Monster Hunter

Screen Gems | Release Date: December 18, 2020

4.1	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 167 Ratings

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Voodoo123Mar 15, 2021

+Great visual style
+Decent soundtrack
-Confused tone
-Doesnt feel accurate to the game

Monster hunter is a film where I expected less than it delivered. It's entertaining but check your brain at the door please.

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PrequarantineFeb 26, 2021

Disclaimer: I am biased as a huge fan of the Monster Hunter series. I personally enjoyed the movie, but strictly because I got to see some of my favorite monsters on the big screen.

This movie was... definitely a movie. That's about all IDisclaimer: I am biased as a huge fan of the Monster Hunter series. I personally enjoyed the movie, but strictly because I got to see some of my favorite monsters on the big screen.

This movie was... definitely a movie. That's about all I can say about it. Every review that mocks its writing? Accurate. The writing is abysmal and I have seen certain Halo fanfics that are comparable in quality. The character design being horrendous? Yes. The monsters themselves being AMAZING? Absolutely the only selling point of the movie. There were multiple times when my friend and I were watching this together that we started asking why an event was happening for the third time in the film. Certain plot points felt like they were put in just to run screen time without having to put more of their presumably expensive CG in. I personally enjoyed watching this movie, but I cannot in good faith recommend it to anybody who is not a die hard fan with hundreds of hours put into the games. It's simply not a good movie.… Expand

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RalfbergsJul 31, 2021

The plot was very simple. I think could've been better and more interesting, but not really memorable movie. Was pretty average, but watchable

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MethiasOct 15, 2021

As an avid long term fan of the Monster Hunter computer game franchise, I wasn't sure what to expect after I heard about the plot premise of this film, but I decided to watch it all the same and honestly, it was more than what I wasAs an avid long term fan of the Monster Hunter computer game franchise, I wasn't sure what to expect after I heard about the plot premise of this film, but I decided to watch it all the same and honestly, it was more than what I was expecting. I am neither going to make this review to slam the film or give it praise it doesn't deserve.

What I got in this film was a great look into how the Monster Hunter universe could be very wonderfully adapted to the big screen, but unfortunately, I feel it fell very short with the story. The classic tale of being transported from one world to another is such a too often seen trope, it's become damaging, and that's exactly what I see here. I feel there was no need at all to have this whole military unit of our world being ported to the Monster Hunter world. The actors were great choices in my opinion, but I believe the story would of been far better off just being set solely in the MH universe from the get go, no crazy and out of place teleportation trope needed.

An example I could give of an idea I would of love to of seen would of been the characters we see being taken and trained up as new Monster Hunters, since we see plenty of the skills and weaponry of the world used in the film. This is where I truly saw moments that I absolutely adored. The use of monster parts, the carving up of the bodies, the demon mode of the dual daggers, this was where the film became the most interesting and fun for me. This is, of course, as a long term fan of the computer game series, so it was great to see all of this for me, as I am sure it was for many other fans like myself. For those who do not know the gaming franchise, I can see how that wouldn't have the same effect, but I don't doubt it still would of been interesting.

After all, as a newcomer, you'd be completely introduced to a whole new world and shown how the people of it work with it. Hunting beasts and monsters, using parts of them as armour, weapons and even using venom glands to their advantage. This was all so excellent to see and just fantastically done as this is really the core heart and soul of the Monster Hunter games, going after the next big game to get the parts for new gear and equipment, and it's always so fun to find out what monsters give you what parts.

The films visuals were fantastic. Over the years, I've seen the creatures of the MH universe being shown in greater and greater detail, but seeing them on the big screen in all this special effects glory was definitely a treat. They were done right, right down to the little details, so seeing Diablos and Rathalos among others this way was fantastic.

There were treats for fans of the computer game franchises as well in the scene of the Palico chef cooking up food, almost exactly like it's seen in the game of Monster Hunter World itself. And the fact that it's fundementally the same Palico, going by the scar blinding its left eye, it's a very wonderful nod to the game, something I really appreciated, espcially as he cooked up some meat just like its done in the game. Loved it!

Over all, the film was a chance of showing the Monster Hunter world in a brillant way on the big screen, but it has been hurt, rather sadly, by the fact that the story just isn't as good as it could of been. I never really thought to begin with a live action version of Monster Hunter would ever work, but seeing that this film isn't as awful as I ever expected has given me hope that perhaps there's a chance for a future installment, just with a far better story, if we're lucky. I will always say though, that I think it would do far better as an animated series or film. But only time will tell.

The whole thing gets a 6/10 because the visuals, designs, the Monsters, the weapons and gear as well as the nods to the computer game of Monster Hunter World were all so excellently done that it rescues the film from being one of the worst video game adaptations ever, but the story is what is taking away from it getting a higher score.

