249 - Predator (1987) & Prey (2022) →

CW: Homophobia, Harm to Animals

It’s Predator vs. Prey Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey get to the choppah!

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: Predator (1987)
"A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior” (IMDb.com). Crossover classic Predator is the best of both worlds: 80s Action and Killer Monster Horror. If you like both of these things, you'll enjoy Predator. If you don't like either... you'll still enjoy Predator.

The Modern Film: Prey (2022)
"Naru, a skilled warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth” (IMDb.com). Prey may lay... it on thick, but isn't that was Predator movies are for? Either way, it's still the best entry since the original.

Audio Sources:
"The Beginning: Making Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" produced by Lucasfilm Ltd.
"Coneheads" produced by Paramount Pictures
"Hackers" produced by United Artists & Suftley
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Predator" (1987) produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Prey" (2022) produced by 20th Century Studios & Davis Entertainment
"Showdown" written by Jeff Lynne and performed by the Electric Light Orchestra
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" produced by Carolco Pictures, et al.
"Voice of Optimus Prime is also The Predator (vocalizations by Peter Cullen)" via TFcon @ https://youtu.be/gpjhI-eRE6c

148 - The Monster Squad (1987) & Attack the Block (2011)

CW: Homophobia, Bullying

Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!

It’s Kids-Fighting-Monsters Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey start a club and merc some aliens.

The Classic Film: The Monster Squad (1987)
"A young group of monster fanatics attempts to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters” (IMDb.com). The Monster Squad is an 80s kids’ classic, but like many things made for kids in the 80s, its script *maybe* doesn’t hold up as well as we might expect or want.

The Modern Film: Attack the Block (2011)
“…[An] unlucky young woman and a gang of tough inner-city kids... make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a South London apartment complex into an intergalactic war-zone” (IMDb.com). This movie is full of imperfect protagonists that are treated with care and love by the filmmakers. Plus. It’s pretty badass.

Audio Sources:
“Attack the Block” produced by Big Talk Productions, et al.
"Homer the Great" (The Simpsons S06E12) produced by Gracie Films & 20th Century Fox Television
“The Monster Squad” produced by TAFT Entertainment Pictures, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Sound of da Police” written by Lawrence Parker, et al., and performed by KRS-One