'Predator: Killer of Killers' A Review

Predator: Killer of Killers is a scifi action animated movie, a standalone entry in the Predator franchise. The film is composed of four segments, the first three in various times throughout history where three warriors best a predator(Viking age, feudal Japan, and WWII), in the fourth segment those three humans face off against the titular killer of killers on the predator home world.

With no real A-listers(thankfully) the voice cast all soar creating dynamic, emotional, and potent performances. In a time of voice actors getting edged out by stunt casting celebrities in animated films this is a welcome return to form and proof that voice acting is a different beast and voice actors are the best people to do voice work.

The animation style is rich and evocative, clearly influenced by anime and comics, not overly complex or meticulously rendered but still beautiful, transportive, and effective with the action sequences being particularly thrilling and cool. There's a scruffiness to it which melds perfectly with the subject matter. It works as a highly entertaining stand alone feature as well as to build out the Predator world in an organic and exploratory way. Director Dan Trachtenberg continues his clever revitalization of the franchise in this follow-up to Prey but much like that film this should have been released theatrically.

A homerun for any with an interest in SFF.

Currently streaming on Hulu.

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