Prey

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BRENDA

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:23 PM

Just finished watching watching the latest Predator movie called ,"Prey". It was an interesting spin on the franchise. Good story it moved well. I liked it.

WHOZIT

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 12:19 AM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Just finished watching watching the latest Predator movie called ,"Prey". It was an interesting spin on the franchise. Good story it moved well. I liked it.

I haven't heard of this flick

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 1:21 AM

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Originally posted by whozit:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Just finished watching watching the latest Predator movie called ,"Prey". It was an interesting spin on the franchise. Good story it moved well. I liked it.

I haven't heard of this flick

Yeah. I remember hearing about it a year or two ago. It actually seemed somewhat interesting.

As well as I can remember I don't recall anybody bashing it for DEI or anything like that, and though it may not have been raved about I don't remember any real complaints about it either. I actually think I remember some people praising it for finally being a good Predator movie for the first time in decades.

If memory serves, and Brenda can correct me if I'm wrong, it centers around earlier times in history and either Native Americans or Native Canadians? And I believe the main character is either a girl or a young woman from one of the tribes?

I'm fine with that and wouldn't call it woke at all. There's no reason why Predators couldn't be coming to Earth for a hunt a hundred, 200 or even 1,000 years before we first saw them in the 1980s. And as long as the girl/young woman doesn't have superhero powers or there aren't any scenes where a 100 lb woman physically beats down a monster 3 times her size, they can do it in a way where she can outsmart her adversary in a believable way.

The only two reasons I have never gotten around to watch it is that I hardly watch anything, and (at least prior to this) Hollywood hasn't managed to make a good Predator movie since Predator II, so I'd been kind of turned off by the idea of watching another one after wasting my time with things like AvP.

If you do end up watching it too Whozit, I'd like to hear you post your opinion about it here as well.

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BRENDA

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 2:40 AM

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by whozit:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Just finished watching watching the latest Predator movie called ,"Prey". It was an interesting spin on the franchise. Good story it moved well. I liked it.

I haven't heard of this flick

Yeah. I remember hearing about it a year or two ago. It actually seemed somewhat interesting.

As well as I can remember I don't recall anybody bashing it for DEI or anything like that, and though it may not have been raved about I don't remember any real complaints about it either. I actually think I remember some people praising it for finally being a good Predator movie for the first time in decades.

If memory serves, and Brenda can correct me if I'm wrong, it centers around earlier times in history and either Native Americans or Native Canadians? And I believe the main character is either a girl or a young woman from one of the tribes?

I'm fine with that and wouldn't call it woke at all. There's no reason why Predators couldn't be coming to Earth for a hunt a hundred, 200 or even 1,000 years before we first saw them in the 1980s. And as long as the girl/young woman doesn't have superhero powers or there aren't any scenes where a 100 lb woman physically beats down a monster 3 times her size, they can do it in a way where she can outsmart her adversary in a believable way.

The only two reasons I have never gotten around to watch it is that I hardly watch anything, and (at least prior to this) Hollywood hasn't managed to make a good Predator movie since Predator II, so I'd been kind of turned off by the idea of watching another one after wasting my time with things like AvP.

If you do end up watching it too Whozit, I'd like to hear you post your opinion about it here as well.

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Political correctness is just tyranny, with a smiley face.

You are correct SIX. The story centres around a young Comanche woman and it is set in 1791.

She had no super powers she was just very good at tracking and reading animals signs. Her brother and some other young warriors thought they were just hunting a cougar but she knew it wasn't just a big cat. Her and her brother brought the cat down and I don't know about adding any more spoilers because of whozit.

It does delve a little into the culture of the Comanche as the young woman learned medicine from her mother but she is also a warrior. Which was common for her people.
She also made first contact with the white man. A group of trappers, hunting small game and bison. Her dog got caught in one of their traps, but the trappers weren't seen for a while more until she stumbles upon a herd of dead bison. Typical style of profiteers, take the hides and leave the meat to rot in the sun. Oddly enough they made the trappers French. *L*

I'm laughing as it is kind of an insult to my French Canadian great grandfather who was a trapper. Don't know if he went after bison though.

