R.I.P. Peter Cullen

"Be Strong, To Be Gentle."

A poetic quote that has also been my way of life. 

Peter Cullen was the voice of many generations being the big, strong, powerful, inspirational, father figure in Optimus Prime. 

He led the way for so many to step forward. Even when Optimus Prime's time was cut short in the Transformers Gen 1 movie the fans got so mad that the studio changed their minds and ended up bringing Optimus Prime back to life. For so many 80s kids, Optimus was their dad or someone so truly cool and inspirational to look up to. 

Optimus was strong but he was always gentle. Well, the Bayverse of films showed he was also brutal when his back was against the wall but that's not the point. 

Peter Cullen is an absolute legend and a man so many have looked up to and no doubt as history ROLLS ON, his voice and actions as Optimus will carry on forever in our hearts and with younger generations discovering his work. 

Peter was also the voice of many other characters like Eeyore and most recently Thadeus from Invincible. Peter also provided those iconic Predator noises or clicks. 

I'm not sure if Peter has recorded anymore lines as Prime or for any other characters before his passing but time will tell there on when we may hear his final performance.

Peter's passing has hit me and so many others are hard. It's been a rough week for me and these big deaths have made it harder. 

Thank You Peter, may you rest now knowing all the good work you have done and all the sparks you have inspired. We love you and we miss you. Til All Are One.

Predator: The Badlands Review!

Predator: Badlands is a sci-fi action film set on a harsh alien world where survival is everything. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and staring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster‑Koloamatangi. The story focuses on an unlikely alliance formed under extreme circumstances, blending action, adventure, and emotional depth without relying solely on the traditional “human hunt” formula. It’s a fresh take and a respectful nod to the classic Predator legacy in one action protein shake! 🍻

It's so refreshing and interesting how the film shifts perspective by making a Yautja (the Predator species) the main character (Dek), giving that creature nuance and emotion rather than purely a monster. The chemistry between Dek and the android Thia (played by Elle Fanning) are fantastic! They have a surprisingly entertaining odd-couple dynamic which worked great. There was moments Dek and Thia both made me laugh, it was amusing.

The alien planet Genna is astonishing and so beautiful, amazing world building and worlds shown along with Yautja Prime. The new creature designs, and the interaction of Predator lore are fresh for the franchise and a much welcome addition.

As a big long time predator fan myself it was so refreshing to see more of the Yautja clan and hearing them interact with eachother. My hat is off to the sound design behind that and to the cool distorted daft punk like soundtrack we get with them at times. Some fans of the Pred films may feel the film softens the “monster” and horror aspect too much by giving The Predator more emotion, vulnerability and a journey but there's still ferociousness here.

The action and spectacle are strong, the pacing does slow down when characters outside of our titular ones are on screen. The tone shift from the traditional 18 to a mere 12A feels odd with what prior Predator films delivered (horror, action, gritty) but it still works here. Score is fantastic and elevates the film, trust me the distorted Yautja type vocal music whatever you call it, I'm so hyped I can't even word right now about it but yes that slaps!

Predator: Badlands is a big bold evolution of the franchise. It's so good to have more substance to the Predator species. The 12A rating is a shocking step down from the Horror series 18 ratings in the past but there's still blood to be shed here. It's not your typical Predator horror hunt like the past entries, but it does take interesting risks and delivers fun, strong visuals, and a new emotional core. It signals that the franchise is moving into territory traditional Pred fans may not like which may divide fans but arguably in an exciting way.

I thought this was incredible, I am looking forward to seeing what's next for the franchise. Thanks for reading, stay shiny and follow for more reviews! 😊

The Predator Film Series RANKED & Reviewed

So I've just arrived home after watching The Predator the sequel in the Predator franchise directed by Shane Black. The trailers made the film out to be trash, i'll be honest i thought this new predator film would bomb, it would suck. I actually enjoyed it to be honest. Although I have some nitpicks i liked it and it was not a letdown after all for me. So stick around for the ultimate hunter!

THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!

AVP won't be officially on this list since they are considered to be in a universe of their own. Also there was no big mention of them in The Predator so it's not canon. There was a spear with an alien tail attached in the background of one scene which looked like the one from AVP 1 BUT that is all no other mention or weapon in The Predator from the AVP series. AVP is considered a reboot of sorts for both series when it released since it was years since the last instalments in both universes. Don't get me wrong there's some awesome scenes in both films and cool ideas but that's it, not officially apart of the canon universe. 

The Predator

The newest instalment is also the funniest and possibly goriest entry despite not being a fully fledged 18 rated film here in the uk like the rest of the series. The game changes in this film with Pred and 2 being the predecessors to this film so it's carrying on that story and not the one from AVP or Predators. This film introduces many new things to the Pred-iverse. Prediverse? Yeah ok that's mine i used it first lol So in this universe we have previously known these intergalactic hunters come to Earth and other planets hunting for sport to see who is worthy and what not but this film basically makes the preds and this film out to be just another general alien invasion/takeover film, they want our planet, which has never been the documented case in the first two pred films of course. The lore was always in pred 1 and 2 they come to hunt to get the thrill of a kill to rank up in their clans and what not and build an impressive trophy collection. Soundtrack in this was very unnoticeable besides the traditional Pred theme but i think it was not used that well here in this film. Characters were great but god damn did some become forgettable and got snuffed out fast near the end of the film. I reacted quite a bit to this film, from being sad about a character death to being shocked at something to being tense to being happy to others. This was the funniest goriest and most heartfelt entry to this series. Seriously it surprised me too! There's some new additions which are weird to the series this film has brought in the Pred Hounds i mean they were tough but they were pretty short lived. The Mega Predator was scary man like that thing was super duper tough but i think there could have been a longer better fight with it. The "Fugitive" Predator was cool and it was very different from any predator we have had before, he (i'm going to say he, fuck it) was very intellectual. All the new tech this film showed off though OMG INSANE!!!! A huge scary highlights are the scenes where we see the Predators eye's how they just open them and they light up so bright and just paints a creepy picture, there's one who has blood leak on his face and we see his head turn and eyes open and i was like "oh jeezus help me" and there was another where one was pretty spider like hangin above eating Prey and then it looks down as a torch shines on its face i was like "O mah lawd" haha. Overall rate it 7/10

Predator 2

Looking back at it this has some cheesy and funny moments of course. Danny Glover playing the hot headed Harrigan is entertaining but him and this film is hard to fill the boots of it's predecessor. The environment has changed but the hunt remains the same. This has some cool and great scenes and lines and it opened up the lore for the preds a lot more. 7/10

Predators

The hunt goes back to the jungle but it's now on an alien planet with people of all races, genders and back grounds are picked up and put on this planet to duke it out with nature, pred dogs, the elements, other people and most importantly PREDATORS! There's a team of Predators here most are bad but there's one good pred in the group who does try helping the humans but fails and we get an Arnie-esque pred one show down with this Beserker Predator who is the ugliest s.o.b we have seen in the series. Some great scenes with great action and character but there's so much untold left to discover from this film that i hope we get some resolution or expansion at some point. 8/10

Predator

Of course the first is the best. This big 80's muscle buffed action piece started the series and still holds up, it has tense and horror moments too which i feel are missing in the series a bit because they have not been done aswell as this one was well the latest installment had 2 cool scary scenes which were cool as shit to have seen but besides that the predator has not been shown off to be a fierce hunter as this one was for some time. In a future predator film we need the horror back and i'd like the mythos and some stories to be wrapped up, hell expand upon them and bring old characters back be a cool trip too. Some iconic lines in this film. Soundtrack is beast from the theme song to the iconic Long Tall Sally being played. 9/10

GET TO THE CHOPPA because that's my list and thats the series ranked and reviewed all done. 

Let's hope we get another soon which continues the series and is good aswell. 

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