In the case of the movie, it’s Dutch and Dillon on the mission at hand. It’s a classic about opposing forces finding odd fellowship on a common principle. In this movie, that’s the ‘epic handshake’-turned-arm-wrestle between Dutch and Dillion. The arm-in-arm/’epic handshake’ meme: I always appreciate seeing the origin of a common meme or line or reference, which is the spirit of the entire segment. This was a huge release when it came out - it spawned a whole series of Predator films but the first is the best one. Classic ‘80s machismo, emphasis on cheese - it’s certainly not the deepest movie I’ve watched, but I can’t deny the entertainment value and the quotability.įROM MOVIE-PICKER CHARLES: One of the top Schwarzenegger films, in my opinion. If you're feeling less than buff and like more of an undertaker, try this approach to any steal mission gone wrong due to one noisy group member.THE SUMMARY: Arnold Schwarzejogger leads an elite military unit on a hostage rescue mission gone wrong - the team is hunted by a mysterious alien, but a resourceful Arnold learns he can just wear blackface to hide, and a combination of primitive weapons finishes the enemy in a way that thousands of rounds of ammunition somehow couldn’t. Mac might have the best counter-catch phrases in the movie. Just like me." Seriously though, don't start down tobacco road just because Jessie The Body said something about dinosaur sex once. This stuff will make you a goddamned sexual Tyrannosaurus. But if you ever find yourself as the lone chewer/dipper/smoker in a group of friends, use this line for line if you can: "Bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here. I can't recommend chewing tobacco or any other tobacco related products. Predator vs. Taint-sweat nonsense, here's a great scene with the gang as we wish they could always be: together as beefcakes. So as a tribute to a character driven franchise instead of this Alien vs. Poncho finally quits holding up the group, giving the random Mexican chick a chance to scamper. Billy, like a true Native American, decides to lose his mind and give up. A scramble in the woods and the black guys buy it ( Mac and Dillon). First, he offs the studio mercenary funnyman with the glasses. Unfortunately for this potential Oceans 11 type franchise, McTiernan decided to kill off everyone but Dutch. Or if you need more help on how to actively employ Predator references into your daily lives, just ask Mac and Dennis of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. If you're ever in a one on one strength competition and you find yourself winning here's your catchphrase: What's the matter, (name of loser)? The (name of the place that loser works) got you pushing too many pencils? What better way to measure masculinity than this? So complex, so diabolically clever and yet so simple: arm wrestle while shaking hands in that pseudo black guy handshake grip. Apollo Creed is actually Carl Weathers since this is before Rocky and he's more raw, less ego-maniacal. When Arnie isn't struggling through multiple sentences as the C/O, he's rattling off catch phrases and kicking far more ass than that new no-women Dr. Predator! You sonofa BITCH.The lineup in this movie is the perfect mix of brains and brawn for a John McTiernan 100 page script that was most likely cut down to 20 pages of actual dialogue.
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