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Trivia about the dog: It isn't an "actor" dog, it's just a dog they got from a shelter and it was only meant for a couple of short scenes. But after shooting them, the dog showed talent and the crew loved it, so they started writing the dog into as many scenes as possible.
can't believe they retconned the gun ....st to have a shitty tie in to the second ...
What's weird is that in the movie they call the dog a "he" but the dog is clearly a "she".
I'm not sure the reason for that.
@@ilikeknives1000 Who cares? It's a movie to turn off your brain and enjoy.
@@MilkT0astI mean that is kinda weird. In the movie version of John Dies in the End, they had a male dog play the part of the female dog, and they just went with it and let him keep his regular name instead of the one from the books. But I guess if they are able to get the dog to come to multiple names then its no biggie
@@busdriverguy maybe they don't visually care about the sex of the dog,.just the obedience and acting abilities?
But that still doesn't explain why they don't say "she" instead "he" in Prey, because it's sex doesn't matter to the plot.
In native American cultures, we don't whistle in the dark. We believe it draws evil spirits. So her whistling to draw in the predator in the end was really cool detail.
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Was just about to make the same comment!
And that's what makes it so hard not to view these cultures as primitive. Sitting in your superstitions and not moving to debunk them feels offensive to me - choosing ignorance over growth. Someone told me if I said "Bloody Mary" 5 times in the mirror I would summon her. So I did, and nothing happened - superstition debunked. Ya'll have 1000s of years to figure out whistling at night does nothing yet you haven't - so then I get concerned - how many other false beliefs govern your actions? Superstition is not Tradition.
Yes! In Latin America many believe it will bring a lechuza which is a witch that transforms into an owl
Don't homogenize us, please. None of my Cree-speaking relatives ever believed that. Indigenous North Americans are not a monolith.
Is that why my mom and and grandma used to tell me not to whistle at night? I thought it was not to attract animals... Mexican of native descent. 🤔
This was the first movie to get an entire dub in the Commanche language.
And the whistling is significant, in many Native American superstitions, you're not supposed to whistle at night because it attracts evil spirits. She started whistling to attract the Predator
very cool thanks for the info
i actually saw that version instead of the English one.... and honestly i enjoy it more
interesting. In Indonesia, we have that kind of superstition too. Not all of us believe it ofc but my grandma was always angry every time I whistle some songs at night
Latinos from the Caribbean have a similar superstition.
I saw the Comanche one first, and I thought they were doing a pan's labyrinth language thing. The dub loses a bit of suspension.
I liked the brothers acting, I could feel his empathy a lot and was sad to see him die.
I like that they showed her practicing her axe throwing. She is constantly improving and working things out the whole film. Makes her badass victory feel real and earned.
I love how every Predator/Yautja in each movie acts different. The first film’s was a sadistic hunter, the second was more curious, AvP is cleary an honorable young adult, "The Predator" one had a sense of humor (his trick with the severed arm), and this one is kind of a showman, doing cool tricks with his makeshift weapons, he even walks and stands like he’s showing off. He’s cocky, and that’s what gets him killed in the end.
This movie is great. My ONLY problem is the origin of Predator 2’s flintlock pistol, cause I LOVED that 90s comic tie-in where the original origin was it belonged to a badass Pirate that was so cool he earned the Predator’s undying respect
And AVP 2 we had an professional predator that wasn't hunting but dealing with an problem, so he is over equipped for the situation and is very cold in general focusing (mostly) on his mission to clear that xenomorph infestation
Yes can't forget The Wolf. If only AvP 2 was as cool as it's predator.
@@jasenjacobs1365 Oh yeah! Loved him! A Predator mob fixer! So badass!
I think that this Yautja was a Youngblood Yautja (young adult). 1987's Yautja was more experienced hunter because he went to Earth multiple times to hunt. I am not to going to mentioned about Predator 2 until Natalie sees it 1st.
