This looks like an awesome movie and it's coming out at the end of the year! I saw other smaller trailers for it, but this one added to that. It seems to explain why a modern group of military soldiers are fighting monsters we see in the Monster Hunter games. It didn't make sense, before this trailer, why modern weapons were being used, but now it makes sense. You do get to see some people using weapons that we're used to seeing in Monster Hunter games. One of the main characters, for instance, is using dual blades. She's one of these modern soldiers, but it seems she switches from modern weapons to Monster Hunter weapons. There are other characters we will see wielding other Monster Hunter weapons. I've read a little bit about this movie and how the production team worked with Capcom. This has been in the works for about a decade, I think.
So let me know what you think of this and if you're planning on going to see it (despite the COVID situation). I feel like this looks like something I most definitely want to go see as I've enjoyed playing Monster Hunter: World. For those of you that own a Switch, you should also be aware that the Switch is getting two new Monster Hunter games (lucky!).
So let me know what you think of this and if you're planning on going to see it (despite the COVID situation). I feel like this looks like something I most definitely want to go see as I've enjoyed playing Monster Hunter: World. For those of you that own a Switch, you should also be aware that the Switch is getting two new Monster Hunter games (lucky!).
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"Only in theaters in December."
Ok.
That aside, the movie looks like a lot of campy monster killing fun. Milla looks like she's giving it everything, which is cool to see. I know she elevated the Resident Evil films so it's cool to see her make a run at Monster Hunter.
I felt like I was watching a transformers trailer.
@Jon I thought she did great in the Resident Evil movies and that's how I know her best. That first RE movie was a favorite of mine, and a lot of that had to do with the awesome soundtrack. Now I've seen that they're making a RE reboot. Honestly, I don't care, zombies really aren't my "thing." I don't really like them, they're everywhere in too much of everything IMHO. Yet I own many of the RE games on the GameCube.
LOL @Will_Ball is that bad or good? I liked the Transformers movies I saw, but I missed at least one of them, particularly Bumblebee. I like the dinosaur ones I didn't really know about as a kid. I didn't follow Transformers too much. I think I was more into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man, and X-Men.
Oh! I had a neat theory, what if the people were transported to the Monster Hunter world by Kirin, since he's the elder dragon associated w/ thunder and thunder is how they're transported to the world. maybe he brings them to that world to fight another elder dragon or just to be general monster hunters, perhaps the monsters are taking over and need culling. I think it should really piss off some characters and make them break stuff, cuz damn I hated fighting Kirin at first! I broke a controller or two fighting it. Yeah, I love MH:W but it is a game that has really pissed me off. LOL I haven't played in a while though, although this trailer really makes me want to play it more. I haven't finished the Iceborne content. After watching this trailer, I felt pretty excited and am looking forward to seeing the movie. Ron Perlman is playing the Admiral, BTW.
@GregoPeck, depends if you like the Transformers movies. š
@Will_Ball well I think I saw two or three and I think I liked them. I think have the first on Blu-Ray, if so it was probably one of the first Blu-Ray discs I bought. I haven't seen it in forever though. I don't know if I've watched any of them in the last decade or five years.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NVPLqbWXdDA
I highly doubt that December theater release. We'll see. If Tenet flopped I can't imagine they'd do well with a theater release when it's likely to be worse.
But yeah I kinda wish studios weren't afraid of fantasy settings. Like hmm, how can we get people to watch this? BIG ASS MACHINE GUNS YEAAHH
Release date: 12/30/20 (via Google search)
It seems I missed it. The Internet told me yesterday that the movie was actually released ahead of time on 12/18/20. The Blu-Ray is expected to be released in March, so I'm going to have to wait. I found at least one source that contained some things worth noting. I saw that it was released much earlier in China. Apparently the reviews aren't great, kind of mixed. I (briefly) read criticism of underdeveloped characters. Also, China found some dialogue that they found offensive and halted it's circulation. Although I also read that the CG was good. I still intend to watch it when I can.
I don't know if it's still going on, but Monster Hunter: World had an event going on w/ the movie, in which you play two quests as the main female character in the movie. She uses dual blades by default and I never tried that weapon type, so I was surprised that I was actually able to complete the event quests.
Once you get it, Iād love to read your review!
Cool! Well, maybe I'll have to write something about it.
Thanks for the encouragement!
