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13: Predator 2 (1990)
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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dan Ryckert is in town with a few podcasts to kill, so he joins us once again to talk through our mostly uncomplicated feelings about this profoundly stupid sequel, 1990's Predator 2!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:13) - Intro.(00:03:32) - The Hollywood cultural shift from "New York is a crime-scorched hellscape" to "Los Angeles is a crime-scorched hellscape" and the Morton Downey Jr. digression.(00:07:23) - How the hell did this movie get made?(00:16:10) - Bill Paxton, you are giving this movie way more effort than it deserves. Plus, some "do you remember this person?" character actor trivia.(00:18:48) - Launching into the actual movie. It's chaos on the streets of LA!(00:22:17) - Musings on Danny Glover, and why the Predator gets fixated on him.(00:25:40) - The sheer '80s-ness of this movie's vision of near-future LA.(00:27:14) - Danny Glover giving "the speech" to "the kid".(00:32:09) - This Predator sprung for the upgrade package.(00:34:43) - More Predator mimicking, and one of the dumber callback lines in movie history.(00:37:09) - King Willy and the voodoo gang.(00:43:03) - Oh Danny Boy...(00:45:39) - Break!(00:46:00) - We're back, and talking about that subway scene.(00:51:12) - Time to trap ourselves a Predator. These government guys will handle this, right?(00:58:09) - What feels like fifteen riveting minutes of Danny Glover shimmying across rooftops.(01:01:52) - Gasp! The Predator's ship!(01:04:29) - Too much Predator in this movie! Especially for how much of a dumbass this Predator is.(01:09:07) - Gasp! Even more Predators!(01:14:20) - Final thoughts, and some musings on the sequels.(01:22:08) - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:13) - Intro.(00:03:32) - The Hollywood cultural shift from "New York is a crime-scorched hellscape" to "Los Angeles is a crime-scorched hellscape" and the Morton Downey Jr. digression.(00:07:23) - How the hell did this movie get made?(00:16:10) - Bill Paxton, you are giving this movie way more effort than it deserves. Plus, some "do you remember this person?" character actor trivia.(00:18:48) - Launching into the actual movie. It's chaos on the streets of LA!(00:22:17) - Musings on Danny Glover, and why the Predator gets fixated on him.(00:25:40) - The sheer '80s-ness of this movie's vision of near-future LA.(00:27:14) - Danny Glover giving "the speech" to "the kid".(00:32:09) - This Predator sprung for the upgrade package.(00:34:43) - More Predator mimicking, and one of the dumber callback lines in movie history.(00:37:09) - King Willy and the voodoo gang.(00:43:03) - Oh Danny Boy...(00:45:39) - Break!(00:46:00) - We're back, and talking about that subway scene.(00:51:12) - Time to trap ourselves a Predator. These government guys will handle this, right?(00:58:09) - What feels like fifteen riveting minutes of Danny Glover shimmying across rooftops.(01:01:52) - Gasp! The Predator's ship!(01:04:29) - Too much Predator in this movie! Especially for how much of a dumbass this Predator is.(01:09:07) - Gasp! Even more Predators!(01:14:20) - Final thoughts, and some musings on the sequels.(01:22:08) - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Oct 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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