Prey

[Doomsday Dallas]

https://youtu.be/SsrlZA7APts

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzI0NzZhMDMtNTMwYy00MTAzLWExOTEtNWU0ZjIxYmZjY2 JkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjkyMTAxMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.j pg

[Patrick Chewing]

Female lead :oldlol:

[Meticode]

I wasn't aware that females hunted with the men in the native tribes back then? I mean, I couldn't be totally wrong, but it comes off forced.

[Shooter]

I wasn't aware that females hunted with the men in the native tribes back then? I mean, I couldn't be totally wrong, but it comes off forced.

What, you wouldn't want to hunt alongside someone that couldn't lift 50 lb over their head? (no Mr. Fonzworthless, I'm not talking about you in this instance).

[Long Duck Dong]

I wasn't aware that females hunted with the men in the native tribes back then? I mean, I couldn't be totally wrong, but it comes off forced.


A few probably did but I bet they didn't look anything like the lead in Prey. :oldlol:

http://www.celebzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/amber-midthunder-at-fx-s-legion-season-2-premiere-in-los-angeles-11.jpg

I'm already interested :lol

[Doomsday Dallas]

I'm gonna give it a chance... it looks like it has some potential.


from IMDB:


The origin story of the Predator in the world of the Comanche Nation 300 years ago. Naru, a skilled female warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.


I hope the gun from Predator 2 can find a way to make an appearance in this film... but probably won't happen.

http://www.factfiend.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3356335-1715_flintlock-predator_2-inscription.jpg

The Pistol From Predator 2 Has an Amazing Backstory
http://www.factfiend.com/the-pistol-from-predator-2-has-an-amazing-backstory/



For anyone who hasn’t seen Predator 2 and doesn’t mind reading quarter century old spoilers. At the end of the movie Danny Glover’s character is rewarded with a sweet-ass flintlock pistol by an elder Predator for managing to pull off the not unimpressive feat of killing a stab-punching a Predator to death. After presenting Glover with the pistol, the Elder Predator promptly ****s off forever, though not before Glover looks at the pistol and notices that, holy shit, it’s from 300 years ago.

According to a comic released in 1996 called Predator: 1718, that pistol originally belong to a pirate captain called Raphael Adolini who at one point, met the same Predator Glover did and gave it to him as a gift. According to that same comic, the Predator had deemed Adolini to be a worthy opponent after watching him stab his way across the West Indies and had planned on challenging him to a fist fight. Why the creature with a shoulder mounted death cannon felt a pirate with a flintlock pistol was a worthy foe is never explained, but we can assume that Adolini must have done something unthinkably badass off panel to impress it.

Moving on, unbeknownst to the Predator, Adolini was right in the middle of dealing with a mutiny because he’d told his men they weren’t allowed to steal gold from a church, proving that he’s a man of integrity, but a pretty shitty pirate.

When the Predator sees that Adolini is about to be stabbed like 80 times in the face and torso by his cowardly crew. it pulls out a bitchin’ extendible sword and heroically leaps to his aid so that they can team up and take out his former crew, together! Despite the inherent language barrier that would naturally exist between an illiterate pirate from the 18th century and an alien who can only repeat back swear words and scream, Adolini and the Predator are able to communicate effectively enough to do that cool thing where you stand back to back with someone and spit out ballin’ one liners.

After murdering the everloving **** out of Adolini’s former crew, the Predator then assumes a battle stance and challenges the pirate to an honourable duel to the death. Adolini cleans the blood off his sword and similarly assumes a fighting pose. However, before Adolini is able to bludgeon the Predtor to death with his testicles, he’s hit in the back by a bullet fired from the sole survivor of the slaughter. The fact this survivor used their last bullet and wasted the element of surprise to shoot Adolini instead of the 7ft tall alien murder-beast he was in the middle of challenging to a stab fight only serves to show off how utterly ****ing boss he must have been.

After mortally wounding Adolini, the crew member is almost immediately blasted into human jelly by the Predator who is rightfully pissed as all hell that it has just been robbed of the thing it’s established all Predators want, to take part in fights that will one day become album covers for power metal bands. To thank the Predator for almost saving his life and being an honourable foe, Adolini gives it his prized flintlock pistol. The Predator, clearly touched by Adolini’s actions, gives him a warrior’s funeral and leaves behind its sword made of world-changing material right next to 80 dead pirates and a box full of gold.

But here’s the best part, the only reason this story ended up being released as a comic is because the rights-holders to the Predator franchise couldn’t figure out a way to make it work as a film. You see, the entire reason Glover’s character is given the pistol at the end of Predator 2 is because the screenwriters wanted to set a sequel in the past and needed to include something that established that the Predator race had been dicking around on Earth for centuries.

While it’s not clear if the movie would have involved Predators fighting pirates, it would have almost certainly involved them fighting a group of people who didn’t have access to modern weaponry and thus had to combat the Predators using their wits and ingenuity like Schwarzenegger did in the first Predator movie.

[ShawkFactory]

Female lead :oldlol:

We have like 37 Marvel movies, but this is weird to you?

:lol

[Meticode]

We have like 37 Marvel movies, but this is weird to you?

:lol
How many Marvel movies did it take for a female to get her own film? 21...

[Jasper]

Female lead :oldlol:

poopsie would like her spear up his aS$:lol:roll::lol

[ShawkFactory]

How many Marvel movies did it take for a female to get her own film? 21...

Is that too many or too few for you?

[Meticode]

Is that too many or too few for you?

I guess my point is there's nothing wrong to me with what Marvel is doing. They have what? A total of two female led movies, two female led shows coming out, a couple of female power scenes (ie: Endgame). I really don't feel like Marvel is forcing a woke attitude down our throats out of the literally dozens of movies and shows they have combined all together.

Then again when you think of Marvel, you have to think of Disney now... and Kathleen Kennedy and the way they handled the whole last Star Wars trilogy was forced. Thank god for Favearu and what he has done. I wish Kennedy wasn't a part of producing that franchise anymore.

