Predator 5 - Prey (2022)

[choombaz]

A film about an alien race with a face like an octopus going from planet to planet hunting other apex predators for sport, I can believe in. A little girl winning, too far fetched.

Aliens fighting aliens? Sounds far fetched.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

I just finished watching Prey; Solid movie IMO and I hope we see a sequel set in another timeframe.

I did like how they handled having the chick best the predator. It wasn't about physical strength but about it making the mistake of disregarding her as a threat which gave her the advantage

Agreed.

I like

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how the Frenchmen met their end. I also liked the flintlock Raphael Adolini 1715 easter egg.

 

[R_R_X]

Watched today and had zero expectations but ended up really enjoying it.

Felt like a return to form after so much garbage this franchise has suffered through, especially the 2018 atrocity, the different time period was a breath of fresh air and while the predator design could've been better I appreciate them showing that like the humans it was still developing it's tech, one could make the argument the predators we see in 1 and 2 look that way because they've been evolving with humans as they've hunted them over the years but looks aside it has some of the most enjoyable predator action in all the franchise, too bad it also turned dumb torwards the end but at least in this movie it's a bit more believable since it's mask was taken. Gore was a bonus too.

I also liked Naru as a protagonist and how she used her own mistakes, knowledge of the land and the predator's own tricks to her advantage, her dingo was also a neat addition as he actually aided her a number of times and she would've been dead if not for the pup.

Is it Predator 1 or 2? Hell no, those are timeless classics but for me it can stand alongside those films, having 3 distinct protagonists, eras and settings actually makes for a pretty cool "trilogy" for me especially with that tie in and I appreciate them trying to do something geniunely different for once even if some of it didn't work, mostly the cgi, new predator face design and the long first act but overall I had a good time with it and would like to see more Predator flicks set in other time periods or even a sequel with Naru to see how that tie in shows up in another movie.

PS: I'm actually a bit surprised to see so many hate it on here, really feels like a lot of people have had their ability to enjoy things poisoned by nostalgia, and this isn't the majority on here but I won't even try to understand people online saying it's "woke" because it has a female protagonist, grown men throwing hissy fits if a movie or show has women and people of other races and gender in it has become just as tiresome as Hollywood's endless virtue signaling.

 

[Raymond F.]

I don’t think anyone is hating that there is a female protagonist?

Or maybe I’m wrong…

But there’s a little film called Alien that I’m assuming most predator fans enjoy and last time I checked it had a kick ass female protagonist four decades before anything needed to be defined as “woke”.

I do think it had a hand in serving the critic rating to be more favorable than it should have , but I think the reason why there is hate on here is because it’s a BAD movie.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

PS: I'm actually a bit surprised to see so many hate it on here, really feels like a lot of people have had their ability to enjoy things poisoned by nostalgia, and this isn't the majority on here but I won't even try to understand people online saying it's "woke" because it has a female protagonist, grown men throwing hissy fits if a movie or show has women and people of other races and gender in it has become just as tiresome as Hollywood's endless virtue signaling.

Considering how some Freaks have been acting recently, I'm not surprised at all when they throw hissy fits.

"Gurlz are not sooposed to be gooder than boyz!"

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[R_R_X]

I don’t think anyone is hating that there is a female protagonist?

Or maybe I’m wrong…

But there’s a little film called Alien that I’m assuming most predator fans enjoy and last time I checked it had a kick ass female protagonist four decades before anything needed to be defined as “woke”.

I do think it had a hand in serving the critic rating to be more favorable than it should have , but I think the reason why there is hate on here is because it’s a BAD movie.

Look online and you'll definitely see that criticism, a woman taking down Predator is not believable yet we were all cheering for Ripley when she was kicking xenomorph ass, anyway if you think the movie is bad you are absolutely entitled to your opinion just like everyone else, I just don't see how this film is as bad as the AVP movies and the 2018 dumpster fire which is what reading the posts comes across as, Predators is still a weird one to me, I was always pretty lukewarm about it.

 

[Wor-Gar]

AVP is unacceptable and should be burned with fire.

 

[jinkazama]

AVP is unacceptable and should be burned with fire.

