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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 8, 2022 12:08:57 GMT -5
Yeah, the Predators are all about honour, if we are using the films as examples then we have the medic in Predator only being killed after he picks up a gun and the pregnant cop and the kid with a toy gun in Predator 2. Of course, there are predators with a 'looser' sense of honour as well, more prevalent in the comics, though. Yeah, in the original Predator the only person it didn't attack was Anna, because she didn't have a weapon. Billy threw his gun down and pulled out his machete, and challenged it to hand to hand combat, and turned off his gun and obliged in a hand to hand fight. In general, ,Predators have been shown as honorable hunters. They don't go after things that are unarmed... and while a bow is a deadly weapon... it seems like the Predators usual kit is a tad overkill...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2022 12:30:37 GMT -5
Gonna guess this is gonna be atleast this particular Predators first hunt as an excuse as to why he doesn't just easily slaughter everyone.
So he isn't as efficent...hell they managed to dodge his shoulder canon so maybe the tech the pred is carrying around isn't as reliable and or fast as it would be with future , there are alot of ways they can use to excuse this Predators inefficency.
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Jun 8, 2022 22:55:38 GMT -5
This doesn’t look great but it looks better than the past few movies. I think the other movies suffer from trying to put a twist on the original movie. I think the best way to go about it is to just rehash the first movie in a different setting. I don’t really care about the predator lore, just give me a group of badasses getting picked off one by one until one is left and takes it out with ingenuity. Or just stop trying to make predator movies lol.
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Post by Hurbster on Jun 9, 2022 2:34:43 GMT -5
Indeed, although there is so much good source material for them to ruin.
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Post by mystermystery on Jun 9, 2022 19:34:42 GMT -5
I appreciate that Predators are typically shown as a hunting culture but with different styles and perhaps scruples. I do wonder if we'll ever get the equivalent of the "Riding a four wheeler and spotlighting" Predator.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 9, 2022 19:39:50 GMT -5
I appreciate that Predators are typically shown as a hunting culture but with different styles and perhaps scruples. I do wonder if we'll ever get the equivalent of the "Riding a four wheeler and spotlighting" Predator. as I said it would be funny if it turned out that Earth is like the planet they send the bad hunters or something >_>
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 13, 2022 9:36:44 GMT -5
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Jun 13, 2022 12:37:46 GMT -5
But they still use the cloaking device, the cowards!
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Jul 20, 2022 20:38:17 GMT -5
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Aug 1, 2022 13:27:05 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 3, 2022 15:03:52 GMT -5
Currently 96% from 51 reviews.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Aug 4, 2022 3:32:07 GMT -5
Damn, I was hoping for the Predator to enter Hitler's bunker and proceed to make the feel good movie of the year.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Aug 6, 2022 1:24:34 GMT -5
Currently 96% from 51 reviews. Prey is (more than) okay!
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 6, 2022 6:37:44 GMT -5
Prey is (more than) okay! Aye, it's really f***ing good. Certainly the best in the series since the first movie.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Aug 6, 2022 8:14:10 GMT -5
I haven't seen it yet but I'm happy Amber Midthunder's getting her flowers. It felt like she wasn't in anything since Legion but glad she's got a big role here and hope it leads to more going forward.
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Post by chrom on Aug 6, 2022 18:02:04 GMT -5
Since this is set in The 1700s, The Predator here according to The Yautja Code is prohibited from using his more advanced weaponry as the closest thing at the time is a single shot musket or pistol
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 7, 2022 7:46:34 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Aug 7, 2022 11:19:59 GMT -5
Sure it can kill a Bear, but can it kill Nicholas Cage in a Bear suit?
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Aug 7, 2022 11:36:22 GMT -5
Excellent movie! Much better than I was anticipating given the recent state of the franchise and it going straight to Hulu.
I did think it was strange the Predator is honorable enough to not use ballistic weapons against people who don't try and use them first, but was still willing to use the cloaking device to get close to his prey.
As an aside, in the last couple years we've had Reservation Dogs, Dark Winds, and now this, which is probably the most representation Native American actors have had in pop culture in decades.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 7, 2022 13:51:56 GMT -5
It was a good watch but I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for the cocaine-fueled madness that is Predator 2.
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