Predator: Killer of Killers

If Prey's journey into the past ignited your imagination for more Predator encounters across diverse historical landscapes, then brace yourself. Predator: Killer of Killers takes that very fan desire and crafts something truly epic: a breathtakingly animated anthology where individual tales of survival and savagery cleverly weave together into a larger, interconnected narrative.

This isn't just a collection of standalone "what ifs." The film presents a series of visually stunning and distinct animated shorts, each plunging us into a different era to witness new warriors confronting the relentless Yautja. The animation itself is a masterclass - incredibly stylish, dynamic, and unafraid to depict the brutal reality of a Predator hunt. While each segment offers a unique and thrilling glimpse into a specific confrontation across time, they are designed to gradually converge, with threads and characters building towards a more encompassing storyline. This ambitious structure, showcasing varied settings and conflicts while still telling a cohesive, broader story, is where the animated medium truly shines, offering a scope that would be a colossal undertaking in live-action.

Be warned: this is an intense, mature-audience experience that revels in the ferocity of its premise. It's wildly creative, visually spectacular, and a visceral thrill from start to finish. For fans who've longed to see the Predator's lethal prowess tested across history, Predator: Killer of Killers delivers not just isolated skirmishes, but a cleverly constructed saga of interconnected hunts.

Predator: Killer of Killers brings fresh animation and brutal, bloody action to the franchise - but the story lacks real substance.

The gritty, raw animation creates a strong atmosphere, backed by heavy textures and punchy sound design. When fists fly and blades clash, it feels impactful.

But the anthology format holds it back. Each part is short, and there's no time to build emotional weight. Especially in Part 1 (The Shield). However, the story itself feels generic and predictable.

The characters? Mostly flat archetypes. Character deaths feel hollow, and themes like teamwork were presented flat.

Part 1 (The Shield) - The fight against the Predator felt too smooth, as if every move had been carefully planned and choreographed.

Part 2 (The Sword) - stands out with its feudal Japan setting and a visually impressive fight, particularly due to the conflict between two brothers.

Part 3 (The Bullet) - Creatively staged and visually appealing. The Story reminds me a lot of classic movies.

Scores: The Shield - 5.5/10 The Sword - 7.5/10 The Bullet - 7.0/10 The Finale - 6.5/10

Overall : 6.5/10

A visual treat with raw energy - just don't expect depth.

Idk, it's fun to watch but ultimately it makes predators look weak!! Suggests the predators don't know wtf they're doing. It should be RARE for a predator to lose. Same reason John wick 3 bothered me, this super strong character gets kinda beat up then kicks the others ass but let's them live so they can keep fighting only to lose? Predator doesn't respect weakness so they should've ALL lost...

Disappointing, wanted deadliest warrior but with predator just to see who did best against them, but we got some bigger story that was kinda lame.

*takes deep breathe* guess I can fly this spaceship now >:(

I genuinely didn't know what to expect from this, turning a live action property into animation doesn't always work. That being said, this was absolutely amazing. I loved the animation style, the sound design, especially for the predator was excellent, the different settings, the voice acting was on point, the action absolutely top notch, as to be expected. Of course the storylines of the 3 vignettes were a bit lacking, some better than others, but who comes into a predator movie for the riveting story telling? This really was a legitimate predator movie, and did the titilur character justice. Very gory, great pacing, I highly recommend this.

I was skeptical about an animated Predator movie. But the animation was very good and the style lends its self very well to the subject matter.

It seems to be an anthology but its all tied together at the end and leaves things open for much more in the future.

Speaking of tying things together there are interesting references to the other films and hint at a much wider universe that we hopefully get to see.

Don't be put off that its a cartoon its much cheaper to tell a story this way than with live action so more chance of followups.

In Dan Trachtenberg it seems they have someone who can take the Predator franchise in a much better direction than it had been going prior to Prey.