[ShawkFactory]

I guess my point is there's nothing wrong to me with what Marvel is doing. They have what? A total of two female led movies, two female led shows coming out, a couple of female power scenes (ie: Endgame). I really don't feel like Marvel is forcing a woke attitude down our throats out of the literally dozens of movies and shows they have combined all together.

Then again when you think of Marvel, you have to think of Disney now... and Kathleen Kennedy and the way they handled the whole last Star Wars trilogy was forced. Thank god for Favearu and what he has done. I wish Kennedy wasn't a part of producing that franchise anymore.

Fair enough.

I wasn’t referencing Marvel movies in a woke sense though. More just saying that someone who could be cool with a billion super hero movies now takes issue from a realism standpoint with a female being the lead in this film.

[Patrick Chewing]

We have like 37 Marvel movies, but this is weird to you?

:lol

It's a female lead for a Predator movie. It's just not realistic. There are no women warriors. Past or present.

And Marvel movies are hot garbage.

[SATAN]

There are no women warriors. Past or present.



Not true.

[Off the Court]

A space alien hunter is accepted as realistic but not a woman hunter :oldlol:

It's called FICTION

Also, one of the only two survivors in the original Predator was a female.

[Doomsday Dallas]

I don't have a problem with a Female lead.


also... shout out to Alien 3.



https://youtu.be/xz1x6jhjubM


very underrated film.

[Patrick Chewing]

A space alien hunter is accepted as realistic but not a woman hunter :oldlol:

It's called FICTION

Also, one of the only two survivors in the original Predator was a female.

I'm FORCED to like a female lead? The hell is wrong with you soft clowns? Snowflake LGBTQ culture just bullying people into submission. "You will accept a female Predator hunter and you will like it!"

[Axe]

I'm FORCED to like a female lead? The hell is wrong with you soft clowns? Snowflake LGBTQ culture just bullying people into submission. "You will accept a female Predator hunter and you will like it!"
Have you watched or played tomb raider before?

[warriorfan]

Arnold and Danny Glover should travel back in time to kill them all.

[n00bie]

A female lead for a new character is fine imo. it's the annoying remakes like ghostbusters and 007 that annoys me

[TheMan]

I wasn't aware that females hunted with the men in the native tribes back then? I mean, I couldn't be totally wrong, but it comes off forced.

I had this argument with someone recently on YouTube, the men hunted while women stayed and took care of the children but this person showed my a link to scientific research that showed that wasn't necessarily the case. Women made up a pretty big part of hunting big game too, not just the men. Shit was eye opening for me. Of course I'm talking about pre Mesolithic...

[Off the Court]

I had this argument with someone recently on YouTube, the men hunted while women stayed and took care of the children but this person showed my a link to scientific research that showed that wasn't necessarily the case. Women made up a pretty big part of hunting big game too, not just the men. Shit was eye opening for me. Of course I'm talking about pre Mesolithic...

There were female samurai too.

https://historydaily.org/content/53018/fd83e4793e37000cd6ae6d40835f8d4e.jpg

And I'd watch a movie on it.



It turns out monster hunters from outer space aren't real though :(

[TheMan]

There were female samurai too.

https://historydaily.org/content/53018/fd83e4793e37000cd6ae6d40835f8d4e.jpg

And I'd watch a movie on it.



It turns out monster hunters from outer space aren't real though :(
I've absolutely no problem with female leads in action movies, my only problem as someone mentioned before is when they replace previous male characters with females. I'll check out Prey, looks interesting and have zero issue with the lead being a chick warrior.

[Patrick Chewing]

There were female samurai too.

https://historydaily.org/content/53018/fd83e4793e37000cd6ae6d40835f8d4e.jpg

And I'd watch a movie on it.



It turns out monster hunters from outer space aren't real though :(

Oh no, I've hurt your feelings. Clutch your pearls, honey.

[ShawkFactory]

It's a female lead for a Predator movie. It's just not realistic. There are no women warriors. Past or present.

And Marvel movies are hot garbage.

:roll:

[Axe]

Oh no, I've hurt your feelings. Clutch your pearls, honey.
Meltdown.

[SATAN]

Chewing probably hates his own mother. :oldlol:

What a misogynistic bigot.

[warriorfan]

:roll:

Of course science fiction movies aren’t realistic, that’s the whole point. What Patrick was getting at is that it’s not in line with the premise of the movies which is where the Predator is looking to hunt the strongest fighters that they can find. Women aren’t the strongest fighters. (If anyone tries to do some mental gymnastics around this, save yourself the time. Not going to respond.)

[Patrick Chewing]

Of course science fiction movies aren’t realistic, that’s the whole point. What Patrick was getting at is that it’s not in line with the premise of the movies which is where the Predator is looking to hunt the strongest fighters that they can find. Women aren’t the strongest fighters. (If anyone tries to do some mental gymnastics around this, save yourself the time. Not going to respond.)

Bingo. The strongest fighter to go up against a Predator isn't a woman. That's what I meant by it not being realistic. But of course, these soyboys are addicted to virtue signaling so they are blinded by their allegiance to activism and outrage.

[Off the Court]

I'm sure the Predator will slaughter a bunch of male warriors first but the female in training will be the last survivor. Just like the original movie where all the men were killed but Anna survived.

[Patrick Chewing]

I'm sure the Predator will slaughter a bunch of male warriors first but the female in training will be the last survivor. Just like the original movie where all the men were killed but Anna survived.

Are you sure you've seen the original Predator?? :lol

[ShawkFactory]

Bingo. The strongest fighter to go up against a Predator isn't a woman. That's what I meant by it not being realistic. But of course, these soyboys are addicted to virtue signaling so they are blinded by their allegiance to activism and outrage.

Is that comforting to you? To suggest that the only reason someone doesn't care that there's a female lead in a sci-fi warrior movie is because they're up in arms and trying too hard at something?

The is some scintillatinggg irony.

[Spuddywebby]

Don’t care whether it’s realistic or not, but I wouldn’t mind hunting for the female lead’s Navahole.

[Patrick Chewing]

Is that comforting to you? To suggest that the only reason someone doesn't care that there's a female lead in a sci-fi warrior movie is because they're up in arms and trying too hard at something?

