Monster Hunter

It was a very fun experience...
One Part Kaiju
One Part Video Game fan service
And One Part “how much abuse can Milla Jovovich take?”
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It appears that this movie is either quite hated or quite liked. I guess it is not that surprising though given that it is based on a video game with a very strong following so if the movie is deviating from canon, and I understand that it does, it will not matter how good or bad a movie is.

Well, I have never played the game so I am not burdened with Monster Hunter canon so I have to say that I very much liked this movie. It does not really hurt that I quite like Milla Jovovich as well of course. Ron Perlman is also a favourite of mine and I really wish that he would have been in more of the movie. As it was he was only present briefly at the beginning and then a little bit at the end.

Anyway, this is a fantasy, action movie of my liking. Clash of cultures, huge monsters and lots and lots of shooting, slicing, kicking and stabbing action. The story is rather simple but not really bad at all. The ships navigating the sand was a bit weird and those huge weapons they were dragging around a bit silly but then those are part of the canon.

At first I got a bit annoyed by Artemis and Hunter starting to fight each other and thought, oh no, not another one of those silly, illogical stories again, but that sorted itself out rather quickly. And the bait jokes were rather funny actually.

The CGI and the monsters were great, as far as I am concerned. When I first saw the diablos I thought that they had kind of copied the sandworms from Dune but when they, or it rather since we only got to see one actually emerge, it was quite different.

The part where Artemis is thrown back to Earth and followed by the big fire breathing beastie is probably not liked at all by the fans of the video games since it is probably not very canon but I definitely liked it. I whish they would have done a bit more surprise, what the f… and mayhem scenes there actually.

The ending didn’t really leave that much of a conclusion but, unlike what some people seems to feel, I didn’t think it was a bad ending. It certainly prepared the field for a sequel and I for one really hope one will come.

Ignore the reviews. If you're a gamer and you know this movie IS based on the game, you'll enjoy it! The characters are spot on, the weapons, the look and feel of it.
It's a better adaptation that many other game movies.

It's a good movie, I watched it on Mercado Play on Mercado Livre, it's a shame there wasn't a paid version for a sequel.

Solid Anderson + Milla Jojovich film (if you are looking for that kind of action movie)
I didn't like the ending : they where just too confident that they will make a sequel ...

All I can say it was a good movie, a lot of action, really liked it.

As others have noted, this is basically Paul W.S. Anderson's attempt to set up a new franchise for his wife Mila Jovovich, now her role in the Resident Evil franchise has played out, and is being rebooted WITHOUT her, which of course will probably doom it to failure. Hollywood has very few original ideas anymore, so, if they aren't making a sequel, they're copying some older property and just amping up the FX for a cash grab.

This wasn't that bad, as, it's always fun to see Mila in her element, and Tony Jaa has really been underutilized until recently. Once again the trope is proven true that (usually) black folks in Sci Fi films equal TOS Redshirts, but then, it WAS just T.I. and Megan Good, so..., meh.

Ron Perlman and his magnificent blond hairpiece do an adequate job as the wizened Leader of the "other world" folks tasked with closing the portal betwixt our world and the next, lest Smaug escape Erebor and destroys all Middle Earth.

Could have been a fun one off, but, the clumsy, hackneyed ..."to be continued" (hopefully) ending was more suited to a made for TV series season ender, than a major motion picture, in spite of the awesome fighting Ninja kitty.

Ooooh, was that Sauron lurking under that grim reaper cloak at the (very) end, or, perhaps he who shall not be named? I get my tropes and memes confused sometimes.

It's an OK watch if you're not doing anything one afternoon during lockdown. But, if the do greenlight another chapter, perhaps they can flesh things out a bit more between the actiony bits.

Took my daughter to see this last night. It wasn't as bad as the reviews were making it out to be. The action was pretty good and the fight scenes were well choreographed. Overall the story itself was ok. Nothing special but entertaining. My main issue was with the way it ended. You will need to stay for the credits because they literally just ended the movie after a battle. Even with the bit shown during the credits, it's like they didn't know how to finish the movie. You can tell that they are trying to shoehorn a 2nd movie. Their fix to ensure this is set up was to basically put up a "To be continued" sign at the end. It's not an actual sign but I hope you get what I'm saying.

Overall if you're feeling trapped in your house and you want to get out and enjoy a movie I'd go see it. We had a fun afternoon munching on popcorn and watching some monster action on the big screen.

Monster Hunter was actually a pleasant surprise to me. I shouldn't really be surprised, as I usually like whatever Paul W. S. Anderson puts out, but this one kind of flew under the radar. To be honest...I didn't know anything about it apart from that Milla was in it.

The action is good, the monsters look great, the acting is surprisingly good for the material they had to work with because...well...what Monster Hunter lacks is a decent story. Don't get me wrong...what little there is, works fine as a way to drive things forward.

Monster Hunter is no instant classic, but I enjoyed it. That may be my love for monster movies talking, but I think this one has something to offer to most people that likes action as well.

Now I just need to get into the Monster Hunter games I bought, but never ended up playing...

Mindless, meaningless fun, with a truck load of CGI and very little story. I enjoyed it, but I know it is really rubbish