew shoots Adolini in the back. As Adolini lay dying he gave Grayback his pistol. Based on its appearance in Prey which takes place in 1719 it looks like this story might be discarded from cannon.
This was actually the first Predator movie I saw, and remains my favorite. I think it hits the horror vibe even better, and really carves out its own identity, daring to be a little different (much like Aliens did)
Met Danny Glover here in Sweden at a convention and got his autograph. Really really nice guy. I told him how much the movie "Be Kind Rewind" is a love letter to movies and it was awesome that he was in it. He shook my hand and thanked me. I don't know if he cared, but it seemed too. I always liked Predator 2 and i don't know why people hated on it so much. I even bought the Predator 2 game on Sega Genesis when i was i a kid. I still have it by the way. Yeah sure Predator 1 is better, but it doesn't mean Predator 2 suck. Still love it and my Predator list right now is:
1. Predator 1
2. Predator 2
3. Predators
4. Prey
5. The Predator
That's awesome! I like those movies, also loved him in Death at a Funeral. My Predator ranking is the same. Cheers from California!
Great story! Wish I could say I've met him!
I'd rate the movies the same way.
This sequel came on the heels of the Robocop movies, T2, and Total Recall. So obviously the action and violence was increased. A LOT.
I'm so glad you liked this movie. It gets a lot of hate for some reason, and I don't understand why. I might be a little biased, though, because I love Danny Glover, so watching him win a head-to-head battle with a Predator while doing his grumpy old man grumbling the whole time was a real treat for me. And yes, hands down the most horrifying part of this movie is the fact that the Predator latches onto that kid's words "want some candy" and says it during one of the kill sequences. Holy crap, that's unnerving, lmao.
That little Easter Egg the prop guy jokingly put in the trophy room fueled speculation that they were in the same universe as the Xenomorphs and led to the eventual crossover that was not intended to happen.
And while I'm thinking about "secret" Easter Eggs - you need to react to The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (the name Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems showings up in all kinds of movies and TV shows) as well as Big Trouble in Little China.
The late, great, Bill Paxton. RIP. Yep James he was amazing in every film he was in. And if you want to see him in a really good dramatic role, consider the underappreciated, stellar drama, _A Simple Plan_ with him and Billy Bob Thornton leading the cast. A film you will never forget I promise. I would love to hear your filmmaking take on this amazing film.
Amazing sequel Predator 2 directed by Stephen Hopkins starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi and music score by Alan Silvestri. By the way Rubén Blades as danny is very famous as a singer here in latin america his iconic songs are: Decisiones, Amor y Control, Plástico, Pedro Navaja, Creo en Ti and Caminando. María Conchita Alonso as leona is very famous as a singer in latin America and Venezuela her iconic songs are: Una Noche de Copas, Acariciame, Eres tan Real, O ella o Yo, Lluvia de Amor, Y es que llegaste Tú and Hazme Sentir. Thank you James great reaction awesome👍👍👍👍👍👍
P2 is my most replayed film out of the series. With that said Prey is my favorite at the moment.
This introduced you to the important connection between Alien and the Predator. Don't forget you identified the Xenomorph on the Trophy Wall
Harrigan’s Desert Eagle with the giant 80’s laser sight is pretty awesome. I love all the over-the-top handcannons in classic action movies.
Nearly every weapon in this movie is kitted out with custom furniture or laser sights. The tech was new at the time, and they thought it made the weapons look futuristic, they really wanted the near-future setting to pop.
James is spot on about the “videogame-feeling” though, especially considering they made a game called Predator: Concrete Jungle which remixes a lot of the set pieces and uses a lot of the gadgets shown here.
What a massively underrated film!
20:40 - That, I believe, is supposed to be a T-Rex (or at least an alien equivalent).
20:45 - ...and THAT is why AvP is a thing.
Deathbattle recently did Predator vs. Boba Fett. If you want to know a bit more about the Yautja's tech and abilities, you can get a decent synopsis of it there.
Hell yeah!! Predator 2 has always been my favorite, the city hunter is co cool.
Super happy you caught the aliens Aliens reference! This is actually the first on-screen drop of them being in the same universe.
In comics and books there had been crossovers for a while (great little classics, the first ones!), but this is the first time on film :)
While the AvP movies disappointed a little, they're still good fun.
This movie is also inspired by the Predator comics, I believe, titled "Concrete Jungle".
I hope you stick with this franchise! Would love to see you watch more :)
Predators, AvP2, and Prey are all pretty solid.
AvP1 isn't half bad either, it just gets unintentionally corny a few too many times.
This movie was a thanksgiving release back in the day.
You have to watch Prey next! Awesome review! Absolutely love that you tackled the Predator films.
Predator 2 is a bit on the hammy side with certain things, but I reckon it's still one damn underrated movie. The atmosphere through out is perfect, and the soundtrack is just chef's kiss.
Predator 2 is super criminally underrated and a decent sequel to the first Predator (1987). I heard that the original rating for Predator 2 was supposed to be at an NC-17 because of it's extensive brutality and gore, but the director prompted for scene edits to that could get them an R rating (hense the Busey scene where he gets diced by the Predator in the warehouse scene).
So glad that we got to see the reaction to the "Pussyface" line. Danny Glover is not who I would've expected to star in a Predator sequel but he's fucking great. Busey is also hilarious as Keyes
Not seen this film in decades but I genuinely enjoyed the film and watching this reminded me it was a quality 90's film. Stereotypically 90's with a mash of genres, with that synth score, cheesy lines and genuinely corny action and all-round entertaining. Film doesn't get any recognition or mentioned as much when we talk about classic 90's action films.