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Released today. A fun movie if you enjoyed the original predator or similar movies. Set in the early 1700's in the northern plains when the Comanche were just acquiring horses. Predator comes to hunt. There are French Trappers with flintlock firearms that seem to reload awfully quick, but the scenes are ambiguous enough to avoid a lack of alternatives. I'm note sure the history of the Comanche lines up perfectly with what they show, but there really aren't enough historical references to say it doesn't. That's probably my personal bias, but at least someone did some basic research on the tribe before writing the film.
 
I watched it , it was okay. There was a lot of inaccuracies in the story line and time line; but that's to be expected for a low budget straight to streaming movie. Did you notice flintlocks made very little smoke when shot ? Must have been an early form of Pyrodex ;)

Also when she was "sharpening" the flint ax like it was steel, instead of knapping the edge. :doh:
 
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Would there have been large groups of French Trappers that far west in 1719 ? It seemed really early for French beaver trappers to be that far west that early.
 
kyron4 said:
I watched it , it was okay. There was a lot of inaccuracies in the story line and time line; but that's to be expected for a low budget straight to streaming movie. Did you notice flintlocks made very little smoke when shot ? Must have been an early form of Pyrodex ;)

Also when she was "sharpening" the flint ax like it was steel, instead of knapping the edge. :doh:
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There were a few times I noticed nice smoke plumes. As far as the axe, she should have been making a new one after it shattered in the first scene.
 
pwbsmokey said:
The bigger question is, would there have been an alien there?
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Great question! It's my understanding the first arrival of a "predator" was sometime in the late 1800s. Apparently it took a long time for them to notice Earth and get interested in us. There's no presence documented of them prior to the late 19th century. :ghostly:
 
Rod Man said:
I guess that is where the flintlock comes from when the predator give the pistol to Danny Glover????
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It was the same pistol, had the name and year etched into the side plate just the same.

I figured before I watched the movie with the time period that gun would make a show.
 
kyron4 said:
Would there have been large groups of French Trappers that far west in 1719 ? It seemed really early for French beaver trappers to be that far west that early.
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My dad's side of the family came down from Canada to the Iowa area about 10 years before the War Between the States... not sure what they did in Canada or for how long, but they had been established there for a generation or two from what I understand. Remember the Great Lakes were all known and if not mapped then their presence was on a map by 1670... even without canal systems between etc bodies of water like that acted as highways allowing easy travel for long distances.
 
I'll have to confess, I don't get out much. The whole Predator/Prey thing was completely off my radar. We haven't owned (or missed) a television for about the last 12-15 years. Every morning, we watch the previous evening's news on my wife's laptop computer. When "The Revenant" came out, I saw the title on the marquee at one of the local theaters and assumed it was a ghost story or horror flick. It wasn't until I saw the write-up in Muzzleloader magazine that I found out what it was. I managed to catch the very last showing on a big screen in my area.

Anyway, I had found a documentary video about some buffalo or fur trade or Indian topic on YouTube, and there in the sidebar was a link to the trailer for this new Comanche/Prey movie. I watched it with my mouth agape, sort of like a cave man seeing a steam locomotive for the first time. I had no idea this type of movie was being made.

I appreciate historical accuracy, but I'm willing to concede some historical correctness for a good story and maintaining the flow of the narrative. Cowboy action shooters always make fun of movies that don't show sixguns being reloaded, so somebody made a low-budget movie called "Hell to Pay," which showed all the gun fighters reloading during a firefight. You sit there drumming your fingers on the arm of the chair, waiting for the action to resume...

Anyway, I like a good story, and I'm interested in Indians, hunting, trappers, and natural scenery. I find nice looking ladies in buckskins very appealing. I'm not really a science-fiction buff, but supernatural phenomena on screen can sometimes be interesting. I don't appreciate being grossed out, though, and gratuitous violence that doesn't contribute to the story is off-putting. Considering all of that, do you fellows recommend this movie, or is it one to avoid?

Best regards,

Notchy Bob
 
Am I reading this right that the Comanches fight THE Predator, from space?

This makes me think of the movie Sharknado
 
HighUintas said:
Am I reading this right that the Comanches fight THE Predator, from space?

This makes me think of the movie Sharknado
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Well,

It’s not that bad. I mean yeah it’s a reach. The Predators live a long time as a result of space travel I guess and the Comanche are considered a worthy “species” to hunt as are the trappers. So yeah it’s out their a bit but not like the sharknado stuff…that was just awful.
 
I will be sure to watch!

After reading a book about Quanah Parker and the Comanches.... They are absolutely a worthy Predator foe and I think would give them a good run... They were probably far more brutal in their torturing than Predator
 
Notchy Bob said:
I'll have to confess, I don't get out much. The whole Predator/Prey thing was completely off my radar. We haven't owned (or missed) a television for about the last 12-15 years. Every morning, we watch the previous evening's news on my wife's laptop computer. When "The Revenant" came out, I saw the title on the marquee at one of the local theaters and assumed it was a ghost story or horror flick. It wasn't until I saw the write-up in Muzzleloader magazine that I found out what it was. I managed to catch the very last showing on a big screen in my area.

Anyway, I had found a documentary video about some buffalo or fur trade or Indian topic on YouTube, and there in the sidebar was a link to the trailer for this new Comanche/Prey movie. I watched it with my mouth agape, sort of like a cave man seeing a steam locomotive for the first time. I had no idea this type of movie was being made.

I appreciate historical accuracy, but I'm willing to concede some historical correctness for a good story and maintaining the flow of the narrative. Cowboy action shooters always make fun of movies that don't show sixguns being reloaded, so somebody made a low-budget movie called "Hell to Pay," which showed all the gun fighters reloading during a firefight. You sit there drumming your fingers on the arm of the chair, waiting for the action to resume...

Anyway, I like a good story, and I'm interested in Indians, hunting, trappers, and natural scenery. I find nice looking ladies in buckskins very appealing. I'm not really a science-fiction buff, but supernatural phenomena on screen can sometimes be interesting. I don't appreciate being grossed out, though, and gratuitous violence that doesn't contribute to the story is off-putting. Considering all of that, do you fellows recommend this movie, or is it one to avoid?

Best regards,

Notchy Bob
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That all, is well said......
 

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