Imagine if you will it's summer 1987, you've just purchased your ticket and taken your seat to the blockbuster event of the season and bear witness to not only an all star cast (including but not limited to Apollo Creed, The Terminator and Jesse 'the body' Ventura) but also the greatest handshake in all of cinema as Dutch and Dillon unite in a clash of biceps while Arnold calls him a "SUNUVABITCH"...almost too sweet right? Well on this episode we cover our very own Toronto Zach's 'first time' becoming a sexual tyrannosaurus as he finally gazes upon the John McTiernan epic 'PREDATOR'. Holding a 7.8 on IMDB & Rotten Tomatoes my father will be so proud we finally covered what he will consider a 'good movie' and I can only wholeheartedly agree as I didn't even have to view it before the episode as I can quite literally close my eyes and watch it whenever I so choose! Join us as we share our intitial reactions, favourite moments, trivia/previous knowledge, unanswered questions, it's immense quotability, favourite moments, potential recasts, suggested edits, Arnold impersonations, Predator backstory/lore, debate how different the film would have been had JCVD remained on, and ponder who would be more eficient in defeating a Predator, Dutch? Or John Rambo?
We also dedicate much of this episode to Lord of the Rings, obviously, considering we both have LOTR inspired tattoos. What may surprise people is the somewhat hot takes we have on the films in regards to which characters we consider overrated, film we consider our favourite, version of Gandalf we prefer and if Gandalf's return with the Riders of Rohan is superior to the Avengers Assemble in Endgame! We also delve deeper into Viggo Mortensen (as we should), the differences between the novels and the movies, if Thorin Oakenshield is essentially mental health shamed by the fandom and overall trivia and facts about the series...HOW DID ANYONE FALLS FOR WORMTONGUE'S TRICKS? HE FREAKING OOZES BAD GUY ENERGY! Also, people who give me a hard time about my super reasonable cancellation and late fee policies have massive 'sackville baggins' energy, let it be known.
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