@@MrTech226 Very true. sorry
I'm liking the trend lately in movies and shows shining more light on indigenous cultures. This movie's release came at a bad time and I think it's flown under the radar for a lot of people because of it, but I hope we get a continuation of this story in some form. An all-out war between Comanches and Predators would be badass.
well it also released on Hulu first , and never saw the theatres.
25:30 That is actually a very significant cultural reference in the movie, as for the Comanche, whistling at night is quite literally inviting evil spirits to come and visit you and do horrible things. So, in effect, she is summoning a demon in the form of a Yautja (Predator)
One of the coolest things in this movie is that the Predator hunts its prey the same its prey hunts. It ambushed the snake, ran at the wolf, wrestled the bear, used the metal bolt against the bowmen, netted the guys who threw a net on it and blew up the people who used gunpowder. I had to rewatch the movie when I realised 😂
also when the guy stabbed him in the foot, he cut off both his feet then screamed at him
Do NOT skip Predator 2. It's amazing! It also loosely connects to "Prey"
it didn't they had to connect it in prey read the comics no indians involved in the acquisition of the gun
Honestly while I think predator 2 is okay, it has sequelitis.
@@mappes1nah it has not Schwarzenegger -itis. Which had no effect on how good it was by itself.
@@hippiecheapskate well, it expands lore but not depth in my opinion. If predator is a good action movie an alien dentist on safari stumbled into, predator 2 is a bad cop movie an alien dentist on safari stumbled into. Also, the way the oredator is defeated is imo just the one thing to avoid (they avoided it in predator amd prey).
Other way around 🤦♀
So the shot of the Bison corpses is pretty historically accurate. French and later American trappers and hunters would just shoot entire herds of bison, sometimes from trains, and just harvest all the pelts and leave the meat to rot. This was later encouraged by the American government as a way to starve the Plains tribes of food.
I've seen pictures of the hills of bison skulls, realy messed up, good thing the bison pupulation is recovering
Not so sure your mention of trappers, especially of the French persuasion, in this context is accurate.
And for the record, Native American tribes also would also kill entire herds starting grass fires and stampeding them off of high cliffs enmasse... but it wasn't a concerted and orchestrated effort to reduce (if not annihilate) the entire population of North American Bison simply to deprive the dependant native population of their vital food and materials resource... which was not committed by trappers, but by the US Government. The French in those days were primarily "confined" to Canada.
Bison population isn’t close to recovering. Used to be 40-50 million, now there are around 30,000
At Smashed-in-head Buffalo jump, entire herds were driven over a cliff and, according to butchering marks, sometimes only the tongues were taken. This site was used for 6 millennia before Europeans arrived.
It wasn't. The French needed the food, they didn't leave the meat to rot. Contrary to most other colonial nations, the French had minimal support from Europe. Also the Commanche and French were allies, they should have used Spanish hunters instead as they were alllied to the Apache, enemies of the Commanche.
In the second predator film with Danny Glover there are some key elements at the end of the movie that tie in specifically with Prey as to the origins of the flintlock pistol.
That's what I was thinking especially a certain something.... lol. She can watch the 2nd one after this and still have an interesting response. I do recommend watching AvP and Predators
To me, a "key element" in a work of fiction is something that you need in order for the story to function. Character motivations or how the rules of the world work, etc. So I wouldnt say that the origins of a gun from Predator 2 were "key elements", they're more like easter eggs.
@@ThatSamoanGuyDefinitely an Easter Egg and not some core piece of the story.
And a stupid one at that, the comic did it better. With the pistol coming from a pirate.
However this movie is the best predator movie since the second one.
@@ThatSamoanGuy yes, I agree you’re right, but I believe the next in the installment, the pistol will become a more connected element as to what it comes to represent to the predators. At least that’s what I’m hoping. I think that’s why the senior unidentified predator gifted the gun back to Danny Glover’s character the police detective.
