I liked the amount of Easter eggs and native shout outs like how she whistled before the predator came in picture since most tribes believe that if you whistle at night bad entities will come. That one I for sure feel is from the bezerker clan since it had strength and speed but didn’t really think fully in his attacks while naru had a solid defense while studying it.
The whistle was a nice touch. I wanted to point out that not all natives had an astonished reaction to old world technology. Ishi, the last Yahi lived in California away from cities until 1911. He was brought out to the SF Bay Area and his anthropologist guide/'owner' said you must be pretty surprised by our technology as Ishi looked at the city and an airplane flew overhead. Ishi smiled and only commented on how many people there were. I guess what I mean is that there were ways to understand new things, like children's stories allowed Naru to comprehend alien tech as a sort of metaphysical being, but not one that she couldn't handle. The biggest difference is behavior as she couldn't understand why someone would kill a herd of bison until she met the French fur trappers. She understood the Predator for what he was fairly quickly as well. I cracked up at the New Girl joke. Glad you did this and hope you feel better.
The pred I am pretty sure is not from the berserker. The director told that this is an subspecie from an different region on yautja prime(their home planet)
28:30 Fun fact, in Native American folklore, whistling at night is regarded as an ill omen. Supposedly, a skinwalker or other shapeshifter will whistle back in an effort to lure you closer to it. A phenomenal little detail that someone pointed out on another video, and I think it really brings that scene up a level.
In some Asian (i'm an Asian) culture as well. My grandma use to tell me never whistle at night. You are calling an bad omen (or evil in the dark) to you.
Just a shame that they placed the wrong tribe in the wrong territory for that period... Yet another Hollywood shortcut when it comes to historical accuracy...
I told my wife: I wish everyone in the world cared about me like they do this dog! 😁 I adopted a rez dog 5 years ago, and she is the best dog ever. Really smart, and loyal. I love her. There are over 300k stray dogs on the Navajo reservation. You can find organizations like Black Hat you can work with to adopt. Well worth it, and not expensive. Look them up.
Your right I live on the Navajo Rez I get my Sheep herding dogs. At a store on the rez. And some are house Guard dogs. The best oil dogs you can find are mutts.
Fun fact: The breed of dog in this movie is Carolina Dog AKA American Dingo! They were used by natives all across the United States for thousand of years. You can still find breeders and dogs of this variety today. Just be aware that they are super smart, mischievous, and energetic if you decide to take one home.
After the atrocity that was the last predator movie (autism gives you superpowers?) I had given up on the franchise. This movie was such a relief, solid 8/10
just my opinion but i think people are kind of overrating it because we're so starved of good movies lately, especially in the predator franchise. the scenes with the predator, apart from the end fight which is very bad, were 8/10. but overall i think the movie is a 6.5/10. i would advise people to just watch the predator scenes on youtube, in particular the bear scene
@@blakeaskew7086 It's cringey because when I was a kid (probably 8 years old), I was imagining the very same concept (after watching Predator one too many times). I'm not kidding. That's how I know this movie was written by a child.
I really got the feeling that this predator is kinda like the hunters that use crossbows or similar "primitive" weapons in modern day. It has a lot of high tech stuff, but no plasma canon and less armor. Also it goes into close combat with both people and animals a lot.
Plus, the director stated it was that particular Predators first time on Earth. I think the hunt may have also been a right of passage. Hunt all the most dangerous prey on this planet with the less advanced weapons to earn its place in its tribe.
It is a Youngblood Predator so basically he was a rebel teenage one. They have comic storylines fleshed out about this stuff you should check it out! Anyone who liked this movie should read all the Predator comics lol
It's what they call a Youngblood , a feral predator , they earn their weaponry from Hunt's they get upgraded that's how the species works...So basically you're seeing a inexperienced predator...And yes part two is coming
This movie is probably the best Predator we've had in a long time, The Predator (2018) left a really bad taste in my mouth, and the people who criticized it kept saying that they wouldn't believe a small "unskilled" girl would kill a Predator, but we see her in the movie training and being highly resourceful and it just made me go "did they even watch the movie?" and also even Arnold's Dutch character couldn't take him hand to hand, he too had to be resourceful :) Prey, Predator (original) and Predators are still my favorite to this day.
@@daykon6843 It turned out to be a fair fight in the end...And, unlike the Ninja/Pocahontas over here, Arnie did not even touch the bloody creature...!
Couple of things: -According to the director, this a young and more inexperience Predator. Which after seeing the movie makes sense. -There's a dub version where all the dialogue speak by the comanche is their actual language instead of english. -What Taabe screams at the predator, after the fight, when he turn invisible can be translated to "Cheater"
Yeah this predator is like the primitive versions of the higher ranks.. Or put it lightly, a LOWER ranked predator.. Much like the 1st land reptiles were the dinosaur's ancestors.. Hence why this movie setting was in 1719. Low evolved.. And with Low-Tech helmets with a wolf skull and shoots metal bolts instead of plasma laser.
@@SaRENRampaiger Here's what i think about those things: 1. the skull helmet might be the case of the predator being prideful, wearing the helmet of a creature he took down is a great accomplishment 2. he didn't have any plasma canons because he was out on earth to prove himself to the elders, afterwards they gift him the plasma canon, that's how was done in avp movie and a glimpse in here aswell 3. he's probably not wearing any armor because he enjoys the thrill of battle, and might even take damage on purpose to fully embrace the fight, hence why he has so many scars on his body
@@Motivation_snack6668 Very cool observations and interesting theories. The truth is this movie was true to the comics. This Predator is called a "Youngblood" meaning he's well trained (obviously) but very inexperienced. In Predator "tribes" you have to earn your weaponry. The more trophies you bring back the more you are rewarded. His low armor/weaponry is simply a result of his accomplishments. Clearly he wasn't "handicapping" himself as you mentioned. The whole point is the best of me vs the best of you. He used everything at his disposal.
@22:07- his line, direct callback to the Original film- Said by Arnold himself… this movie was freakin Awesome… it’s a good Fooking film… legitimately-- a very beautiful and high quality production… and it gave not only great tribute to the franchise, but even greater tribute to Comanche culture… like 5 out of 5 stars
@Joe Arce - usually the reason for it is... money. It takes a lot to have a proper, large, theatrical release. Maybe the studio wasn't that confident at that time.
“I do respect his integrity” Predator: fights invisible, heat vision, instant healing tools, uses super space weapons. Predator basically plays with cheats on.
Wait...Heat vision is a cheat on??? Isn't that supposed to be how they normally see??? Isn't this the reason this Predator was practically blind, not even able to see the flower-cold-blooded human standing right in front of him even if he did not have his biomask on??? Dude, you have just busted the biggest storyline atrocity ever!!!!
@@Etticos. THERE YOU GO, MY FRIEND!!! THERE YOU F***ING GO!!!! So, in the final fight sequence in Prey, Naru consumed that plant which lowered her blood/body temperature making her INVISIBLE TO HEAT VISION, AND ONLY TO HEAT VISION. But the Predator WAS NOT WEARING HIS MASK ON THAT TIME!! IT WAS TAKEN AWAY BY NARU IN THE PREVIOUS BATTLE!!! HOW COME HE COULD NOT SEE HER STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM WITH HIS NORMAL VISION, WHICH IS NOT HEAT VISION??? Now, you can understand just how big of a bull crap this film was...
@@demetriskatsianis2396 Right. Plus based on the original film I was under the impression a Predator could see like a normal human with out the mask. The mask just gives the heat vision, targeting hacks, and some other tools.
At the 31:50 mark, I love Naru's victory cry. I think the bog-mud fooled the laser sight on the Predator's helmet so it was able to zero in on him. Great movie.
No, the arrows track to the laser sights no matter where they're pointing. It was so desperate that it forgot. It did the same thing earlier against her brother.
Fun Fact: The predators always follow a rule, they won't attack someone who is unarmed/ can't defend themselves, a child, someone who is fatally ill or pregnant woman.
And he also copies their tactics, after witnessing the snake strike the rat, he poses the same way when striking the wolf, coiling and revealing his fangs, and he copies the wolf when he chases the last member of her hunting party with her, with stalking and sprinting towards the prey
@@TheMrsmartass13 And the director says this predator is more inexperienced than the higher ranks of the previous ones hence why he gets dumbed down on taking down her!
