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[thegame983]

Movie was good fun. The girl is likable

I'm going to sound like an old man, but the CGI was a tad excessive

CGI Rabbit
CGI Wolf
CGI Deer
CGI Snake
CGI Bear
CGI Lion
CGI Predator (Predator in 1987 was actually there, this one is not - film making has regressed significantly)

CGI Hatchet when she is practicing is just taking the piss

but there was some theoretically cool deaths

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Prey: B+

Coming from someone who's non woke as they come. This was a great movie. I didn't find it woke at all. Is it left leaning? Yes but thats not a criticism. I found first half better than the second half personally

I love the use of CGI. They should use more and more CGI in films than practical effects

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I left because I was told I derailed the thread. Since my departure, the derailment continues with nary a peep. Unopposed woke talk, but it's only from one side...and not a single complaint.

Could it be the derail accusations were merely a cover for woke mindvirus people to situate themselves unabated?!

 

[LaughingStock]

It's 2022. It's natural to expect anything made in the west to be woke garbage.
I'm glad that apparently, this isn't the case. Maybe things are changing.

I'm going to watch it later tonight.

 

[ManaByte]

CGI Predator (Predator in 1987 was actually there, this one is not - film making has regressed significantly)

The mask was CG. There was still a guy as the Predator.

 

[trikster40]

Wow, just got done watching this, maybe my expectations were just super low, but it was a really good, enjoyable movie.

Nothing has come close to the original, but this one is just a tad underneath it. They kept it simple, and it worked.

 

[VN1X]

If anything this has made me more excited to read the upcoming Predator books lol. Eyes of the Demon and Rift War.

Again, it's not outright bad but it ain't exactly great either. The more I think about it the more I think it's meh at best.

Ok that's it I'm taking my score down to a 60/100 and that's still generous!

 

[ManaByte]

I left because I was told I derailed the thread. Since my departure, the derailment continues with nary a peep. Unopposed woke talk, but it's only from one side...and not a single complaint.

Could it be the derail accusations were merely a cover for woke mindvirus people to situate themselves unabated?!

 

[adamsapple]

It's telling that all the woke talk is coming from folks who haven't seen the movie yet.

Stop worrying about any perceived woke stuff and just enjoy a good ass movie ya dumbos.

 

[poppabk]

It's telling that all the woke talk is coming from folks who haven't seen the movie yet.

Stop worrying about any perceived woke stuff and just enjoy a good ass movie ya dumbos.

How are you supposed to enjoy a movie if someone hasn't told you whether you are allowed to like it first.

 

[MightySquirrel]

"Critics love it" and thats what worries me.

Hulu what is that? You'd think if a movie was any good it would be shown in a theater, especially if it's actually 90+ score good. We're talking potentially 100s of millions left on a table just to promote some new unknown streaming service? Riiight

 

[ManaByte]

"Critics love it" and thats what worries me.

Hulu what is that? You'd think if a movie was any good it would be shown in a theater, especially if it's actually 90+ score good. We're talking potentially 100s of millions left on a table just to promote some new unknown streaming service? Riiight

Hulu has been around for 15 years.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Hulu has been around for 15 years.

I was partially joking, heard of it once before, I think. Still a movie worthy of a true 90+ rating would end up in a classic territory that would easily net 100s of millions [maybe over billion], so it's not strange to see folk question its quality when it's only available on a midget streaming service.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

"Critics love it" and thats what worries me.

Hulu what is that? You'd think if a movie was any good it would be shown in a theater, especially if it's actually 90+ score good. We're talking potentially 100s of millions left on a table just to promote some new unknown streaming service? Riiight

Video games. I'd rather trust the critics as a whole. Even though they mostly do the 6-10 scale to suck up to devs for free games and previews (ie. I know a 6.2/10 means it's shit), I typically agree with their scores as a whole. I dont trust gamer user scores as much as they can be skewed with review bombing losers.

Movies. I'd rather trust movie watcher scores. Some reason movie critics seem very homogenous despite them all being different demographics like old/young or men/women etc.... Some reason boring dramas all get good reviews with a minimum 2/4 stars, but most horror movies, actions movies and dumb comedies can get plastered being terrible with a 0 or 1 star even though everyone you ask whose seen it says it's awesome. I can understand well known movie critics playing the high brow critic to keep up some kind of red carpet know it all attitude, who has to pretend he doesn't like fun dumb movies to protect his image, but for average joes doing reviews they all seem to do the same trend.

