Review of Prey (2022) by Disgaeadood — 05 Aug 2022

I'm convinced people dropping 10's on this movie are doing it to try and counter the people who are planting 0's. Why do I say this? Because this movie is far, far from perfect. I finished it a couple of hours ago myself and honestly, I had trouble getting through it. I can't believe there's actually people claiming people dislike this movie cause of a female lead... Hello, Ripley would like a word with you. Difference is, she grew as a character, she wasn't introduced as this unlikeable Mary Sue who is out to prove something. Yes, I said Mary Sue. Why? Cause she can do everything better than every man in her tribe. She looks like she's 100 lbs at best and I'm expected to believe she can take down men twice her size with ease, or worse, a Predator who is probably closer to six times? The Predator overpowered a full grown grizzly with his bear (see what I did there?) hands. His bare hands! The lead even acknowledged this in the story, and yet they expect me to believe he wouldn't just snap her in two with minimal effort? Arnold was a massive powerhouse back in the day and he couldn't put a dent in a Predator when they went head to head. Oh, and remember, he was Special Ops, not just some hunter.

Anyways, I'll move on from the immersive breaking experience of believing a 100 lb woman could actually achieve the things she did in this movie. Let's instead tackle the sloppy plot. I give them props for the Easter Egg that was the pistol, but think about that for a moment... The elder Predator gave that to Danny Glover at the end of the second movie, how did they get it back from our new little Mary Sue?! Did they come back and kill her to take it as a trophy? Did the pistol just bounce around from owner to owner until it found its way into the hands of a victorious Predator?! I liked them being aware of the timeline, but they screwed up including it at all. Also, why was this Predator so stupid? Was he the redneck version of a Predator? "Hey, let's drop Jim-Bob on Earth and see what he does. Bet he runs around killing small wildlife before he realizes there's bigger and more deadly things to hunt." Speaking of wildlife...this movie is so stupid, it had a samurai styled showdown with a wolf. Yes, a WOLF. It was so bad I laughed but not for the reason they intended. Speaking of things that feel out of place...there's her doing parkour off trees, and apparently she was the first person to tie a rope to a melee weapon so she can pretend she's Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. Yes, I'm serious.

I could go on, but this would be sooooo much longer. I'll just raise a middle finger to the idea of her using the Predators tech against it. It's stupid to even imagine she knew exactly where the Predator would end up was beyond stupid. Yes, she set a pit trap, but she couldn't have known how deep it was or know how far up the Predator would rise up from it. How did anyone watch that and think that was awesome? I get turning off your brain to enjoy a movie, but this movie requires you to completely remove your brain and hold a drool cup right under your chin the whole time.

The only reason I left even a single point was because I actually liked some of the weaponry this Predator used. Its shield was freaking awesome! But, that's about it...the movie was bad, very bad. Maybe not The Predator bad, but pretty dang close. That makes it the second worst Predator movie in the entire franchise.

Thanks for reading, I wish you luck watching this movie and not coming out dumber than when you went into it.