@@demetriskatsianis2396 Wait... huh? He was overpowered, like a puppy? I'm guessing you mean by... who... again? The bear gave him a fight for a minute. And Taabe was holding his own against it until it cloaked. But it walked through the braves and the trappers. OH, right... the wimmenz you hate... So, you didn't watch the movie. Because the predator was taking damage since the wolf bit it. Then the bear. Then the braves. Then the trappers. Then Taabe. Then Naru shoots it in the back of the head, kamikaze's onto it's back giving 4 or 5 chops, it gets raked over the tree spikes, then gets its arm cut off... fights a bit more while literally bleeding out... before falling into the mud bog pit. And, was STILL alive while bleeding out standing in the pit using his dart gauntlet which is the exact trap Naru had set up, shooting itself in the head before it died. And in the movie, before final fight, Naru was running away. Or did you miss that? "but but the wimmenz!" Naru didn't lack skill; she lacked confidence in her skills. She ran away even after her brother died. It was by the river that she finally found her courage. Finally said enough. And if you don't believe that, then let a Gulf War veteran, that was former Explosive Ordnance Disposal, was in Iraq twice, walked live minefields, and afterwards was in law enforcement, that LOTS of manly men lost their shit due to fear and it wasn't until you conquered it that you were able to function. As for badass women? Go to Fort Bragg... where women walk around in uniform with Airborne tabs, Paratrooper wings and Ranger patches. Tell THEM they aren't badasses.
The scene when Naru was aiming at the hawk. That same location was used for The Revenant. The opening sequence in the camp, when the settlers were packing the boat with pelts before they got run over by the natives. Also the same location was used on Shanghai Noon, when Jackie Chan fought the natives in the river.
+dwood21851 All civilizations discovering great technological advancements ''mess up'' human population. If it hadn't been for them, mankind would be still living in caves, eating roots and raw meat.
@@JustSomeGuyLV im not sure what exactly your saying. also i dont know if you know exactly what you are saying. if you mean to say all great empires throughout time have conquered land and the native people of that land change and evolve. then yes i agree. but when empires like Rome invaded places like Germania or Britannia they didnt eliminate the native population. thats why countries like Germany and Britain still exist.
@@dwood21851 Clearly you're the one who doesn't understand what's he speaking. 1. I didn't know native Americans have gone extinct, since you're referring to people 2. All expanding superior civilizations enslaved neighboring ''inferior'' societies, native American more powerful tribes being no exception. Sorry, but all societies have done the same. Sorry to disappoint your antiwhite agenda.
@@dwood21851 Says the smart guy not willing to admit the fact every culture has forced it's ways of life on surrounding less powerful cultures. Expanding native American civilizations being no exception. Indeed, you can't fix the stupid.
It's a brilliant scene. It showed us how physically imposing the Yautja are to reinforce the fact that human muscles mean jack shit to this creature. Only brains and speed matter when you confront a Predator, but it also showed us how incredibly reckless this Yautja was.
@@yannym4605 Can you remind me how exactly did the Predator beat the bear?? Do you consider a punch to be a matter of brains or brute force?? Do not mess different fighting styles with intelligence. It's like having a boxer fighting against a Sumo wrestler...Using more efficient fighting technique has nothing to do with brains. It has only to do with fighting agility. Even if brains are included, you can never say that a Predator is as dumb compared to human as a bear compared to a Predator...I mean, he was the one visiting Naru's planet on a space ship, not the other way around, right??
My dumbass skipped looking for any after credits 😅. I wonder if they gave her something like a gift, cause they wont slaughter an entire tribe out of spite right?
@@donramonnavarre3431 *Hopfully we get a sequel to this prequel and find out. Perhaps she can pass it on to her child which somehow makes it into the hands of a civil war soilders platoon and the predator kills the platoon and takes it from them. I think that would make or a perfect transition.*
looved this, best predator film since the first. they finally understood the formula pick an interesting historical setting, spend time with characters we care about, have a predator hunt them
Remember that this Predator is young and rookie, he isnt like Scar or Wolf, its his first real hunt and still he is so op, just had bad luck with true Comanche warriors
My two fave scenes are the shield decapitation and where Naru uses trappers boss as bait. As she becomes predator herself being invisible to predator. It gives me chills
It was neat, it feels kinda silly though watching the short version and seeing what it does to the bear and then this tiny human can do basically anything and not be ripped to pieces
Another thing I liked is the way they portrayed the female character. She wasn’t the best at everything, not the strongest, not the fastest. But she was quick thinking, able to improvise, and use her perceived weaknesses to her advantage. All the men were better warriors, stronger, faster, more agile, but she was the better hunter because of her intelligence, cunning, and her ability to adapt. It was a good call back to the original with Dutch’s traps, while also avoiding potential criticism that she was a Mary sue who could do everything and was better at everything. I’ll say it again, I really love this movie, and I really LOVE Amber as an Actor, and give credit to the writers for writing such a well fleshed out character, who has many flaws and issues, but adapts and overcomes, instead of a straight Mary Sue plot armor person.
*Hopfully we get a sequel to this prequel and find out how they got the gun back. Perhaps she can pass the pistol onto on to her child which somehow makes it into the hands of a civil war soilder or rather revoulationary war soilders platoon (American or British) and the predator kills the platoon and takes it from them. I think that would make for a perfect transition and connection to the Predator 2 films ending.*
Maybe they just come back the next day after hearing of this mighty warrior and she gets easily despinal corded like what actually should have happened in the movie by a Predator that wasn't as stupid as this one.
Is it a different breed that comes to get it? Danny Glover got it from a different looking type of predator. I am thinking like there are two types like in Predators and this predator in prey looking like the bigger ones.
@@GuileMike Might just be different tech tier. Who knows, maybe they decided to come back with less traditionnal weapon and more firepower After loosing one of theirs to some weak creature on a primitive world
I loveeeee how the original Predator motif/theme is sprinkled throughout the movie, but slightly different to give it a new flare, and personally I find it to be almost Creepy now compared to the original theme which had more action vibes for me. It was a good fresh take all around, while holding true to the first 2 movies at the same time. I loved this movie
The actress sid the worst day on set was when she had to swim in the ice cold river water. The final gun was the same gun as in Predator 2. I think Prey's director was one of Arnold's soldier's from Predator.
The trappers were trying to bait the Predator like they would a wolf. Thinking it might go for an easy kill, but they didn't know it was looking for a challenge, an equal.
The predator doesn't give sympathy to weaker prey. It doesn't engage with creatures that it doesn't find as a threat. The Predator didn't have compassion for her because she was caught in the trap, it didn't look at her as a threat. Predator's don't have compassion. They simply have a code of conduct. They fight the best of the best as sport.
I like how in the end, during the final fight and Naru’s crowning as the new War Chief, they play music that’s slower, yet similar to one of the main themes in the film, liThe Last of the Mohicans-- Song being “Promontory”
Personally, I liked how she was smiling, having obviously already forgotten the deaths of so many men from her tribe and, mainly, her brother's sacrifice...A normal reaction would be her bursting into tears. But I guess that would spoil the "strong, independent, absolutely badass woman" agenda of the film, wouldn't it?? Most unlikeable main character ever... Congrats, mr. Trachtenberg!!!! (as for those who dare to compare this abomination with the 1987 masterpiece, just compare Dutches expression and completely void look after the final kill to those of Naru...)
I about screamed the house down lol. I loved your reaction. So emotional as usual. BUT all the movie aside, you are the ONLY reactor I have watched that clicked that Naru is now the new War Chief. For some reason I just KNEW you'd be the one to spot that. 😊
If you want more backstory about how the Predators work, Predator 2 (with Danny Glover) is a solid sequel to the first, and has a reveal that gives you a tiny glimpse into what they are and how they operate, without completely wrecking the mystique of the villain.
Yautja, each is it's own hunter and each Predator movie had a different type. Pleasantly surprised with your commentary and knowledge of the Predator universe. Good reaction!!
I also watched this movie just now in HULU....really awesome👍 this movie links with Naru holding the 1719 flintlock pistol which later in Predator 2 ending the Superior Predator gives it as a trophy to Lieutenant Mike Harrigan....
