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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 31 '10
Pros: Fanastic direction, cast, thoroughly enjoyable, tender yet funny and bad-a*s
Cons: Some audiences might not dig it but fugg 'em :)
Summary: Imagine a huge monster terrorizing a small picnic community on the edge of the largest river in your city. Well, that's pretty much what happens in 2006's The Host. A young scientist is ordered by his American superior to dispose of toxic ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 25 '13
Pros: Held my interest.
Cons: Overused plot, unlikable main character.
Summary: When I first got my copy of THE HOST, something I had been after for years and years but was unwilling to pay $15 just for a used copy (I finally found one for $2 and didn’t hesitate to snatch it), this was not the review I had expected to be writing. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 04 '12
Pros: Interesting story
Cons: There are undoubtedly things that went over my head
Summary: The movie starts with one doctor telling another to dump formaldehyde down the drain. The main plot of the movie is about a monster created by said chemical. Park Gang-du works as a clerk selling food in the park with his father. His ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 03 '08
Pros: CGI, storyline
Cons: a few laughable moments
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 18 '07
Pros: Awesome looking monster
Cons: Really dumb dumb dumb....
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 07 '07
Pros: Great monster that attacks in broad daylight!
Cons: Too much slapstick
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17 '07
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.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 14 '07
Pros: Entertaining on simple and deeper levels
Cons: Didn't really know what it wanted to be: horror, comedy, what?
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 12 '07
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.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 08 '07
Pros: A little funny, satirical, a little scary
Cons: A bit stupid and boring at times.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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