7.8
“Man has made his newest predator.”
The Host (2006)
July 27, 20062hKO
7.0
3.1K votes
Overview
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.
Director
Bong Joon HoWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11.0M
Revenue
$88.5M
Production Companies
Chungeorahm FilmShowbox
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User Reviews
Peter McGinn
6.0This 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…
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GeekyRedhead
8.0These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films.