You missed the mid-credits scene ;) If one can call it that. I also highly enjoyed the movie, it certainly brought a fresh wind in the franchise. I also liked how the natives are never like "weird speaking savage people" (if that makes sense), they are humans like everyone else. I think it would have deserved a bit more budget and a cinematic release. I wasnt sure if the trappers were a bit comical, however, we see them through naru's eyes - and she sees them as these weird but also dangerous people. So it works I think. However, even though I liked how hard to kill this predator was, I wondered if it would have been taken down by a log like in the first movie. Maybe it was a bit too indestructible? But it works as a movie monster in a world without machine guns very well.
About the question regarding the collecting of skulls on each trip: at least, in the books and stuff, those trophies and hunts for honor and all that are legit how they get the ladies and that's so funny to me. 😝 Some Predator out there like "Behold, my stuff." 😂
Prey is genius because the Predator and Naru’s stories are parallel to each other. Both are trying to prove something, not just to themselves, but also to their respective tribes. For any of us that follow Predator Lore we know that they are accepted into what is equivalent to a tribe only if they hunt a worthy warrior. The bear fight shows how the Predator, even though he has strength and tech on his side, is out of his element. The bear actually overpowers the Predator and there is even a moment where the bear stands on top of the Predator with the green glowing blood running through its mouth. The only reason the Predator is able to kill the bear is because the bear turns its back and gets cocky. Naru exploits the Predator being out of its element by studying it. It learn it patterns, how it uses its weapon, and how to use her skills as a hunter and gatherer to outsmart the Predator. It’s actually not such a far fetched idea that Naru could kill the Predator this way because that’s how Dutch did it in the original movie. When the Predator takes off all his weapons and fights Dutch, Dutch gets brutalized by the Predator. Only by outsmarting it does the Dutch kill the Predator. Naru does the same thing, but in her own way. But the fact that they are both after same thing shows the theme of commonality even with rivals.
Pedro, did you actually watch the movie?? Or you based your comment only on reviews you have read here and there?? Where exactly were brains involved in Naru defeating the Predator??? Maybe when she jumped on it and starting stabbing it with her axe? Maybe when she chopped his arm off?? Maybe when she pulled out it's tooth (!!!) with her bare hand(!!!) and then stabbed it in the eye with it??? Or maybe when she crawled between it's legs, tied her rope around it's neck and then dragged it into the mud lake, as if the Predator was light as a feather or as if she possessed the strength of Wonder Woman??? You compare this to the 1987 film final fight??? In which Dutch managed to deliver just one blow, which only tickled the Predator???? Dude, the film was woke from the beginning. But, for sure, it broke the wokeness world record in the final fight sequence : not only Naru had to outsmart the Predator (which to be honest is something that I could buy...I mean, there is always a chance that this is a stupid Predator , isn't it?), but she had to overpower it physically as well! And boy, she did that, didn't she?? She had to excel in every domain, both brains AND muscles. Wanna know why? Because, of course, "girl power"! Oh, and because of another reason: "VAGINA"!!! An absolute woke disaster for me, by far the worst movie of the franchise, AVP's included...Total score :0/10, for your "genius" of a film...! God bless you, boy, you made me laugh!
@@demetriskatsianis2396 Yes because while you are right that anything taken can be taken into an extreme or illogical place, this is not what is happening with this film because the message is executed correctly without coming off entitled or just bitter and angry. Are there some extreme feminism films, which outright mocks all men as misogynists?Sure. But this isn’t one of them. This film didn't do that in many ways, one of which was the fact the tribe never had a law or rule preventing her from becoming a hunter. It was just women in general are not as physically strong as men and so the hard task of hunting were given to the men. Naru wanted to prove she can do it too. She never expressed any entitlement, demanding to be respected or demanding to be equal. The film was about her "proving" she can hunt and she did. The other point was her older brother Taabe, who was a very strong and able hunter, but also one that watched over her like a mentor and protector, in which she looks up to as a father figure (since her father died.) So this film absolutely did not "put down" or mock men. Taabe was also very encouraging of Naru to become a hunter. The feel of this film is very relatable if you are someone who had that one little sister that followed you around your whole childhood wanting to be like you. When you are with your friends, she wants to tag along, she wants to do the things you do like play basketball, skateboard, etc... Naru comes off not really as a feminist, but as a tomboy. This is why I find a lot of political criticism of this film really unwarranted. Funny enough, when you think about it, Some conservative value are represented here such as training their daughters to use guns, exercise their 2A rights, to not run from bad guys, but to fight back. So why would this film be considered "woke?" This film did not have a feel of victim playing, entitled equality, or anti-male feminism. It is about a young woman who wants to be more than what she is expected to be, who wants to break traditional expectations, and yes... it is specifically gender expectations. But as I stated earlier, any good thing can become bad if taken to an extreme. This film did not do that and it executed their point quite well.
@@pedroportillo1585 So, you did not get that through the entire film Naru is shown to be better in any way than almost every male of her tribe? I mean, she had to be better even in hand to hand combat against probably the strongest man of her tribe! The guy couldn't deliver not even a single blow!! The scene when she wakes up to do the housework? When she gets out of the tipi and sees the other women going to start their houseworks with their children in their backs? Do you remember the disgust on her face? Do you remember her throwing down her bag and picking up her bow instead? It was a scene that showed absolute disapproval for the way other women HAD CHOSEN to live, and also showed disrespect against the female instinct of motherhood. Do you imagine how insulting this scene could be against women who desire to have children but they cannot because of let's say medical issues?? That scene was crying out : "I am far better than this! I am far better than any of you!! I will show you all!!!". The ending scene, after she defeated the Predator : a big smile on her face! No tears, no sadness for her dead brother. Because him dying was not that important as her accomplishing her goal, to prove herself worthy of not doing the house work!! Her own brother...So much for looking up for him...! Also, little sisters when they play soccer with their big brothers do not disagree with him on how their team should attack...They do not feel sad when their brother scores the winning goal...Little sisters who look up to their brothers are happy when their brother excels...Most of the times...And this usually stops by the age of 12-13...Dude, that chick had "toxic feminism" written all over her face!! Anyways, dude, I do not really care about the feminism or the wokeness of the movie. I have watched excessively woke movies without a problem, given that they did not mess up the plot. My main issue of this film is that, in order for the main character to reach her final goal (proving herself worthy, that is...) they lowered the Predator creature in a humiliatingly low level. This movie could easily not have been a Predator movie. They could have used a bear or even a vicious French fur trapper as the ultimate Prey for Naru to prove herself better than any woman who wants to create life inside her body...
Billy in the original movie was part Sioux, not Comanche, so there's no direct correlation, but I liked how the pouch Naru used to keep the orange totsiyaa in looked similar to the pouch Billy had around his neck.
This movie was excellent!!! I'm so glad that she remembered Billy being indigenous & if I'm not mistaken, that was his tribe name and he mentioned the predator in the first film
I like that for Predator lore fans, they added the additional story parallel of this being this predators first hunt, his trial, just like this is Naru's
@@danielruiz8259 Yeah, it reminds me of the misconception that the White Rhino's horn if consumed by men, turns them into "sexual tyrannosaurus"...And White Rhinos are no more...
they dont really tell you "why" in the movie, but its understood in the Lore of PREDATOR, they use Earth as a hunting grounds for the Young Hunter to Test them selves and or Practice
I just understood now, it was the Predator finding the skinned American Buffaloes and finding evidence humans did it, that attracted him to them as his next challenge to face-off against when he finds them.
I enjoyed "Prey" much more than the previous movies. The previous movies sucked for a bunch of reasons but Prey stuck to the basics. No cussing, random sex scene, or goofy autism superpowers plot twists. Just straight-up OG survival, problem-solving, and brutal combat. Some things could have been better, sure, but it was a good comeback for the series.
Robert Rodriguez' "Predators" wasn't bad (not to be confused with "Predator" or "The Predator") ... sure Adrian Brody wasn't the best and the predator design was so-so... But it slipped by unnoticed by many and I think it's probably the 3rd best, including Prey... Predator 2 has it's moments though I think it's 4th best, but it's close
11:00 Yeah they're all different individual Predators. They collect trophies because the hunters with the best collection of trophies are the ones who get chosen by females to mate.