The is some scintillatinggg irony.


Is that comforting to me? What on Earth are you talking about? And why have you put so much effort and emphasis into caring as to what my opinion on casting a female lead is? I mean, why else would you be all up in arms as to my initinal comments regarding a female lead?? We all know we live in a country that virtue signals every chance they get.

[ArbitraryWater]

A space alien hunter is accepted as realistic but not a woman hunter :oldlol:

It's called FICTION

Also, one of the only two survivors in the original Predator was a female.

a movie needs to be realistic within the movie's universe doofus


considering this is meant to be a tribe from 300 years ago, shit makes no sense

[Doomsday Dallas]

https://youtu.be/hpL7KIUdgW4

Looks good to me.

[ShawkFactory]

Is that comforting to me? What on Earth are you talking about? And why have you put so much effort and emphasis into caring as to what my opinion on casting a female lead is? I mean, why else would you be all up in arms as to my initinal comments regarding a female lead?? We all know we live in a country that virtue signals every chance they get.

And it comforts you, or gives you great joy (or both), to call it out whenever you can whether applicable or not. The point is that you intentionally (or unintentionally) do the exact same thing, just on the other side of the coin.

Having a female lead could be virtue signaling. Or it could be that the producers realize that 50% of the population is female and they want as many people to watch the movie as possible. Which is the idea with most high-budget films. I believe their bet is that there are more women who will watch this film because there's a female lead than men who won't watch it for that reason. I'd be willing to take that bet as well.

[Meticode]

Well. it looks better than The Predator, but that ain't saying much...

[Patrick Chewing]

And it comforts you, or gives you great joy (or both), to call it out whenever you can whether applicable or not. The point is that you intentionally (or unintentionally) do the exact same thing, just on the other side of the coin.

Having a female lead could be virtue signaling. Or it could be that the producers realize that 50% of the population is female and they want as many people to watch the movie as possible. Which is the idea with most high-budget films. I believe their bet is that there are more women who will watch this film because there's a female lead than men who won't watch it for that reason. I'd be willing to take that bet as well.

Calling it out is my specialty. And virtue signaling for the sake of being Woke, or Fake Woke as I like to call it should be called out. There's a reason why purists hate the direction Star Wars has taken with their films and with their shows. Ahhh yes, but you will retort with, "the studios are trying to steer the content towards a new demographic so that they can appear to be more inclusive." To which I will retort with...."but why??"

Creating new and original programming geared towards whatever demographic you want seems to be the most rational answer and direction a film studio should go with, but they rarely do. Nope. Instead, we get female hunters taking on the Predator. And I'm not saying this movie will suck or that I will not watch it. I'm simply making an astute observation that a female lead to confront the Predator isn't realistic in the sense that if by some crazy chance a real Predator-like alien were to invade this planet, the only "warriors" that would confront it would be men. Women make up 16% of enlisted forces here in the United States and I guarantee you that number is much smaller in other countries across the globe. So if the Predator ever made landfall, it would most certainly be a man that would put his life on the line and confront it.

And film companies shouldn't be thinking about more women watching a film versus more men watching a film. They shouldn't be basing the success of the film on the sex and gender of the main protagonist. They should be basing it on the strength of the story.

[Meticode]

It isn't that serious...

[warriorfan]

Bingo. The strongest fighter to go up against a Predator isn't a woman. That's what I meant by it not being realistic. But of course, these soyboys are addicted to virtue signaling so they are blinded by their allegiance to activism and outrage.

Liberal virtue signalers being disingenuous…..What a shocker. :lol

[Patrick Chewing]

It isn't that serious...

:lol

[ShawkFactory]

Calling it out is my specialty. And virtue signaling for the sake of being Woke, or Fake Woke as I like to call it should be called out. There's a reason why purists hate the direction Star Wars has taken with their films and with their shows. Ahhh yes, but you will retort with, "the studios are trying to steer the content towards a new demographic so that they can appear to be more inclusive." To which I will retort with...."but why??"

Creating new and original programming geared towards whatever demographic you want seems to be the most rational answer and direction a film studio should go with, but they rarely do. Nope. Instead, we get female hunters taking on the Predator. And I'm not saying this movie will suck or that I will not watch it. I'm simply making an astute observation that a female lead to confront the Predator isn't realistic in the sense that if by some crazy chance a real Predator-like alien were to invade this planet, the only "warriors" that would confront it would be men. Women make up 16% of enlisted forces here in the United States and I guarantee you that number is much smaller in other countries across the globe. So if the Predator ever made landfall, it would most certainly be a man that would put his life on the line and confront it.

And film companies shouldn't be thinking about more women watching a film versus more men watching a film. They shouldn't be basing the success of the film on the sex and gender of the main protagonist. They should be basing it on the strength of the story.

So that more fvcking people watch the movie :lol

Inclusivity or appealing to a demographic is not virtue signaling.


And film companies shouldn't be thinking about more women watching a film versus more men watching a film. They shouldn't be basing the success of the film on the sex and gender of the main protagonist. They should be basing it on the strength of the story.

Both can occur at the same time.

[Off the Court]

It isn't that serious...

The lead is a woman. How can you sleep at night?

Something must be done.

[Patrick Chewing]

So that more fvcking people watch the movie :lol

Inclusivity or appealing to a demographic is not virtue signaling.



Both can occur at the same time.

Where is the data that shows that more people watch a movie based on if they can relate to the main character? I've never seen a study on this before, but you seem to know.

I don't see a lot more female Native Americans lining up to the movie just cause they see a similar face on the big screen.

[ShawkFactory]

Where is the data that shows that more people watch a movie based on if they can relate to the main character? I've never seen a study on this before, but you seem to know.


Get the fvck out of here :roll:


I don't see a lot more female Native Americans lining up to the movie just cause they see a similar face on the big screen

Is there even a release date yet?

[Patrick Chewing]

Get the fvck out of here :roll:



Is there even a release date yet?


I rest my case ladies and gentlemen.

[ShawkFactory]

I rest my case ladies and gentlemen.

