In spite of its assorted lumpy bits, this is a far more successful monster movie than any creature feature Hollywood has churned out in a LONG time
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04/24/07
The Host (2007)
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Reviews Counted:141
Fresh:130
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: As populace pleasing as it is intellectually satisfying, The Host combines scares, laughs, and satire into a riveting, monster movie.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $2,010,000
Synopsis: The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, THE HOST, the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director BONG Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial amount of... [More]
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Byun Hee-bong, Bae Hae-il, Bae Doo-na
Director: Oh Bong-Joon
Reviews for The Host
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03/10/07
Top CriticThe creature is aquatic, acrobatic but definitely not angelic, in this idiosyncratic mix of creature feature and horror thriller, with a dash of slapstick, and a pinch of black humour.
03/01/07
Top CriticWith unflappable confidence, Bong Joon-ho grafts droll humor and sly political commentary onto the DNA of a classic Hollywood creature feature.
03/06/07
A rather tender-hearted, often sorrowful, more often hilarious view on the familial conflicts between generations and between siblings.
09/27/07
Monster movies don't often stomp their way into theaters these days, and the entertaining yet vacant Korean film "The Host" provides a reason why: Even when they're well executed, they're still sort of lame.
04/04/07
A self-aware throwback to the giant ants and nuclear-spawned mutant movies of the 1950s...
04/20/07
The Host begins with a dry, frequently absurd comic sensibility, but steadily grows darker, more intense and truly thrilling.
03/06/07
The Host is first and foremost an ecstatic monster movie, as terrifying as it is funny.
03/08/07
Comes up with not only a fistful of nervous pools of fear but also a heady wellspring of classic monster-movie matinee fun.
03/31/07
Bong still offers a powerful rejoinder to his Hollywood counterparts: Anything you can do, I can do better.
03/10/07
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07/14/07
It's Godzilla with a severe case of Murphy's Law, and it is never less than bizarrely delightful.
03/09/07
Can 93% of American movie critics be wrong? On the soft and squishy Rotten Tomatoes website, an amazing 70 out of 75 critics gave a thumbs up to The Host, a hokey South Korean monster movie that makes Godzilla look like The Godfather.
03/15/07
The Host evolves into that rare horror film that becomes inconsolably poignant.
12/07/06
Head and shoulders above its SF/action competition.
02/27/07
It packs an emotional kick that we don't expect from a movie where a giant iguana is running around with human legs dangling out of his mouth like stray pieces of linguini.
04/06/07
I never thought I'd crack up watching a family mourn the death of a beloved daughter. But I've never seen a film quite like The Host, and that's far from the most bizarre thing in it.
04/01/07
Mixes the chemically enhanced intensity of a Godzilla sequel with the single-minded mission status of Harold and Kumar.
04/19/07
The mix of dark humor, creeping suspense, and a sort of apocalyptic tenderness makes this the best horror flick in years.
03/09/07
Latest News for The Host
September 02, 2009:
First Look: The Host 2 
Eager for an early glimpse of one of the monsters you'll see in "The Host 2"? Twitch has what you're looking for. More...
March 18, 2009:
Bong Joon-ho Discusses Upcoming Projects
Director Bong Joon-ho isn't involved with the upcoming sequel to his hit monster movie "The Host," but he does have a number of other projects in the pipeline -- including "an... More...
November 19, 2008:
The Host Is Coming to America
According to Bong Joon-ho, director of "The Host," Universal has purchased the American rights to his film, and the studio is planning a remake for U.S. audiences. More...
June 26, 2008:
The Host 2 Filming in Early '09
Director Ning Hao will helm and script a Chinese sequel to the Korean box-office smash The Host, scheduled to film early next year. More...
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