'Monster Hunter' Finds the Fun and the Action But Misses a Third Act Epic video game action meets 1974's 'The Land That Time Forgot' in the latest from the director of 'Resident Evil.' Sony Paul W.S. Anderson‘s Resident Evil (2003) and its subsequent franchise, but most fail to find the balance in bringing a game to a new medium. Cater too much to the gamers, and you risk alienating newcomers to your world. Carry over too little, though, and you’re likely to upset the fans who made the game a hit in the first place. Monster Hunter is Anderson’s third go at a video game adaptation — he also directed 1995’s