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EP118 Predator (1987) Review, RIP Carl Weathers

February 12, 2024·1 hr 31 min·1 clip

Predator is a perfect action-sci-fi film with incredible practical effects

The episode starts with the group already mid-conversation, which is basically the brand. A dentist story gets things moving before they settle into recording. From there, the talk drifts toward school frustrations and report card confusion, which gives the review its familiar lived in rhythm. The movie itself is *Predator*, and that is where the discussion finally locks in. The hosts keep circling the question of where the jungle setting is meant to be. They toss out South America, Central America, and Cold War era conflict zones as possible frames. That pushes the conversation into 1980s geopolitics and the covert war atmosphere that surrounded the movie’s era. They connect the film’s feel to the old spectacle of arms, cartels, and proxy conflict. One thread leads to another, and soon they are talking about how the movie borrows from or echoes *Rambo* and *Alien*. They also bring in *Contra* as a clear pop culture cousin. The result is less a formal analysis than a shared map of influences. That works because the hosts are comfortable thinking out loud together. They trade quick corrections, half finished ideas, and short bursts of agreement. The energy stays loose even when the subject gets specific. The hosts are happy to joke about movie logic, but they are also willing to say the film rules. They move between sincere appreciation and silly side comments without making the shift feel forced. A few broader pop culture digressions drift in near the edges, including talk about the Super Bowl and Apple Vision Pro. By the close, the episode feels like a retro action hang with enough memory, opinion, and derailment to stay lively the whole way through.

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A loose, funny Predator rewatch that stays conversational and easy to follow.

Movie Time Machine takes a loose, funny pass at Predator and keeps circling the film in a way that suits the episode's hangout feel. The hosts link it to Rambo and Alien, then veer into dentists, school, Super Bowl talk, and half remembered movie logic.

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