# Predator (1987): a masterpiece of testosterone **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253 "2009-10-09T23:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/81 "2009-10-28T21:52:30Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > When I was watching Predator 2 this morning, I noticed that the Predators had a tyranosaurus skull in their trophy case at the end. I wonder if it was a Sexual Tyranosaurus? Strap this on your sore ass, Blaine! ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/82 "2009-10-29T09:05:55Z")
> [@cactus\_waltz](#): > > .. a leader who takes down the alien, using a clever set-up. The leader dies a horrible death in Alien, albeit off camera. Sigourney Weaver’s character was just a grunt. It would be like if the guy who told the pussy jokes ended up being the lone survivor who kills the Predator. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/83 "2009-10-29T12:11:08Z")
[This Page](http://www.urban-rivals.com/characters/?id_perso=346) perfectly illustrates how even the most contemptible milquetoast can be toughened up by repeated viewings of **Predator**. ---
**Author:** ![BKReporter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/84 "2009-10-29T16:34:34Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > If I ever somehow found myself in a situation where I had to defend myself with a knife or a crossbow or something, and I used it to pin a guy to a wall, I have no doubt that no matter how scared or traumatized I would be at that moment, that I would be compelled to say “Stick around.” But you have to say in the Arnie accent, otherwise it won’t count. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/85 "2009-10-29T16:55:28Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > When I was watching Predator 2 this morning, I noticed that the Predators had a tyranosaurus skull in their trophy case at the end. I wonder if it was a Sexual Tyranosaurus? Wasn’t there an Alien skull in there too? That’s a great morning movie…🆒 ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/86 "2009-10-29T17:22:39Z")
> [@ProfessorX](#): > > Wasn’t there an Alien skull in there too? That is correct. Apparently Dark Horse published their Alien vs Predator comic that year, but I don’t know if the alien skull was intentional or just one of the skulls someone happened to grab from the prop department. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/87 "2009-10-30T00:42:34Z")
The predator blew himself up because he knew he would die. They had been hunting people for generations . If man had proof, he would have screw things up for the other predators . We would be waiting and it would be war instead of hunting. No trophies in that. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/88 "2009-10-30T00:57:02Z")
> [@BKReporter](#): > > But you have to say in the Arnie accent, otherwise it won’t count. That accent is something I love about him. Not that he speaks in it, but because writers give his characters non-Austrian names and make no effort to explain the accent. Except, of course, “Predator,” because every movie that awesome has a guy named “Dutch.” ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/89 "2009-10-30T04:38:01Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > That accent is something I love about him. Not that he speaks in it, but because writers give his characters non-Austrian names and make no effort to explain the accent. Quaid, Matrix, Freeze and Conan aren’t Austrian?😃 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/90 "2009-10-30T04:42:38Z")
> [@BKReporter](#): > > But you have to say in the Arnie accent, otherwise it won’t count. I try, but my Arnie accent sucks. I run around playing half-life 2 deathmatch specifically so that I can pin people to the wall with the rebar crossbow and say “STICK AROUND!” on the voice chat. Incidentally, I’m over the worst of my flu. I wasn’t kidding when I said my fever went down by 2 degrees between ~2 hours before and ~1 hour after I watched the movie, which happened to be when I checked my temperature. I’m going to propose that the FDA allow me to go to human trials to find out if exposure to Predator can indeed cure disease and illness. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/91 "2009-10-30T13:39:33Z")
> [@2ply](#): > > My uncle showed Predator to his six year old. The next morning the little sprout had grown large, ripped muscles, a deep booming voice, and thick, rich chest hair. And the child is a girl! I showed it to my then 10-year-old to initiate him in Badassery 101. I told him he needed to decide which category of Badass he was going to target for his future: Demolitions Badass, Mystic Stalker Badass, Big Gun Badass, weird-dude who shaves before he goes OFF Badass (I steered him away from that one…) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/92 "2009-10-31T01:33:40Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I try, but my Arnie accent sucks. > > I run around playing half-life 2 deathmatch specifically so that I can pin people to the wall with the rebar crossbow and say “STICK AROUND!” on the voice chat. > > Incidentally, I’m over the worst of my flu. I wasn’t kidding when I said my fever went down by 2 degrees between ~2 hours before and ~1 hour after I watched the movie, which happened to be when I checked my temperature. I’m going to propose that the FDA allow me to go to human trials to find out if exposure to Predator can indeed cure disease and illness. Arnold will be looking for a job soon, maybe he can work out a bunch so that we can bottle his sweat. It will be used to cure impotence, girlymanness, and increase your frequency of killing. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/93 "2009-10-31T03:42:12Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I showed it to my then 10-year-old to initiate him in Badassery 101. I told him he needed to decide which category of Badass he was going to target for his future: Demolitions Badass, Mystic Stalker Badass, Big Gun Badass, weird-dude who shaves before he goes OFF Badass (I steered him away from that one…) I used to be a Mystic Stalker Badass, seeing how silently I could pass through the woods, but I got fat and had to rely on my other hobby, blowing shit up. [deleted: a screed about blowing shit up that belonged in a John Milius movie] ---
**Author:** ![BKReporter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/94 "2009-10-31T15:12:22Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > That accent is something I love about him. Not that he speaks in it, but because writers give his characters non-Austrian names and make no effort to explain the accent. > > Except, of course, “Predator,” because every movie that awesome has a guy named “Dutch.” I guess in that regard he’s like the Henry Kissinger of super-badassedness. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/95 "2009-11-01T05:46:16Z")
Someone ripped on Predator 2 above. I think it was P2 that had the scene of the super-tech alien high up on a building with a rifle looking at potential victims through an infrared sight. I guess it was supposed to be “look how deadly this advanced alien is,” but all I could think during the scene was “That’s _it?_ He looks down on you with IR? Shit, we can do that _now!_ Is that supposed to be scary? Some high tech super-badass.” ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/96 "2018-05-17T21:43:26Z")
Praise for Predator is never too late: A very nice video about instinct and religion themes in Predator: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-wH9KzlJDo) Why is Predator so good? A guy who’s really into action movies provides insights: [Predator: Why Is It So Good? - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls2jtkIrqd4) Much like Terminator, it’s a B-movie that’s extremely well-made. It straddles the line between action and horror and works on you on a subconscious level. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/97 "2018-05-18T06:51:26Z")
[Leans head into doorway] Hello Mr. Predator. Why don’t you have a seat over there. Why did you come over do our planet today and what do you have in that bag? ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/98 "2018-05-18T07:12:46Z")
I am a bit of a predator heretic. I actually rate the often overlooked sequel with Danny Glover and no Arnie as superior to the original. ---
**Author:** ![Didactylos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Didactylos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didactylos)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/99 "2018-05-18T07:13:04Z")
OK, zombie thread, but I really want to share my absolute favourite cheesy 80s actionflick one liner. No, it’s not the one about ‘da choppa’. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wDztrw_0N8M/hqdefault.jpg "Arnold Schwarzenegger - Stick around") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDztrw_0N8M) ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253/100 "2018-05-18T10:01:55Z")
I could probably lift weights once every 6-8 weeks to maintain the muscle mass I built a decade ago but I find it much easier to turn on this film every once in awhile. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253.md?page=6)