No lie, her warcry there at the end is good. It cuts deep. She practiced that well. 😎
As an enrolled member of the Comanche tribe myself, I can say without reservation that the attitude and behavior of the other young men towards Naru was spot on for that period of time. It is just reality that most hunter-gatherer tribes have been very patriarchal and a woman striving to do a "man's job" would face derision and shunning at the very least. I am very happy that you watched this movie and appreciate almost all your reactions! Cheers!
I love how brutal and up close the fights in this movie were. Nice change of pace from all the guns and explosions we usually get. This is definitely the best Predator movie we've gotten in a while.
This is probably my favorite predator movie. Didn’t really know what to expect considering it was a completely different take, but it absolutely blew me away!
agreed!
Yeah this movie was awesome. I liked “Predators” but if I had to pick between all of them Predator/Prey would be the two highlights of the series
@@Provoses "Predators" is very underrated. The title was very appropriate and not because there was more than one predator alien.
Meh. To many plotholes and plot armor
Agreed, up there with the original Predator for sure.
This movie deserved a theater release. I would have loved to have seen it on the big screen.
It did deserve a theatrical release but I understood the reason why they didn't. With the failure of the 2018 film The Predator and haters prematurely hating on this film when it was being made. Accusing it of being woke but the biggest red flag was that there were talks for a while that they were aiming to make it PG-13. I think if can make the Prey series in to an anthology one it'll give the franchise the revitalization it sorely needs. If they decided to release it in theaters now I would go just for the theatrical experience.
Zombified degenerate tolerance people.
the dog was a rescue and it had a blast filming the movie. One thing people were mad about is that they wanted more dog in the movie and the director came out saying listen every single second of film that could have been used was used and we wanted more dog too. BUT THAT DANG DOG DID WHATEVER IT WANTED. They loved it/hated it lmao
I love how Naru used speed, agility, skills and above all her exceptional brain to take out the Predator. She was very convincing and the way she did it was very plausible given that brawn wasn't really the answer to killing the Predator anyway. I get the impression that the French hunters burnt the area in the hopes of reducing the Predator's senses as best they could, although they wouldn't have known what the Predator's capabilities were, and may accidentally have lowered the sensitivity of the heat vision.
I've seen a lot of people who's complaint was essentially that this movie has a girl in it spouting nonsense about muscles and strength and enjoyed pointing out to them that Arnolds muscles were NOTHING to do with his survival in The Predator and it was his training and knowledge that helped him win exactly like Naru.
Yes an untrained inexperienced woman from a stonetool culture miraculously understands alien technology. And not only that she suddenly has superhuman abilities which allow her to pull the predator, who weighs at least the double of her, single-handed into a swamp. Why? Because she is a strong independant woman. 🙄
@@lanzknecht8599It's just a movie bruh lol
@@lanzknecht8599 Sounds like someone who isn't married.
@@lanzknecht8599People can get knocked off balance by children or animals several times lighter than them, it’s not that unbelievable
Dakota Beavers deserves to be a movie star after this. He was an absolute standout in the film, and it was his first acting job ever!
Natalie pointed out exactly what I was expecting with the whole mud and uprooted tree scene, just like in Predator. And when it didn't happen, I was happy. She did miss the end credits where the Predators return for their Hunter.
This was a pretty good prequel. And also loved the pistol easter egg from Predator 2
Yeah, so how did they get it back from the tribe? I mean in Predator 2 it was back in the ship again.
@@Madagon367 it’s a plot hole. Considering they retconned the comics version of the pistol which was way better
@@nightking0130 Not really a plot hole. In the credits you see the predator ship come back to where the tribe is located to retrieve all the evidence and tech.
@@Akumadoken so I’m assuming they killed her then.
@@nightking0130 They likely respected her success like they did with Danny Glover. They may have even been the same individuals, depending on lifespan/hibernation/time-dialation/etc.