What were you serious?!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwWqoial_D4

[Axe]

Where is the data that shows that more people watch a movie based on if they can relate to the main character? I've never seen a study on this before, but you seem to know.

I don't see a lot more female Native Americans lining up to the movie just cause they see a similar face on the big screen.
Poopsie seems jealous his mother isn't the lead. :oldlol:

[TheMan]

I think a lot of people are just missing the point of these movies. The Predators come from far away to hunt the "best warriors" on this planet but obviously they have a technological advantage as well a purely physical one...what y'all fail to see is that whenever they've been defeated, it was because they got out witted by an inferior opponent...so in line with that, why isn't it realistic she can outwit this creature? Doesn't mean she was the best warrior out all her tribe, just more craftiest...

[ShawkFactory]

I think a lot of people are just missing the point of these movies. The Predators come from far away to hunt the "best warriors" on this planet but obviously they have a technological advantage as well a purely physical one...what y'all fail to see is that whenever they've been defeated, it was because they got out witted by an inferior opponent...so in line with that, why isn't it realistic she can outwit this creature? Doesn't mean she was the best warrior out all her tribe, just more craftiest...

While you aren't wrong...it's kind of absurd that any of this even needed to be said :lol

[Norcaliblunt]

Idk but I’ll kick all of your asses with Chun-Li in Street Fighter 2 the World “Warrior”.

[SATAN]

I think a lot of people are just missing the point of these movies. The Predators come from far away to hunt the "best warriors" on this planet but obviously they have a technological advantage as well a purely physical one...what y'all fail to see is that whenever they've been defeated, it was because they got out witted by an inferior opponent...so in line with that, why isn't it realistic she can outwit this creature? Doesn't mean she was the best warrior out all her tribe, just more craftiest...

"Because it's a woman. The only thing she's good for is making sandwiches." - Patrick Chewing

[Patrick Chewing]

While you aren't wrong...it's kind of absurd that any of this even needed to be said :lol

You have such an issue with my take. There is medicine for that.

[Bawkish]

Have you guys ever heard of Ellen Ripley before?

[Norcaliblunt]

Legends and myths about warrior broads like the Amazon Women go back thousands of years. Half you dudes are dumb as shit.

[ShawkFactory]

You have such an issue with my take. There is medicine for that.

You so badly want for me to be upset :lol

[Patrick Chewing]

You so badly want for me to be upset :lol

There's 4 pages worth to prove that you are.

[ShawkFactory]

There's 4 pages worth to prove that you are.

Bravos have won 6 in a row and it's pool season. I know it's your thing to try to upset people but trust me I'm okay :cheers:

[Patrick Chewing]

Bravos have won 6 in a row and it's pool season. I know it's your thing to try to upset people but trust me I'm okay :cheers:

7 in a row. Get it straight.

[ShawkFactory]

7 in a row. Get it straight.

Shit what a pleasant surprise. Fried on the bump tonight makes it 8 without question.

[Doomsday Dallas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRXsXxaGO8

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYPt_igacAEO6f1.jpg



Don't know about ya'll,... but I'm hyped for this.

Early reviews say it's legit.

[TheMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRXsXxaGO8

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYPt_igacAEO6f1.jpg



Don't know about ya'll,... but I'm hyped for this.

Early reviews say it's legit.

Me too, watched the previous Predator movies with the kids, we're all hyped :lol

[Patrick Chewing]

I just want to see some Amber Midthunder

https://images.mubicdn.net/images/cast_member/429532/cache-647985-1613704483/image-w856.jpg

[Phoenix]

Hearing good things about this one, last movie was complete shit( Predators is pretty underrated).

[Meticode]

Hearing good things about this one, last movie was complete shit( Predators is pretty underrated).

Besides Predator and Predator 2, the movie Predators is the only other one I can tolerate. Adrien Brody was a weak lead cast to me though. I just didn't feel him the whole time. Love the katana fight with the Yakuza though. One of the best parts.

[Doomsday Dallas]

( Predators is pretty underrated).


The Predator was complete dog $hit... it had a Super Predator in it for a few scenes... other than that, it gets a 1/10. I will say this, The Predator had a joke in it that I could not stop laughing at.

I mean... Hawkins had a few pu$sy jokes in the 1987 film,... that weren't even that funny, but the one he landed in 2018 really made me laugh... I could go into detail as to why it was so hilarious, but I'll just say I found it rather amusing.

But overall the movie was a complete insult to Predator fans... Once the Predator Dogs were introduced towards the middle of the film... I was out.


I never even watched AVP2... I'm thinking I should do it, just so I can compare it to The Predator 2018.







Predators2010 on the other hand... it had a solid cast... but in the end, it just didn't deliver... and again, there were other creatures on that planet that almost completely ruined the film. Similar to Predator Dogs. And all the Predators at the end of the film were not that great, The Predator Costumes just weren't done right, and very sloppy fight scenes.

Predator 2 over Predators easily.



I have faith that this newest film will be somewhere in the middle between Predator1987 and Predator 2

They have to give us a good movie because of the Shane Black disaster. If they give us two really bad Predator films back-2-back, the franchise cannot be forgiven. They know they have to deliver a good film this time around.

Predator 1987 = Greatness
Predator 2 1990 = Good

AVP (2004) = Below Average
Predators (2010) = Average

Predator 2018 = Dog$hit.

Prey2022 = ?



Batman got gradually worse before it got better too. But it was only 13-15 year wait. If Prey is truly the Predator film we've been waiting for, And I'm being told it is just that... That's 32 years I've been waiting for them to deliver.

1989 - Good
Returns 1992 - Good
Forever 1995 - Average / Below Average
Batman & Robin - 1997 - Pure Crap

Batman Begins (2005) - Greatness

[Doomsday Dallas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P18m8WiHrcE



^ That is underrated Comedy.

A rare golden nugget of comedy... Terrible Movie, Great Joke.


https://images.indianexpress.com/2018/09/olivia-munn-759.jpg

[Phoenix]

Predators2010 on the other hand... it had a solid cast... but in the end, it just didn't deliver... and again, there were other creatures on that planet that almost completely ruined the film. Similar to Predator Dogs. And all the Predators at the end of the film were not that great, The Predator Costumes just weren't done right, and very sloppy fight scenes.

