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MonsterHunt (Chinese: 捉妖记) is a 2015 mainland Chinese-Hong Kong 3D fantasy action comedy adventure film directed by Raman Hui (in his feature directorial debut).[9] The film was released in China on 16 July 2015 in 3D and IMAX 3D.[1][10] Upon release, it became a huge commercial success, breaking numerous box office records, including as the highest-grossing film in China,[11] before The Mermaid took the crown in 2016. It opened in North America on January 22, 2016 in 2D and 3D by FilmRise.

The film takes place in ancient China, where the Humans existed alongside the Monsters. They once shared the world in peace and harmony until the Humans drove the Monsters out from their home, for they sought total dominion over their lands. Recently, a civil war took place in the Monster Realm which resulted in the usurpation of the Monster King's throne from a treacherous minister, who later sought the Monster Queen and her unborn baby, and the Monster Queen fled to the Human Realm. The story begins with Song Tianyin, an unnerved young village mayor who becomes pregnant with the Monster Queen's baby, and he encounters an aspiring Monster-hunter named Huo Xiaolan, and they both embark on an adventure to protect the baby from villains of the Human and Monster worlds alike.

The main theme in Monster Hunt, according to Hui is acceptance (similar to the Shrek series which Hui was involved in).[13] The message in the film is to understand and accept differences, to see the world through others' perspective and to foster more understanding between people and groups.[13]

The three took inspiration from an old Chinese book "Classic of Mountains and Seas" (Shan Hai Jing).[14] "It's a weird book from old China, a bit like Nat Geo [National Geographic] with descriptions of monsters living in the mountains. I kind of based the monsters on the descriptions in that book." Hui said.[16] Although Hui admits that there wasn't any particular film he drew inspiration from for the film, he stated that Monster Hunt is partly influenced by various DreamWorks animated movies, Hollywood movies such as Men in Black, Jurassic Park, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Lord of the Rings film series and Indiana Jones franchise, Hong Kong films like CJ7 and Drunken Master II, works of Steven Spielberg and James Cameron and visual references at once recalling ancient Chinese landscape painting, a 1970s breakfast cereal called Freakies, and the Oddball Art of Mark Ryden.[14][17][18] Kong took the first draft of the script to many friends in the film industry and all of the feedback was that it had potential but it would be too tough to make since the film would need visual effects because of its depiction of monsters.[16] Finally, Hui and Yuen went to a Beijing-based visual effects house, Base FX, and made a four-minute test film in 2012. That gave the team confidence to move ahead.[5]

The first filming lasted about 85 days, including holidays (over 3 months).[19] Principal photography and production ended in December 2013 and by summer of 2014 the team was working on the special effects which was about 70% done. However, in August of the same year lead actor Kai Ko was arrested in Beijing for drug charges. Hui's initial reaction was that the incident and subsequent arrest of Ko would give him more time to work on the special effects even better.[5][17] Despite no officials directly ordering the film to be reshot, in fall of the same year, producers Doris Tse and Kong informed Hui of the decision to reshoot 70% of the film with a new actor in place since Chinese authorities were unwilling to show the film with a drug-using headliner anytime soon. Kong admitted that it was a normal business decision and that there wasn't much heroism involved.[5][14] However, such a massive undertaking would have to cost millions of dollars; they would have to refilm 70% and redo 25% of the special-effects work, call back the cast and crew, find a new leading man and rebuild sets. Hui admitted that he cried after hearing this due to the turmoil he endured.[5][14]

The second filming took almost five weeks (32 days),[19] finishing in late March 2015.[5] Jing Boran, who had starred in one of Kong's other recent films, was so eager to help Kong and Hui that he volunteered to take over Kai Ko's role without collecting a salary. More than 90% of the original crew returned for the reshoots, with many also working for free or at a reduced rate.[14] Every day, as he completed his shots, Hui would edit and send the footage to Base FX so that effects work could start immediately.[5] In addition to redoing all the scenes that had previously contained Ko, Hui and Kong added several new sequences and new roles and cameos for some additional well-known actors, such as Yao Chen to boost the movie's star quotient,[5][14]

