Episode 274 - Predator

“If it bleeds, we can kill it.” Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian and Liam (Megs & B-Tech Kev said something about climbing trees) – as we strap on our gear, light our cigars, and head deep into the Central American rainforest for our 274th episode, tackling the musclebound mayhem of Predator (1987). We’re trading reservations at Dorcia for thermal vision and going toe-to-toe with one of cinema’s deadliest hunters as we discuss:

• How Predator blurred the lines between action, horror, and sci-fi to create something original.

• Does the film still pack a punch nearly 40 years later—or is it just macho nostalgia on steroids?

• How manly are the manly men in this film both on and off the set?

• Which team member we’d most likely be – and who’s 100% Billy with that intense stare.

• Is Predator secretly a slasher film in disguise? And does that make the Predator the villain... or the star?

• What’s Liam's main gripe about the Predator's rules of engagement?

• Why was this film so insistent on telling rather than showing

• We've got questions mud camouflage, heat vision, and respecting the preparation montage

• We get personal about  Arnold’s peak era, and childhood memories of watching this way too young.

• Whether Predator is the Best Film Ever.

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