Still, if you're a fan of the game franchise, especially Monster Hunter World, it's worth a watch at least once. It's a fun viewing for fans and non-fans.… Expand

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KelmonFeb 24, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a fan of the game series, it was a bit of a letdown. For someone who isn't a fan of the series, its fine, but not great. Without a question the best part of this movie is the CG for the monsters, the textures and animations are very high quality and were a treat to see. Tony Ja's character was great, and there were some genuinely cool moments, but overall the story wasn't that great. It's obvious the writers really wanted to focus on the main character gradually learning more and more about this new world she's in, but the execution doesn't quite stick, and it feels like they focus on this particular aspect way too much. I was constantly finding myself wishing that they'd just removed the concept of the portals altogether and had all the characters be from the Monster Hunter universe. Overall, the movie is just okay, but not really anything spectacular. For someone unfamiliar with the series already, its probably worth at least watching for the effects. However if you're already a fan of the series I wouldn't get your hopes up, the fights aren't really that good and the only part that really got my hopes up was seeing Gore Magala make an appearance, though it unfortunately doesn't really go anywhere. I would NOT go out of my way to watch this movie a second time, though I must say that the CG and Costuming teams really outdid themselves, the outfits based on characters from the Monster Hunter World game are pretty spot-on and the monsters look awesome. If they were to make a sequel, my advice would be to please focus more on the monster hunting and less on the main character trying to figure out how stuff works in this universe, let the viewers try and figure some of that out for themselves.… Expand

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ToniMontanaMar 20, 2022

Well it could have been worse. Paul WS Anderson is still the best Anderson even when he misses the mark and Milla is charming as always.

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DerrickJay1013Jan 12, 2021

Well, considering the Monster Hunter games were below average at best, I didn't have any expectations for this film. I only saw it because I was bored and had a free movie ticket. That being said, this movie was surprisingly decent.Well, considering the Monster Hunter games were below average at best, I didn't have any expectations for this film. I only saw it because I was bored and had a free movie ticket. That being said, this movie was surprisingly decent. Jovovic and Jaa had pretty decent chemistry despite their character's language barrier. The CG was excellent, and the story was adequate. This isn't a great movie, but not terrible, either, just completely average. It deserves no awards consideration obviously, but the trashing of it is undeserved.… Expand

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ImpeccableTasteMar 7, 2021

I would wait for Redbox price, I saw it for free but $6 is pushing it. It is a movie I would have enjoyed more on the big screen with loud surround sound. I saw a Resident Evil in IMAX, and you could feel the chairs shaking as a helicopterI would wait for Redbox price, I saw it for free but $6 is pushing it. It is a movie I would have enjoyed more on the big screen with loud surround sound. I saw a Resident Evil in IMAX, and you could feel the chairs shaking as a helicopter was going by. This movie I think is one of those that needs that kind of experience to get the most out of it.
I've never played the game, so I can't tell you how closely it follows it. I know when you have Tony Jaa you're expecting fight scenes, you get plenty of those, and they're done well. I'm not sure of his real life English fluency, but Monster Hunter becomes a Hellen Keller story with fight scenes basically.
I about died laughing looking at Ron Perlman with hair like Brad Pitt in Troy. I absolutely hated the Army song they kept singing, as it seemed really half hearted , and annoying.… Expand

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Aladdin718Feb 5, 2023

Some of the cinematography was pretty good. The special effects in particular were outstanding, backed by solid sound. Most of the rest of the movie was so so. The plot did not really unfold to a story that I could really care about. I wasSome of the cinematography was pretty good. The special effects in particular were outstanding, backed by solid sound. Most of the rest of the movie was so so. The plot did not really unfold to a story that I could really care about. I was not expecting a Jurassic Park or Avatar, but there was so much potential. Instead, I felt they took a page out of the Mortal Kombat movie playbook. It took the parts of the games that someone thought would look good on the big screen, threw money at those parts, and penciled in the rest. It's an okay watch if it's playing while you're doing something else, but I can't recommend sitting down for an hour and half solely to watch this.… Expand

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BozoniniJan 18, 2022

This movie is too poor for MH fans, and too confusing for casual viewer. Bad job 4/10

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sami_2667Mar 17, 2021

Monster Hunter is a mediocre movie at best. It has explosive action and some good CGI considering the overall quality of the film. What the film mainly suffers from is a terrible plot and character development, as well as terrible attempts atMonster Hunter is a mediocre movie at best. It has explosive action and some good CGI considering the overall quality of the film. What the film mainly suffers from is a terrible plot and character development, as well as terrible attempts at humour. Overall though, I recommend this film to viewers that want to have a somewhat entertaining experience with entertaining action, it won’t be a film you will remember at all, but it should still be enjoyable… Expand

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TabbouJul 26, 2022

Manque de dialogues, de backstory, de monstres et de combats mais au final on passe un bon moment avec de belles iamges, des références aux jeux bien amenées et quelques scènes épiques, une suite à prévoire ?

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NRG_MHJun 28, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly in my opinion this movie was so bad that it's good. Basically nothing besides the monster designs were accurate to the games, the plot was incredibly stupid especially for an action movie, the acting was alright but the editing was very bad, but by far the worst of all this movies problems is that the god damn ending WAS JUST POINTLESS SEQUEL BAIT (Same thing for the unnecessary post credits scene btw). But I honestly don't care how many problems this movie has, there's just something about it that makes me not hate it for some reason. It's honestly one of those movies that you have to watch to understand why I say that it's so bad that it's good.… Expand

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