Predator 2 over Predators easily.



I have faith that this newest film will be somewhere in the middle between Predator1987 and Predator 2

They have to give us a good movie because of the Shane Black disaster. If they give us two really bad Predator films back-2-back, the franchise cannot be forgiven. They know they have to deliver a good film this time around.

Predator 1987 = Greatness
Predator 2 1990 = Good

AVP (2004) = Below Average
Predators (2010) = Average

Predator 2018 = Dog$hit.

Prey2022 = ?



Batman got gradually worse before it got better too. But it was only 13-15 year wait. If Prey is truly the Predator film we've been waiting for, And I'm being told it is just that... That's 32 years I've been waiting for them to deliver.



I don't think Predators was a great movie, I just don't think it falls on the shit tier with the AvP movies and 'The Predator'.

The first two are obviously the best with the OG one being a legit movie classic.

The premise behind 'Prey' sounded interesting to me from the get-go, so hoping it delivers and by various accounts it does. One more day till release :cheers:

[Phoenix]

Besides Predator and Predator 2, the movie Predators is the only other one I can tolerate. Adrien Brody was a weak lead cast to me though. I just didn't feel him the whole time. Love the katana fight with the Yakuza though. One of the best parts.

Brody was certainly an unconventional choice, I personally didn't have major issues with him but the main strength of the film( IMO) was a pretty solid ensemble cast.

[Meticode]

This comes out on Friday at 3AM EST on Hulu. I'll probably get a torrent and check it out. I'm actually watching Predator in remastered 4K right now as I type this. Still amazes me that Predator is literally a 35 year old film and it still holds up. The practical effects on the Predator suit are amazing. Also I'm so glad they didn't go with Jean Claude Van Damm to play the Predator. Originally they were going to do a smaller version of the Predator that was more nimble and ninja like. Not such a brute. From Wikipedia about that for people who didn't know:


Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast as the Predator with the intent that the physical action star would use his martial arts skills to make the Predator an agile, ninja-like hunter.[7] But when the 5'9" Van Damme was compared to Schwarzenegger, Weathers, and Ventura — actors over 6 feet tall and known for their bodybuilding regimens — it became apparent a more physically imposing man was needed to make the creature appear threatening. Additionally, it was reported that Van Damme constantly complained about the monster suit being too hot and causing him to pass out. He allegedly had also repeatedly voiced reservations about only appearing on camera in the suit. Additionally, the original design for the Predator was felt to be too cumbersome and difficult to manage in the jungle and, even with a more imposing actor, did not provoke enough fear. Van Damme was removed from the film and replaced by the 7'2" Kevin Peter Hall, who had just finished work as a sasquatch in Harry and the Hendersons.

[Meticode]

Just got done watching the original Predator. This part still gives me goosebumps. Arnold is an awesome job with that battle cry yell to let the Predator know he was ready.

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[Meticode]

Just got done watching Prey. I enjoyed it for the most part. Just a couple things I wish they did differently.

SPLOILERS BELOW

One thing was I wish they introduced the Predator a little later. In the film they show him getting dropped off by the ship, killing a snake, then a wolf. I think they could've shown the Predator doing those things without actually showing him. They showed the snake skinned afterwards and the body of the snake in the tree. They could've shown Naru or one of the tribe stumble upon the wolf with it's spine ripped out. Those would've been enough to make it more "mysterious" without actually physically revealing him early. I think that was a mistake.

I love the Grizzly bear scene. I loved that it showed the Predator taking on some injuries and how much of an actual beast it is to still f*ck that bear up.

Loved the scene when the french settlers use them as bait and the Predator f*cks all of them up.

Wish the Predator's head wasn't so CGI'd. Especially the eyes. Overall his look is awesome. Especially practically. It's just after the mask is off it's kinda meh. Wish they did a practical head.

Liked the relationship that was shown between Naru and Taabe and how he supported her more than anyone in what she wanted to do.

I liked the callback to Dutch crawling out of mud and laying next to the deadwood near the waterfall camouflaged was nice. That's the first thing I thought of when Naru crawled out of the bog hole and rested next to the deadwood.

Curious how the gun ends up back with the Predators in Predator 2 when after Danny Glover is given the pistol from one of the elder predators. Because in this movie Naru gives that gun that she received from the frenchman to her Tribe Chief after she returns back. So it makes me think that eventually a Predator returns back to hunt them again or something because how else do they end up getting that gun back?

Overall I liked this better than any of the AVP movies, Predators or The Predator. A solid 7/10 for me. Maybe 7.5/10. For me this isn't as good as the first movie obviously, but I really do think it's better than Predator 2. For me Predator would be a 9, Predator 2 a 6.5 or 7 and Prey a 7 or 7.5 personally.

One thing this movie did really good was the cinematography. That will get overlooked, but they found a great place to film and the camera work was really good.

[Doomsday Dallas]

I hope the gun from Predator 2 can find a way to make an appearance in this film... but probably won't happen.

http://www.factfiend.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3356335-1715_flintlock-predator_2-inscription.jpg


I suspected we were gonna see that gun

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaFHu5I2YTY

[Doomsday Dallas]

I felt like the final fight didn't give me enough.

Everything else was pretty solid... It was the ending that felt a little unsatisfying.


I had some issues with the fighting skills of Pocahontas... she was too good at fighting, and that's not what I had anticipated.

I was expecting more of a chess match and less fighting between the two... and the final showdown needed to be a lot longer.



Better than Predator 2? I'd say it's on the same level. Maybe a little better than part 2 but not by much... definitely a step in the right direction.

I would not be opposed to a Prey 2, Not sure what other setting could be used for Predator that would make for a good film, but if they one day decided that Predator needs to visit Gotham City... I'd be on board for that.

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[Chick Stern]

Just watched it. Lots of nods to the first movie, and based on the gun, obviously the second.
A bit woke with the female lead, especially the epilogue, but not a bad movie.
A bit of parkourness, and some of the CG was silly bad.
As a history buff, some of the stuff was a little off.

