Prey Reviews

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was rather well received and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I always had a weak spot for ‘Predator’, they have actually always struggled with this franchise. Indeed, through more than 3 decades, they gave us pretty much everything from sequels, prequels, spin-offs and none of them really worked. Well, it seems that after all these years, they finally managed to deliver a solid prequel after all. While watching this movie, I thought it was too bad the characters spoke in English and I discovered afterwards that there was actually a version in Commanche language available on Hulu but I saw it on Disney+ where only the English version was available. Concerning the story itself, the concept was eventually pretty basic and the damned thing was pretty much a remake of the 1^st movie but that’s also why it probably actually worked though. There was also the fact that, even though it was neat that the main character was a woman for once, the whole issue about her being considered not fit to be a hunter by all the men (and women as well) in her tribe was rather cliché and predictable. On the other hand, the fact that the main character was a woman actually explained why she was actually so skilled. Indeed, in contrary to all the guys in her tribe, she had to work twice harder to prove to everyone and even to herself that she was actually a worthy fighter and, as a result, she did acquire a mighty set of skills in the process. Eventually, it was just so damned entertaining to see how an Indian with only an axe and some arrows might be able to survive and even beat such an ultimate warrior like a Predator with all his fancy hi-tech and, above all, lethal gadgets. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really groundbreaking, it was still a really solid action flick though and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.