Compared to The Predator, AVP is a good movie......

 

[MGS_OldBoy57]

Look online and you'll definitely see that criticism, a woman taking down Predator is not believable yet we were all cheering for Ripley when she was kicking xenomorph ass, anyway if you think the movie is bad you are absolutely entitled to your opinion just like everyone else, I just don't see how this film is as bad as the AVP movies and the 2018 dumpster fire which is what reading the posts comes across as, Predators is still a weird one to me, I was always pretty lukewarm about it.

I’ve seen this too. How it’s not believable for a woman to defeat a Predator. People gotta just realize it’s fantasy and if they don’t like watching strong female leads then don’t watch it.

This character is also nothing like modern female movie heroes. She’s more of a Ripley than a Rey imo.

 

[Darth Meda]

Tell me more!

I reckon the new Prey movie was actually done so well, it definitely lived up to the hype imo

 

[Jaycepticon]

This character is also nothing like modern female movie heroes. She’s more of a Ripley than a Rey imo.

That’s usually where the disconnect is with the Rey and Carol Danvers-type characters in modern cinema when people discuss what a “strong female” is. There’s no coming of age with those characters. They’re all just strong because they’re female and it just is.

This new chick is thankfully more towards the Ripley and Sarah Connor’s of old where the story takes place over gender.

 

[SilverStar17]

To be fair, I don’t think a human taking down a Predator is believable regardless of gender.

Even for the male protagonists to beat it, they had to have it have a brain fart at some point.

 

[ironwez20]

Really enjoyed this movie. Knew it was going to be good. Predator was really ruthless

 

[R_R_X]

That’s usually where the disconnect is with the Rey and Carol Danvers-type characters in modern cinema when people discuss what a “strong female” is. There’s no coming of age with those characters. They’re all just strong because they’re female and it just is.

This new chick is thankfully more towards the Ripley and Sarah Connor’s of old where the story takes place over gender.

Agreed, Naru was an enjoyable protagonist because she follows in the footsteps on those beloved protagonists like Ripley and Sarah, she grows throughout the story and learns to adapt and overcome the obstacles and even use them to her advantage, here brother was clearly way stronger and more capable than her and that's why she has to rely on her agility, her hunter skills and the predator underestimating her to get the upper hand, hell the predator would've almost taken her head as a trophy if she wasn't nimble and petite, he was not ******* around either so he had to become dumb just like every other one before him for her to truly beat him.

To be fair, I don’t think a human taking down a Predator is believable regardless of gender.

Even for the male protagonists to beat it, they had to have it have a brain fart at some point.

You know even though I do like seeing the human spirit prevail in most stories I do wish we had a movie where the predator wins, I mean it could still happen in a Prey sequel, that flintlock pistol ends up in Danny Glover's hands after all.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Curious if this will make it to blu ray. I would like to “own” this movie.

 

[R_R_X]

Really enjoyed this movie. Knew it was going to be good. Predator was really ruthless

I believe he's called "Feral Predator" fitting name I'd say I really enjoyed the predator action in this movie.

 

[JacktheRipper]

I haven't read or viewed them but it seems it got quite a number of positive reviews. Which is good, I guess. I liked the idea of it. I'll even let go this young girl fighting a Predator. What's hard to let go is that it is in English. I wish they would have invested in learning the language and then use subtitles. It gives me the feeling they weren't that invested.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Dammit, I'm going to have to watch this now...

 

[Darth Snoopy]

You know even though I do like seeing the human spirit prevail in most stories I do wish we had a movie where the predator wins, I mean it could still happen in a Prey sequel, that flintlock pistol ends up in Danny Glover's hands after all.

I said this earlier in the thread. I'd love to see a movie where the Predator just stomps the crapola out of an Arnold Shawartzenhiemer, Dolph Lunchbox, or Slyvester Jabroni type character.

 

[jye4ever]

I said this earlier in the thread. I'd love to see a movie where the Predator just stomps the crapola out of an Arnold Shawartzenhiemer, Dolph Lunchbox, or Slyvester Jabroni type character.

Predator vs Ewoks

That Predator is ******!