Sarcastic Movie Review: Monster Hunter

That simple Google search made me infinitely more disappointed in the Movie. Because it seems the  games have a truck load of great monsters, creatures of every shape and size, with unique designs and habits and traits. So why the hell is it that this big budget Hollywood movie decide to just show us three?

Seriously for a world filled with monsters we sure do only see a few of them, other than the Diablos we get giant spiders, because the producers looked at the hundreds of creatures in the monster hunter catalogue and decided to pick the most generic one.

We also get the final boss the ‘Rathalos’ a fire breathing Wyvern (and yes it’s a Wyvern not a dragon as it’s bipedal, with no separate arms I checked) which was honestly also kinda generic.

Yup, that’s a wyvern alright

And it ends with captain lady with all her wilderness friends she made in the monster world defeating the Wyvern and coming home, only to find that a giant black dragon has followed her to our world (four limbs and separate wings, yup dragon)

Should you watch it

If any of what I said made the movie sound exciting, trust me it isn’t. If you’re at the movies tonight and want to turn off your brain and want to watch a giant monster flick I’d suggest Godzilla vs King Kong instead. But if you’ve already seen that, then I’d still suggest you watch it again cause Godzilla Vs Kong is Great fun!

As for Monster Hunter, wait for the DVD or watch it in streaming at home while your mind is more easily preoccupied by other things, like nervously texting your crush. The monster noises will help to drown out the internal screaming in your head at that point!

 

Go for more Greek monsters like Manticores and Minotaurs in the NEW WORLD ODYSSEY series