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Predator prequel 'Prey', coming to Hulu in 2022
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BattleMonkey
Member
Predator fighting women and primitive cultures is nothing new, been done a bunch in the comics.
They hunt for sport, there is nothing in the lore that they only go after the most advanced civilizations either, they hunt all kinds of stuff.
And ripping off a fan film, lol the concept wasn't even original to the fan film.
They hunt for sport, there is nothing in the lore that they only go after the most advanced civilizations either, they hunt all kinds of stuff.
And ripping off a fan film, lol the concept wasn't even original to the fan film.
Ulysses 31
Member
What's wrong with judging the promotional material they're showing?
sol_bad
Member
It's fine but crow might be eaten like with Avatar. Dan Trachtenberg is a very talented director.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
All I see that he's done is Cloverfield Lane and some tv. Not exactly making me stiff but it's possible it won't suck. Remember Predator has only had one good movie. It's also 2022.
CatsGamesWhatever
Member
Predator was excellent.
Predator 2 was pretty good.
AVP 1/2 were bad.
Predators was good except the casting was atrocious. Adrian Brody as the lead with Topher Grace as the villain was horrible.
The Predator ran what was left of the franchise into the ground. Dreadful film from the script, acting everything.
I don't have high hopes for Prey. If they can pull off the lead as something of a Tomb Raider archetype it will help the film. But if they go the route of Terminator Dark Fate and cast nursing home Linda Hamilton, Apple Genius Terminator & a 4"11 latina as a John Connor replacement all hope is lost.
Predator 2 was pretty good.
AVP 1/2 were bad.
Predators was good except the casting was atrocious. Adrian Brody as the lead with Topher Grace as the villain was horrible.
The Predator ran what was left of the franchise into the ground. Dreadful film from the script, acting everything.
I don't have high hopes for Prey. If they can pull off the lead as something of a Tomb Raider archetype it will help the film. But if they go the route of Terminator Dark Fate and cast nursing home Linda Hamilton, Apple Genius Terminator & a 4"11 latina as a John Connor replacement all hope is lost.
Ulysses 31
Member
If that's true, let's hope the studio lets him do what he envisions.
Methos#1975
Member
Why didn't they just do a film with Machiko Noguchi, thaf would of been cool
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
And Broken Tusk! I read those books. Good shit.
Ulysses 31
Member
Predator name recognition I bet.
Romulus
Member
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
This is why I can't see how this film will work.
The Predator was able to take out modern soldiers with guns and beat the fuck out of peak Arnie with ease.
Yet, we're now having people go against the Predator with a weak bow and tiny hand axe?
Stitch
Gold Member
yeah because arnold killed the predator with a plasma rifle.. oh wait he was fighting him with a bow, sharp sticks and dropped a rock on him. but it's ok because he's not a wahmen.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
+gunpowder leftover from his grenades that disabled its cloak but yeah it's all about being a "wahmen"
Edit: Not to mention getting shot during the famous deforestation scene. "If it bleeds we can kill it"
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Romulus
Member
I wasn't talking about Predator 1, I'm comparing Ripley using a car trunk full of high-tech guns vs this girl's bow.
But yeah, in Predator 1, he didn't have any of his weaponry(other than a wrist blade) and he walked into a trap AND the predator was injured. The predator had been fighting an entire squad of elite soldiers for days on top of that. But yeah this girl = a full squad of spec ops soldiers.
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Stitch
Gold Member
Maybe he was already fighting with the whole tribe and is also tired & wounded? I mean this is like 30 seconds of footage... obviously enough to say that this is the woooorst thing ever
MilkLizard
Member
This thread goes as expected. GAF is now just as annoying as the other place. Good job guys.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Fuck Shane Black for that entire movie.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Not like it was any good prior to that. The whole movie was the shits.
March Climber
Member
Quite a few gaf posters like to workshop a full plot and script so that they can bask in outrage and enjoy being angry.
And yes, the above doesn't make sense.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Indeed it was, but I will give credit for at least one scene... they actually made me feel sorry for that normal sized predator getting it's spine ripped out by the super freak one.
Romulus
Member
The only way it could possibly work is the predator removes all his gear to fight. That plasma caster would wipe out thousands of indians.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
And the space ship can probably wipe out the entire human population. Its there for the sport of the hunt, not to actually try its hardest to kill everyone
sankt-Antonio
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In the first movie (the only one that counts) the lady spells it out "it comes when its the hottest and kills the strongest man". Its made quite clear that the Predator is going to kill the best of the best on the planet they are on, as a ritual. Further proven by the fact that it was after the initial team, not shooting an (unarmed) women but shooting man from the shadows, not even giving them a fighting chance. The predator could have collected any skull but it s only interested in skulls from capable fighters.
