The Prey

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Abraham W Mar 13, 2017 Okay, I'm going to take a completely different tack on this movie than everyone else. As a lifetime horror buff, I've seen them all. And since I love Gore and horror so much, it's really hard to entertain me and to really stand out as a favorite horror film. The Prey came out the same year as, and released slightly before Friday the 13th, thus one cannot contend that The Prey is in any way trying to copycat Friday the 13 in its format or storyline. Many people do not care for the copious amounts of nature footage, citing its just far too much for a horror film, to which I say; WRONG. One of the key features of a great horror flick, is the ability to give the viewer a "safe space" to go to throughout the movie, in order to let your guard down, if only for a minute or two, and in a subtle way. That's a feature in this movie that automatically gives it starting points right out of the gate. You get the juxtaposition of the obverse emotions- yummy horror and death, contiguous with peaceful, beautiful images of nature. And because you rarely see such depth of use of scenes like these in nearly any other horror movie made, it automatically forces the movie to stand apart from other horror films. The shots were beautiful and serene, and the director of this movie actually was a nature film director as well as a horror film director. So these shots were all his, not stock, and was shot tirelessly over long periods of time. The plot itself is not exactly unconventional, which is generally the case for most "comfort food" horror flicks. However, the twist at the very end is definitely unorthodox for a typical horror movie, and leaves you thinking; "Ha! No shit?! Didn't see that one coming!". And that alone is enough to give the movie some extra bonus points. The acting is actually not bad, considering the cast and the budget. And Jackson Bostwick is a great actor, (most know him from the awesomely cheesy-good show, "Shazam!" He definitely adds depth to the cast of unknowns. And, he does a good job, playing the state Forrest Ranger. So that adds to the score as well. Now, what would a horror movie (especially teen-horror flick), be without sex and/or nudity? Well there is some making out, heavy petting, and slight implied intercourse for a few seconds. Tgen there's a WAYYY to quick bob-flash by the most buxom character, played by Gayle Gannes, who has a great figure. Even though I am a "straight-ish" woman, I do love boobs. Love, love, love them. And there was really no nudity beyond the quick "blink and you'll miss it" peek, as Gayle pits her top back on. And, Debbie Thureson, who is just hot as all hell, killer body, beautiful face, undies her bikini top while laying out in the son, but since she's laying on her stomach, you can't see it. She also strategically covers herself when she pulls the top half of her body away from the ground to turn and look at the mountain. That would have been a perfect breast-peek. But no. No such luck. And so because of the lack of boobage, I'd normally presume to take off a few points from from the overall rating of the movie. However, I actually enjoy watching the occasional horror movie that doesn't rely on sex scenes and nudity, because I feel more comfortable watching it with people whom I normally would not because of their dislike or moral standing on nudity in a movie, or are too young in my opinion to see any nudity or sex scenes, such as my 14 year-old son that I'm lenient with when it comes to just gore, but strict with when it comes to nudity or highly sexually suggestive scenes. So, it's redeeming in that sense, that it can be watched in the company of a broader audience. I also like that the backstory on the killer character was told succinctly, with no flashbacks besides quick snippets of fire and screaming from the fire victims. All too often in slasher films, there's too much explanation of why the antagonist is the way he is, because obviously there's no explanation to explain why the killer is the way he is, that would make any logical sense, nor be in any way feasible in life, so there's no point in going in depth what went wrong in the killers life. It simply doesn't matter to the viewer, so no need to go into great detail, or use visual "flashbacks", when that time can be better used showing more chase, gore, sex, suspense, or humor (in the case of satire horror). So, more points in that department as well. You may not hold this movie up as one of your top 20 most favorite horror movies of all time (as I do)...but it is certainly worth a watch, and a great movie to watch with others. Try it. See more

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