A Geeky Guy’s Guide To Predator:Killer of Killers
I have seen just about every sequel and nothing has come close to the excitement of the original Predator. Although 2022s Prey came close. I figured I’d never see anything as good as the original Schwarzenegger testosterone fest. Well I was wrong. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Predator: Killer of Killers is actually better than the original Predator. After writing that lat line, I fully expect someone to come crashing through my door to revoke my ‘Teen of the 80s” card, but it is worth the risk. Predator: Killer of Killers is simply that good.
What makes me so willing to risk my life”Teen of the 80s” card?
First, the animation is incredible. You could play this movie with no sound from any point and you could enjoy it. All of the artists involved have created a masterpiece.
Second, the settings. This movie provides three distinct stand alone stories. One set in the time and place of the Vikings, one in int time of the Ninja and Samurai of Japan, and the final one during World War II. Vikings, Ninja and Soldiers… oh my! Maybe I won’t lose that 80s teen card after all. I honestly could not think of a better combination of settings. Each one is awesome. Getting all three is simply mind-blowing. In each of these settings, The Predator uses weapons that are similar, yet far superior, to those used by the human at the time. It leads to incredible battle scenes.
Third, speaking of battle scenes, that’s basically all this movie is. It includes some of the coolest battle sequences (whether live action or animated) that I have ever seen. I have seen many battles. So when I see something new, I go nuts. And I went bonkers while watching this. There were so many new cool moves I had not seen before. 90% of the movie is comprised of these fight sequences. They only deviate away from the action just long enough to make you care about a main character. And that is all I would have needed in the 80s. “Enough of this talking bullshit! Get back to the fighting!” Apparently they heard 80s me loud and clear. They use the beautiful visuals and a little dialogue to establish why you would sympathize and root for the main characters. Even given this limitation, they managed to make some very cool characters.
Fourth, the score. Although I said the movie was beautiful enough to watch without sound, that would be doing a disservice to Benjamin Wallfisch who composed an amazing score for the film. With so little dialogue, you need something to satisfy your desire for sound. Wallfisch does that in a very exciting way. You can tell he was influenced by the original 1987 score, but he definitely makes it his own and it pairs incredibly well with the exciting battle scenes.
If you are a Predator fan… or want to become one. Go and watch this movie ASAP. And if you haven’t seen prey, treat yourself to thane too.
Although I was barely born when it was released, I am a fan of action movies and Predator is one of my favorite movies, so with those references, all that remains is to watch it to enjoy it while, as you say, we have fun with the special effects, which must be incredible.
I watched this movie in the late 1980s. My school friends and I really liked the movie, we watched it several times. And recently I showed this movie to my schoolchildren. But my children already knew the quotes from this movie - "What are you?" and sometimes used them in conversation :)
I was a huge fan of the original Predator movie. I liked the second one, but I kind of lost interest after that. Prey turned that around for me. I don't typically watch too much animation these days, but I might have to give this one a try. I still have the Castlevania animated series on my list too that I haven't dug into yet. Actually, the only animation I have watched in probably the past five years was X-Men 97.
I love the Predator movies, so I NEED to check this out. I still haven't finished Banshee yet haha, and I briefly started the first 15 minutes of Untamed, which looks pretty rad. I grew up going to Yosemite to hike and rock climb and I was just there a month ago, so excited to have a thriller set in that area.
I'm not a big fan of watching movies, but if there are such good recommendations from you, it would be great to be able to enjoy it, so it's an excellent idea, but for that I have to be with my husband, and right now I'm not with him, but when I return from my trip, we'll watch it together.
You born 22 years before i born. You should be 52-55 by now and you still remember this movie? you have sharp memory. I shall watch this movie.
This film is from before we were even born. It's an interesting story, so we'll try to watch it. Once people lose interest in this film, they won't watch similar films
Be it old movies or songs, there is a lesson in them that we have to learn and from there we come to know many things about our future life, so I will definitely watch this movie too.