The problem with the premise of this movie is, they are going to have to come up with contrived bs to make it work, the beauty of the first movie was that its a simple story, action packed, short and to the point. Maybe I lack the creativity to imagine something worthwhile coming out from this, but output from all these streaming studios is not keeping my hopes up.
TransTrender
Gold Member
'They'
sol_bad
Member
You have no idea what the plot is!!!!!!!!
For all you know the Predator is after the strongest man of the tribe and during the scuffle she accidentally injures the Predator somehow. The Predator has already killed the strongest tribesman and now turns it's focus on the woman due to said injury.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
We have some idea what the plot is. We know the main character, Naru is a Comanche warrior who protects her tribe against a Predator. We also know from previous info that the film will follow a "Comanche woman who goes against gender norms and traditions to become a warrior."
Most likely there is no "strongest man" warrior in this. This is all about a powerful, warrior woman defending her tribe against the Predator.
Personally, I have no issue with it being a woman. What I take issue with people going up against the Predator with bows and axes. I just can't see how that's going to work.
BattleMonkey
Member
That quote from the first movie makes zero sense as once again it chooses a single location, mind you an out of the way 3rd world country btw, and that of all of the planet Earth... that is the one spot with the strongest dude? No, that makes zero sense. This was already contradicted many times later as well. The only indication from the predator lore is they choose different hunting grounds to seek the deadly prey in that area, but they clearly are not going to an entire planet and finding the one most bad ass and dangerous dudes.
And again, Predator 2 spells it out, the Predators have been visiting us for many years. They don't hunt only sentient creatures either, it's shown they hunt for sport anything that's a threat, like beasts, animals.
The real problem is folks who take one single movie and make up their own lore bible.
BattleMonkey
Member
Literally how Arnold had to fight the predator and beat it in the first movie. Bows, knifes, pointy sticks, and mud.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Seriously. This movie is probably going to suck balls but the premise is consistent with the series.
The first dude in Dutch's group that the Predator kills is the weakest one and it even wants to kill the 90 pound girl too once she grabs a weapon. It wants challenging prey but its not running a realtime DBZ power level analysis lol
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
+ Gunpowder from his grenades. He was able to destroy his cloak with that but we keep selectively forgetting that for some reason. The predator was also wounded by the spec ops team with their guns but we are also forgetting that too for some reason.
dr_octagon
Banned
Has someone made the Vatican joke? I'm too lazy to check.
strange headache
Banned
Literally who goes into a Predator movie to watch social commentary on gender norms, female representation and the Comanche glass ceiling?
Hollywood seriously needs to stop sniffing its own farts.
Hollywood seriously needs to stop sniffing its own farts.
Romulus
Member
And the space ship can probably wipe out the entire human population. Its there for the sport of the hunt, not to actually try its hardest to kill everyone
We know by the teaser hes using the plasma caster, so i guess he's playing on easy mode.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I love the people saying "well Arnold beat it using sticks (and gunpowder)"! Are you forgetting you're talking about a just out of his prime Arnold freaking Schwarzenegger? He's 6'2 and and probably 240 pounds of solid muscle in the movie. Not to mention you had guys like Ventura and Carl Weathers. One was a navy seal and the other played for the NFL. It's called stretching credulity. Natalie Portman looks great in the new Thor movie but she's not going to be fighting Brock Lesnar anytime soon.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Were they the explosive arrows? The ones with grenades strapped to them? Can't imagine many of those in this new film.
BattleMonkey
Member
Yea he had one of those, and missed
BattleMonkey
Member
Less has taken out the cloak in other movies, so oh well? They been wounded countless times in the movies, comics, books, everything with things that aren't modern weaponry. Selective forgetting indeed
If the guy from the Piano can hand to hand a yautja, then sure anyone can.
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Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
He didn't beat it with his muscles tho. It still threw him around like a ragdoll. That team ultimately only ended up wounding it, which it just healed anyway. Dutch survived because he gained its respect so it threw the blaster away to make it remotely fair.
If she ends up taking it on with a spear or something and it doesn't immediately rip her spine out, yes it will be stretching credulity. But a woman laying traps is still in believability zone, women lay traps for me all the time.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
And took out it's cloak.
God, I feel so dirty having a debate over if a human could take out a fictional alien with bows and axes.
I'm out. I'm going to bed with my wife to wash the taste of nerd out my mouth.
Peace.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Such as? Refresh my memory. Let's not forget that he was also under assault with modern weapons in all the other films as well. Harrison (I'm blanking on the actors name) shot him with a shotgun like 6 times in the second film.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
What da ya mean? This is exactly the kind of thing nerd forums are for lmao