Hi Ariana I just finished watching your reaction to the prey movie on Hulu I myself saw this movie like five times my favorite one plus I also enjoyed your reaction to the first predator on Schwarzenegger 1987 4 months ago great reaction and I loved your reaction to this movie too your reaction to the fight scenes was incredible too and how the Predator was going to be defeated it looks like you love watching this movie so much cuz I love your reaction to it as well. PS Ariana I have a question to ask you are you going to see the other three Predators movies you missed out on like Predator 2 1990 and predators 3 2010 and The predator 4 2018 because if you are planning to watch those three other planet movies I'd be happy to watch your reaction and watch it with you on your UA-cam channel but let me know if you plan on watching Predator two and three and four. Many loves and supporting from me I'm a fan of your reaction videos see you in your next reaction video ✌💌
Great reaction and great movie. The only noticeable flaw, and maybe this is nitpicking: it doesn't make sense that she was the only person who saw and heard the ship. Otherwise, one of the best of the Predator series.
If you noticed that, I believe you should have more than only this one, Like example how the dog got '' Tail'' caught in it. Trap set on pressure, yes. Speed of dog, okay. But still tail is high enough for the trap's'' teeth'' to catch it. No? And list could go on.
And a snake which received a bladed weapon through the head and skinned alive from head to tail which was still alive. And if this was a "reflex", it must be noted that the snake was killed while it was still daylight but not found until after nightfall. Reflex action in this scenario seems implausible. Im sure the all seeing and all wise Matrim42 would vehemently argue this point.
@@toddhill7483 Entertaining yes. But not to the level it gets its prizes. The thing with was when I watched those things put Me out of whole ''Film watching experience'' so to speak.
You two, or three, seem to be part of the better ones in this. Some of us are browsing around to see who might be good, so keep going just as you are ^^
22:38 In the Alien vs Predator movie, it's shown that they have a net that tightens up and will cut through most anything it gets wrapped around. It was brought back for this movie and shown it working through in a very fast and devastating manner.
@@bigdaddyc4471 It was also in AVP, Scott is right. T think it was used twice in AVP, first against a human, the military leader of the expedition, and then on the Alien (who was named "Grid", after the marks this net left on it).
I don’t think the predator necessarily respects or disrespects anything rather the reason and purpose for its existence on the planet is to encounter danger and overcome it. A good way to think about it is he’s like a dark souls player, he’s here to fight the biggest and baddest things he can find no matter what they could be. Likely for him this planet is completely uncharted a new and he was just thrown down here for a hunt.
Its so surreal to see stuff playing in the US in the early 18th century and americans be like "omg its ancient" and meanwhile i visit my Gradfather to help him find the ground certificates from the late 17th century when his family built the second half of his house because he needs it to know if the well construction would be able to house a geotermic pump. 🤯
That scene bothered me. He's got her pinned down with his shield around her neck. There's no way she could even reach his face. No room around the shield to move and her arms can't reach. It's a little thing but i noticed Alot of them in this movie. Little things add up. Maybe some people don't see or care but I notice this kinda stuff and it kinda ruins it for me cause there lazy easy to correct in post mistakes.
@@eol6632 for me it's a dumb fun kinda movie, but you are right, just think about the dog, it would do a magician proud... Disappears and reappears as the plot demands it lol
i personally loved the movie. i wish it had been performed in spoken (not dubbed) comanche. the setting was unique and the use of a native cast was refreshing, esp a female lead outwitting a technologically and physically superior opponent.
Get an alarm clock that wakes you up with a gradual light, that finishes with an alarm. Eventually you'll wake up to the light before the alarm, and that means no more alarms. It's so much better.
21:40 The French took him there because they knew the ashes would stick to his body and prevent the predator from using his invisible camouflage. That is one of the big questions that the movie left, apparently the French knew what kind of creature the predator was and what was the purpose of his stay on earth
I liked the amount of Easter eggs and native shout outs like how she whistled before the predator came in picture since most tribes believe that if you whistle at night bad entities will come. That one I for sure feel is from the bezerker clan since it had strength and speed but didn’t really think fully in his attacks while naru had a solid defense while studying it.
The whistle was a nice touch. I wanted to point out that not all natives had an astonished reaction to old world technology. Ishi, the last Yahi lived in California away from cities until 1911. He was brought out to the SF Bay Area and his anthropologist guide/'owner' said you must be pretty surprised by our technology as Ishi looked at the city and an airplane flew overhead. Ishi smiled and only commented on how many people there were. I guess what I mean is that there were ways to understand new things, like children's stories allowed Naru to comprehend alien tech as a sort of metaphysical being, but not one that she couldn't handle. The biggest difference is behavior as she couldn't understand why someone would kill a herd of bison until she met the French fur trappers. She understood the Predator for what he was fairly quickly as well.
I cracked up at the New Girl joke. Glad you did this and hope you feel better.
@@whiteowl87 big thanks for giving me more subjects to read on!
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The pred I am pretty sure is not from the berserker. The director told that this is an subspecie from an different region on yautja prime(their home planet)
Not big enough to be a berserker pred, was confirmed a different subspecies by the writers
Fun fact: Even the 2 actors from the 1st predator praised it as well and it's another pass of the torch moment for this actress.
And Shane Black wrote '' The Predator'' He was in the first movie. So of course who else could do it right?
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This movie was terrible.
@@LordMalice6d9 cool opinion
@@toxicpain1277 Not an opinion. Its a fact. Its a very poorly wrtten movie with characters that have no personality.
The puppy is from a shelter and I'm so happy they shined a spot light on shelter pets.
the way she has to hunt for her right of passage is exactly what the predators do when they come to earth and other planets.
And it didn't learn as it hunted, it just tanked the hits and didn't adapt. But she did.
@@Zembo177 this Youngblood wouldn’t come near Wolf’s level.
28:30 Fun fact, in Native American folklore, whistling at night is regarded as an ill omen. Supposedly, a skinwalker or other shapeshifter will whistle back in an effort to lure you closer to it.
A phenomenal little detail that someone pointed out on another video, and I think it really brings that scene up a level.
In some Asian (i'm an Asian) culture as well. My grandma use to tell me never whistle at night. You are calling an bad omen (or evil in the dark) to you.
i was always told it calls bad spirits
Just a shame that they placed the wrong tribe in the wrong territory for that period... Yet another Hollywood shortcut when it comes to historical accuracy...
I told my wife: I wish everyone in the world cared about me like they do this dog! 😁
I adopted a rez dog 5 years ago, and she is the best dog ever. Really smart, and loyal. I love her.
There are over 300k stray dogs on the Navajo reservation. You can find organizations like Black Hat you can work with to adopt. Well worth it, and not expensive. Look them up.
God bless you.
Your right I live on the Navajo Rez I get my Sheep herding dogs. At a store on the rez. And some are house Guard dogs. The best oil dogs you can find are mutts.
Fun fact: The breed of dog in this movie is Carolina Dog AKA American Dingo! They were used by natives all across the United States for thousand of years. You can still find breeders and dogs of this variety today. Just be aware that they are super smart, mischievous, and energetic if you decide to take one home.
we had one for years. Great dogs!
After the atrocity that was the last predator movie (autism gives you superpowers?) I had given up on the franchise. This movie was such a relief, solid 8/10
The 2018 Predator was rubbish. Also the predator man suit at the end was super cringey. The whole movie was just...nope.
just my opinion but i think people are kind of overrating it because we're so starved of good movies lately, especially in the predator franchise. the scenes with the predator, apart from the end fight which is very bad, were 8/10. but overall i think the movie is a 6.5/10. i would advise people to just watch the predator scenes on youtube, in particular the bear scene
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@@nitrokid after seeing that suit I honestly said “fuck this movie”
@@blakeaskew7086 It's cringey because when I was a kid (probably 8 years old), I was imagining the very same concept (after watching Predator one too many times). I'm not kidding. That's how I know this movie was written by a child.
I really got the feeling that this predator is kinda like the hunters that use crossbows or similar "primitive" weapons in modern day. It has a lot of high tech stuff, but no plasma canon and less armor. Also it goes into close combat with both people and animals a lot.
Plus, the director stated it was that particular Predators first time on Earth. I think the hunt may have also been a right of passage. Hunt all the most dangerous prey on this planet with the less advanced weapons to earn its place in its tribe.