This movie is definitely part of my top fav movies, its so beautifully shot, amazing plot, and great attention to details. Phenomenal
I like how the French trappers mirrored the Predator in some ways. They were also technically foreign invaders, aliens in a different sense...killing for their own selfish reasons, just like the Predator. Naru even starts out with selfish motivations as well ("I want to hunt because you all think I can't ", aka, spite), but we see a shift in her perspective with the buffalo scene. Naru learning more respect for life as a whole helps to highlight the difference of hunting philosophies, and what it means to be a true hunter. Which is part of what sets her apart from the other so-called hunters in her tribe, who laugh and scoff at shooting an animal in the bushes.
The evil white men - indispensable component of every woke fantasy.
I wonder what led the Frenchmen to know about and attempt to hunt the Yautja.
@@Checklist_STTpredator might have been picking hunters off. Like the woman in the first movie said they'd find people the predator killed so the French trappers knew something was out there just not what.
This was the only Predator movie I actually loved and she was SUCH a badass!
I have been watching your awesome (and hilarious) reactions for the past 2 days and loved it/them! Thank you!
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I definitely think Predator 2 is worth watching. It's got a different vibe, but is still worth it.
This movie, and the Hellraiser movie that Hulu released really exceeded my expectation on what I expected from a direct to streaming release on their platform.
Predator 2 basically established the core Predator mythology. Stuff that could be inferred, but not conclusively, from the first movie was given enough context that every successive movie has only elaborated on its framework. It's definitely a necessary chapter in the series, which I can't say for any of the other movies between it and Prey.
Some people dislike Predator 2 because of how different the protagonist was. Danny Glover is not as muscular as Arnold, so people think, "How can this unfit cop defeat an intergalactic hunter? If Danny frickin Glover could do it, then everybody could."
I didn't much care for Predator 2 when younger but I've grown to appreciate its craziness. Like that movie Crank with Jason Statham meets, well, Predator!
Predator 2 is definitely worth seeing, not only as part of the franchise but also as a wild early 90's action movie. Especially with this movie as part of the larger history and mythology.
Exactly. If you want to watch a quintessential 90s movie, predator 2 will fill thst roll.
Predator 2 was the first one I saw as a kid back in the day. It won me over and made me a Predator fan.
Prey has been the best Predator movie since then in my opinion. Fantastic movie.
12:10 It was filmed about an hour outside of Calgary in what is called Kananaskis Country. Basically it's a ginormous national park made up of several smaller parks, and is open for most of the year for camping, tourism, fishing & hunting (with appropriate fishing and hunting licenses, of course), and is one of the most visited places by Americans because it's only a few hours drive North of the border.
A *ton* of TV shows and movies are shot up here. The Last of Us was filmed up here, both seasons, as well as several big movies. Ghostbusters Afterlife was done up here, parts of Jumanji, Brokeback Mountain was entirely shot in Alberta, even the snowy bits of Inception were done up here. Interstellar had a few scenes up here, but perhaps the most famous of all of the movies shot here is The Revenant, which was shot here in the winter and used entirely natural light, which in winter is only present for about 12 hours total.
there were about 2 weeks of filming in Kasnanaskis, a significant portion of the film was shot nearby, near the town of Morley (the spot where Natalie asked where this was filmed, was here). other locations were on film backlots near springbank and one SE of Calgary
This movie is really underrated. It never came out in the theaters and didn't get much attention. I'm happy that more people are starting to see it. Also, you really need to see Dances with Wolves! Don't even have to react. Just watch it on your own. Anyone who's seen that movie immediately knows who killed all the bison.
It always surprises me when people see the field of skinned buffalo and don't immediately know what's going on.
It's smart with every decision it makes and with learning about this alien creature, and it's downright gruff as the film progresses into madness. The gore is breathtaking, along with the beautiful imagery and cinematography. I can't emphasize enough how fantastically brutal and beautiful this film is. Without a doubt, one of the best films ever made, in my humble opinion. I love that you react to movies that I love.
