dustyjoe
Joined Mar 2007
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Wakanda Forever rips off Avatar concepts and ideas shamelessly. I'll make a list:
1. Plot revolves around precious mineral. Avatar - unobtanium; Black Panther - vibranium.
2. Race of blue colored beings.
3. Humans want to exploit precious mineral which is found in large quantities right under where blue colored beings live. Exploiting said mineral will inevitably result in the destruction of blue guy race.
4. Said blue colored beings can control the minds of large animals.
5. Blue colored beings use these animals as means of transportation.
6. Blue colored beings are indigenous and spiritual.
7. Blue colored beings are anti-technology.
The list goes on...
I'm surprised James Cameron has not sued Marvel.
2. Race of blue colored beings.
3. Humans want to exploit precious mineral which is found in large quantities right under where blue colored beings live. Exploiting said mineral will inevitably result in the destruction of blue guy race.
4. Said blue colored beings can control the minds of large animals.
5. Blue colored beings use these animals as means of transportation.
6. Blue colored beings are indigenous and spiritual.
7. Blue colored beings are anti-technology.
The list goes on...
I'm surprised James Cameron has not sued Marvel.
Following up and improving upon the spectacularly disappointing and anger inducing last installment of the Predator franchise was an easy task.
The true challenge is to actually make a good Predator movie.
'Prey' succeeds in all accounts. It is arguably the second best in the series. The original is among the greatest action movies ever made. Predator 2 was OK, but it had enough flaws to make it forgettable. One could argue it killed the franchise considering that it took 14 years for the next predator to make its next screen appearance on the 2004 spin-off 'AVP'. It's direct sequel, 'AVPR', missed the mark completely. 'Predators' was a step in the right direction but, again, not entirely satisfying. 'The Predator' was pure excrement.
'Prey' shines where all other aforementioned sequels in the series have fallen short and, more often than not, failed spectacularly. Finally we have the formidable Predator, with all its cool weapons and gadgets, be confronted by a human characters we van actually care about. The slow burn first act balances well with the explosive action sequences that occur later in the film.
More of this, I say. The moribund Predator franchise has been resuscitated and back on the hunt.
The true challenge is to actually make a good Predator movie.
'Prey' succeeds in all accounts. It is arguably the second best in the series. The original is among the greatest action movies ever made. Predator 2 was OK, but it had enough flaws to make it forgettable. One could argue it killed the franchise considering that it took 14 years for the next predator to make its next screen appearance on the 2004 spin-off 'AVP'. It's direct sequel, 'AVPR', missed the mark completely. 'Predators' was a step in the right direction but, again, not entirely satisfying. 'The Predator' was pure excrement.
'Prey' shines where all other aforementioned sequels in the series have fallen short and, more often than not, failed spectacularly. Finally we have the formidable Predator, with all its cool weapons and gadgets, be confronted by a human characters we van actually care about. The slow burn first act balances well with the explosive action sequences that occur later in the film.
More of this, I say. The moribund Predator franchise has been resuscitated and back on the hunt.
Some of the best movies are the ones which turn out to be nothing like what you thought before seeing them. Considering the subject, I was expecting something along the lines of 'Goodfellas'- a mafia underboss wiseguy whose life spins out of control. Watching the documentary currently available on a certain streaming TV service only bolstered my expectation.
My preconceived notions were incorrect. That was a good thing. There is no glamorization of the mafia lifestyle in this film. We even see the mafiosi call their purported familial ties "a farce". It portays the members of the cosa nostra as the sick sociopaths that they are. Nothing glamorous about that.
This is a very well made film, worthy of the high praise it has received.
