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The
Host (Movie)
2006
Starring:
Gang Du ~ Song
Kang Ho
Hee Bong ~ Byun Hee Bong
Nam Il ~ Park Hae Il
Nam Joo ~ Bae Du Na
Hyun Seo ~ Ko Ah Sung
Synopsis:
The
biggest Korean film of the year comes to DVD! Released in
July 2006, Bong Jun Ho's monster film The Host
ripped through the box office like a force of nature.
Breaking every record on the book, The Host became
the first Korean film to sell 13 million tickets,
surpassing the all-time record held by King and The
Clown. It topped the box office for five consecutive
weeks, writing a new page in Korean cinema history.
Although
monster films have a strong tradition in Japan and the
U.S., they're typically relegated to bargain bins in
Korea. When Bong Jun Ho, the critically acclaimed director
of smash hit Memories of Murder, announced he was
making a monster movie, the film industry was unsure of
how to react. But this was the film Bong was always meant
to make. Bong
rounded together an illustrious cast led by Song Kang Ho (JSA),
Byun Hee Bong (Crying Fist), Bae Du Na (Sympathy
for Mr. Vengeance), and Park Hae Il (Rules of
Dating). Meanwhile, a monstrous budget and
state-of-the-art CG technology gave birth to the
proverbial beast. The result: The Host not only
conquered the box office, it garnered almost universal
acclaim, winning over critics and moviegoers alike from
Cannes to Korea. More than just a creature feature, The
Host delves into a raw, suspenseful world of
unspeakable horrors, politics, conflicts, and emotions in
one family's relentless fight against the monster that
rose from the Han River.
Hee
Bong's (Byun Hee Bong) family is the epitome of
dysfunctional. His son Nam Il (Park Hae Il) went from
promising college graduate to cursing, molotov-throwing
problem child; his daughter Nam Joo (Bae Du Na) could have
become an archery star, but is now just the one who calms
everyone down when things get heated. The eldest son, Gang
Du (Song Kang Ho) spends his days running a snack stall
near the Han River, and his only hope, indeed the family's
hope, is on the shoulders of his young daughter, Hyun Seo
(Ko Ah Sung). Unbeknownst to everyone, however, a horrible
monster has been growing in the polluted waters of Han
River, and it snatches Hyun Seo from their life. Unable to
get any help from the authorities, the family is
determined to get Hyun Seo back on their own, no matter
what it takes.
Review:
Very Good - To
be honest, I hate monster/sci-fi movies. Give
me a comedy, a love story, anything light and
funny. My Korean significant other told me I just
"had" to watch this movie. I assumed he
knew my aversion to movies of this type, but I was wrong.
After my blissful ignorance in the beginning scenes, I
became aware this was not a comedy but a monster movie.
In spite of this discovery, I was riveted to the screen.
There was suspense, drama and yes, comedy - this movie
would not have been the same with any other cast.
They were phenomenal in their roles and made this movie
one I sat
riveted watching to the end (ok, so I covered my eyes a
few times, I know I'm a wimp!).
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