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Josiah_Is_Back
04/25/20 12:33:48 AM
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I have encountered conflicting opinions on this, I'm curious to see what you guys think







Well?
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au_gold
04/25/20 12:45:31 AM
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I always thought of it as action horror.

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pfh1001
04/25/20 4:37:36 AM
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Action>Horror>Sci-Fi
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Thompson
04/25/20 4:54:01 AM
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Starts off as a pure action flick, then changes into horror witha coating of sci-fi in the second act.

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JTilly
04/25/20 5:00:10 AM
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Thompson posted...
Starts off as a pure action flick, then changes into horror witha coating of sci-fi in the second act.
This, but its not a whole lot horror. A bit.

10/10 movie

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trappedunderice
04/25/20 5:00:32 AM
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Action sci fi
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AssGender
04/25/20 5:11:30 AM
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Tactical Espionage 80s American Sitcom Horror

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ultimate reaver
04/25/20 5:13:15 AM
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The first quarter of it is a straight action movie. The next half is a horror movie. The final quarter is again an action movie

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_____-______
04/25/20 5:14:43 AM
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Its just an action movie guys. Just because the antagonist is an alien doesnt make it a horror film.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/25/20 6:20:17 AM
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Toxic Masculinity

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au_gold
04/25/20 6:42:44 AM
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_____-______ posted...
Its just an action movie guys. Just because the antagonist is an alien doesnt make it a horror film.
The entire second half is basically a slasher movie.

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_____-______
04/25/20 7:20:24 AM
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No it isnt.

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Hicks233
04/25/20 7:43:18 AM
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Classic 80's buddy romance.

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monkmith
04/25/20 8:08:19 AM
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...
Toxic Masculinity
seems like the opposite really.

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UnfairRepresent
04/25/20 8:11:06 AM
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What horror is there in Predator?
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monkmith
04/25/20 8:12:03 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
What horror is there in Predator?
are you forgetting about the skinned bodies?

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Tyranthraxus
04/25/20 8:14:48 AM
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It's a musical

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jumi
04/25/20 8:17:10 AM
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Mostly action, a little sci-fi.

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UnfairRepresent
04/25/20 8:17:56 AM
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monkmith posted...

are you forgetting about the skinned bodies?

They slice off guys body parts in Star Wars.

Blood doesn't mean horror

Going by the definition: 'A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear for entertainment purposes'

I never got the impression Predator was even attempting to elicit fear. It's just buff dudes bumming about the jungle shooting things and having an adventure.

Did predator scare you?
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monkmith
04/25/20 8:24:58 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
They slice off guys body parts in Star Wars.

Blood doesn't mean horror

Going by the definition: 'A horror film is a film that seeks to elicit fear for entertainment purposes'

I never got the impression Predator was even attempting to elicit fear. It's just buff dudes bumming about the jungle shooting things and having an adventure.

Did predator scare you?
the predator hung skinned bodies from the fucking trees and you're comparing it to star wars? why not compare it to my little pony next...

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UnfairRepresent
04/25/20 10:24:17 AM
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monkmith posted...

the predator hung skinned bodies from the fucking trees and you're comparing it to star wars? why not compare it to my little pony next...

Unlike you I don't watch my little pony so i can't comment

but your evasion of my point demonstrates that you have no argument

Predator never even attempted to scare the viewer
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MrResetti
04/25/20 10:26:00 AM
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Southernfatman
04/25/20 10:26:32 AM
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It has elements of Sci Fi and Horror, but I'd still call it just an action movie.

Jurassic Park has horror movie elements like being sort of a slasher movie, but I wouldn't call it horror.

Funny how I don't care for horror movies, but I like movies with horror elements like the above two.

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dummy420
04/25/20 10:41:20 AM
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I go with scifi and action. I can see why people go with horror as well but it never seem like it intended to be horror to me. Sure they are hunted but it never seems to be in a way meant to scare, only to make you wonder what was hunting them.