To me, a good barometer how good a movie is is how many times someone will re-watch a movie. And going by my personal experience, friends and family itching to get together and watch a rerun, it's always big budget loud movies or dumb comedies. Very enjoyable movies. The types of movies critics will hate. You never see someone saying they watched by themselves or with a group a rerun of Moonlight or Spotlight.

 

[BaneIsPain]

Predator 2 deserves some love. Glover is awesome.
Tbh this movie is ok but I'm a bit unsatisfied with the conclusion of the final battle.
Feels much better than post-Predator movies.

 

[March Climber]

I was partially joking, heard of it once before, I think. Still a movie worthy of a true 90+ rating would end up in a classic territory that would easily net 100s of millions [maybe over billion], so it's not strange to see folk question its quality when it's only available on a midget streaming service.

Give it time, it just came out. It will most likely balance out in the 70s/80s because more people seem to be rating it around that level. However, we have to let go of this weird mentality that streaming isn't worthy of highly rated movies. Some great movies have even bombed in the box office then get saved by streaming numbers and dvd/blu ray sales afterwards. This movie may come out as a streaming win instead of a box office failure because of the choice they've made.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Video games. I'd rather trust the critics as a whole. Even though they mostly do the 6-10 scale to suck up to devs for free games and previews (ie. I know a 6.2/10 means it's shit), I typically agree with their scores as a whole. I dont trust gamer user scores as much as they can be skewed with review bombing losers.

Movies. I'd rather trust movie watcher scores. Some reason movie critics seem very homogenous despite them all being different demographics like old/young or men/women etc.... Some reason boring dramas all get good reviews with a minimum 2/4 stars, but most horror movies, actions movies and dumb comedies can get plastered being terrible with a 0 or 1 star even though everyone you ask whose seen it says it's awesome. I can understand well known movie critics playing the high brow critic to keep up some kind of red carpet know it all attitude, who has to pretend he doesn't like fun dumb movies to protect his image, but for average joes doing reviews they all seem to do the same trend.

To me, a good barometer how good a movie is is how many times someone will re-watch a movie. And going by my personal experience, friends and family itching to get together and watch a rerun, it's always big budget loud movies or dumb comedies. Very enjoyable movies. The types of movies critics will hate. You never see someone saying they watched by themselves or with a group a rerun of Moonlight or Spotlight.

Yeah the rewatchability is a pretty solid indicator. Can't think of how many times my dad watched T2 while drinking with his buddies back in the day. I stopped taking reviewer scores seriously since '99, when the most perfect movie in every conceivable way - The Fifth Element - got a rating of 71 by those so called critics, yet every single loving soul in the universe adores it.

 

[BadBurger]

Predator 2 deserves some love. Glover is awesome.
Tbh this movie is ok but I'm a bit unsatisfied with the conclusion of the final battle.
Feels much better than post-Predator movies.

Predator 2 seems like an acquired taste. I liked it, didn't love it.

 

[MightySquirrel]

Give it time, it just came out. It will most likely balance out in the 70s/80s because more people seem to be rating it around that level. However, we have to let go of this weird mentality that streaming isn't worthy of highly rated movies. Some great movies have even bombed in the box office then get saved by streaming numbers and dvd/blu ray sales afterwards. This movie may come out as a streaming win instead of a box office failure because of the choice they've made.

It's just a questionable decision to me if it's truly that great thats all and a warranted angled look at 90 rating because of that imo.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Predator 2 I didnt like. Never been a fan of Gary Busey as he always seems the same bumbling annoying guy.

Also, for crazy sci-fi movies as a whole involving aliens and shit, I like them to be in futuristic settings or something like Predator's jungle environment.

When crazy ugly aliens combine with modern day downtown apartments and cars, I find it weird.

 

[March Climber]

It's just a questionable decision to me if it's truly that great thats all and a warranted angled look at 90 rating because of that imo.

To me it's a very simple decision for business to make.

1)The predator franchise has been in shambles before this movie even came out, and they didn't want to risk another giant box office loss.
2)Streaming numbers have increased drastically since 2018(The last Predator movie's release year).
3)The stars in this movie are mostly unknowns or are new in general.

They probably didn't think they would have a potential lightning in a bottle situation happening here so it's a win-win if this ends up critically acclaimed and does well.

