We have just uploaded the 73rd episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Our latest episode is a discussion about James A. Moore and Titan Book’s prequel novel to the upcoming film, The Predator: Hunters and Hunted.
RidgeTop and I are joined by community guest star HuDaFuk (aka Leigh Burne of Xenopedia) have got together to talk about the book! Beware spoilers. We talk Predators in Vietnam, how brutal the book’s Predator is, how much of a punishment the Reapers take and plenty more!
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I've been thinking a lot about this a lot and feel it would have made a better film as well. While it would not deviate much from the original 1987 film, it would have been a fantastic sequel. The following elements would have been fascinating to explore:
Heck even keep the global warming angle where the predators are doing more scouting to see if Earth would be a suitable new home, I really wouldn't care as it would mean more encounters
Not only that but the prequel is almost completely unrelated to the film...I'm not even sure why they called it a prequel...maybe because Traeger was in the cast?
It's obvious that, were it a true prequel, the events of the film would be much different (e.g., 2 fricken predator escapes...are you kidding me?)
All in all, it was interesting from either sides. It gave a glimpse of the predator culture / ideology (based on this book I thought the whole dna stuff could work, even if it was mentioned in only half of a sentence), but nothing detailed. There were some great parts, my only question was why they had to use the word yautja. But it's just a minor issue. The cloaking was fine, I'd say in the last fight. Pred tech evolves too.
The whole Stargazer line, the Reapers and the politics behind it was awesome and exciting. Trager's character seemed really good and interesting, but Pappy gave most food for thought.
The whole build-up was great. And also connectible with earlier but later movies, literature too. If you have read Hunters 2 already, you know what I mean. Stargazer can be a really good addition to the pred universe, I hope we'll see them around.
Pleasantly surprised by this
It's better than South China Sea, imo. More characterization of the predator's thought process and motivations.
Great review btw, I agree 100%.
Regarding the cloak..
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I've read the book 3 times now and this point still has me turned around. In the film, Keyes tells Bracket not to let the predator get away. However, in the predator novelization, Keyes is kind of an unhinged / wacky scientist that I could see letting the predator escape. Fun conjecture, regardless.
Traeger only calls out those two specifically, but he never indicates they're the only two.
Plenty, just posted about it in the novelization thread lol. I think it's a book well worth picking up, just for those POV scenes alone. Was so interesting getting more perspective on their "view" of humanity.
It has a ton, and it's very enjoyable!
I wondered where that mask came from and I like this explanation.
It's really good so far!
The fight scenes were the meat of the book, and interesting in a sense that you knew where each bullet hit and which exact injuries anyone had.
Also, the drug house and fairground scenes were really cool to picture in your head.
agree with most points-loved the novel! gotta say, those awsome fight chapters never dragged to me :0) if anything couldnt stop biting my fingernails throughout!
ditto for the neat P2 continuity. Always wondered what ever happened to the trail of tech the pred in P2 left behind.
Kind of makes him look quite incompetent when you stop to think about it.
Let's see: He left behind:
spear tip (colombian penthouse). spear (rooftop aircon box). mask, shoulder cannon (abattoir). gauntlet,
breather (alley, after falling from rooftop). medicomp (gran's bathroom).
(man, it was probably glad it died by the hands of harrigan, as he'd been a laughing stock in the pred homeworld :0)...!