It is a Youngblood Predator so basically he was a rebel teenage one. They have comic storylines fleshed out about this stuff you should check it out! Anyone who liked this movie should read all the Predator comics lol
It's what they call a Youngblood , a feral predator , they earn their weaponry from Hunt's they get upgraded that's how the species works...So basically you're seeing a inexperienced predator...And yes part two is coming
@@Pinkielover sometimes some predators don't follow the honor code of hunting that's a rogue predator.
I also wonder if perhaps Predators adjust their level of tech at least somewhat depending on the tech level of their potential prey.
This movie is probably the best Predator we've had in a long time, The Predator (2018) left a really bad taste in my mouth, and the people who criticized it kept saying that they wouldn't believe a small "unskilled" girl would kill a Predator, but we see her in the movie training and being highly resourceful and it just made me go "did they even watch the movie?" and also even Arnold's Dutch character couldn't take him hand to hand, he too had to be resourceful :) Prey, Predator (original) and Predators are still my favorite to this day.
All the Predator movies are my favorites. They each bring a bit more of the backstory.
And let’s not forget Arnold character Dutch was fighting a more dangerous, more experienced, and better equipped predator than the predator from prey.
@@daykon6843 It turned out to be a fair fight in the end...And, unlike the Ninja/Pocahontas over here, Arnie did not even touch the bloody creature...!
By "resourceful" you mean pulling his tooth out with her tiny bare hand and stabbing it in the eye with it???
The ending of predator 2018 with the predator amor like Iron man is horrible glad this film came back to the original vibe
Couple of things:
-According to the director, this a young and more inexperience Predator. Which after seeing the movie makes sense.
-There's a dub version where all the dialogue speak by the comanche is their actual language instead of english.
-What Taabe screams at the predator, after the fight, when he turn invisible can be translated to "Cheater"
Yeah this predator is like the primitive versions of the higher ranks.. Or put it lightly, a LOWER ranked predator.. Much like the 1st land reptiles were the dinosaur's ancestors.. Hence why this movie setting was in 1719. Low evolved.. And with Low-Tech helmets with a wolf skull and shoots metal bolts instead of plasma laser.
@@SaRENRampaiger Here's what i think about those things:
1. the skull helmet might be the case of the predator being prideful, wearing the helmet of a creature he took down is a great accomplishment
2. he didn't have any plasma canons because he was out on earth to prove himself to the elders, afterwards they gift him the plasma canon, that's how was done in avp movie and a glimpse in here aswell
3. he's probably not wearing any armor because he enjoys the thrill of battle, and might even take damage on purpose to fully embrace the fight, hence why he has so many scars on his body
@@Motivation_snack6668 Very cool observations and interesting theories.
The truth is this movie was true to the comics. This Predator is called a "Youngblood" meaning he's well trained (obviously) but very inexperienced. In Predator "tribes" you have to earn your weaponry. The more trophies you bring back the more you are rewarded. His low armor/weaponry is simply a result of his accomplishments. Clearly he wasn't "handicapping" himself as you mentioned. The whole point is the best of me vs the best of you. He used everything at his disposal.
So, this was Noob Predator?🤣
@@forsakenjones4695 Predator ragequit when Taabe was winning.
@22:07- his line, direct callback to the Original film- Said by Arnold himself… this movie was freakin Awesome… it’s a good Fooking film… legitimately-- a very beautiful and high quality production… and it gave not only great tribute to the franchise, but even greater tribute to Comanche culture… like 5 out of 5 stars
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It's unfortunate this didn't have a theatrical release. Also, Amber was great in this movie
@Joe Arce - usually the reason for it is... money. It takes a lot to have a proper, large, theatrical release. Maybe the studio wasn't that confident at that time.
@@tannhauser5399 Yeah. I figured they wanted to play it safe
“I do respect his integrity”
Predator: fights invisible, heat vision, instant healing tools, uses super space weapons. Predator basically plays with cheats on.
And all his fancy toys still weren't enough. I guess that's why they keep upgrading their weapons every time they come back to Earth.
Wait...Heat vision is a cheat on??? Isn't that supposed to be how they normally see??? Isn't this the reason this Predator was practically blind, not even able to see the flower-cold-blooded human standing right in front of him even if he did not have his biomask on??? Dude, you have just busted the biggest storyline atrocity ever!!!!
@@demetriskatsianis2396 heat vision comes from the mask.
@@Etticos. THERE YOU GO, MY FRIEND!!! THERE YOU F***ING GO!!!! So, in the final fight sequence in Prey, Naru consumed that plant which lowered her blood/body temperature making her INVISIBLE TO HEAT VISION, AND ONLY TO HEAT VISION. But the Predator WAS NOT WEARING HIS MASK ON THAT TIME!! IT WAS TAKEN AWAY BY NARU IN THE PREVIOUS BATTLE!!! HOW COME HE COULD NOT SEE HER STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM WITH HIS NORMAL VISION, WHICH IS NOT HEAT VISION??? Now, you can understand just how big of a bull crap this film was...
@@demetriskatsianis2396 Right. Plus based on the original film I was under the impression a Predator could see like a normal human with out the mask. The mask just gives the heat vision, targeting hacks, and some other tools.
At the 31:50 mark, I love Naru's victory cry. I think the bog-mud fooled the laser sight on the Predator's helmet so it was able to zero in on him. Great movie.
No, the arrows track to the laser sights no matter where they're pointing. It was so desperate that it forgot. It did the same thing earlier against her brother.
@@kennethbryant5819 it didn’t forget, it just assumed the targeting was off and it was firing at her with manual aim.
Fun Fact: The predators always follow a rule, they won't attack someone who is unarmed/ can't defend themselves, a child, someone who is fatally ill or pregnant woman.
I like how the Predator is learning predators of the area and killing them. The snake, the wolf, the bear, and then humans.
And he also copies their tactics, after witnessing the snake strike the rat, he poses the same way when striking the wolf, coiling and revealing his fangs, and he copies the wolf when he chases the last member of her hunting party with her, with stalking and sprinting towards the prey
@@TheMrsmartass13 And the director says this predator is more inexperienced than the higher ranks of the previous ones hence why he gets dumbed down on taking down her!
@@SaRENRampaiger Only he did not get dumbed down, he was clearly overpowered, like as if he was a puppy!!!
@@ThatSamoanGuy Obviously not...
@@demetriskatsianis2396
Wait... huh? He was overpowered, like a puppy? I'm guessing you mean by... who... again?
The bear gave him a fight for a minute. And Taabe was holding his own against it until it cloaked. But it walked through the braves and the trappers.
OH, right... the wimmenz you hate...
So, you didn't watch the movie. Because the predator was taking damage since the wolf bit it. Then the bear. Then the braves. Then the trappers. Then Taabe. Then Naru shoots it in the back of the head, kamikaze's onto it's back giving 4 or 5 chops, it gets raked over the tree spikes, then gets its arm cut off... fights a bit more while literally bleeding out... before falling into the mud bog pit. And, was STILL alive while bleeding out standing in the pit using his dart gauntlet which is the exact trap Naru had set up, shooting itself in the head before it died.
And in the movie, before final fight, Naru was running away. Or did you miss that?
"but but the wimmenz!"
Naru didn't lack skill; she lacked confidence in her skills. She ran away even after her brother died. It was by the river that she finally found her courage. Finally said enough. And if you don't believe that, then let a Gulf War veteran, that was former Explosive Ordnance Disposal, was in Iraq twice, walked live minefields, and afterwards was in law enforcement, that LOTS of manly men lost their shit due to fear and it wasn't until you conquered it that you were able to function.
As for badass women? Go to Fort Bragg... where women walk around in uniform with Airborne tabs, Paratrooper wings and Ranger patches. Tell THEM they aren't badasses.
Hahaha. Everyone that watched this said they better not kill the dog!
The scene when Naru was aiming at the hawk. That same location was used for The Revenant. The opening sequence in the camp, when the settlers were packing the boat with pelts before they got run over by the natives. Also the same location was used on Shanghai Noon, when Jackie Chan fought the natives in the river.
That's Elizabeth Warren's fantastical indigenous biography, Warren in the Wonderland. 🤣
Love that the captions actually said "Wilhelm scream"
"they really messed up the bison population". yes and the human population
+dwood21851
All civilizations discovering great technological advancements ''mess up'' human population. If it hadn't been for them, mankind would be still living in caves, eating roots and raw meat.
