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Predator (1987)

Mar 29, 2019
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INSIGHT

Pork Chop Feed Keeps Focused Content

  • The hosts created a separate donor-only feed for 'pork chop' movies to avoid diluting their war-movie focus.
  • John admits he still enjoys watching and discussing these fun, stupid action films despite the separation.
INSIGHT

Tone Shift Makes The Film Work

  • The film shifts tonal gears after the first 20 minutes from a jokey action romp to tense, effective sci-fi horror.
  • That pivot elevates the movie and makes the rest of the film genuinely suspenseful.
ANECDOTE

Sunny Landham's Troubled Reputation

  • John recounts Sunny Landham's volatile reputation and later political career as openly racist and controversial.
  • He cites on-set anecdotes suggesting Landham required a bodyguard during filming of Predator.
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