[Meticode]

Just watched it. Lots of nods to the first movie, and based on the gun, obviously the second.
A bit woke with the female lead, especially the epilogue, but not a bad movie.
A bit of parkourness, and some of the CG was silly bad.
As a history buff, some of the stuff was a little off.
You can't honestly complain about the history. I mean, they speak English almost the whole way through the movie. Although, you can watch the movie with the Comanche language dubbed over the whole movie.

[Patrick Chewing]

Not a bad film. The Bear vs. Predator fight was intense and was the best part. Only gripe I had was that there weren't English subtitles to what the French trappers were saying.

[Doomsday Dallas]

Had to watch it again... was very sleepy watching it Thursday Night at 2am, so it was only right that I gave it a second viewing.




Spoiler...

had they made a few slight changes, made the movie 15 minutes longer... maybe more of a montage of the girl getting prepared for war, setting up more traps that didn't involve using the Predator's helmet against him... this film could've gotten where it needed to go.

too many hand to hand combat moves in that final fight... Right after she shoots the Predator in the back of the head with the 1715 gun... They could've done better with the last 20 minutes of the film. There were some cool things that happened in that final fight, like the way the Predator was jumping from tree to tree, but that final showdown was a bit of a let down.

I wouldn't say the end ruined the film... but it prevented it from being a masterpiece... and this film was on the right pace to become a masterpiece, but it needed another 15 minutes, and just a few things changed at the end.

The original was 1hr47 minutes,... that final showdown between Arnold and Predator was a lot longer, and Arnold got his ass kicked in a physical fight. The final showdown here was a lot shorter and the girl kicked the Predators ass physically. If they had changed this major flaw of the film, PREY could've been a masterpiece. We didn't need to see the warrior princess beat the $hit out of 4 or 5 dudes to rescue her dog. It wasn't a bad scene... but a little unrealistic, which made the final fight even more unrealistic. She was just too much of a bad@ss at times, and fought more like a Ninja instead of an Indian.

Solid Film... very solid film... Definitely the 2nd Best in the Predator franchise... but fell a little short of being regarded as epic.


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[Meticode]

Not a bad film. The Bear vs. Predator fight was intense and was the best part. Only gripe I had was that there weren't English subtitles to what the French trappers were saying.

I got mine via torrent. I wasn't sure if this was part of the film or just a subtitle thing because a lot of torrents miss that. That's an awful ton of dialogue to leave un-subtitled though.

[Meticode]

Had to watch it again... was very sleepy watching it Thursday Night at 2am, so it was only right that I gave it a second viewing.




Spoiler...

had they made a few slight changes, made the movie 15 minutes longer... maybe more of a montage of the girl getting prepared for war, setting up more traps that didn't involve using the Predator's helmet against him... this film could've gotten where it needed to go.

too many hand to hand combat moves in that final fight... Right after she shoots the Predator in the back of the head with the 1715 gun... They could've done better with the last 20 minutes of the film. There were some cool things that happened in that final fight, like the way the Predator was jumping from tree to tree, but that final showdown was a bit of a let down.

I wouldn't say the end ruined the film... but it prevented it from being a masterpiece... and this film was on the right pace to become a masterpiece, but it needed another 15 minutes, and just a few things changed at the end.

The original was 1hr47 minutes,... that final showdown between Arnold and Predator was a lot longer, and Arnold got his ass kicked in a physical fight. The final showdown here was a lot shorter and the girl kicked the Predators ass physically. If they had changed this major flaw of the film, PREY could've been a masterpiece. We didn't need to see the warrior princess beat the $hit out of 4 or 5 dudes to rescue her dog. It wasn't a bad scene... but a little unrealistic, which made the final fight even more unrealistic. She was just too much of a bad@ss at times, and fought more like a Ninja instead of an Indian.

Solid Film... very solid film... Definitely the 2nd Best in the Predator franchise... but fell a little short of being regarded as epic.


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To bring it more into the realm of consistency versus the original I think your points make sense. Because the whole movie while she's a great tracker, she's clumsy. Then all of the sudden for whatever reason after she figures out to tie rope around her tomahawk she basically massacre's the french camp by herself when she goes to get her dog. And while the scene was awesome to watch you're kind of sitting there like "Where in the hell did all of this come from?"

Honestly the fight between the Predator and Taabe was better to me and felt more genuine. It felt more vested. Because the whole movie he's shown to be a seasoned trained hunter, he basically just took down a mountain lion by himself previously to the fight. Also during the fight they showcase his skills. While riding the horse he basically limbo dances and leans backwards away from one of the Predator's projectile spears, then in a nice tight shot they show him skillfully and easily pick up the bow and arrows while riding the horse. When Naru distracts the Predator he jumps off the horse and lunges the spear and gets him through the shoulder, tuck rolls and gets him with an arrow in the back. Then on two occasions he's able to evade the Predator's big powerful, but predictable swings and dislodge an arrow from the Predator's body and use it again on him. The Predator actually gets a little fear on how skilled he is in hand to hand and uses camo to gain the advantage again.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=543e_C67H2I

Overall it is my second favorite film in the franchise though after checking it out a second time. Some parts could've been a little more fleshed out. Her trapping him could've been better versus all the hand-to-hand. Because the whole movie they're trying to show how smart she is. Parts of the soundtrack were super nice, although I wish they would've incorporated part of the original somehow in some scenes as a callback.....

The could've definitely used The Trap for part of the last fight...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXzxqdOAIxY&list=PLD1D52F3B782C88A1&index=30

Or definitely the piece called Preperations...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXcgKjPy0v8&list=PLD1D52F3B782C88A1&index=25

[Meticode]

Naru's Way - Played during that great shot in the beginning when she gets back to camp and it has the long shot following her going to her tepee displaying the workings of the tribe. Also played at the end when she comes back after her victory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-mu1Z1s_k&list=OLAK5uy_lUep_e6Cfahj_KkllnQjQo8bO-_MxuVWQ&index=8

[SATAN]

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The movie is entertaining. First half kind of sucks due to CGI but is still building with intensity. After 40 minutes the fun begins and the CGI ****s off. It gets brutal while remaining intriguing.