I couldn't get over the natural beauty of the environment in this movie. As a Canadian who has spent a lot of time camping, there's something about the trees which feels like home to me.
I've always loved the predator franchise since my dad introduced it to me when I was a kid, this 'Prey' is the first one since Predator 2 that I feel something fresh even with it heavily paying homage to the classic, just loved it!
Man, her victory yell after defeating the Predator always gives me goosebumps.
This is the second best predator movie of all time IMO (after the first one of course). I love it so much. Her character arc never fails to send chills down my spine
It's too easy to forget just how good this film is.
Since I'm not American, I had no parameter to ponder the Comanche nation's ability and technological level to confront the predator, so I found it absolutely genious how they informed the audience of this through the narrative, showing her mom preparing the remedies, her knowledge of the flowers, how the flowers look and their effect on slowing blood flow (so that we would instantly recognize her plan when we saw the flower), how she made, cleaned and thighten her bow, so that we know they can craft their own weapons and specially that fast group work at building a stretcher and torches out of surrounding vegetation.
That way it became clear that they were, above all else, resourceful, and made it absolute logical that she would be capable of parcing the information of how the predator's technology worked.
Every time she learns something, it becomes clear she is looking and thinking about it.
That was GREAT.
I absolutely love that the Predator in this uses what is used against him, matching his opponent.
The snake gets the two "Fang blades". The archer gets arrowed, the spear guy gets speared, hell even the bear he fights using his bear hands.
It's just a very well done example of how the Predators are hunting not for sport but for a visceral challenge that gives them true fun.
This is one of the first Yautja that is as close to the iconic comic book/deep lore style that the movies haven't fully embraced.
And the net!!
And then she kills the Predator with his own weapon.
@@quoththekraven5911
The circle of life.
this is such a fantastic movie. I like that there's a bit more depth to the character and story than other movies in this franchise. The tenacity of the young Comanche warriors in that one sequence was so awesome, even though they stood no chance against it. They fearlessly took it on anyway. I like that even though this Predator is still technologically advanced, he's still using arrows and spears and blades and nets and shields, just deadlier versions. And he only ever uses deadlier weapons as needed; like, you got arrows, k' I'll use mine; you got a spear, check out mine, and so forth.
this isn't just my fave Predator movie, it's one of my fave movies ever! And Amber Midthunder was fantastic. She came to the Comic-con that passed through my city recently. I was super-choked I couldn't go. I would've loved to meet her and told her how much this movie, and her performance meant to me. Oh yeah, as an Indigenous person, I appreciate the representation of a strong Indigenous character.
Thanks, Natalie, for reacting to this! I've watched it a half dozen times since it was released!
Amber Midthunder did a great job in this role. I am looking forward to seeing her in the upcoming Avatar live action series (Princess Yue) and hopefully many more things.
I wasn't expecting a lot when I first read the synopsis a few months before it was released, but I was SO surprised at how well done the film was once I saw it.
I wish I could've seen it in the theater.
I liked how they had the animals better able to sense the predator. Pit vipers have heat sensing organs, like the pred, and the wolf using its superior sense of smell as opposed to being so sight-reliant like we are as a species.
Great & Observant Review Nat 👍! As a metis wildlife photographer (from Calgary), it was great to see an authentic visual portrayal of our rocky mountains. Especially as the backdrop for such a solid movie following an imperfect main character who learns, grows, matures & triumphs by combining her unique set of skills.
i remember, when this movie came out, men were complaining that a girl couldnt kill a Predator and yet there is a whole trope called “The Final Girl”. im so happy this movie was made.
The funniest part about that argument was people saying “she’s not strong enough to take on a Predator”. It’s almost as if those people didn’t watch the first movie. Dutch had a squad of uber tough, muscle men and what happened to them? He only won because he used his brain, not his brawn.
