The Host (2006)
Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects, The Host is both a creature-feature thrill ride and a poignant human drama. (Magnolia Pictures)
Genres: Drama, Sci-fi, Action, Horror
AKA: Gwoemul
Country: South Korea
Directed By: Joon-ho Bong
Written By: Joon-ho Bong, Chul-hyun Baek, Won-jun Ha
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hee-Bong Byun, Hae-il Park, Scott Wilson, Doona Bae, David Joseph Anselmo, Paul Lazar, Ko Asung
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The main family is so instantly likable, humorous, and endearing, it's a shame their story is just so unfocused and uneven. The characters outside of the main family all feel like weird half thought about additions that are never developed or given enough screen time to be anything but a distraction. To match the half thought through characters, when the main family are separated, we get 3 different and unimportant and time killing attempts at moving the plot forward. Score is great at least
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The only Bong movie where the monster is an actual monster, out in the open even. Lots of heavy handed symbolism and badly aged cgi. I liked it.
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I really like the band ††† (Crosses) featuring Chino Moreno, the singer from Deftones. I'm enamored with his voice and here it's at its sexiest. It amazes me as the first few Deftones albums would never lead you to believe you'd want to hear that voice croon. I've kept up with Deftones but I've begun to lean towards the singier songs like Rosemary. There's a correlation here with Joon-ho Bong but hell if I can elaborate it here.
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Part B horror movie, part Korean comedy, The Host is Bong Joon Ho's beautifully directed movie that has you rooting for all of the characters, including the monster.
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A lot of the humor and satire gets lost in translation and the whole movie suffers tonally from it. It is never that engaging from a character standpoint as you are never really sure when you are supposed to laugh and when to take them seriously. (Perhaps never?) Has a lot of directional flair but the cinematography is honestly a little ugly outside of a few standout shots and I could've done without all the slow-mo. The CGI hasn't aged that well. Feels daring in how dark it gets by the end.
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Under Quarantine Film Review #10: Bong Joon-ho makes film making look so easy. Yet again, he manages to seamlessly combine elements of various genres together to create a family drama, creature-feature, and comedy film. Underneath it all is also a scathing critique of American occupation and inept Korean bureaucracy. Although The Host no where near him at this best, he manages to make an entertaining and fun monster movie.
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see review of 'mother'
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