Because this movie was made in Korea, and not in the focus group fancying US of A, The Host tends to avoid most of the genre's obvious stumbling blocks.
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03/03/07
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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.
Theatrical Release:Mar 9, 2007 Limited
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
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Reviews for The Host
Joon-ho is more skilled with his monster action scenes than with his virus conspiracy...
03/03/07
The 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
Head and shoulders above its SF/action competition.
02/27/07
One simply dreads the inevitable Hollywood remake . . .
02/19/07
A wonderfully weird, and hugely entertaining, genre exercise that should please all sorts of audiences, whether art-house types or fanboys.
02/12/07
What distinguished this horror pic is its emphasis on the personal--on love of family rather than the fight against the beast
02/06/07
The thinking person’s giant mutant tadpole pic, and just how many of those have you seen lately?
01/25/07
A beautifully made, thoroughly enjoyable monster flick with moments of comic genius. It'll be interesting to see what the pleasingly-named Bong Joon-ho comes up with next.
01/05/07
Not just a monster movie, it’s a movie about family, and it’s a movie about the lengths we’ll go to to save our loved ones.
12/30/06
O talentoso Joon-ho utiliza o gênero "Godzilla" para contar uma história intimista que, no processo, faz pesadas críticas à submissão sul-coreana aos interesses norte-americanos. E tudo isso levando o espectador à tensão, ao riso e ao drama.
12/08/06
The Host evolves into that rare horror film that becomes inconsolably poignant.
12/07/06
Some of the film is a lot of fun. The rest is way too long.
11/17/06
A cineaste well versed in film history, Bong Joon-ho blends effectively the conventions of the horror creature flick (with echoes of Jaws and Alien) and those of the family in peril, fighting dangers from within and without.
10/30/06
Bong Joon-ho's The Host delivers high-octane thrills while cannily exploiting contemporary political fears.
10/06/06
Bong has worked a tonal miracle here - he's made a movie that elicits laughs, groans, screams and winces yet never lets one upstage the others.
10/01/06
Bong's typical satirical, almost absurdist humor is in evidence here -- most vividly in a funeral scene that disintegrates into hysterical fisticuffs -- along with a touch of socio-political comment.
09/25/06
A well-calibrated mix of suspense, comedy and political satire.
09/23/06
The Host may be lumpy and bumpy, but it's also one of the freshest monster movies we've had in decades -- and, to any creature-feature buff, a rocket-ride blast of the highest order.
09/22/06
...filmmaker Bong Joon-ho bogs the proceedings down with an egregiously overlong running time and an unwarranted (and unwanted) emphasis on the political ramifications of the monster's existence.
09/21/06
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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