25:34 I like how this is a reference to the first movie, where Dutch makes a warcry with his roar.
In this version, our protagonist is a girl, her 'warcry' is in the form of a whistle. Grace, gentle, yet determindly.
Im so happy you read all our comments recommending this movie. And Im even more happy to see you enjoyed watching it. It really is a great movie. Doing predator sequels are hard, like a lot of movies, its so easy to screw up a sequel that they end up being meh. This really did stand on its own two feet and they did an excellent job. Also fun fact - her brother in the movie says "If it bleeds, we can kill it" - this is the same line Arnolds character says in the first predator movie so it was kind of like a little nod to the original predator movie.
One of the first films to feature indigenous protagonists. A win for the indigenous community
This and the first Predator movie are easily my favorites in the series!
Whoever told you to skip Predator 2 should be ashamed to tell you so.
She really wasn't a fan of the first movie that's probably why she skipped 2.
Agreed. They should also be taken off the "I care about this person's opinion on movies" list.
@@fiachramacaodha1260 I rewatched it a few weeks ago and I'm now Team Predator 1.
All these gang members are so weird.
I'd say watch'em all except The Predator. That one sucked
I think it was based on her opinion of the first one. Not saying it's terrible, but maybe not for Nat
Excellent Natalie, just put this on to watch now , Prey is an amazing movie 👍
One of my favorite differences between the English and Comanche is when her brother does the callback line "If it bleeds we can kill it." In the Comanche, he says "If it bleeds, we WILL kill it."
live the way she uses everyrhing she learns through the entire movie in that final fight. such a well written movie
This movie actually followed with things from that time period like her using a small bit of birch I think it was as a tooth brush and many other things. Also the dog from the movie is a breed called the American Dingo they are one of the oldest breeds believed to have followed humans across the land bridge to the Americas in thousands of years ago.
19:00 It was described earlier. The Predators are here for their own Kuhtaamia. They are not just hunting, they are hunting only those who can hunt them. Horses don't hunt. They are not a target at all.
I love that they actually adopted the dog, Coco, and someone asked the director if there were scenes he'd cut and his reply was that the dog was actually so difficult to get to stand still that they used every possible inch of film in this cut.
This is also the first studio film to ever receive (an alternate) version with a subtitled entirely indigenous audio.
The reason they burnt the trees was to make the Predator visible as you saw it messing with his cloak.
Plus it clears tree and brush for clear shot lines.
It wasn't a bad plan if they were after a creature and not a thinking equipped entity.
This is what the predator franchise needs from now on. Grounded, horror-type movies set in different locations, in different time periods throughout history. That’s what makes this one so unique and great to watch.
Honestly there are lots of ways of story telling.
- Im just imagining a warring Feudal Japan era. Samurai clan sent to protect a village being hunted by Oni Spirits (Predators)
-Vikings pillaging villages end up running into a Predator
-Roman Gladiator era in which the Gladiator slaves are sent as fodder for the Roman Soldiers as they hunt a Predator.
- Medieval Knights perhaps hosting a tournament with jousting, mounted combat, sword fights, and their soldiers having bow competitions. Then Predators show up.
-Conquistadors in South America and then run into the Predators.
-Aztec Warriors. Imagine them actually having a working relationship with Predators. Which they actively have annual hunting battles believing they are warrior gods and being hunted is an honor. The top of the Aztec Pyramids are flat so the Predators can land and then the Aztec wage jungle and temple combat within the pyramid cities. Then make a connection of the Aztec sacrifices and rituals are tied to their interactions with Predators.
@@SubzeroBlack68 give me all of them. I just think it would be a unique way to tell a predator story and a way for the studio to keep making money on them.
I love Amber Midthunder, and it was so great to see her rock as the female protagonist in this movie!
She's so awesome! I haven't seen any other Predator movies, I just watched this one because she was in it, and she blew me away. Hope to see her in lots more things in the future!
