Host

Pros: CGI, storyline
Cons: a few laughable moments

Halloween may have passed but I still had one Asian horror movie to wrap before I started to mix things up again. This time it was a much touted South Korean monster movie, The Host. It’s original title is Gwoemul, literally ...

Pros: Great monster that attacks in broad daylight!
Cons: Too much slapstick

The Host is a crazy monster movie from Korea. While it is pretty entertaining and original, it also has some anti-American themes and some rather blatant symbolism that might get past the average viewer. As a whole, it is still a decent movie and ...

Pros: Entertaining on simple and deeper levels
Cons: Didn't really know what it wanted to be: horror, comedy, what?

I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when we sat down to watch the South Korean flick The Host the other night. Z said he'd read numerous stellar reviews, and that it had gotten very good buzz. So I, ever the good sport, sat back and ...

Pros: Brilliant plot, pacing, acting, cinemtography, special effects and sound. This is wickedly well done.
Cons: A few frissions between Korean and Western sensibilities. Does that count as con?

The Host. (Gwoemul) (2006) Directed by Joon-ho Bong.US Doctor: Mr. Kim, [running a finger along the counter] I hate dust more than anything.Young Korean Doctor: Oh, I will clean again. US Doctor: You don't ...

Pros: Good acting, many laughs, decent special effects, great camp film.
Cons: None, as long as you remember it is intended to be a comedy.

When I read the reviews of ‘The Host’, which opened on March 9th, I knew I had to see it. It sounded like a modern take on the campy Japanese sci-fi flicks of the 50’s and 60’s, with a Korean twist. I figured at the very least it might ...

Pros: The monster scenes, especially the first one. Seriousness in political and social issues.
Cons: All attempts at comedy backfire.

We begin at a mortuary in the year 2000, where an insistent boss orders a worker to pour numerous bottles of formaldehyde down the drain. Why, you might ask? Because the outside of the bottles are... dare I say it... dusty (Apparently, this is one of the ...

Pros: Good ideas, some drama elements add great depth to the story.
Cons: It's entertaining, but lacks the wow factor to make it more than it is.

Film & DVD Review This review is based on the Hong Kong region 3 DVD release from CN Entertainment. A horrible monster has been growing in the polluted waters of the Han River and it snatches a school girl from her family. Unable to get any ...

Pros: Awesome looking monster
Cons: Really dumb dumb dumb....

I consider myself a big fan of horror movies, but this Korean one really just bored the hell out of me. The movie takes place in Korea. The story starts out with an American doctor telling a fellow doctor to pour out some highly toxic bottles into the ...

Pros: A little funny, satirical, a little scary
Cons: A bit stupid and boring at times.

Well, even for an Oriental person like me, "The Host" was quite different. It's by no mean a great movie. The best way to describe this is a satirical, sarcastic combination of comedy, sadness, and a little adventure. The comedy because it is so ...