Ty Watches "Prey"

After reading all about it, hearing all about it and watching the older versions, some of them at least, I finally watched "Prey". This is, essentially, a prequel to "The Predator" franchise. At least I think so. I understand that there are other versions of the Predator, and that they live for a very long time, but for all intents and purposes, it felt like a prequel.

The movie takes place in the 1700's. I mean, how much earlier do you have to get for it to be one of the first Predator stories. Anyway, I enjoyed the hell out of this movie. It was tremendous because it is so different from the other movies. The other movies, which I truly do enjoy as well, are all about the action and blood and gore and fighting. They are fun popcorn movies to just sit back and have a blast. This movie is different. This movie tells a quieter, more harrowing story.

The hero is a Comanche female warrior played by Amber Midthunder. Every other version seems to have some big time action star who happens to be male, or it is full of a cast of male characters. This one doesn't. The older versions are all about American type guys. Again, this one revolves around a Comanche Nation. I love that about it. Midthunder's character name is Naru. She is a fierce warrior, excellent tracker, solid craftsman and has a trusting dog at her side. But since it takes place in the 1700's, she is not allowed to hunt and gather on her own. She has to go with a group of male Comanches. This becomes a problem for her and the predator when it is spotted. That is another great thing about this movie. The Predator is a constant threat and we see it all the time. At first it is just a computer animated shadow, but as the movie goes on we get a better view each time. And this thing looks cool as hell. The hair is wild, but this one has a skull as a helmet, the hands are dangerous as hell and the goo is green that comes out of the predator when it is struck. The actor inside the costume is a former professional international basketball player who happens to be 6'8 tall, which makes it even more menacing. To watch all the tracking and fighting and quiet suspense, it was so well done. There are long moments of silence that just add to the tension. When Naru falls into a sinkhole, watching her struggle to get out, that was so nerve wracking and I loved every second of it. Seeing the predator rip through people and animals was so gory and so well done. Naru and her dog tracking and then hunting the predator was a thing of beauty. The stuff between the fur trappers and the Comanches was done correctly. It was brutal, but not over the top. And that final fight between the predator and Naru was like watching ballet. It was incredible.

This movie is worth the hype. I now understand why everyone was going nuts about it. RD kept telling me I had to watch. I am glad he did because I am doing the same thing to people now. "Prey" is an excellent movie that I highly recommend everyone to see.

Ty

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