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Josiah_Is_Back
04/25/20 11:39:39 AM
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@UnfairRepresent on that note, my older sister to this day refuses to watch it because it scared the shit out of her lol
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UnfairRepresent
04/25/20 11:44:20 AM
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Josiah_Is_Back posted...
@UnfairRepresent on that note, my older sister to this day refuses to watch it because it scared the shit out of her lol

My sister won't watch The Prestiege because they Kill a bird

Doesn't make it horror it makes them dumb.
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Josiah_Is_Back
04/25/20 11:52:20 AM
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I think the argument that Predator has elements of horror is based on the gruesome nature of the deaths combined with the unnerving musical score combined with the creepy jungle atmosphere. Not full-on horror genre, but sprinkles?
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AssGender
04/25/20 11:54:39 AM
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@Duncanwii Dillon

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Duncanwii
04/25/20 11:57:18 AM
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AssGender posted...
@Duncanwii Dillon
I've actually never seen Predator before.

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AssGender
04/25/20 12:00:40 PM
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Duncanwii posted...
I've actually never seen Predator before.
Cloaking device makes him non-visible to the naked eyes. You need to hide your body heat and set up some booby trap to kill that sonobeach!

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MarvAlbert
04/25/20 12:03:11 PM
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That movie is so fucking good.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/25/20 12:11:24 PM
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https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/marriage-still-not-as-good-as-predator-say-men-201003012516

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Skyeblazer
04/25/20 12:34:17 PM
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Sci-fi action.

It has elements of horror, but it's not really scary. It doesn't try to be. I saw it when I was 7 and it didn't cause any nightmares. The Predator is more like a comic book villain than he is, say, the xenomorph from Alien.

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Chadawah
04/25/20 12:57:02 PM
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The body mass in this movie alone...
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SSJGrimReaper
04/25/20 1:05:56 PM
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What's got Billy so spooked?

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furb
04/25/20 1:11:37 PM
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Picking only one genre -- action is the most accurate description. Although there are sci-fi and horror elements, the emphasis is consistently on the action.

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furb
04/25/20 1:18:28 PM
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the horror element does exist though.

You've got a commando squad. Highly trained. Shown to be highly effective. They encounter a "something" that over powers them. The predator makes super soldiers look puny and weak. That power relationship does invoke horror. If Arnie, the Body, and Apollo Creed are spooked and ineffective, then the implication is the general public is screwed. That's unsettling if the best of the best can't win, then who can?


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FortuneCookie
04/25/20 1:19:08 PM
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Calling Predator a horror movie is like saying The Goonies is a horror movie.

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dummy420
04/25/20 1:30:53 PM
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FortuneCookie posted...
Calling Predator a horror movie is like saying The Goonies is a horror movie.
The goonies actually scared me a bit as a kid. Predator never did.

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Biscotti
04/25/20 1:31:45 PM
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It's in the Epic genre.

And I nearly bought Predator Hunting Grounds too.

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pikachupwnage
04/25/20 1:31:56 PM
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Action film with elements of Sci-Fi and horror.

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meralonne
04/25/20 2:24:01 PM
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MarvAlbert posted...
That movie is so fucking good.


JTilly posted...
10/10 movie


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ToastyOne
04/25/20 2:51:21 PM
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I love how Arnold fires off more grenades from his rifle than the guy with the actual grenade launcher.

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AssGender
04/25/20 2:53:55 PM
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https://youtu.be/oqp41KtzA2U

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SSJGrimReaper
04/25/20 2:54:16 PM
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Turn around
Ovah here

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DeadBankerDream
04/25/20 2:56:01 PM
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A romantic comedy where Arnold Swatzennegger and his fairly young Vietnamese prisoner of war have to overcome the world being against them to live happily ever after.
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PrettyBoyFloyd
04/25/20 3:06:08 PM
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ToastyOne posted...
I love how Arnold fires off more grenades from his rifle than the guy with the actual grenade launcher.

What about the Vulcan gun.

Ventura said that in real life the gun would have needed 5,000 lbs of ammo an even the prop weighed like 60lbs..

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au_gold
04/25/20 3:59:02 PM
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_____-______ posted...
No it isnt.
Yes, it is.

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meralonne
04/25/20 6:24:29 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
A romantic comedy where Arnold Swatzennegger and his fairly young Latina prisoner of war have to overcome the world being against them to live happily ever after.

ftfy

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