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The Host

HER BIRTH WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND SO WAS HER DEATH.

7.0 / 10

120 minutes

2006-07-27

English

JP

Actors :

Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko A-sung, Oh Dal-su, Lee Jae-eung, Lee Dong-ho, Yoon Je-moon, Yim Pil-sung, Kim Roi-ha, Koh Soo-hee, Kim Hak-seon, Scott Wilson, Brian Rhee

Description

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

12/13/2021, 11:43:00 AM

This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitles when the speaker is American. The movie focuses on one family’s ongoing battle: not merely against the monster ...

GeekyRedhead

GeekyRedhead

6/18/2024, 12:10:35 AM

These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films.