@@JustSomeGuyLV im not sure what exactly your saying. also i dont know if you know exactly what you are saying. if you mean to say all great empires throughout time have conquered land and the native people of that land change and evolve. then yes i agree. but when empires like Rome invaded places like Germania or Britannia they didnt eliminate the native population. thats why countries like Germany and Britain still exist.
@@dwood21851 Clearly you're the one who doesn't understand what's he speaking. 1. I didn't know native Americans have gone extinct, since you're referring to people 2. All expanding superior civilizations enslaved neighboring ''inferior'' societies, native American more powerful tribes being no exception. Sorry, but all societies have done the same. Sorry to disappoint your antiwhite agenda.
@@dwood21851 Says the smart guy not willing to admit the fact every culture has forced it's ways of life on surrounding less powerful cultures. Expanding native American civilizations being no exception. Indeed, you can't fix the stupid.
YES!!! Been waiting for this one! Arianna is by far my favorite movie reactor on this channel!! :D
because maple doesn't exist? lmao
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Thank you Diegesis for reacting Prey amazing film excellent. By the way the pistol of Raphael Adolini was in the film Predator 2 (1990)
People forget that Naru stabbed the mountain lion before her brother killed it
But of course she did!!! Mary Sues never fail!!!
I think this movie was so well done! Amber did such an amazing job!
That actress cannot act to save her life. This character had no personality.
I must of watched something different. It was a big ol pile of..........
@@LordMalice6d9 you're on all comments, got nothing better to do?
@@TheSpineSplitter7 On Sundays I usually don't have a lot to do. I am busy the rest of the week for your information.
Bears who don't die at once, do hunt the hunter. And mother bears are even more aggressive!
I’m sure their father told Tabee the “This is as far as you go…” thing to him, so it’s very sweet that he teaches it to his sister.
Isn't it crazy to think, if the bear didn't stop attacking the Predator, it would've killed him. lol. Movie over.
It's a brilliant scene. It showed us how physically imposing the Yautja are to reinforce the fact that human muscles mean jack shit to this creature. Only brains and speed matter when you confront a Predator, but it also showed us how incredibly reckless this Yautja was.
@@yannym4605 Can you remind me how exactly did the Predator beat the bear?? Do you consider a punch to be a matter of brains or brute force?? Do not mess different fighting styles with intelligence. It's like having a boxer fighting against a Sumo wrestler...Using more efficient fighting technique has nothing to do with brains. It has only to do with fighting agility. Even if brains are included, you can never say that a Predator is as dumb compared to human as a bear compared to a Predator...I mean, he was the one visiting Naru's planet on a space ship, not the other way around, right??
You missed the illustration at the end where you see the Predator ships arrive. That gave me chills.
My dumbass skipped looking for any after credits 😅.
I wonder if they gave her something like a gift, cause they wont slaughter an entire tribe out of spite right?
@@Lord_Xeno Apparently, according to Predator lore Arnold Scwarzengger is a legend in the Predator culture. They give respect if you beat them.
@@Lord_Xeno in avp and predetor 2 they give gifts to the human who kills the hunter.
In DC comics when a pred 1v1'ed Batman and loss preds gave gifts for beating one of their own.
This was fire af. The 'Raphael Adolini 1715' connection to _Predator 2_ made me geek out so hard, I could've punched a hole through time.
Tremendous.
It was a nice touch, until you realise that for the Predators in Predator 2 to own that, they probably slaughtered the tribe after this film ends.
@@ocnb That's not how the Predator works
So how DOES the predator get the gun in predator 2?
@@donramonnavarre3431 *Hopfully we get a sequel to this prequel and find out. Perhaps she can pass it on to her child which somehow makes it into the hands of a civil war soilders platoon and the predator kills the platoon and takes it from them. I think that would make or a perfect transition.*
If this was fire then what's water?
looved this, best predator film since the first. they finally understood the formula
pick an interesting historical setting, spend time with characters we care about, have a predator hunt them
the predator wasn't hunting them -- they were hunting it.
Remember that this Predator is young and rookie, he isnt like Scar or Wolf, its his first real hunt and still he is so op, just had bad luck with true Comanche warriors
My two fave scenes are the shield decapitation and where Naru uses trappers boss as bait. As she becomes predator herself being invisible to predator. It gives me chills
It was neat, it feels kinda silly though watching the short version and seeing what it does to the bear and then this tiny human can do basically anything and not be ripped to pieces
Another thing I liked is the way they portrayed the female character. She wasn’t the best at everything, not the strongest, not the fastest. But she was quick thinking, able to improvise, and use her perceived weaknesses to her advantage. All the men were better warriors, stronger, faster, more agile, but she was the better hunter because of her intelligence, cunning, and her ability to adapt. It was a good call back to the original with Dutch’s traps, while also avoiding potential criticism that she was a Mary sue who could do everything and was better at everything. I’ll say it again, I really love this movie, and I really LOVE Amber as an Actor, and give credit to the writers for writing such a well fleshed out character, who has many flaws and issues, but adapts and overcomes, instead of a straight Mary Sue plot armor person.
Have you seen predator 2? It's my personal favorite. And Prey is now my second favorite.
Amber Midthunder has come a long way since Hell or High Water.
This blew my mind a bit.
*Hopfully we get a sequel to this prequel and find out how they got the gun back. Perhaps she can pass the pistol onto on to her child which somehow makes it into the hands of a civil war soilder or rather revoulationary war soilders platoon (American or British) and the predator kills the platoon and takes it from them. I think that would make for a perfect transition and connection to the Predator 2 films ending.*
Eh subjective
Maybe they just come back the next day after hearing of this mighty warrior and she gets easily despinal corded like what actually should have happened in the movie by a Predator that wasn't as stupid as this one.
Is it a different breed that comes to get it? Danny Glover got it from a different looking type of predator. I am thinking like there are two types like in Predators and this predator in prey looking like the bigger ones.
Go watch the Animated Credit Scene.. the Predator's came back!! 3 ships 😎👌
@@GuileMike Might just be different tech tier. Who knows, maybe they decided to come back with less traditionnal weapon and more firepower After loosing one of theirs to some weak creature on a primitive world
I loveeeee how the original Predator motif/theme is sprinkled throughout the movie, but slightly different to give it a new flare, and personally I find it to be almost Creepy now compared to the original theme which had more action vibes for me. It was a good fresh take all around, while holding true to the first 2 movies at the same time. I loved this movie
I came across one of your reactions videos yesterday and I been watching u non stop lol I started following after the first video keep it going :)
There was a scene in the credits that eludes to the sequel. Also, the musket pistol she has is the same pistol from Predator 2.
Yulp! The Comanches move their camp to Lawton Oklahoma and fight the new group of predators at Medicine Park and on Mt Scott. 😂
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I totally caught that as well!! Awesome that they put that in there 🔥🔥🔥
@@thunderbear4254 i tried to look this up but I cant find anything. U got any tips where I can find more lore about this movie?
@@alphahuntz2924 Oh I was being sarcastic because here in Oklahoma. The Comanche Tribe is located little north of Lawton, Okla. 😅
The actress sid the worst day on set was when she had to swim in the ice cold river water. The final gun was the same gun as in Predator 2. I think Prey's director was one of Arnold's soldier's from Predator.
I'm smarter than a beaver, "yeah you are girl ". Never thought I would hear someone get a shout out for being smarter than a beaver. 😃
I just watched this last night, nice to see my people in a big movie especially against the predator🔥
It's sooo fun watching movies with you guys!!!
Thanks man!
The trappers were trying to bait the Predator like they would a wolf. Thinking it might go for an easy kill, but they didn't know it was looking for a challenge, an equal.
The predator doesn't give sympathy to weaker prey. It doesn't engage with creatures that it doesn't find as a threat. The Predator didn't have compassion for her because she was caught in the trap, it didn't look at her as a threat. Predator's don't have compassion. They simply have a code of conduct. They fight the best of the best as sport.
The pistol is a connection to Predator 2, it's gifted to Danny Glover's character at the end by the lead predator on the space ship.
