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RobinsNestDec 18, 2011

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is often difficult to identify with foreign films as we don't "get" the inside stuff. This film was done throughout the 1950's on small budgets. Yet there were believable monsters or forces and the characters dealt with them almost the way we think we would have. There also were many "monster" films that spent no attention to detail, poorly developed characters, inept dialogue, and maybe a political statement or some pathos thrown in. We have the latter here.
The acting is at times silly and then serious. Why does the monster kidnap people? A snack later? And the bad government including the U.S. made to look inept. If the film takes place in the present there is technology that could have easily found the monster and destroyed it. Oh yeah, couldn't because of the virus.
Why critics have chosen to heap praise on this is beyond my understanding. It seems like the makers of the film tried but it just doesn't play to American sensibilities. I fast forwarded through most of it. Not impressed with the monster or the humans. But maybe that's just my American perspective. It got raves in Korea. For these reasons I rate it a U for unratable or maybe unwatchable. You want to see a good foreign monster movie, try Big Man Japan.… Expand

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SteveKSep 18, 2007

Wow, this movie is overrated. Movies that make no sense are not enjoyable. Even fantasy/sci-fi movies must play by their own rules, and this one definitely does not. Why does the monster only eat certain people that are not crucial to the Wow, this movie is overrated. Movies that make no sense are not enjoyable. Even fantasy/sci-fi movies must play by their own rules, and this one definitely does not. Why does the monster only eat certain people that are not crucial to the plot? Why does chemical gas only affect people who are not crucial to the plot? Why is it that a full-frontal lobotomy does absolutely nothing to a person's brain function? (well, you guessed it... he's crucial to the plot.) The creature effects are kinda cool, but the creature doesn't seem to have any definition, we're not really sure about anything about this creature except for that it only eats/kills people half of the time, and it is really quiet (even though it's huge, it can sneak up on people without making a sound). I didn't even mention the terrible translations in the subtitles. "He's always B-minus, not A-positive! Don't give him a hard time!" WTH? This movie had some potential, but it's a senseless, frustrating mess with way too many holes. Avoid, avoid, avoid.… Expand

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ci4o759tyg235p0Jul 3, 2012

Wow i really was expecting such a great monster movie with plenty of scares and good effects and acting, or at least that's what all of the movie critics were saying. So when i saw this movie at blockbuster, i decided "why not? everyone saysWow i really was expecting such a great monster movie with plenty of scares and good effects and acting, or at least that's what all of the movie critics were saying. So when i saw this movie at blockbuster, i decided "why not? everyone says its a good movie" so i rented it, little did i know that i was being lured into the biggest crap-fest that i have ever seen in my life. For starters, the plot really made no sense at all, I mean, why would toxic acid turn a fish into a giant monster?, and if so, then how come only ONE fish was affected by the acid, when there's at least a couple hundred fish in the lake. Secondly, the acting was laughable and couldn't fool a four year old, and quite frankly, neither could the "monster". Lastly, the dubbing, I really hated how this was a Korean movie and was meant to STAY in Korea but some idiot decided to translate it to English so they could bring this garbage film over to America, and the dubbing sucked so bad, i ,mean when the people were done talking , their mouths were still moving. this movie sucked, bottom line, and if you want to see a GOOD monster film then i recommend "the mist"… Expand

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CrulieAug 23, 2010

That was not a horror movie, it was a terrible piece of a movie!
Even if this was a parody of a horror movie it wasnt good.
No scary parts.... really.
It sucked, waste of time :(

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NickJonesMay 26, 2008

This MOvie Sucks MOre Balls Then A Whore I HATED THIS FILM SO FUCKING MUCH IT MADE ME WANT TO PUKE
AFTER I WATCHED 1 HOUR I LOOKED ON THE CASE AND SAW 2 HOURS AND PRETTY MUCH WANTED TO COMIT SUSICIDE BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD ENOUGH FUCKINGThis MOvie Sucks MOre Balls Then A Whore I HATED THIS FILM SO FUCKING MUCH IT MADE ME WANT TO PUKE
AFTER I WATCHED 1 HOUR I LOOKED ON THE CASE AND SAW 2 HOURS AND PRETTY MUCH WANTED TO COMIT SUSICIDE BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD ENOUGH FUCKING SHIT IN MY BRAIN FROM WAYCHING AN HOUR IT AND THIS MOVIE SUCKS SO MUCH IT SHOULD BE TOOK OFF THE SHELVES!!!!!1 REMEMBER THIS ALWAYS

-YOURS FUCKING TRULY NICK JOES!!!… Expand

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SamO.Mar 8, 2007

Tries to hard to achieve the laugh/scare factor, and falls flat on its knees, looking like a fool.

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TonyG.Oct 11, 2007

The professional critics must be high on something, seeing things which are barely there. What a boring movie..

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RitB.Apr 9, 2007

There's a difference between a 'horror' movie and a 'horrible' movie. The Host falls into the second category. If this is the highest grossing movie in South Korean history, that means the SK film industry is on There's a difference between a 'horror' movie and a 'horrible' movie. The Host falls into the second category. If this is the highest grossing movie in South Korean history, that means the SK film industry is on life-support. If you want to see a good horror movie with plenty of dark humor, rent "Slither."… Expand