@@joeypotter6051 She was on an episode of Reservation Dogs and it was hilarious lol
I've been watching you're reactions for a good minute. Simple and plain you make my day when I don't feel like myself. Really glad that you watched "Prey"
I was so excited seeing Natalie doing Prey and this did not disappoint
Fun story. I completely missed any marketing indicating this was part of the predator series. Seeing a spaceship arrive in what was up to that point a period piece, and then the realisation it was a predator film was the most mind blowing film moment in my life.
Lucky! That must have been an amazing reveal.
Prey is tied with the first Predator as the best movie in the series! As much I really like Predator 2 and Predators this one doesn’t just beat them, it kills them, rips out their skulls and spines, and hangs them on its wall.
Not only did it have intense action sequences, but both the director and writer managed to perfectly balance that tightrope of tension by both showing that this Predator is a truly terrifying and formidable threat while also not making him OP with his weaponry, thereby giving the people a fighting chance. And there is a sense of duality between Naru and the predator, they’re both young, inexperienced hunters who want to face the toughest challenges head on to prove themselves to their people.
On top of that I absolutely LOVED the portrayal of the Comanche Nation. Showing how they were and still are some of the best fighters, best horse riders and best hunters that have ever lived, while also showing how close knit of a community they are. I really loved how they went back and forth between English and Comanche when speaking with each other, there is even a Comanche Cut where they speak Comanche throughout the whole movie. And in that cut you learn Naru’s brother calls the Feral Predator a cheater when he turns on his camouflage to get away from fighting him head on.
But my favorite part of this movie is seeing the story of Naru. She is honestly one of the most tenacious and badass characters I have seen in action or sci-fi movies in a long time. Amber Midthunder managed to be as much of a badass as freaking Arnold Schwarzenegger! She’s even gotten serious praise from cast members of the original movie. Bill Duke who played Mac and Jesse Ventura who played Blaine both tweeted out praise for Amber and said “welcome to the Predator family.”👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
And thank god they didn’t kill that adorable dog 🐕!
So glad you like this movie, Nat! You caught just about all of the beats the way the director intended.
The only thing I'll disagree with you on is the acting. Amber Midthunder nailed this role. She did SO MUCH with her eyes. And Dakota Beavers did well considering it was his first acting appearance ever.
Other than that, I love this review.
25:28, in the Comanche children tales if you whistle you call the demons to come kill you. She still thinks its the demon from the children's tale.
As soon as I noticed the Native American protagonist was speaking Comanche, I knew I was in for a wild ride. The fiercest and most feared of all the tribes.
I actually appreciated that he wasn’t as invisible as he was in previous films. This predator tech in the past. It wouldn’t r have made sense for it to be more advanced than the films that take place later in earth history. I know the temptation to do so must have been intense though.
Fun note: It killed the snake (that hunts with its fangs) with its "fang"-like blades. It killed the bear (that hunts with brute strength), with nothing but its hands and strength. It killed the men with bows and arrows with its own arrow projectiles. It killed the men who threw a net on it, with its own net. It seems to want to match its prey on the prey's level to test itself.
Predator 2 should not be skipped I think you'd enjoy it!
By FAR my favorite Predator iteration. I just love this film.
Predators also does a good job at expanding the lore
I really enjoyed Predators
Definitely my favorite of the new age predator movies even though prey is awesome too
Lol wut
@@ThatSamoanGuy what do u mean wut????
For me, what made this so good was the tense story against the GORGEOUS cinematography. Everything was so pretty...and bloody. But pretty!
Another amazing reaction from Nat. It's a fun movie, and a cool setting for a predator encounter. Love the beeping skull 😄
One thing I love is how she doesn't become a hunter like the men are, which makes sense because she hasn't been trained the way they were. She doesn't fight like they do, doesn't hunt like they do and doesn't think like they do, and whenever she tries to do things their way, it's ineffective. Instead, she re-contextualises all these other skills, observations and knowledge she has and, above all, uses her mind to become a true hunter, but a very different kind.
