Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
6.5
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When a nature preserve in the Solomon Islands is infiltrated by Graboids, Ass Blasters, and...
The Witcher - Season 1
7.6
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Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people...
David McK (3233 KP) rated Van Helsing (2004) in Movies
Aug 28, 2019 (Updated Oct 7, 2019)
Also starring Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious (and, yes, again wearing tight fitting trousers a la Underworld) and with Richard Roxburgh doing all but chewing the scenery as Count Dracula, this see's Van Helsing travel to Transylvania in an effort to uncover the mystery of his past and aid Anna in stopping her family's curse in a film that also sees many of Universals 'classic' monsters (Wolfman, Dracula's brides, Frankenstein's Monster, Jekyll and Hyde) involved.
Monster Raid™
Games and Stickers
8.0
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◆ Game characteristics Crisp and neat 2D graphics! Charming, unique monsters! A seamless...
Our Dark Duet
9.0
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Kate Harker is a girl who isn’t afraid of the dark. She’s a girl who hunts monsters. And she’s...
Lilyn G - Sci-Fi & Scary (91 KP) rated Monster Hunter International in Books
Jun 2, 2018
So, in case that first paragraph wasn’t very clear: I loved Monster Hunter International. I was hooked from the beginning, and happily went along for the whole crazy, monster-killing ride. It was just different enough to keep me interested. Oliver Wyman did a great job with the narration. His regular reading voice is soothing, and his voices are very different from each other. He never made me wince like some readers (ie: the guy who read King’s IT) do.
I’m not a gun nut. Not really. I mean, I don’t currently own one. I don’t see the need for automatic rifles. Blah, blah, blah. I do, however, like to shoot them and I like book and screen violence. Therefore, the sheer amount of shoot-em-ups and physical thumpings that went on in this book made me very happy. Pitt, Holly, and Harbinger (and the plot) were just a happy bonus.
One of the things that surprised me was that Monster Hunter International hit what would normally be a climax and cliffhanger scene with about six hours left to go in the audio. After how intense that particular scene was, I wondered how Correia could go on for six more hours. But, I trusted him, and his ass-kicking game had been strong so far, so I listened on. He managed quite well.
This book hit all the high points for me. The main character (Pitt) wasn’t perfect, wasn’t even sure of himself, didn’t feel like he was God’s gift to women, etc. Julie seemed a bit too perfect, but she didn’t have a lot of screen time, so she was easy to forget about. Holly and Trip were great side-kicks. However, Harbinger was the one that won me over. I spent half the novel going “Okay, something’s definitely not right about him? What..” and then when it was revealed, I was totally “HOLY CRAP!” Because I did not expect that.
I am telling you right now, if Harbinger dies in one of the Monster Hunter International books, I will immediately stop reading the series.
Epic fights, interesting story, fun characters, and a great narrator all combined to make Monster Hunter International a clear winner. Highly recommend this book!
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Monster Hunter (2020) in Movies
Feb 23, 2022
Nothing about Monster Hunter feels rewarding. The narrative is diabolically boring, the CGI is complete ass, the dialogue is dumb, and above all none of it is fun.
This 1 star is purely for a half decent final fight scene, Meowscles, and Ron Perlmans hilarouslty stupid wig.
Tony Jaa going from Ong Bak and Warrior King to shit like this and Jui Jitsu is heartbreaking
The Jabberwocky Princess
10.0
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Beware the Jabberwock . . . The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Kitchen maid Kainda is the...
Rebecca Hope (5 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Monster Hunter World in Video Games
Mar 22, 2018
Van Helsing (2004)
6.8
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Van Helsing is in the world to rid all evil, even if not everyone agrees with him. The Vatican sends...