 

[March Climber]

Predator 2 I didnt like. Never been a fan of Gary Busey as he always seems the same bumbling annoying guy.

Also, for crazy sci-fi movies as a whole involving aliens and shit, I like them to be in futuristic settings or something like Predator's jungle environment.

When crazy ugly aliens combine with modern day downtown apartments and cars, I find it weird.

That's what makes Predator 2 a great concept to me. The execution is a bit lacking, but everything you've described was so wildly different of an idea from Predator 1 that they almost pulled it off pretty well.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

That's what makes Predator 2 a great concept to me. The execution is a bit lacking, but everything you've described was so wildly different of an idea from Predator 1 that they almost pulled it off pretty well.

Pred 2 meat locker scene is great.

 

[Airbus Jr]

MVP : Naru's dog and brother

 

[Sosokrates]

That "The Terminal List" is sitting at 40% critics (26% 'top critics') but a SMASHING 95% audience score tells me which one of these metrics I should be following.

Not saying the critic score is ALWAYS inversely related to my tastes as there are certainly plenty of double low scores with critics and audiences, but when I see a massive delta like that (or the reverse, high critic/low audience) thats when I take notice.

With the terminal list its probably some dumb political thing, because as u say the user meta score, imdb score etc are very high.

 

[LaughingStock]

Pred 2 meat locker scene is great.

The subway scene is great too. Want some candy?

Just watched Prey and yeah, it's good. It's not woke. Naru isn't a Mary Sue. She gets her ass kicked multiple times.
Good movie. I'd place it below Predator 2 and above Predators.

The predator is a cheap motherfucker. Like an Elden Ring boss. When it had a sliver of health it decided to cheat. How honorable.
But I liked how it came to earth and started picking up fights looking for stronger opponents.

 

[Xenon]

CGI Hatchet when she is practicing is just taking the piss

Please tell me you are joking. It's gonna get to the point where the actors don't even move their mouths it's all just gonna be computer animated and done in post.

 

[ManaByte]

Please tell me you are joking. It's gonna get to the point where the actors don't even move their mouths it's all just gonna be computer animated and done in post.

 

[ManaByte]

So how do the Predators get the flintlock?

 

[BadBurger]

So how do the Predators get the flintlock?

Maybe it's in the comics.

I would guess that since this was a predator's first foray on earth and he got iced, more were immediately attracted to the planet for the assumed challenge. One probably got that chief and took the gun as a trophy.

 

[Burning Blade]

Whoa whoa whoa, he also used insults

You’re an ugly motherfucker!

 

[Labolas]

Oooo PETA not gonna like this movie one bit



You should watch it. It's tracking well both critically and with the audience.

Alright... I'll give it a watch.

 

[BadBurger]

MVP : Naru's dog and brother

Sarii. Google tells me it merely means "dog" in Comanche. Poor pup deserved a better name than just "dog"

I kind of want a Carolina dog now.

 

[sol_bad]

"Critics love it" and thats what worries me.

Hulu what is that? You'd think if a movie was any good it would be shown in a theater, especially if it's actually 90+ score good. We're talking potentially 100s of millions left on a table just to promote some new unknown streaming service? Riiight

There are 2 reasons why the film wasn't released in theatres.

1: Disney had lost all faith in the franchise.

2: There is a rumour that if it had a theatrical run it would have gone to HBO Max after due to Fox having contract with them.

 

[Ailynn]

As much as I enjoyed PREY, I really wanted it to be more like some of the finale of '87 Predator: Two intelligent beings trying to outsmart and outmaneuver each other. One with overwhelming strength and technology, and one weaker and using the environment and nature to set traps and survive.

In PREY, Naru is intelligent and cunning, but I was disappointed that the Predator was either far too confident in himself, or just not very intelligent. The way he allowed himself to be defeated at the end was really the only part of the movie I really disliked.

(Well, that and the face of the Predator under his mask. Another species, I assume?)

 

[mansoor1980]

As much as I enjoyed PREY, I really wanted it to be more like some of the finale of '87 Predator: Two intelligent beings trying to outsmart and outmaneuver each other. One with overwhelming strength and technology, and one weaker and using the environment and nature to set traps and survive.

In PREY, Naru is intelligent and cunning, but I was disappointed that the Predator was either far too confident in himself, or just not very intelligent. The way he allowed himself to be defeated at the end was really the only part of the movie I really disliked.