As I said up a bit. She is a perfectly normal young woman, who just uses her knowledge to do what she has to do to protect her people.

Very refreshing for me.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 4:09 AM

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BRENDA:

You are correct SIX. The story centres around a young Comanche woman and it is set in 1791.

She had no super powers she was just very good at tracking and reading animals signs. Her brother and some other young warriors thought they were just hunting a cougar but she knew it wasn't just a big cat. Her and her brother brought the cat down and I don't know about adding any more spoilers because of whozit.

It does delve a little into the culture of the Comanche as the young woman learned medicine from her mother but she is also a warrior. Which was common for her people.
She also made first contact with the white man. A group of trappers, hunting small game and bison. Her dog got caught in one of their traps, but the trappers weren't seen for a while more until she stumbles upon a herd of dead bison. Typical style of profiteers, take the hides and leave the meat to rot in the sun. Oddly enough they made the trappers French. *L*

I'm laughing as it is kind of an insult to my French Canadian great grandfather who was a trapper. Don't know if he went after bison though.

I appreciate no spoilers, since this one is probably on my list of movies I will eventually get to watching.

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As I said up a bit. She is a perfectly normal young woman, who just uses her knowledge to do what she has to do to protect her people.

Very refreshing for me.

I think that's refreshing for all of us.

I think it was especially refreshing back in 2022, which is probably why I remembered as much about it as I did.

What a lot of people don't understand because of the Media is that us white dudes have never complained about women in leading rolls. Not once. But when you're talking about situations where a woman is just badass because "woman" and nothing is earned, nobody wants to see yet another movie where frail little things are constantly beating the shit out of men twice their size because they're just perfect at everything they do because "woman".

I loved Fallout, and I love the main character of Lucy. As I said when the trailer dropped, there were ways for them to do her character where people would love her, and there were plenty of ways for them to do her character that would be completely unbelievable and people would hate her. They actually got it right. All of it. She wraps up after 8 episodes being kind of a badass herself, but it was all earned. She's been through a lot of shit. But despite how bad it all was, she's still that idealistic and naive young girl raised in paradise compared to what people have been living with on the surface and still believes in the good side of people.

THAT'S what we've been starved of for a very, very long time in Cinema and TV.

I'm glad that overall things seem to be turning around back to good story telling, and I'm pretty impressed that the makers of "Prey" managed to do that about 2 years ahead of the curve.

I definitely should give this one a watch. Thanks for reminding me that it was a movie that was made.

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Political correctness is just tyranny, with a smiley face.

ANONYMOUSE

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 4:24 AM

As shown in Predator 2,, they've been coming at least since 1715 - the flintlock from Raphael Aidolimi was dated 1715. Likely they've been coming since we first developed firearms and therefore became interesting to them.

In my own fanfic on FanFic.net, Night Watch, there's evidence to suggest they've been coming for at least 9,000 years. Maybe they didn't have such advanced weaponry then, so even without our firearms it was a more even match.

BRENDA

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 5:47 AM

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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BRENDA:

You are correct SIX. The story centres around a young Comanche woman and it is set in 1791.

She had no super powers she was just very good at tracking and reading animals signs. Her brother and some other young warriors thought they were just hunting a cougar but she knew it wasn't just a big cat. Her and her brother brought the cat down and I don't know about adding any more spoilers because of whozit.

It does delve a little into the culture of the Comanche as the young woman learned medicine from her mother but she is also a warrior. Which was common for her people.
She also made first contact with the white man. A group of trappers, hunting small game and bison. Her dog got caught in one of their traps, but the trappers weren't seen for a while more until she stumbles upon a herd of dead bison. Typical style of profiteers, take the hides and leave the meat to rot in the sun. Oddly enough they made the trappers French. *L*

I'm laughing as it is kind of an insult to my French Canadian great grandfather who was a trapper. Don't know if he went after bison though.

