As a dumb military movie with Milla Jovovich and reasonably rendered kaiju, Monster Hunter may not be the end of the world, y’know? We’re certainly not saying it’s going to be a good movie – far from it – but it looks like a relatively entertaining popcorn romp in this new trailer, and it’s got Tony Jaa in it.
Franchise fans, however, may be bemused by this trailer, as it shows a squad of oorah-roaring soldiers sucked into a different dimension inhabited by creatures loosely based on the ones from Capcom’s action RPGs. There are references to the games, but this is clearly a major diversion from the source material – even more so than the Resident Evil film franchise.
It’s due out in cinemas later this year, anyway, assuming they remain open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Paul W.S. Anderson of the aforementioned Resident Evil fame is once again in the director’s chair, so expect plenty of intense set-piece stunts and not much in the way of character development. Could be a decent braindead distraction from the realities of the real-world, right?
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Looks alright. Paul W.S. Anderson's track record kind of speaks for itself, but after watching that truly terrible Dragon's Dogma anime, any video game adaptation is going to look good by comparison.
Well, it's uh - definitely not for me, to put it lightly. The whole military angle is a big turnoff. It's all so bleak and colourless, too.
"So what are we, guardians of the galaxy now?"
Face friggin palm
Looks exactly as I expected. Not a MH fan so it really doesnt do much for me, though I'd give it a watch when it hits whatever streaming platform on a rainy day.
Just gonna have to treat this like the Godzilla, Kong, Transformers and Pacific Rim movies. Don't have high expectations for the story but at least the monsters look great. Btw, Milla Jovovich's character is using the wrong element against Black Diablos and Rathalos. Fire element isn't effective against them.lol Also, they actually released two different trailers. The Brazil version has a few different scenes in it.
I remember when Anderson directed a good film once. No it wasn't Mortal Kombat, that's nearly as bad as Resident Evil. It was Event Horizon.
I think is pretty cool Paul always gives the starting roles to his wife, if someone has to be paid in your job might aswell be your spouse 🤷 The movie itself looks like a decent time waster.
I don't give a damn about the game franchise but man, can't they try a bit at least?
Not interested in the movie, but I do have the urge to try to get back into Monster Hunter World now.
@Enuo I lost interest in that DD anime after the third episode. It lacks so much personality and beauty compared to the excellent Castlevania show. The basic gist of the show seemed to be "everyone and everything are horrible and there is nothing our heroes can do about". And I got sick of that after the cyclops and hunting party episodes.
If there were anything constructive to say here, fine. But in this case, it's a simple...
No.
Well when you have the frankly useless Paul Anderson and his wife involved then there's never going to be anything to get excited about
Hack Anderson & his hack wife are at it again (sigh) stay away from our beloved franchises -__-
Nothing against the game, but what a stupid choice of a franchise to make a movie out of. I love Mila, can't help it, but wouldn't she make a great FemShep?
It doesn't look that bad!
How about we actually start making video game movies based on video games with actual plots Hollywood?
Jordan-Vogt Roberts please save us from this hell
Why does it feel like they're going to forget about the whole "monsters can't get kill with weapons from another world" idea at some part of the movie? Because why make the soldiers keep using guns if they know they're ineffective?
Doesn't look too awful but I was hoping the military stuff wouldn't continue much once they were transported into the MH world. Unfortunately though it looks like it probably goes on throughout the whole movie.
@get2sammyb Good article. I was about to give up 10 seconds into the trailer thinking they were going to make this take place in an actual middle eastern desert like Transformers but when Marshal, Will & Holly got lost on their routine expedition, well it turns into "Pacific Desert" and that's ok.
It's basically the 3rd film after Brendan Frasiers "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and it's sequel "Mystery Island" w/ the Rock.
If you were old like me you'd also know of "The Land That Time Forgot" and it's sequel "The People That Time Forgot".
@shonenjump86 im actually going to do this tonight. Only put about an hour in to it and i so badly wsnt to do it co op but none of my buddies fancied playing it so i just shelfed it.
I mean....it's a Paul Anderson film (and not the good Magnolia one). What were people expecting? This had straight to DVD trash the second his name was attached to the project. The American equivalent of Uwe Boll.
Paul W Anderson needs to leave his mrs at home if he wants to make a respectable film. Event horizon was great.... Then he met Milla!
@Kidfunkadelic83 I know what you mean. I’ve been playing MH Generations on Switch and I have just been in the mood for the series as of late.
I think the games have more in depth story than the movie and I don’t need to see it because they show everything in the trailer, such a disrespect to the franchise
Gonna get me sum frikkin sweet popcorn, a big tub of soya ice cream and looking forward to another action filled storyless movie. Feet up on coffee table of course. Bring it on! Anything but stoopid Covid news!!!
@shonenjump86 not played the switch one but played the 3ds ones. I just find myself getting a little bored playing solo. Would be good to have a few buddies i know to play with.
@pip_muzz unfortunately Anderson is a Geordie...
Anything with Anderson and his wet fantasies is a no from me.
@phil_j event horizon is really his best work and excellent horror sci-fi. Just wished they could retrieve the directors cut, but that is unfortunately lost forever.
@RBMango Castlevania season 3 was an abomination,I have nothing else to say about that.
@rachetmarvel Obviously, I strongly disagree with that. I think that might be my favorite season.
Get rid of the military aspects and it might be good, but that looks like the bulk of the movie. Why does Hollywood always take franchises and try to set them modern day or relate them to our current times? It's stupid.
@phil_j you didn't need eyes to see where they were going...
@ILikeStake Same. That put me off watching the rest of the trailer.
"LeeLoo Dallas Multipass."
@pip_muzz OK man he's bad but not THAT bad..
@TheFrenchiestFry Detective Pikachu
Milla Jovovich - she sure has a thing for capcom franchises doesn't she?
I already knew this movie was going to be bad looking. Just dumb looking....This will be a rotten tomato trailer
Now people who never heard of Monster Hunter will think it's a lame game.
Incoming another flop
Not gonna lie.... Absolutely love Milla and each time see her I wish for a new FIFTH ELEMENT Movie including Chris Tucker.....
This makes one scared for the Uncharted movie........ Is there no director in Hollywood who can adapt a game into a decent movie.........
I mean every single movie adaptation of a game has been borderline shyte......... Street Fighter, Resident Evil(although commercially profitable and just brainless fun when u watch it) Hitman, Need for Speed, Max Payne, etc, you can name anyone.............
Maybe we should give these game movies adaptations to Francis Coppola and Martin Scorsese type of directors, Joker is better that all the DC and Marvel movies combined in terms of narrative, story and characterisation, those movies only Excell with the action/set pieces......and I think that's what Hollywood see in games, just mindless action, hence why they give the game adaptation movies to sci-fi movie directors (and bad ones at that) ........ These Sci-fi movies directors cannot give game movie adaptations justice..........
Somebody needs to give Martin Scorsese the Hitman scrip so we can finally get a true agent 47 story and movie.....
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