Prey2022

Thank God they gave Dan Trachtenberg the keys to the Predator kingdom because this is without a doubt the best film in the franchise. Best Predator design. Best action. Best characters. Best overall look.  This is just an incredible film that completely understands everything good and cool about the Predator better than any film before.  While the main character and plot are a little “woman moment,” she’s just so damn cool and has a lot of incredible action sequences. Plus, its other themes and ideas are really well done, so I can excuse its sappier moments. I love the ties and connections the film makes between the Native Americans, colonialism, and the Predator.  It is a damn shame they threw this movie onto streaming without a theatrical run, but they still let Trachtenberg make Badlands, and it seems like that has been the most successful Predator film to date, so I guess it all worked out.  I am surprised how much I’ve enjoyed most of these predator films, seeing as I had no to low expectations beforehand. I just have the animated film left, and then I’ll give the AvP movies a try. All in all, I’m really glad I went on this journey, and I’ll definitely watch most of these again.