I like how in the end, during the final fight and Naru’s crowning as the new War Chief, they play music that’s slower, yet similar to one of the main themes in the film, liThe Last of the Mohicans-- Song being “Promontory”
Personally, I liked how she was smiling, having obviously already forgotten the deaths of so many men from her tribe and, mainly, her brother's sacrifice...A normal reaction would be her bursting into tears. But I guess that would spoil the "strong, independent, absolutely badass woman" agenda of the film, wouldn't it?? Most unlikeable main character ever... Congrats, mr. Trachtenberg!!!! (as for those who dare to compare this abomination with the 1987 masterpiece, just compare Dutches expression and completely void look after the final kill to those of Naru...)
Bear appears, dog says "muddah-fka I'm gah-h-on, GAH-H-ON." (per Caspersight)
I've not even finished your reaction, but yours is probably the best because you made ever point that was needed to be made. Thanks.
The pistol is a called back from Predator 2.
I about screamed the house down lol. I loved your reaction. So emotional as usual. BUT all the movie aside, you are the ONLY reactor I have watched that clicked that Naru is now the new War Chief. For some reason I just KNEW you'd be the one to spot that. 😊
If you want more backstory about how the Predators work, Predator 2 (with Danny Glover) is a solid sequel to the first, and has a reveal that gives you a tiny glimpse into what they are and how they operate, without completely wrecking the mystique of the villain.
I like how the predator is learning and adapting same as Naru
Yautja, each is it's own hunter and each Predator movie had a different type. Pleasantly surprised with your commentary and knowledge of the Predator universe. Good reaction!!
I also watched this movie just now in HULU....really awesome👍 this movie links with Naru holding the 1719 flintlock pistol which later in Predator 2 ending the Superior Predator gives it as a trophy to Lieutenant Mike Harrigan....
Bro the music and like the theme fro this predator was bone chilling fr. They really pulled through with this movie I'm so happy
You missed the mid-credits scene ;) If one can call it that. I also highly enjoyed the movie, it certainly brought a fresh wind in the franchise. I also liked how the natives are never like "weird speaking savage people" (if that makes sense), they are humans like everyone else. I think it would have deserved a bit more budget and a cinematic release.
I wasnt sure if the trappers were a bit comical, however, we see them through naru's eyes - and she sees them as these weird but also dangerous people. So it works I think.
However, even though I liked how hard to kill this predator was, I wondered if it would have been taken down by a log like in the first movie. Maybe it was a bit too indestructible? But it works as a movie monster in a world without machine guns very well.
Love your videos Arianna. Hope you feel better soon. Do you stream on Twitch?
Nope
About the question regarding the collecting of skulls on each trip: at least, in the books and stuff, those trophies and hunts for honor and all that are legit how they get the ladies and that's so funny to me. 😝 Some Predator out there like "Behold, my stuff." 😂
Prey is genius because the Predator and Naru’s stories are parallel to each other. Both are trying to prove something, not just to themselves, but also to their respective tribes. For any of us that follow Predator Lore we know that they are accepted into what is equivalent to a tribe only if they hunt a worthy warrior. The bear fight shows how the Predator, even though he has strength and tech on his side, is out of his element. The bear actually overpowers the Predator and there is even a moment where the bear stands on top of the Predator with the green glowing blood running through its mouth. The only reason the Predator is able to kill the bear is because the bear turns its back and gets cocky. Naru exploits the Predator being out of its element by studying it. It learn it patterns, how it uses its weapon, and how to use her skills as a hunter and gatherer to outsmart the Predator. It’s actually not such a far fetched idea that Naru could kill the Predator this way because that’s how Dutch did it in the original movie. When the Predator takes off all his weapons and fights Dutch, Dutch gets brutalized by the Predator. Only by outsmarting it does the Dutch kill the Predator. Naru does the same thing, but in her own way. But the fact that they are both after same thing shows the theme of commonality even with rivals.
Pedro, did you actually watch the movie?? Or you based your comment only on reviews you have read here and there?? Where exactly were brains involved in Naru defeating the Predator??? Maybe when she jumped on it and starting stabbing it with her axe? Maybe when she chopped his arm off?? Maybe when she pulled out it's tooth (!!!) with her bare hand(!!!) and then stabbed it in the eye with it??? Or maybe when she crawled between it's legs, tied her rope around it's neck and then dragged it into the mud lake, as if the Predator was light as a feather or as if she possessed the strength of Wonder Woman??? You compare this to the 1987 film final fight??? In which Dutch managed to deliver just one blow, which only tickled the Predator???? Dude, the film was woke from the beginning. But, for sure, it broke the wokeness world record in the final fight sequence : not only Naru had to outsmart the Predator (which to be honest is something that I could buy...I mean, there is always a chance that this is a stupid Predator , isn't it?), but she had to overpower it physically as well! And boy, she did that, didn't she?? She had to excel in every domain, both brains AND muscles. Wanna know why? Because, of course, "girl power"! Oh, and because of another reason: "VAGINA"!!! An absolute woke disaster for me, by far the worst movie of the franchise, AVP's included...Total score :0/10, for your "genius" of a film...! God bless you, boy, you made me laugh!
@@demetriskatsianis2396 Well, someone’s triggered, isn’t he?
@@pedroportillo1585 Of course I'm triggered, because I watched a parody of a movie! Do you find my arguments irrational?
@@demetriskatsianis2396 Yes because while you are right that anything taken can be taken into an extreme or illogical place, this is not what is happening with this film because the message is executed correctly without coming off entitled or just bitter and angry. Are there some extreme feminism films, which outright mocks all men as misogynists?Sure. But this isn’t one of them.
This film didn't do that in many ways, one of which was the fact the tribe never had a law or rule preventing her from becoming a hunter. It was just women in general are not as physically strong as men and so the hard task of hunting were given to the men. Naru wanted to prove she can do it too. She never expressed any entitlement, demanding to be respected or demanding to be equal. The film was about her "proving" she can hunt and she did.
The other point was her older brother Taabe, who was a very strong and able hunter, but also one that watched over her like a mentor and protector, in which she looks up to as a father figure (since her father died.) So this film absolutely did not "put down" or mock men. Taabe was also very encouraging of Naru to become a hunter.
The feel of this film is very relatable if you are someone who had that one little sister that followed you around your whole childhood wanting to be like you. When you are with your friends, she wants to tag along, she wants to do the things you do like play basketball, skateboard, etc... Naru comes off not really as a feminist, but as a tomboy.
This is why I find a lot of political criticism of this film really unwarranted. Funny enough, when you think about it, Some conservative value are represented here such as training their daughters to use guns, exercise their 2A rights, to not run from bad guys, but to fight back. So why would this film be considered "woke?"
This film did not have a feel of victim playing, entitled equality, or anti-male feminism. It is about a young woman who wants to be more than what she is expected to be, who wants to break traditional expectations, and yes... it is specifically gender expectations. But as I stated earlier, any good thing can become bad if taken to an extreme. This film did not do that and it executed their point quite well.
@@pedroportillo1585 So, you did not get that through the entire film Naru is shown to be better in any way than almost every male of her tribe? I mean, she had to be better even in hand to hand combat against probably the strongest man of her tribe! The guy couldn't deliver not even a single blow!! The scene when she wakes up to do the housework? When she gets out of the tipi and sees the other women going to start their houseworks with their children in their backs? Do you remember the disgust on her face? Do you remember her throwing down her bag and picking up her bow instead? It was a scene that showed absolute disapproval for the way other women HAD CHOSEN to live, and also showed disrespect against the female instinct of motherhood. Do you imagine how insulting this scene could be against women who desire to have children but they cannot because of let's say medical issues?? That scene was crying out : "I am far better than this! I am far better than any of you!! I will show you all!!!". The ending scene, after she defeated the Predator : a big smile on her face! No tears, no sadness for her dead brother. Because him dying was not that important as her accomplishing her goal, to prove herself worthy of not doing the house work!! Her own brother...So much for looking up for him...! Also, little sisters when they play soccer with their big brothers do not disagree with him on how their team should attack...They do not feel sad when their brother scores the winning goal...Little sisters who look up to their brothers are happy when their brother excels...Most of the times...And this usually stops by the age of 12-13...Dude, that chick had "toxic feminism" written all over her face!! Anyways, dude, I do not really care about the feminism or the wokeness of the movie. I have watched excessively woke movies without a problem, given that they did not mess up the plot. My main issue of this film is that, in order for the main character to reach her final goal (proving herself worthy, that is...) they lowered the Predator creature in a humiliatingly low level. This movie could easily not have been a Predator movie. They could have used a bear or even a vicious French fur trapper as the ultimate Prey for Naru to prove herself better than any woman who wants to create life inside her body...