(Well, that and the face of the Predator under his mask. Another species, I assume?)

looked like the berserker predator , similar to the one in predators 2010

 

[BadBurger]

As much as I enjoyed PREY, I really wanted it to be more like some of the finale of '87 Predator: Two intelligent beings trying to outsmart and outmaneuver each other. One with overwhelming strength and technology, and one weaker and using the environment and nature to set traps and survive.

In PREY, Naru is intelligent and cunning, but I was disappointed that the Predator was either far too confident in himself, or just not very intelligent. The way he allowed himself to be defeated at the end was really the only part of the movie I really disliked.

(Well, that and the face of the Predator under his mask. Another species, I assume?)

I saw it this way: the predators, as a species, seem to share their experiences with one another. This is the first time any predator had visited earth. All of the fauna was new to him, which is why he treated a simple viper the same way he did a wolf or a huge brown bear.

With that in mind, they (predators) also appear to think very, very little of any other species unless they prove that they can knuckle up and put up a fight.

So I think it's likely that the 1987 predator already knew about humans and was therefore far more wary of them (such as expecting a trap when Dutch tried to lure him in). To 1719 predator, on the other hand, we were basically the same as a wolf or a bear. Obviously capable of using tools and simple weaponry, but compared to it, those Comanches and French were no more advanced than an orangutan is to us when using a stick as a tool, or mimicking people and paddling around in boats or washing clothes in a river.

 

[adamsapple]

As much as I enjoyed PREY, I really wanted it to be more like some of the finale of '87 Predator: Two intelligent beings trying to outsmart and outmaneuver each other. One with overwhelming strength and technology, and one weaker and using the environment and nature to set traps and survive.

In PREY, Naru is intelligent and cunning, but I was disappointed that the Predator was either far too confident in himself, or just not very intelligent. The way he allowed himself to be defeated at the end was really the only part of the movie I really disliked.

(Well, that and the face of the Predator under his mask. Another species, I assume?)

To your second point,

Spoiler

Naru shot him in the back of the head, that probably extremely infuriated it or maybe gave it a predator version of a concussion, he got way too aggressive after that.

But even besides that, the finale of the movie seemed exactly like your first line. The predator was overwhelmingly strong and Naru only relied and survived based on her hunting/trapping skill. She had absolutely no chance of facing it in a straight fight.

looked like the berserker predator , similar to the one in predators 2010

Yeah, Berserker also has a mask which doesn't cover the bottom part of his face/jaw. The design is similar here.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Predator ranked from strongest to weakest (imo)

1. Ultimate (2018)
2. Berserker (2010)
3. Wolf ( avp reqiuem)
4. Scar ( avp)
5. Celtic (avp)
6. Tracker(2010)
7. Falconer(2010)
8. Fugitive(2010)
9. Jungle hunter ( 1987 duno his name)
10. City Hunter ( predator 2 duno his name)
11. Choper (avp)
12. Feral ( 2022 )

 

[mansoor1980]

To your second point,

Spoiler

Naru shot him in the back of the head, that probably extremely infuriated it or maybe gave it a predator version of a concussion, he got way too aggressive after that.

But even besides that, the finale of the movie seemed exactly like your first line. The predator was overwhelmingly smart and Naru only relied and survived based on her hunting/trapping skill. She had absolutely no chance of facing it in a straight fight.




Yeah, Berserker also has a mask which doesn't cover the bottom part of his face/jaw. The design is similar here.

thing was a monster , just did not go down even after so many injuries , we need more movies on the predator universe and a single player game too. overall great movie

 

[mansoor1980]

also pleased at the flintlock shown at the end , it is the same one we see in predator 2

 

[adamsapple]

Fucking IMDB.

 

[ManaByte]

There is a rumour that if it had a theatrical run it would have gone to HBO Max after due to Fox having contract with them.

Not a rumor, it’s fact. HBO has a deal with Fox movies. West Side Story, Death on the Nile, etc.

 

[sol_bad]

Not a rumor, it’s fact. HBO has a deal with Fox movies. West Side Story, Death on the Nile, etc.

Yeah, I couldn't confirm, in Australia we have those movies on Disney+. Same with The Last Duel.

 

[poppabk]

Fucking IMDB.

3-4 lbs of meat from a wild rabbit - I don't fucking think so. If you are gonna be an insane pedant at least get your facts right.