Anyone who thinks this is too woke or whatever is full of shit and probably hates life. It's a decent movie. Not GREAT. I want to watch it again though. It's fun.

[SATAN]

The Bear vs. Predator fight was intense and was the best part.

You are lame.

[Meticode]

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The movie is entertaining. First half kind of sucks due to CGI but is still building with intensity. After 40 minutes the fun begins and the CGI ****s off. It gets brutal while remaining intriguing.

Anyone who thinks this is too woke or whatever is full of shit and probably hates life. It's a decent movie. Not GREAT. I want to watch it again though. It's fun.

If you've been here long enough like I have off/on, you learn to copy your wall of text before you hit post. LOL\

It's definitely not a "great" movie by any means, but any movie that is this good in the Predator franchise is technically great by it's standards since they've been failing with movies since Predator 2. The only decent one was Predators, but most of that movie was due to casting issues for me.

[ShawkFactory]

Good movie. I was underwhelmed at times but ultimately was satisfied.

The Naru/Taabe dynamic made the movie for me. So heartwarming.

Could have done without the modern American accents; was kind of lame. The CG was pretty ridiculous at times. And we also didn’t need to see the predator 10 minutes in. We all know what we’re watching but keep it a little mysterious.

[Meticode]

Good movie. I was underwhelmed at times but ultimately was satisfied.

The Naru/Taabe dynamic made the movie for me. So heartwarming.

Could have done without the modern American accents; was kind of lame. The CG was pretty ridiculous at times. And we also didn’t need to see the predator 10 minutes in. We all know what we’re watching but keep it a little mysterious.

If you didn't like the accents, you can watch the whole movie in legit Comanche voice dub if you want with English subtitles.

I definitely agree about the Predator being revealed right away. But then again it's not as bad as previous movies. They could waited to fully reveal him around the bear scene or the scene where he kills the party of 3 and is chasing Naru through the tall grass. If they wanted and kept everything else still in (fiding the skinned snake, finding the be-headed wolf, etc). We didn't need to see the Predator dropped off at all by the ship. We know the ship came through the clouds. That's all we needed to see.

[ShawkFactory]

If you didn't like the accents, you can watch the whole movie in legit Comanche voice dub if you want with English subtitles.

I definitely agree about the Predator being revealed right away. But then again it's not as bad as previous movies. They could waited to fully reveal him around the bear scene or the scene where he kills the party of 3 and is chasing Naru through the tall grass. If they wanted and kept everything else still in (fiding the skinned snake, finding the be-headed wolf, etc). We didn't need to see the Predator dropped off at all by the ship. We know the ship came through the clouds. That's all we needed to see.

Lol it wasn’t a big enough deal to do that. Just kinda silly.

But yea the entire mystique of the predator is that you don’t know what it is and presumably can’t see it until it’s too late. They should have stuck with that.

I also didn’t need Naru to do the this is as far as we go nothing more line at the end. It was cool when Taabe did it on his deathbed but I didn’t need it again.

[Off the Court]

The English didn't bother me I think it's okay to accept that as the film translating for the audience. But the sarcastic comments did bother me. I might be wrong but I just don't envision sarcasm heavily used by natives in any language.

That's just a small facet of campiness and there were several other facets. But overall I agree with what most are saying. This was a very good movie with intense moments and brutal violence that was held back from being epic due to some campiness in several areas. Overall it is way less campy than the other sequels and quite easily the 2nd best Predator movie. And if we are being fair, even the original has a good amount of campy shit in it.

Other things.

I feel like there is a lot of hypocrisy in the Predator hunting code. They only attack what they deem to be a threat, and leave the non threats alone. But when they kill they use advanced technology and bombs that basically makes everything they face a non-threat.

The pistol is not in possession of the Predators. I guess they are opening this up for a sequel.

I don't know how I feel about the redesign. What is that new helmet? Organic bone material with lazer tech built into it? It certainly looks tribal and cool and I honestly don't even like the original metal helmet design, but it just doesn't make sense. And they also redesigned the face of the creature. It looks more ugly and brutal now but I don't know that it's okay to redesign the original look.

[Meticode]

I don't know how I feel about the redesign. What is that new helmet? Organic bone material with lazer tech built into it? It certainly looks tribal and cool and I honestly don't even like the original metal helmet design, but it just doesn't make sense. And they also redesigned the face of the creature. It looks more ugly and brutal now but I don't know that it's okay to redesign the original look.

There's not just one species of Predator. In the literature this predator is called a Feral Predator and is from the southern hemisphere of it's planet and is more "tribal" orientated than the classic one that is bigger.


The pistol is not in possession of the Predators. I guess they are opening this up for a sequel.

I thought about this too, but when I watched it the second time I watched until the mid-credits and there's a drawing showing a bunch of predator ships coming back to earth presumably to confront the tribe. So it keeps it open for more sequels and the director himself said he's open to more of the story, but obviously they get it back somehow.

[TheMan]

The English didn't bother me I think it's okay to accept that as the film translating for the audience. But the sarcastic comments did bother me. I might be wrong but I just don't envision sarcasm heavily used by natives in any language.

That's just a small facet of campiness and there were several other facets. But overall I agree with what most are saying. This was a very good movie with intense moments and brutal violence that was held back from being epic due to some campiness in several areas. Overall it is way less campy than the other sequels and quite easily the 2nd best Predator movie. And if we are being fair, even the original has a good amount of campy shit in it.

Other things.

I feel like there is a lot of hypocrisy in the Predator hunting code. They only attack what they deem to be a threat, and leave the non threats alone. But when they kill they use advanced technology and bombs that basically makes everything they face a non-threat.

The pistol is not in possession of the Predators. I guess they are opening this up for a sequel.

