Review of Prey (2022) by Cryariversjws — 06 Aug 2022

What in God's name did I just watch? That was one of the most painful experiences I have ever witnessed. I'm seriously close to saying "The Predator" was better and I even walked out of that movie. I didn't even see the whole thing.

Pros: 1. Cinematography - Not going to lie here. That was some top notch visual cinematography from a low budget film. Well done.

2. The dog doesn't die.

That's it. That's literally it. There was nothing else good about this movie.

Cons: 1. Borderline rated R. So many "reviews" out there saying how gory it was. This movie was not gory at all. As a matter of fact, it's easily the least gory of the entire series. A lot of kills are done from far away or the scene cuts out.

2. Acting was below average at best.

3. How in God's name does a human being from the early 1700's fully comprehend an alien species and their technology. When it uses its mask first, she automatically understands how and why. Then she steps in a bear trap (that she is able to easily walk off from afterwards as if she didn't suffer any broken bones or anything) and is kidnapped by French Trappers who automatically know what the creature is there for all because they find a weapon. Then at the end, she takes the mask (because she automatically knows how the mask works) and uses it against the Predator to kill him in the stupidest way possible. Which basically tells you that all the characters just automatically know things throughout this movie, No build up. No need to study. No needing of any comprehension whatsoever to explain this anomaly that flew in from space. They just see something once and they know. Or, they see it do something and just know what it's doing.

4. The Predator - Oh my god... they made this Predator the weakest by leaps and bounds. This tiny little girl wins a hand to hand wrestling match against a bear bench pressing Predator. Plus, it made the most absolutely bone headed mistakes for a creature that hunts the grandest trophies throughout the universe. It was obvious the political agenda behind this film was the real reason they made this. And it's "roar" was PAINFULLY bland. The original Predator's roar was so amazing and awesome. This one just sounded like a bear. Nothing more or less. And with all of technology it carried that it just lets her win?

5. They do zero justice to the creature or canon. This creature was nothing more than just a typical villain. This movie would've been much better if it was just the Comanches VS trappers. I would've been way more understanding and interested. But, they make this Predator stupid and weak despite previous movies and comics, and they completely make the pistol from Predator 2 the pistol of a trapper. This creature hunted for centuries, but the Great Plains is now when they started? Not one of the screenwriters or director did any research on this whatsoever. At all.

6. Very slow start and very cliche ending. Anyone who was scared of what the movie may be like from the trailer. Trust me, it's exactly what you were worried about it was going to be. And to me, it was even worse.

7. Zero tension. No... no, no, no... There were absolutely no parts of this movie where I felt tense whatsoever. As a matter of fact, when you assumed something was going to happen? Yup, it does. In a painfully cliché way.

In closing, I'm more than okay with native Americans getting their time to shine on the big screen. In a society filled with women empowerment, I'm okay with movies starring a female lead. Ripley, Sarah Connor, etc. They used their grit and their smarts. This movie was completely the opposite. This movie is a cash grab that takes a beloved character and uses that character to show that humans were way smarter than history states to where they comprehend alien technology so easily. And how women are so strong that a small 100 pound girl can win a wrestling match against a 7'0 killer that spends each and every waking moment hunting and gathering its trophies. It does absolutely zero justice to the creature. Absolutely none. At this point, any time there's a new Predator movie, there's no need for excitement. Because, I'm the end, they're just going to lose.

You all should be ashamed of yourselves for praising films like this. This was easily one of the worst films I've ever seen. It's so bad, I even regret the Predator tattoo on my arm.