The Host 2006
7.1 / 10
The Host
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.
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.
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All 3 Videos & 28 Photos
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Full Cast & Crew
... Park Gang-du
... Park Hie-bong
... Park Nam-il
... Park Nam-joo
... Park Hyun-seo
... The Monster (voice)
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See All 1 Reviews13 Dec 2021 by Peter McGinn
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 but also struggling against the authorities who want to capture them, suspecting they have been infected with a virus by coming in contact with the creature. The dialogue is pretty ordinary. I seem to recall a few unintentionally funny moments, though I cannot say for sure that it wasn’t due to the translation. I don’t intend to be hyper critical here: I sort of let the movie wash over me to get to the end, and you may or may not need to do the same. I found I was a little confused as to the final fate of one of the family members at the end. Perhaps I was inattentive and it would have been cleared up if I backed it up and watched again, but unfortunately I wasn’t quite inversted in the movie enough to do that. I put in my time and that was sufficient unto the day.
Genres:
Release Date:
Jul 27, 2006 (Japan,Korea, Republic Of)
Run Time:
2hr
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
Korean
Production Countries:
Japan,Korea, Republic Of
Status:
Released
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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 but also struggling against the authorities who want to capture them, suspecting they have been infected with a virus by coming in contact with the creature. The dialogue is pretty ordinary. I seem to recall a few unintentionally funny moments, though I cannot say for sure that it wasn’t due to the translation. I don’t intend to be hyper critical here: I sort of let the movie wash over me to get to the end, and you may or may not need to do the same. I found I was a little confused as to the final fate of one of the family members at the end. Perhaps I was inattentive and it would have been cleared up if I backed it up and watched again, but unfortunately I wasn’t quite inversted in the movie enough to do that. I put in my time and that was sufficient unto the day.
Cast & Crew of
The Host - The Host
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
KJ
Kim Jun-su... Assistant Director
Cast
... Park Gang-du
... Park Hie-bong
... Park Nam-il
... Park Nam-joo
... Park Hyun-seo
... The Monster (voice)
... Se-jin
LD
Lee Dong-ho... Se-joo
... Homeless Man
... Fat Guevara
... Yellow Suit at Funeral
... Hostage nurse
... Civilian Military Kim
... Douglas
BR
Brian Rhee... Young Korean Doctor
... American Doctor
... Donald
... Fumigation Truck Skinny Man
... U.S. Senator (uncredited)
... Man from Duck Boat (uncredited)
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