Also, that the predator's technology is much more primitive this time around - presumably because it scales the weaponry it uses to what's used by the sapients it's going to hunt. When its prey only has muskets and arrows, it brings spike casters and shields rather than whatever energy blaster it used in the first movie.
Dan Trachtenberg came a long way since PORTAL: NO ESCAPE
He directed "10 Cloverfield Lane" and the first episode of "The Boys"
Her Jump from the Tree is the coolest movie scene in years!
Not sure if you watched the ending credit animation. It actually shows the tragic aftermath of this story.
I don't know if it would be tragic. In Predator 2 after Danny Glover killed the one, all the others showed up and just left him be and left and just took the body. The same thing happened in AVP.
@@sithus1966 They have the pistol tho implying they "won" it.
The movie Prey was filmed at. The same location was used on Legends of the Falls, The Revenant, Shanghai Noon, Last of Us & Open Range.
Give the STAR TREK franchise a chance. Please. 🙏
it’s ass?
Yes please
The dog was a rescued dog and this was its first movie. Great stuff.
Love the ending credits to show they came back to "finish off" the tribe.
Loved her victory cry!
This is how a prequel is done Star Wars people.
Love how the Predator went invisible to kill her Brother. He knew that her brother would have beaten him, so he cheated.
Same with the grizzly.
Seriously the best setting for a predator movie i can imagine. Such a badass movie. Glad you jumped to it!
Whoever said to skip Predator 2 does not know what they're talking about 😑😑😑
Almost all of the cast were First Nations actors - and one of the producers was Comanche/Blackfeet and provided a lot of insight into the tribal culture of that period. Predator 2 is the other I would most suggest, although there are others worth the time it takes to watch them, but this one, and the first two are, in my opinion, the best 3 and well worth watching.
I think Predator 2 is also good. Not as good as the first one, a lot more corny. But def better than all the rest
I love this movie.
It's the best in the franchise since the first one, and I love the fact that it shows characters who manage to beat the predator by being smart. Not just through blind luck. She maybe has a teeny, tiny bit of plot armor to survive that brawl with the Predator at the end (this predator seems a lot more frail than the one Arnold fought), but it doesn't really matter because her tactics are so clever and satisfying.
Who told her to skip Predator 2????? They literally reference it in this movie and is imo better than the first
A single throw-away reference that isnt really vital; it's just an easter egg.
Predator 2 is definitely a must watch. There's a lot of lore
shame on whoever told you to skip predator 2.
Omg ikr she’s amazing and such a badass this movie & character are so underrated
If you’re going to watch another predator movie please watch Predators! It’s so underrated in this franchise!
Nice try.
Predator, Predators (2010), and Prey are my favorites. And of course the original AVP has some nostalgia because I used to play the second videogame in Multiplayer a lot but after that it lost me. The 2018 one was rough. And I don't really remember Predator 2 much. I do love Danny Glover though.
Who said skip predator 2. I think it’s better than this.
Me too. I did like prey though. I actually like them all, but I do think the original two films, plus predators are better than prey.
Really liked this movie, read alot of novels about native americans as a kid and the whole premise of a bunch of teenagers aka braves just going out by themselves and fighting animals and predators is just spot on
I have so many issues with this movie, especially the praise it got for being a meh film
Being a southwest native tribe member, we don't whistle in the dark. It brings bad spirits, demons and skin walkers to you. It calls to them. So she was calling this bad spirit (the yautja) to her
Heck yeah Prey was awesome!
The perfect movie recommendation because you love dogs will definitely be I am legend
I love Amber Midthunder
She was great in LEGION
The credits sequence strongly hints that the Predators make contact with the tribe, which has all kinds of interesting possibilities.