2/16! https://www.gamespot.com/articles/monster-hunter-movie-releases-on-home-video-february-16/1100-6487046/
So, I just watched Monster Hunter and thought Iād share my thoughts (most especially since Jon expressed interest in the movie). I havenāt recently read reviews, but I remember bits of what I read previously. Apparently, the movie wasnāt received well and China, specifically, took issue with it. One thing I read that I remember was that there a line in which China deemed to be offensive. From the quote of it I read, I could definitely see it that way. Fortunately, however, I didnāt ever hear the line spoken, so I can only assume that it was (gratefully) removed.
Reviews donāt really matter to me. I find myself appreciating and enjoying movies much more than the majority of others. That noted, I didnāt think it was a bad movie, but I was disappointed with the ending. In my opinion, the movie ended too abruptly. I was not expecting the end when it happened. I even said something aloud expressing my surprise and disappointment. It ended on a bit of a cliff hanger, which seems to pretty much suggest that thereās going to be a follow up. Although, Iām afraid that might not happen seeing as how it wasnāt received well from what I recall seeing months ago.
Still, I enjoyed it and I think the fact that I was disappointed in its abrupt ending perhaps shows that I was enjoying it. There were things I enjoyed and things I didnāt. I really loved seeing and hearing familiar monsters like Diablos and Rathalos, monsters Iām familiar with from my game play of Monster Hunter: World. Diablos was slightly confusing, because it looked like both the regular Diablos and Black Diablos. The latter is the female and the two do not get along (who knows how they mate). However, there were two smaller creatures that I didnāt recognize, which makes me wonder if they were from other Monster Hunter games. There was a third monster that I didnāt recognize.
I decided to watch the trailer again after the movie to test an idea I had, which was wrong. Iām disappointed to say that the entire movie is pretty much within that trailer. I think if you watch the movie, youāll perhaps see some things coming as I did, but probably more so after watching the trailer.
There are some other minor bits that I enjoyed, because they came straight out of the game series. Yes, there is a Palico. In case youāre not aware, a Palico is a human sized cat. The only one you see is the chef that you see in the games, but is a bit more skinny and scruffier. I did like how it pretty much performed the same actions you see the chef Palico perform in Monster Hunter: World. I also liked the inclusion of the Slinger, which is a weapon which attaches to your arm and allows you to shoot a projectile with an attachment. This allows you to shoot at something and pull yourself closer to it. This is a handy tool in the games as it often helps you get around. You can also shoot projectiles with it. Even though the weapons that appeared in the movie were limited, I still enjoyed that there was a bit of a variety in use. The Dual Blades looked awesome and bigger than I expected.
It looks like the movie is available on a few different streaming platforms at the moment, so you can catch it before itās release on Blu-Ray. If you like the game series, then you might want to check this out. Iām not really sure how people who havenāt played any of the games would think about it.
Alas, for those of you who own a Nintendo Switch, you should probably check out the free demo available for Monster Hunter Rise, which will be released on 3/26/21. I believe the Switch is actually getting two Monster Hunter games soon (sorry, not MH: World).
Monster Hunter Rise demo and release info: https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/try-out-monster-hunter-rise-with-a-free-limited-time-demo/
P.S. Wow, I keep hitting that character limit for posts and comments!
Too bad this movie didnāt make much in theaters. A lot of stuff like this wonāt get sequels (most likely) because they didnāt perform well due to the pandemic. Not that this would have blown up the film world or anything, but itās sad it didnāt get much of a chance.
Yeah, I think my main issue with it was that I wanted more. I wanted to see more monsters, and more of the wide variety of weapon types. The movie did make me think more about the armor monsters have. If bullets seem to do nothing, then how do blades work so well? It doesn't quite make sense. Heck, the beginning of the movie battled me, too, as we see a ship sailing through a desert. I'm sure in MH:W, you start the game out in an air ship.
What is your interest in Monster Hunter? Have you played any of the games yet? MH:W was my first and I found it enjoyable, although also quite frustrating while I tried to take on tough monsters alone. Vinny now has a PS4 and the game, but sadly it's not a cross-platform game.
There's a new Monster Hunter animated series coming to Netflix. I like it mostly because of the Monsters I saw that I'm familiar with. For instance, the Elder Dragon they're talking about is a beautiful blue lion and of course I love her! Check out the trailer: https://youtu.be/PqFjjs_qNn4