Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Notable Cast: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane
DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope, Stefany Mathias
The Predator has become a cinema icon for those of us in a
specific age range. Not only because the original Predator film was a
massive success and a staple of VHS rentals or purchases, but because the
villain character is just so fuckin’ cool. The lore around the alien
hunter was only built in the discoveries of the films’ main characters, the
design was both awe-inspiring and horrific, and the manner that the Predator
has evolved with time evokes visceral emotions from its viewers (both good and
bad). Enough so that the series, to wavering effect, has struggled to find a
protagonist to match the titular walking slaughterhouse since Arnold went bicep
to bicep with it.
Until Prey, that is. But we will get to that.