Prey

Buzzn The Tower

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2022

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Summary

What do Lindon B. Johnson, Camilla Parker Bowles, and George Lazenby have in common? They had the distinct honor of filling John F. Kennedy, Princess Diana, and Sean Connery’s James bond shoes. Greatness is rare. The replacement of greatness being great is even more rare. Scholars agree that the 1987 John McTiernan film Predator, is the greatest film ever made. And while Predator 2 was a valiant effort to recapture lightening in a bottle, for the most part all those who have followed have been a far cry from the original. So it should come as no shock to any of you that the news of a Predator prequal taking place in the 1700s, with a female lead, had a lukewarm reception from Buzzn The Tower. However as 80s film historians we must review this potential dumpster fire and give our two cents. And that’s exactly what we're going to do. Today on Buzzn The Tower we'll take a look at the latest attempt at a Predator movie as we talk all things Prey. I'm Mo Shapiro, and joining me as always the Mac to my Blain, Max Sanders. And with that

Well, long tall Sally, she's built for speed

She got everything that Uncle John needs

Oh, baby, yes, baby

Whoo, baby, havin' me some fun tonight, yeah

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0:00.0	He's gonna tell him, Mary, Barnock, John.
0:02.8	He cleaned me out the music buddy
0:04.3	and a lot of fun, oh baby.
0:06.7	Yeah, baby.
0:09.4	What'd you think of this movie?
0:10.4	This outside of Top Gun is my favorite movie I've seen this year
0:14.0	and possibly of the last five years it's in the Top 5.
0:16.5	I'm there with ya.
0:17.3	It's the best tangential film ever made.
0:21.2	Whoa, wow.
0:22.4	And I'll tell you why.
0:23.2	Pray does the best job I've ever seen
0:26.8	at tipping its hat to not just the original.
0:29.4	It found ways to tip its hat to a number of the different properties
0:32.8	and none of it was cheesy, none of it was corny
0:35.2	and none of it required you having to have knowledge of it.
0:38.4	If you knew nothing about the original predator
0:40.6	and you just sat down and watched this film,
0:42.4	that it's unique by itself and awesome by itself.
0:44.1	At 100% now let me work back from that.
0:46.0	The cinematography on this is some of the best cinematography.
0:49.5	This is a Hulu movie man.
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