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      The fourth installment in the Monsterverse sees the long-awaited clash between Godzilla and King Kong in a battle of epic proportions. And what a battle it is. The monster fights are, without a doubt are the star of the film, and what is going to be the first thing people will ask when it comes to this film. Unlike the very muddy and dust galore carnage King of the Monsters brought back in 2019, every fight here is visually readable with some great choreography.      It also does justice to both titans. While there will be debates about who should truly win and why the film provides many fun beats that should satisfy fans regardless. Though Kong does get more of the narrative spotlight, with his relationship with a young deaf girl named Jia, that surprisingly added some real heart to the monster-filled mayhem.       Visually, Godzilla vs. Kong is very reminiscent of Skull Island regarding choices in lighting and color  palette...

        It's never fun to discuss something so lackluster about a franchise you hold in your heart.       Monster Hunter is one of my all-time favorite video game series. Bursting with so much charm, an insanely deep combat system, blending fantasy and realism wonderfully, and of course, the monsters. So it's no shocker that I would be at the very least curious about the prospects of a Monster Hunter movie. Sure, live-action video game adaptations have earned the reputation for not being very good, but a little optimism surely can't hurt, right?      Then I'd learned about the film's director and the basic plot, which lead to my hopes going down the drain. I'm not the biggest fan of Paul W. S. Anderson. His early stuff shown some potential, at least, but ever since the Resident Evil film franchise got going, it's a dud for me one after the other. And when you take a fantasy series such as Monster Hunter only to militarize it, a bizarre ...

 Well....this has been a while, hasn't it?   For anyone who has actually liked to read my content, allow me to apologize for not updating this blog for quite some time. To be quite frank, it was a combination of a lack of any real motivation and keeping up with my job. That being said, not allowing myself to enjoy the hobbies that force me to use my brain like this really blows and despite the struggle, I've come to the conclusion that I'm better off giving myself some sort of a fun challenge than just throw my hands and give up.  I still have no idea how much I'd planned to update on a day-to-day basis, but hopefully, it's more consistent than it's been for a long time. Stay tuned.