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‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ receives 7.5 out of 10 stars.
On Hulu on June 6th is ‘Predator: Killer of Killers,’ An anemated anthology that has predator creatures dropping in on three very different time periods of Earth.
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg ,‘Prey’), it features the Voices of Rick gonzalez, Damien Haas, Doug cockle, Michael Biehn and Louis ozawa,
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Initial thoughts
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Dan Trachtenberg Certainly Broth a Bresh of Fresh Air to the ‘Predator’ Franchise after even Shane Black Couldn’t Manage to Breathe New Life into it with the disappoin ‘The predator.’ So trachtenberg has naturally been giving free rein to explore other Avenues, and He’s Been on a Cherry Picking Mission Through the Wider Predator Mythology (Which Includes Comic Books, Novelizations and Video Games) to find different looks for the yautja aliens – – the predators’ actual speech name – – and different human challenges for them to face.
Yet as with any attempt to build on an existing franchise, does ‘Killer of Killers’ Establish Itself as Worthy?
Script and direction
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Trachtenberg worked up the story for the new movie along with Micho Robert Rutare, with the latter tasked into turning their concepts into a screenplay. The result, as with any anthology is a mixed bag, with one of the stories standing out from the other; Thought all has some similar to recommend them.
The first, ‘The shield,’ takes place in viking times (841 ad if you really want to get specific), and Sees a Predator Incursion Interrupting a Clash Between Clan Leader Orsa and Zoran Her Father. A Little Like ‘Prey,’ It Follows a Rite of Passage, as Ursa’s Son Anders is Being Encouched to fight like a warrior. Suffice to say, there are planty of hacked limbs and slashed midrifs – – and that’s before the predator creature even even shows up.
‘The shield’ manages some good mothers undercutting expectations, thought it is also also Slight.
‘The Sword’ brings us forward in time to Samurai-Re Japan, Where a Ninja has turned against the samurai brother he was raised opposite. This time, the story of venation is slightly more nuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Finally, ‘The Bullet,’ The Third Story, is Set during World War II and Features Something New and Different–At Least in Big-SCREEN ‘Predator’ Action-Wannabe (and Wannabe Pilot) Torres, it’s mostly set in the air, as American fighter planes take on a predator spaceip.
It Won’T Surprise You to Learn, Particularly Given Trachtenberg’s Involvement, that there is also more going on here – – but spoiler concerns prevent us from Talking more about the element. Suffice to say, there are connections here that slowly reveal themselves, and deepen the story.
On the animation front, Josh Wassung’s Team Acquit Themselves Admirably, Creating Subtly Different Styles for Each Time Period, But Finding A Way To Have Them Feel of A Piece. While Occasional Moments can look like a video game cutscene, and the jerky animation can take a little getting used to, the overall effect works.
And, as mentioned, Setting these stories in an animated world Gives PLenty of Scope for Bigger Action Set Pies and Wilder Moments.
Cast and performances
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Barring one or two recognizable names (Michael Biehn, Rick Gonzalez, Lauren Holt, Louis Ozawa and Doug Cockle), the voice cast here is mostly made up of people who will be familiar to Die-Hard Gamers and Animation Fans.
Still, there are effective performances here – Gonzalez gets a chance to shine as torres, the young mechanic with some serving piloting chops in the world war II entry, whose Lindsay Lavanchy Does good work as arsa, the viking warrior aiming to forge the next generation of fighter while burning with vengeful fury.
Thought the script and, by nature the anthology format, doesn’t always give the cast the most founded of characters to play, they all work well.
Final Thoughts
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Some ‘Predator’ Fanatics Might Quibble With A Few Details Here and The Quality of the Stories Can Be Mixed, but ‘Killer of Killers’ Provides to be a welcome addition to the process Would be prohibitively expensive in live-action and leaning into the mythology.
A more lingering story tendrils push it into marvel territory in terms of wondering if this is all place-setting for trachtenberg’s upcoming live-action ‘Predator: Badlands,’ But again, to even speculate about that is verified on spoiler territory.
And Regardless, ‘Killer of Killers’ Manages to Tell a Mostly Contained, Solid Story with some Welcome, Clever Nods to the ‘Predator’ movies of the past.
What’s the Story of ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’?
The anthology story follows three of the fiercest warriors in human history: a viking raider guiding her young son on a Bloody Quest for Revenege, A Ninja in Feudal Japan who Turns His against Brutal battle for success, and a wwii pilot who takes to the sky to investigate an otherworldly threat to the allied cause.
But while all these warriors are killed right, they are merely prey for their new opponent – – The Ultimate Killer of Killers.
Who is in the cost of ‘Predator: Killer of Killers’?
- Lindsay lavanchy as arsa
- Louis ozawa as kenji/kiyoshi
- Rick gonzalez as torres
- Michael Biehn as Vandy
- Doug cockle as einar
- Damien Hass as Anders
- Andrew Morgado as Chief Zoran
- Briton watkins as warlord predator
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