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PREY (2022) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Amber Midthunder | Dan Trachtenberg | Predator

2025-11-26 Entertainment
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Prey Watch Party: Why This Predator Prequel Revitalizes the Franchise

This review highlights how Prey grounds the Predator franchise by showcasing Comanche ingenuity against advanced alien technology. Readers will learn why this prequel is considered a return to form for the series.

Short Summary

  • Prey successfully channels the suspense and grounded action missing from recent sequels.
  • The film emphasizes Comanche culture, showcasing their reliance on skill, instinct, and nature against the alien hunter.
  • Protagonist Naru’s journey centers on proving self-worth while mastering observation and adaptation—the true hunter’s skill.
  • The hosts overwhelmingly praise Naru’s arc and the thematic integration of predator/prey duality.

This discussion breaks down the visual style, character development, and how Prey utilized its 1719 setting to create a fresh take on the sci-fi action classic. The hosts find major strengths in the thematic depth regarding honor, respect, and learning from one's environment.

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Kristen & Ashleigh continue their Predator watch with Prey, a tense and visually striking prequel set in the Comanche Nation 300 years in the past. The story follows a young warrior determined to prove herself, only to find that the deadly presence she’s tracking is not an ordinary threat—but an advanced Predator unlike anything her people have ever faced. Filled with atmosphere, suspense, and brutal cat-and-mouse tension, the film brings a fresh and grounded take to the franchise. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane, The Boys, Black Mirror), the film stars Amber Midthunder (Legion, Roswell New Mexico, The Ice Road), Dakota Beavers (Prey, Reservation Dogs, Bear Grease), Stormee Kipp (Sooyii, Downslope, Prey), Michelle Thrush (Blackstone, The Red Road, Arctic Air), and Dane DiLiegro (American Horror Stories, Sweet Home, The Quest). OTHER VIDEOS YOU'LL ENJOY: • Predator: https://youtu.be/CdtpfM_nIwY • Predator 2: https://youtu.be/S63R3XgqIbk • Alien vs Predator: https://youtu.be/Ew5FvjPkd-4 • Aliens vs Predator Requiem: https://youtu.be/GpMKQ1HY_W0 • Predators: https://youtu.be/MHBSTHg-uck • Prey: https://youtu.be/DAX3EZu2jKo • Predator Killer of Killers: https://youtu.be/tjtaJ7DskmE • Alien: https://youtu.be/rYWq9MptuSQ • Aliens: https://youtu.be/8Kb-ao3G3gg ____________________ Edit by CineJump Team & Praper Media Thumbnail by Praper Media www.CineJump.com www.PraperMedia.com ___________________________________________________ SOCIAL MEDIA: ~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals ~KRISTEN STEPHENSONPINO~ Instagram: @Kris10Kesp ~ASHLEIGH MORGHAN~ Instagram: @AshleighMorghan ___________________________________________________ SHORT FILMS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34B19BA788E18384 Click here to subscribe and know when the next video drops: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jabykoay Thanks for watching!!!

Top Comments (10)

@zacharybrown3113 2025-11-26

Amber Midthunder is from the same reservation as I am! ❤ She made us soo proud 👏 🥲

618 33 replies
@lightupdarkness 2025-11-27

The Brother yelled cheater in comanche language when he went invisible 😂😂

279 9 replies
@backaddict673 2025-11-26

This was one of my absolute favorites of the entire franchise.

209 7 replies
@XENONEOMORPH1979 2025-11-26

the actual gun she used is in predator 2 where after killing the predator danny glover was given the firearm as a token from the predators .

169 22 replies
@DavGonn 2025-11-26

43:31 I think her war cry is badass

160 6 replies
@grudge6648 2025-11-26

33:20. “I’m smarter than a beaver”. That’s funny because the actor who plays her brother that she’s talking to is Dakota Beavers

146 5 replies
@SamGamzagee 2025-11-26

Snake picks up on the heat of the predator even when it’s cloaked. Pretty cool idea

84 6 replies
@paneledmeteor33 2025-11-26

21:41 The fear in Amber Midthunder’s eyes, especially since on set, she was looking at nothing

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@MikeLau-d8l 2025-11-26

The slaughter of the bison is something western settlers purposely did to drive out the native Americans, knowing they relied heavily on the herds.

48 2 replies
@darchon5 2025-11-27

35:37 "Play dead" - OMG, Best. Timing. Ever.

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