Billy in the original movie was part Sioux, not Comanche, so there's no direct correlation, but I liked how the pouch Naru used to keep the orange totsiyaa in looked similar to the pouch Billy had around his neck.
fun fact. naru is actually an ancestor to Billy from the OG predator 😊
21:26 the amount of force it would take to throw a spear like that through a tree in that way from distance is insane.
You really got me with that fake-out towards the ending there haha
:) I totally forgot I did that
This movie was excellent!!! I'm so glad that she remembered Billy being indigenous & if I'm not mistaken, that was his tribe name and he mentioned the predator in the first film
Also around his neck is a leather pouch just like narus.
Billy was of Sioux descent. The natives in this movie are supposed to be Comanche.
I like that for Predator lore fans, they added the additional story parallel of this being this predators first hunt, his trial, just like this is Naru's
The best predator flick after Arnie's predator
If it bleeds we can kill it 😈
5 years later the radium in the Predator blood she is wearing gave her leukemia
Fun Fact: According to the lore, Predator's blood can make a person live for a long time.
@@danielruiz8259 Yeah, it reminds me of the misconception that the White Rhino's horn if consumed by men, turns them into "sexual tyrannosaurus"...And White Rhinos are no more...
From my understanding, this indian tribe was the Comanche! They were ruthless in fighting tactics.
they dont really tell you "why" in the movie, but its understood in the Lore of PREDATOR, they use Earth as a hunting grounds for the Young Hunter to Test them selves and or Practice
A bit late on this but a fun piece of trivia is that for some of these scenes they used a really complex real suit with movable jaws etc.
I just understood now, it was the Predator finding the skinned American Buffaloes and finding evidence humans did it, that attracted him to them as his next challenge to face-off against when he finds them.
I liked how you interpreted as each character was at one point the prey. Excellent analysis!
21:28 suddenly a delicious rice noodle popup. "I'm hungry now" xD
now you need to watch predator 2 to get the reference from that one!
the cuts on the kills are some next level blueball shit
Blame youtube. I complain to them about it every chance I get.
I enjoyed "Prey" much more than the previous movies. The previous movies sucked for a bunch of reasons but Prey stuck to the basics. No cussing, random sex scene, or goofy autism superpowers plot twists. Just straight-up OG survival, problem-solving, and brutal combat. Some things could have been better, sure, but it was a good comeback for the series.
Robert Rodriguez' "Predators" wasn't bad (not to be confused with "Predator" or "The Predator") ... sure Adrian Brody wasn't the best and the predator design was so-so... But it slipped by unnoticed by many and I think it's probably the 3rd best, including Prey... Predator 2 has it's moments though I think it's 4th best, but it's close
@@TacGKilgore honestly good point. Predators with Brody wasn’t bad, and the original was good
11:00 Yeah they're all different individual Predators. They collect trophies because the hunters with the best collection of trophies are the ones who get chosen by females to mate.
Hi Ariana I just finished watching your reaction to the prey movie on Hulu I myself saw this movie like five times my favorite one plus I also enjoyed your reaction to the first predator on Schwarzenegger 1987 4 months ago great reaction and I loved your reaction to this movie too your reaction to the fight scenes was incredible too and how the Predator was going to be defeated it looks like you love watching this movie so much cuz I love your reaction to it as well.
PS Ariana I have a question to ask you are you going to see the other three Predators movies you missed out on like Predator 2 1990 and predators 3 2010 and The predator 4 2018 because if you are planning to watch those three other planet movies I'd be happy to watch your reaction and watch it with you on your UA-cam channel but let me know if you plan on watching Predator two and three and four.
Many loves and supporting from me I'm a fan of your reaction videos see you in your next reaction video ✌💌
Great reaction and great movie. The only noticeable flaw, and maybe this is nitpicking: it doesn't make sense that she was the only person who saw and heard the ship. Otherwise, one of the best of the Predator series.
it's a common horror trope tho!
common when its a masked man behind a bush. not when its a huge and loud space ship that rearranges the clouds in a world pre airplanes.
If you noticed that, I believe you should have more than only this one, Like example how the dog got '' Tail'' caught in it. Trap set on pressure, yes. Speed of dog, okay. But still tail is high enough for the trap's'' teeth'' to catch it. No? And list could go on.
And a snake which received a bladed weapon through the head and skinned alive from head to tail which was still alive. And if this was a "reflex", it must be noted that the snake was killed while it was still daylight but not found until after nightfall. Reflex action in this scenario seems implausible. Im sure the all seeing and all wise Matrim42 would vehemently argue this point.
@@toddhill7483 Entertaining yes. But not to the level it gets its prizes. The thing with was when I watched those things put Me out of whole ''Film watching experience'' so to speak.
You two, or three, seem to be part of the better ones in this. Some of us are browsing around to see who might be good, so keep going just as you are ^^
I think the producers said this takes place in the general area of northern Montana/southern Saskatchewan.
22:38 In the Alien vs Predator movie, it's shown that they have a net that tightens up and will cut through most anything it gets wrapped around. It was brought back for this movie and shown it working through in a very fast and devastating manner.
It's from predator 2 u noob
Oh, my bad, forgive me for only seeing that movie once two decades ago.
@@bigdaddyc4471 It was also in AVP, Scott is right. T think it was used twice in AVP, first against a human, the military leader of the expedition, and then on the Alien (who was named "Grid", after the marks this net left on it).
The pistol she got at the end makes sense in predator 2. Have ypu seen predator 2, its alright not as good as the first of cpurse
The yautja are a hunting alien race... also in the comic books they spread the xenomorphs to other planets for hunting purposes.
"AND WHAT DID SECURITY DO ABOUT IT?!?!
"Nothing"
"TYPICAL!!!!"
I don’t think the predator necessarily respects or disrespects anything rather the reason and purpose for its existence on the planet is to encounter danger and overcome it. A good way to think about it is he’s like a dark souls player, he’s here to fight the biggest and baddest things he can find no matter what they could be. Likely for him this planet is completely uncharted a new and he was just thrown down here for a hunt.
Its so surreal to see stuff playing in the US in the early 18th century and americans be like "omg its ancient" and meanwhile i visit my Gradfather to help him find the ground certificates from the late 17th century when his family built the second half of his house because he needs it to know if the well construction would be able to house a geotermic pump. 🤯
When you said I don’t know who even to root for right now…is the dichotomy of Black people in this country and around the world wow…😳
Was not disappointed by this reaction 😀
Dunno if someone mentioned it already... the Pistol she used was the one that was used in Predator 2 aswell! Cheers..keep going!
Each predators has never lost a fight. Pursuing the more challenging opponent
There's an Egg to Predator 2 in this movie. I was like "Wow" when I seen it...
During the fight, she hits his mandible with his spear, so she's able to tear it off when she is pinned to the rocks
That scene bothered me. He's got her pinned down with his shield around her neck. There's no way she could even reach his face. No room around the shield to move and her arms can't reach.
It's a little thing but i noticed Alot of them in this movie. Little things add up. Maybe some people don't see or care but I notice this kinda stuff and it kinda ruins it for me cause there lazy easy to correct in post mistakes.
@@eol6632 for me it's a dumb fun kinda movie, but you are right, just think about the dog, it would do a magician proud... Disappears and reappears as the plot demands it lol
i personally loved the movie. i wish it had been performed in spoken (not dubbed) comanche. the setting was unique and the use of a native cast was refreshing, esp a female lead outwitting a technologically and physically superior opponent.
Get an alarm clock that wakes you up with a gradual light, that finishes with an alarm. Eventually you'll wake up to the light before the alarm, and that means no more alarms. It's so much better.
21:40 The French took him there because they knew the ashes would stick to his body and prevent the predator from using his invisible camouflage. That is one of the big questions that the movie left, apparently the French knew what kind of creature the predator was and what was the purpose of his stay on earth
I always cheer for the Predotor in these movies