Implausibles become inane in this Godzilla Jr. jubilee, something just right for the DVD cheapie bins.
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03/08/07
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
101 - 120 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
[Director Bong Joon-ho] brings to his subject a humanistic affection and expansive knowledge of the real world rarely found among filmmakers who single-mindedly nourished their childhood imaginations on things from black lagoons.
03/08/07
Throws a lively party with a little of everything: scares, laughs, politics and a bit of archery.
03/08/07
The Host is first and foremost an ecstatic monster movie, as terrifying as it is funny.
03/08/07
Like Wes Craven, [director] Bong recognizes the possibilities for artistic and editorial expression that lie in the fertile ground of the thriller/horror/slasher genre.
03/08/07
One helluva monster movie--a giant-tadpole flick that melds chills, heart and humor into one gloriously wild, weird package...an immediate oddball classic.
03/08/07
...relentlessly entertaining.
03/08/07
I hesitate to use the word 'rollicking' for any reason, especially in the context of a horror film, but that's what The Host is: rollicking, thrilling, scary, funny, and satirical.
03/08/07
A thrilling ride and a sometimes dry, sometimes sweet comedy, but beneath all that is a humane and tragic view of life worthy of the greatest films. Even those without rubber monsters.
03/07/07
An absolutely corking giant monster movie, told with more panache and verve than anything since the lean and hungry glory days of Spielberg.
03/07/07
[This] wildly entertaining saga should become the hip, thinking-person's monster movie of choice.
03/07/07
Both smashing entertainment and snarky geopolitical allegory, this Godzilla vs. Little Miss Sunshine is the wildest and weirdest movie to hit screens in quite some time.
03/07/07
Like a delightfully unhinged version of a 1960s Japanese monster movie, this Korean thriller piles on character detail, political comment and comedy asides.
03/07/07
What makes it so enjoyable is how much stuff it contains while never losing sight of its prime directive, which is to thrill and terrify.
03/06/07
The Host, Bong Joon-ho's giddy creature feature, has an anarchic mess factor worthy of a pile of old Mad magazines.
03/06/07
The Host begins with a dry, frequently absurd comic sensibility, but steadily grows darker, more intense and truly thrilling.
03/06/07
A colorful dissection of the fiendish creature genre that touches on a number of contemporary themes.
03/06/07
With unflappable confidence, Bong Joon-ho grafts droll humor and sly political commentary onto the DNA of a classic Hollywood creature feature.
03/06/07
Its brilliance as an original piece of filmmaking makes it evidently clear how much genius is at work behind every single frame.
03/05/07
This is a portrait of a country’s deepest anxieties, which just happen to be distilled into a mandibled squidlike reptile. It has the tang of social realism.
03/05/07
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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