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| Display poster at The Angelika in Mosaic District, Merrifield, VA |
This is just going to follow my first time seeing it in theaters.I have watched this movie at least 6 times, which is not an extensive amount.
Merely making a point, I like the movie. Not to sell the at-home experience short at all, it always left me wanting. The extremity of the film gets undercut when you watch it on DVD/Blu-Ray.
My roommate comes in one day and kinda throws this green piece of paper at me, which was kinda rude! I take a look at it, NOT RUDE AT ALL. A ticket to see Predator at The Angelika in Mosaic District.
I've been to the Angelika several times, I'm well aware they will occasionally show classic movies. My roommate saw Alien there once (and I'm still jealous of that fact).
They're showing Predator March 19th! Hell yeah.
The whole vibe of the movie is cheesy, I know blasphemy, I'm just trying to be honest! Remember I like this movie, but I am big enough to admit, it is cheesy as hell! This movie is certifiably not vegan!
The fighting always struck me as overacted and kitschy, but not in the theater. It is safe to say I was blown away seeing this on the big screen. Sure, the time in which the movie was filmed means the visual effects are limited. It didn't pull me out of the movie. And in this environment, it bothered me way less. The shot when the Predator's ship approached Earth looked cool as hell.
All of the classic lines hit even harder. Sure, the dialogue is cheesy but this is an 80's action movie, would you have it any other way? All of the classic lines get huge laughs from the crowd.
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Anticipating all of the best parts. The first fight with the Guerrilla, all of the classic death scenes, Dutch camouflaging himself, Dutch facing off with the Predator.
The almost-homoerotic scene where Dutch &co set traps for whatever is hunting their team, is even more outrageous in the theater. All of them, shirtless, glistening with sweat in the sunlight haunched over, pulling trees down and setting up various apparatus'. This is probably the funniest part of the movie.
Every time I watch this movie, Hawkins' jokes kill me. They are so corny, but I love corny. There really isn't much else to say. The cheesy dialogue makes the movie move quickly, the action is fun to look at, and the nature shots are quite pretty. If you haven't seen Predator, it is definitely worth watching at least once.
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Anticipating all of the best parts. The first fight with the Guerrilla, all of the classic death scenes, Dutch camouflaging himself, Dutch facing off with the Predator.
The almost-homoerotic scene where Dutch &co set traps for whatever is hunting their team, is even more outrageous in the theater. All of them, shirtless, glistening with sweat in the sunlight haunched over, pulling trees down and setting up various apparatus'. This is probably the funniest part of the movie.
Every time I watch this movie, Hawkins' jokes kill me. They are so corny, but I love corny. There really isn't much else to say. The cheesy dialogue makes the movie move quickly, the action is fun to look at, and the nature shots are quite pretty. If you haven't seen Predator, it is definitely worth watching at least once.
I think I'll end with some of my favorite classic parts from the movie.
HAWKINS: "Hey, Billy...Billy! The other day I went up to my girlfriend. I said, you know I'd like a little pussy. She said, Me too! Mine's as big as a house!" *Billy stares at Hawkins*
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BLAIN: *talking about chewing tobacco* "This stuff will make you a goddamn sexual tyrannosaurus...like me!"
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DUTCH: *impales a guy with a knife* "Stick Around!"
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HAWKINS: "Billy, Billy! The other day I was going down on my girlfriend. And I said to her, jeez you got a big pussy, jeez you got a big pussy. And she said, Why did you say it twice? and I said I didn't! See, it was 'cause of the echo." *Billy laughs*
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DUTCH: *impales a guy with a knife* "Stick Around!"
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HAWKINS: "Billy, Billy! The other day I was going down on my girlfriend. And I said to her, jeez you got a big pussy, jeez you got a big pussy. And she said, Why did you say it twice? and I said I didn't! See, it was 'cause of the echo." *Billy laughs*
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PONCHO: "You're hit! You're bleeding man!"
BLAIN:"...I ain't got time to bleed."
PONCHO: "...Oh okay."
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WITHOUT A DOUBT, MY FAVORITE PART IN THE MOVIE:DUTCH: *the predator has Dutch cornered* "Come on, Come on! Do it, do it! Come on. Come on! Kill me! I'm here, KILL ME! I'M HERE, KILL ME! COME ON, KILL ME. I'M HERE. COME ON! DO IT NOW! KILL ME!"
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