Hui initially felt wary and skeptical if the film would find success at the box office. But following the success of Painted Skin: The Resurrection in 2012, it boosted enough confidence that the team moved ahead with production the following year.[14]

The film's visual effects was supervised by Jason H. Snell among others,[13][20] who previously worked on the visual effects for Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Elysium and Tomorrowland and others.[10][20] Base FX in Beijing was responsible for the film's visual effects.[5] According to Christopher Bremble, chief executive of Base FX, his initial reaction about refilming was fear and concern for Kong, who had made a big investment in the project.[5] In total, the film took 7 years to complete.[15]

In China, Monster Hunt was originally planned to open in February 2015, during the Chinese New Year holiday.[5] However, following the arrest of Kai Ko, much of the film needed reshoots and a subsequent replacement. This led to film's delay release to 16 July 2015. The film was also released in countries like Malaysia and Singapore. As for a United States and Europe release, Hui and Kong were initially skeptical and dubious if the film could find a general audience there since the film was made to aim at Chinese speaking audience.[5][16] Hui said If they do release it there, they might need to think about making some adjustments.[16]

In September 2015, FilmRise acquired the rights to distribute the film in North America and will release the film in early 2016.[21][22] In the same month, Hui told Forbes about the possibility to dub the film in English since younger audiences would find it difficult to read the subtitles.[19] In December 2015, an English version of the trailer premiered. The film was released in the United States and Canada on January 22, 2016 in 2D and 3D in two versions; the original Mandarin version with English subtitles and an English dubbed version.[23][24] The film will remain in theaters for a traditional 90 days before becoming available on VOD.[25]

Due to time constraints, the producers of the film were unable to put licensing deals in place which resulted in a loss of potential ancillary revenue. Hui estimates they lost over a few million dollars for failing to procure merchandising right sales. However, due to the sheer popularity of the film, certain pirate companies produced illegal goods inspired by the film such as the character of Wuba which aided the film in its box office success and in a way delivered free marketing for the film. Hui's only concern was the quality of the goods which were poorly designed.[15]

It became the fastest Chinese movie to reach the RMB1.05 billion ($169 million) milestone, doing so in 8 days.[43] The success of the film has been attributed to several factors, such as positive reaction and word of mouth from audiences,[44] and also due to China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) implementation of the "domestic film protection period" or the "mid-summer domestic film protection period" or simply "blackout"; the unofficial session which lasts six to eight week when fewer foreign films are released in Chinese theaters in order to open up more screen time for Chinese movies.[45][46][47]

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 64% approval rating, based on 22 reviews, with a rating average of 5.7 out of 10.[52] It has a score of 53% on Metacritic based on 14 reviews.[53]

Monster Hunt 2 is a sequel to 2015's Monster Hunt directed by Raman Hui, starring Tony Leung, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Li Yuchun and Tony Yang. It was released in China on February 16, 2018. A third film was also announced.[62] In February 2017, Hui and Kong discussed about a fourth film and a potential spin-off. The idea is the turn these films into a franchise, a first time in China and expanding the franchise with sub-licensing agreements, merchandising deals and theme park attractions.[15]

I was able to complete three monster hunts: Frigustrex, Scion of the Cold-Void, The Salzenmund Soul-Eaters and and The Great Mawherd of Bloodfjord. I attempted Blorgar the Mad Titan, and then the quest chain broke/bugged. I got a couple quests done, but the next chain quest never generated.

I tried looking for a fix or work around. I couldn't find one. No trouble-shooting worked. The only information I could find is that the Norsca monster hunt quests are riddled with bugs, many suggesting there's no point in trying to find a work around.

I feel if the chain quests are so plagued with bugs and easily broken with updates over time, they should simply be removed all together in favor of simply salvaging the monster battles themselves and the quest rewards.

I uploaded my save just before accepting the hunt for Blorgar the Mad Titan. Lots to check out. I don't play with mods. I am v4.0.5., 23219.3104904.

It seems like this report will simply be a bump regarding concern since it appears the Norsca monster hunts have been bugged, broken, re-bugged for years now???

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