 

[Dr.D00p]

A stupid concept, executed well.

..which is a hell of a lot more preferable to the great concept, executed terribly shit that the franchise has been lumbered with for the last 20yrs.

 

[Labolas]

Like as much as I thought I would. Which is to say not that much. I don't think that it's that woke, but damn, does the protag have some plot armor at times. Also I do have one or two positives for this movie. It's shot really well. The scenery is definitely the best part for me. I like the relationship between the girl and the dog. The main chick, Naru, is cute. And that's it. But man, is there too much cgi in this. The predator looked bad in close up. Most of the animals looked off as well. The predator is weirdly primitive for some reason, if I had to guess this Predator probably relies more on physical strength than tech, whatever. The French is hilariously bad and just there to die. Overall, mostly ambivalent, I'm just tired of the typical Predator premise at this point, it's overdone at this point and I'm kind done with the franchise at this point. This isn't to say that is a bad movie, although I say it's more mediocre than anything else, because there are some merit with the movie and there are worse horror movies to watch on Hulu, and it's definitely not the worst Predator.

1.Predator
2.Predator 2
3.Predators
4.Prey
5.The Predator (absolute dog shit)

 

[BadBurger]

Not a rumor, it’s fact. HBO has a deal with Fox movies. West Side Story, Death on the Nile, etc.

It's why sometimes shows and movies end up on both Hulu and HBO Max at the same time.

Everything surrounding Hulu has always been weird due to the way they started. A bunch of different media companies came together to start it, testing out things and testing out how their different content would fare in the then new streaming market. Deals were made, companies stakes bought out, companies removing content randomly for their own new services, sometimes a stakeholder would yank their content to sell it to a higher bidder like Netflix instead, etc. Once Disney finally acquired the majority stake there were a bunch of pre-existing contractual obligations that had to be respected.

I couldn't even tell you what the current situation is top to bottom now.

Like as much as I thought I would. Which is to say not that much. I don't think that it's that woke, but damn, does the protag have some plot armor at times.

To be fair Dutch had mad plot armor in the very first film as well. Example: blasts from the shoulder launcher pretty much annihilated anyone, until Dutch gets shot. He merely goes down, yells the famous line, and is better within moments. If it were a supporting character their entire arm would have been blown off (or chest tore open, I forgot where he got hit exactly).

 

[Labolas]

It's why sometimes shows and movies end up on both Hulu and HBO Max at the same time.

Everything surrounding Hulu has always been weird due to the way they started. A bunch of different media companies came together to start it, testing out things and testing out how their different content would fare in the then new streaming market. Deals were made, companies stakes bought out, companies removing content randomly for their own new services, sometimes a stakeholder would yank their content to sell it to a higher bidder like Netflix instead, etc. Once Disney finally acquired the majority stake there were a bunch of pre-existing contractual obligations that had to be respected.

I couldn't even tell you what the current situation is top to bottom now.




To be fair Dutch had mad plot armor in the very first film as well. Example: blasts from the shoulder launcher pretty much annihilated anyone, until Dutch gets shot. He merely goes down, yells the famous line, and is better within moments. If it were a supporting character their entire arm would have been blown off (or chest tore open, I forgot where he got hit exactly).

I think it's fine for characters to have in one or two moments at most of plot armor but if it's consistently happens then I think it needs to pointed out.

 

[Xenon]

It was entertaining for me, but not how I'm sure it was intended. In the first 5 minutes I was treated to a Leia slide and a parkour tree jump. Why do directors still think these things are still cool, especially when done multiple times. The next scene has the camera centered on her circling as she walks through the village. It works perfectly because that is what this movie is, all about her. With the exception of her brother, the entire cast is pretty one dimensional. Everything they do is in service of showing how underestimated she is... sigh. Still the first half is tolerable and in the end it's an ok check your brain at the door movie. Is a good Predator movie? Hello no, it doesn't deserve to be in the same discussion of the first two movies. I'm fine throwing it in with the rest as it's equally forgettable. Well except the woke discussions will keep it relevant much longer that it deserves to be.

So is this film woke. Not overtly. Thankfully the setting prevents slap in the face contemporary references and winks associated with those type of films. But the common themes and tropes of woke writing are a steady drum beat from the beginning and slowly builds to a solo by Animal from the Muppets by the end. All I can say while it is everything I expected from a film like this, it was still dumb fun.