I don't know how I feel about the redesign. What is that new helmet? Organic bone material with lazer tech built into it? It certainly looks tribal and cool and I honestly don't even like the original metal helmet design, but it just doesn't make sense. And they also redesigned the face of the creature. It looks more ugly and brutal now but I don't know that it's okay to redesign the original look.
First bolded, I don't understand this line of thinking, humans have used language for tens of thousands of years, why do some people think people back then didn't have a sense of humor? I believe humans have been communicating with each other pretty much the same as we do today, what, sarcasm and humor was invented 50 years ago?

2nd bolded...I don't see that as hypocritical at all, they come to this planet to hunt, just like humans go into the wild to hunt, we use our technology to gain a huge advantage, it's not about it being a fair fight at all, what's fair about a hunter using camouflage and shooting a bear from 75 yards? Believe me, if humans could go invisible to hunt, they would do so too...

Dug this film, definitely the best after the Arnold 1987 one, :applause:

[Off the Court]

First bolded, I don't understand this line of thinking, humans have used language for tens of thousands of years, why do some people think people back then didn't have a sense of humor? I believe humans have been communicating with each other pretty much the same as we do today, what, sarcasm and humor was invented 50 years ago?

2nd bolded...I don't see that as hypocritical at all, they come to this planet to hunt, just like humans go into the wild to hunt, we use our technology to gain a huge advantage, it's not about it being a fair fight at all, what's fair about a hunter using camouflage and shooting a bear from 75 yards? Believe me, if humans could go invisible to hunt, they would do so too...

Dug this film, definitely the best after the Arnold 1987 one, :applause:
First part I concede you could be 100% correct. It's jut that I never envision natives to be smart asses with each other. It just doesn't seem like part of that culture to me. Life was a little more serious back then but it's not like they never laughed or goofed off. So yeah okay it's fine.

The hunting comparison doesn't work with me because humans hunt deer and all sorts of things are not threats to them so there is no hypocrisy because they are hunting helpless creatures from the get go.

With the Predator? They wont kill the non-threatening creatures because that is an easy kill right? Or not worthy of the challenge? Or what creature is the most alpha? To prove they are king of the jungle? whatever. But at the same time they are removing all of those with their technology.

It's like entering an MMA fight with a machine gun. It completely removes the actual competitive nature that they are there for.

[TheMan]

First part I concede you could be 100% correct. It's jut that I never envision natives to be smart asses with each other. It just doesn't seem like part of that culture to me. Life was a little more serious back then but it's not like they never laughed or goofed off. So yeah okay it's fine.

The hunting comparison doesn't work with me because humans hunt deer and all sorts of things are not threats to them so there is no hypocrisy because they are hunting helpless creatures from the get go.

With the Predator? They wont kill the non-threatening creatures because that is an easy kill right? Or not worthy of the challenge? Or what creature is the most alpha? To prove they are king of the jungle? whatever. But at the same time they are removing all of those with their technology.

It's like entering an MMA fight with a machine gun. It completely removes the actual competitive nature that they are there for.

Ok, I understand your point...I just see it as humans going to Africa to hunt safari game. There is a danger there but hunters try to minimize it as much as possible, same for the Predators or else they wouldn't use their invisible camo from the get go...but I get your MMA analogy and that makes sense.

[Meticode]

Just simplify it. The Predator is going to other planets to hunt other to find anything worthy. There's too much thinking regarding that. Just take it for what it is versus thinking about technology advantage or being honorable or what have you.

[highwhey]

still the best one:

https://i.postimg.cc/P5mB06Vy/Narco-Vs-Predator.webp

[Off the Court]

Just simplify it. The Predator is going to other planets to hunt other to find anything worthy. There's too much thinking regarding that. Just take it for what it is versus thinking about technology advantage or being honorable or what have you.
That is generally how I viewed the previous movies but in this one the Predator ignoring the main character because she is not a threat is somewhat of a central plot line so kind of hard to not think about it.

But you know, the entire concept of a highly advanced alien species having the same mindset as cavemen sport hunters is completely nonsensical in itself so I suppose we are asked to ignore the logistics of it all from the start.

[Off the Court]

Weird thing, Netflix just months ago released a movie called "Prey" about some hikers that are being chased by a mystery shooter.

Just wondering how there were no copywrite issues around all that. Netflix and Hulu are basically each other's main competition too. You'd think there would be some lawsuits thrown around.

[Phoenix]

Regarding the Predator 'code', I thought it was a bitch move that he reverted back to his camouflage in order to one-up the brother who was out-classing him in hand to hand. In general I thought the final fight didnt reach the heights of the rest of the movie. As soon as I saw the girl get stuck in the quicksand my immediate thought was 'that's playing into the ending somehow'.

It was a good movie. 2nd best since Predator? Maybe, I don't know if it's better than 2, I've come to appreciate that movie more over repeat viewings. Next time I watch Prey I'd like to do so with the Native language.

Edit: minor nitpick, I can appreciate with all these franchises they like to call back and 'wink wink' the audience. There's ways to do it tastefully and not beat you upside the head with it. The word for word 'if it bleeds, we can kill it' line from the brother was a bit too on the nose for my tastes.

[Patrick Chewing]

Weird thing, Netflix just months ago released a movie called "Prey" about some hikers that are being chased by a mystery shooter.

Just wondering how there were no copywrite issues around all that. Netflix and Hulu are basically each other's main competition too. You'd think there would be some lawsuits thrown around.

I'm pretty sure there isn't any laws restricting what title you can give a movie even if that title was used for an already existing film. I've seen several movies released with the same title before.

[Meticode]

I'm pretty sure there isn't any laws restricting what title you can give a movie even if that title was used for an already existing film. I've seen several movies released with the same title before.

This. It's just film companies usually try to avoid titling something the same so it doesn't hurt their revenue or people getting confused over which film is which. I almost garauntee you some people in the world will watch that other Prey movie and be like, "That was stupid. That absolutely had nothing to do with Predator!" :oldlol:

[SATAN]

The mother has nice eyes.

[Johnny32]

i just ate 3 packs of mkx gummies about to watch this shit tripping lol.

[Nanners]

Decent movie compared to most of the wokified remake/sequel trash that Hollywood has been cranking out recently... but comparing this movie to the original predator is beyond laughable