Posts Tagged ‘Predator’
Episode 114 – Prey
For this podcast episode, we discuss all of the movies in the Predator franchise and conclude with a full review of the latest entry, Prey. We also discuss the new Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman. And for our streaming homework, we review Hayao…
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Film Review – Prey
Prey (2022) – the latest in the long running Predator franchise – is a return to form. Where the other sequels and spin offs became progressively sillier, this entry has elected to strip things down to its bare essentials. Writer Patrick Aison and director Dan Trachtenberg have a keen understanding of what…
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Film Review – The Predator
Monster movies are fun. And there’s no doubt that the creature design from the original Predator film from 1987 is one of the great makeup jobs in film. H.R Giger‘s creature design for Alien is still superior, but the look of that “One ugly mother”…
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Top 5 – Aliens
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and John share their top 5 aliens. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and Zune. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our…
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It Is What It Is: Part Three – Narrative and Originality in Predators
Predator is one of the best action films ever made. It’s got Schwarzenegger in his prime, a young and ambitious John McTeirnan at the helm, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and a seven-foot invisible monster. Boy, they don’t make them like that anymore… Firstly, you should…
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Here’s a quick synopsis of Predators: jungle, soldiers, bullets, gore, Predators, explosions, more Predators, more bullets, people die, the End. Not necessarily in that order but you get the idea. The plot really isn’t important, since that’s not what fans of the original are here…
READ MORETweet-Size Horror: Predator (1987)
Predator: One of the most unique aliens on film hunts a team of badasses. A classic action film with great FX and performances. 9/10
READ MOREEpisode 48 – Crypticon 2010 Part 2
Spencer and John are still at Crypticon, where they conduct interviews with Amanda Wyss and Andras Jones from the Nightmare on Elm Street Series, with Felissa Rose from Sleepaway Camp, and with Ernie Hudson from Ghostbusters, before closing out the show with their DVD picks…
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