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Description of an Unseen Predator
Isabelle
We don't have a name for them. ] In his debrief, he said they came in contact with something. He gave a detailed description. The thing on the totem. It wore some kind of camouflage that adjusted to ambient light. Made it nearly invisible in our spectrum. It could see in infrared. Heat signatures. He used mud to block his. That's how he beat it. It hunted and killed his team, one by one.
[[Predator (film)|'87, Guatemala. A spec ops team went into the jungle. High end. Six men plus a CIA liaison. Only one made it out.]
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Consequences of Knowledge and Decision-Making
Royce
I needed to know who we're up against. Now I do.
Stans
A man is dead because of that.
Royce
This morning you were ready to kill him.
Stans
Well it ain't this goddamn morning, is it?
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Monsters of Our Own Making
Isabelle
We're the monsters of our own world.
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The Complexity of Human Hunting
Isabelle
What happened to you? What made you so fucked up?
Royce
There is no hunting like the hunting of a man. And those who've hunted armed men long enough, and like it, never really care for anything else thereafter.
Isabelle
That's pretty poetic. Did you come up with that all by yourself?
Royce
No, actually. That was ].
[[Ernest Hemingway|Hemingway]
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Regret in the Face of Survival
Isabelle
You know what I was doing when I was taken? Ishak, my spotter. He was caught. I could have done something, but then I would have been slaughtered along with him. So, I hid. I watched him die. I wished I pulled that trigger.
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Contrast Between Environments and Attitudes
Stans
Wow, what a shithole. You live here?
Noland
Oh, no. No. This is my summer home. I winter in the Riviera. The schools are so much nicer there. And the men... Ooh, la, la! By the way, you're welcome.
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Discussion of their dire situation
Cuchillo
This is hell.
Royce
Last time I looked, you didn't need a parachute to get there.
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Misguided Shooting in a Dangerous Situation
Royce
You're shooting the wrong people!
Nikolai
How do I know?
Royce
Otherwise we won't be having this conversation.
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The Pursuit Begins
Taglines
The Hunt Is On
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The Rules of the Hunt
Royce
It wants us to run. That's how it hunts. This is its jungle. Its game. Its rules. We run, we die.
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Embracing Identity Among Monsters
Edwin
I guess now you realize why they chose me. I was right in front of you guys the whole time. Just watching you. Earning your trust. You couldn't see me for what I really am. You see, back home, I'm a murderer. I'm a freak. But here, among the monsters, I'm normal. I like it here. I wanna stay.
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The Complexity of Duty and Enjoyment
Royce
You know what the difference between you and me is? We both do the same thing. You just do it for a country, so you don't have to admit you like it.
[to Isabelle]
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Comment on Appearance
Nikolai
Ну и рожа у тебя. (You are one ugly motherfucker.)
[impaled by the Predator, and activates the bombs where both of them will die]
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Frustration with Responsibility and Survival
Noland
You see the shit you've gotten us into, man? I told you that. You never listen to me, though. Six more. Six more fucking mouths to feed. I can barely stand living with you. How am I gonna live with them, too?
[to his imaginary friend]
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Confrontation with a formidable foe
Noland
Oh. Finally found me, huh, big dog? Well, what took you so long?
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Not from our planet, yet dangerous killers.
Taglines
The most dangerous killers on the planet... but this is not our planet.
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Contemplating Excess After Surviving Danger
Stans
You know, man, if we ever make it home, I'm going to do so much fucking cocaine. I'm gonna rape so many fine bitches. I'll be like, "What time is it? After 5:00? Damn. Time to go rape me some fine bitches.
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Embracing Death and Uncertainty
Mombasa
I'm ready to die. Are you?
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The Tactics of Suffering and Deception
Mombasa
Wound one man. Make him suffer. Make him bleed. Make him call out for help, and set a trap and kill those who come. I know because I have done this.
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