Prey

Dan Trachtenberg’s 2022 film, “Prey” – the fifth film in the “Predator” franchise and sixth overall including the two crossovers with the “Alien” franchise – takes the series back in time to the Northern Great Plains in 1719. It focuses on three groups of predators: the alien hunters who seek sport, the French fur traders who hunt for commercial gain, and the Comanche who take what they need to survive among other strategies. The plot begins with Naru (Amber Midthunder), a healer, dreaming of becoming a hunter liker her brother, Taabe (Dakota Beavers). She interprets strange lights in the sky as a vision and assists her tribe in pursuing a mountain lion. When she finds herself trapped in a bog and threatened by a bear, an invisible creature (Dane DiLiegro) slays the bear and saves her. Naru is found and trapped by French voyageurs. The French attempt to make her talk, but she and her friend refuse. The invisible creature attacks and wipes out most of the French except for Raphael (Bennett Taylor), who Naru gives healing herbs that reduce his body heat. Raphael teaches Naru how to use a flintlock pistol. Naru’s tribe rescues her and weakens the invisible creature, but the creature pursues. She manages to set a trap and defeat the creature. The “Predator” franchise had been faltering for a bit, with elements of lore introduced in various comic books or films not connecting. “Predator 2” began introducing their lore, showing that the alien hunters had visited Earth in the past. “Predators” was an interesting twist with humans transported to an alien world, while “The Predator” was middling and introduced a giant Predator and alien body armor. “Prey” is a return to form, with an original story that does something unique with the franchise while also connecting to some of its deepest lore. The Feral Predator represents a great early version of the alien hunters while Raphael Adolini connects to the finale of “Predator 2” and some of the early comic books. Amber Midthunder gives a phenomenal performance and the focus on and inclusion of First Nations actors and production members both in the story and filmmaking process shows the importance of bringing new perspectives to major franchises. “Prey” has singlehandedly revived the “Predator” franchise and pointed the way for other studios. This Blu-ray is a great way for fans to bring the film home as it originally premiered as a Hulu streaming exclusive. Bonus features include a making-of featurette; a panel discussion from the “For Your Consideration” promotional event; deleted scenes and an alternate opening; audio commentary from director Dan Trachtenberg, actor Amber Midthunder, director of photography Jeff Cutter, and editor Angela M. Catanzaro; and a full-length Comanche audio track in addition to English, Spanish, & French tracks.

PREY, definitely the best standalone movie since the PREDATOR starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Many subsequent sequels were made but were not as promising, rather disappointing for many fans of this franchise. Dan Trachtenberg did a remarkable job not only as a director but wrote the story with Patrick Aison. A time where the indigenous people of America are the first settlers before the whites came and began settling in this land. A period in the story when the first Predator also arrived in this land and so began its hunt for glory. The beautiful landscape and the locations where it was filmed. A remarkable job by The Creature Designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., Director Dan Trachtenberg, Director of Photography Jeff Cutter, Film Editor Angela M. Catanzaro ACE & Claudia Castello and the Warrior, Actor Amber Midthunder. An exciting suspense adventure, action fight sequences at its best and great visual effects to capture every moment. In this 4K UHD format delivers crisp pictures and Dolby Atmos sound that gives you the punch in this disc. A must have copy, highly recommended to be part of your favorite movies in your own Library of Great Entertainment. Five Stars for me! Looking forward to Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands.

I am old enough to remember seeing the very first "Predator' movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. and how brilliant it was as a SciFi movie, which sparked a series of lesser movies. When I saw 'Prey' ads and realized I was unable to view it on Amazon Prime, and that I believe it was made for video (not a theater release), I was so happy to be able to purchase it. It is BRILLIANT and, I would say, equally as good, if not even better, than the original. I love how it is based in the 1719 when Native peoples reigned over the land while white explorers and fur traders began moving in. The Native cast were/are actual Native American actors, which so added to the authenticity of the time period. The introduction of French fur traders was perfect, and I loved how there is no subtitles, as their acting and emoting clearly shows what they are saying and what their intentions are. The 'Comanche' characters (again, this was a mix of Native actors who played these roles and weren't necessarily Comanche Nation people, begin the movie speaking in their tongue, yet it becomes English, as if we are now Comanche, thus able to understand them. It worked for me. I did feel it was very much a 'kill or be killed' plot where any predator or prey is preyed upon, yet it was okay as this played into the whole 'predator and prey' theme. It is a VERY well acted movie and the plot is fantastic. The Predator character is fantastic as it is different than the original, yet still honors the original. It seemed almost more primitive in its technology than the original Predator, which is brilliant as it implies that their technology would also improve over 300 plus years. I have since read that there are plans to to a sequel, and even the credit animation implies this if you pay attention, which is pretty cool, to me. If you like he first movie, I think you will love this one!

Todo Perfecto!

Me gusta la peli, la nueva de BADLAND es una basura.

A new entry in the 'Predator' franchise of science fiction movies. About the aliens who come to Earth to hunt. This is set in the year 1719. It's a stand alone story that doesn't tie into any of the other Predator movies. So you don't need to have seen anything else to get into this. Set in America as it was, the main character is a girl called Naru. A member of a tribe of native Americans. They live a nomadic existence off the land. She's good at tracking. Has a faithful dog. She thinks she's ready to go hunting for game with her brother. He doesn't. But there's something else out there that's hunting things..... I think this is just what the franchise needed. Not trying to set things in motion with stories to be resolved over several movies. But just a stand alone movie that utilises the concept. It does utilise it very well, it has to be said. Naru is a good lead character. The actress does make her likeable. The location filming is nicely done. It captures the feeling of what it would have been like to live this kind of existence back then. It's not a film that appears to have a required a huge budget. Even so, it doesn't look low budget. The cinematography is really good and captures the landscapes well. The cast playing the tribe are all native Americans so that does add authenticity. It does try to give you the feeling of there being an invisible and powerful predator around. One that could strike at any moment. There are times when the score does slightly get in the way of this. But there are others when it is very effective indeed. Although in it's first half this feels like a four star movie. In that it's really good but just lacking that certain something to be really memorable, I found it really clicked in the second. It does open certain things up slightly to allow for it to be more than just the Predator stalking a handful of people. There's some superb imagery in terms of how things are staged which brings some memorable shots. Also, the fight scenes are memorable. Naru is not what they call a girl boss. Someone who could do anything without breaking a sweat. You feel the fights as she goes through them, and you do wonder if she can succeed. Which is as it should be. The resolution is effective. Sometimes films like this seem to have no idea how to end. But this reaches a logical and pretty satisfying finale, without stretching itself out too much. A very memorable viewing experience. Glad I finally got to it. There's nothing extra during or after the end credits. The dvd has the following language and subtitle options: Languages: English. English audio captioned. German. Italian. Comanche. Subtitles: English. German. Italian. Although the actors playing the tribe all speak English, which of course they wouldn't have, it is done properly and thus it doesn't feel like a dub. So that works fine. Or course you could put the Comanche language track on and the English subtitles, if you want the really realistic experience.

Not really.... Arrived punctually, in good order, well-packaged.

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