An ambitious and incredibly well made little flick- Prey picks the Predator franchise off its feet with this delightfully original prequel. First off, the action in this film was phenomenal. Not only was the kills so incredibly well choreographed, but none of it was choppy whatsoever and it was just so fun to watch. The cinematography is incredibly unique and absolutely fantastic- fit with a beautiful nature landscape that takes the franchise back to its roots. The cast is also phenomenal- with Amber Midthunder (an awesome name by the way) absolutely killing it as the lead- and easily becoming one of my favorite female leads in an action flick. Supporting actors Dakota Beaver as the leads brother, and of course Dane DiLiegro playing the Predator himself both do a fantastic job as well with Beaver serving as a strong mentor figure for our lead throughout and DiLiegro easily being the best fit actor to play the Predator since the original. And speaking of that, the look of the predator in this one is just so disturbing in the best way possible- fit with overly gratuitous features but not all gross and slimy like the alien vs. Predator films. Not to mention the weapons and the mask, the ladder of which took a more skull design this time and I was all for it. The pacing does start off a little slow, and the story takes a while to kick in, but once it does man is it a fun and exciting ride. Everything is so well crafted and so detailed, it truly has no business being as good as it was. There is also a small easter egg nod to Predator 2 which I was anticipating because of the time but did not expect they would actually go through with. In the end, Prey does a fantastic job of rebooting the Predator franchise. It may have not needed to be made, but it's easily the best film in the franchise since the original and I am very fortunate we were able to see a film like this still today.
My Rating: 8.6/10.
My Rating: 8.6/10.