I appreciate no spoilers, since this one is probably on my list of movies I will eventually get to watching.

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As I said up a bit. She is a perfectly normal young woman, who just uses her knowledge to do what she has to do to protect her people.

Very refreshing for me.

I think that's refreshing for all of us.

I think it was especially refreshing back in 2022, which is probably why I remembered as much about it as I did.

What a lot of people don't understand because of the Media is that us white dudes have never complained about women in leading rolls. Not once. But when you're talking about situations where a woman is just badass because "woman" and nothing is earned, nobody wants to see yet another movie where frail little things are constantly beating the shit out of men twice their size because they're just perfect at everything they do because "woman".

I loved Fallout, and I love the main character of Lucy. As I said when the trailer dropped, there were ways for them to do her character where people would love her, and there were plenty of ways for them to do her character that would be completely unbelievable and people would hate her. They actually got it right. All of it. She wraps up after 8 episodes being kind of a badass herself, but it was all earned. She's been through a lot of shit. But despite how bad it all was, she's still that idealistic and naive young girl raised in paradise compared to what people have been living with on the surface and still believes in the good side of people.

THAT'S what we've been starved of for a very, very long time in Cinema and TV.

I'm glad that overall things seem to be turning around back to good story telling, and I'm pretty impressed that the makers of "Prey" managed to do that about 2 years ahead of the curve.

I definitely should give this one a watch. Thanks for reminding me that it was a movie that was made.

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Political correctness is just tyranny, with a smiley face.

I tried to not be spoilery as you said and whozit said that you hadn't seen it. I've been waiting to find a copy at my local library and you can see the whys of that.

I'll also mention there is the usual family dynamics going on. Her mother taught her about making medicine and is worried about her. Her older brother doesn't think she is right but finally has to give in. Also normal. Just life and just being who she is and that was accepted by her people.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 5:55 AM

This was from 2022. Another Prey is 2024.

So that was the summer of Maverick.

I had thought I'd seen the most recent Predator entry, but that was a different film. Don't think I've seen this one.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 6:59 AM

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Originally posted by Anonymouse:
As shown in Predator 2,, they've been coming at least since 1715 - the flintlock from Raphael Aidolimi was dated 1715. Likely they've been coming since we first developed firearms and therefore became interesting to them.

In my own fanfic on FanFic.net, Night Watch, there's evidence to suggest they've been coming for at least 9,000 years. Maybe they didn't have such advanced weaponry then, so even without our firearms it was a more even match.

Good point, Anonymouse.

I probably haven't watched Predator II since the early/mid 90's and I totally forgot about the flintlock and how far back that would have dated Predator appearances. And since that means I would have seen it on something no bigger than a 36" tube TV, I might not have even been able to make out any details of the gun at the time anyhow.

But I do remember that scene very well and my brother and I thinking how awesome it was that there was a Xenomorph skull trophy in there. Shortly after that we got to play the Aliens vs. Predator arcade game and our imaginations were running wild about what an Aliens vs. Predator movie would look like. Then something like 15 years later they finally get around to making one and it was complete horseshit.

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Political correctness is just tyranny, with a smiley face.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 7:03 AM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
This was from 2022. Another Prey is 2024.

So that was the summer of Maverick.

I had thought I'd seen the most recent Predator entry, but that was a different film. Don't think I've seen this one.

I don't recall if it got a theatrical release or if it was just a Netflix or Amazon exclusive.

Doing a quick search on the-numbers.com only leads to a different Prey movie from 2021, and when I search for Prey on BoxOfficeMojo I don't see it at all there either.

Pretty sure it was made for streaming, which is probably why you missed it. I only heard about it because some of the regulars I watch on youtube mentioned it for a week or two and then I never heard anybody bring it up again.

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Political correctness is just tyranny, with a smiley face.

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