The Host film review

Ebert & Roeper
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The Host (괴물, Gwoemul - "Monster") is a 2006 South Korean monster film, which also contains elements of comedy and drama films. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay, along with Baek Chul-hyun.

Starring in the film as members of an unremarkable family thrust into the middle of extraordinary events were Song Kang-ho, Byeon Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Ko Ah-seong. A combination of blockbuster plot and political commentary, the film also deals with the implications of America's military presence in Korea.

Following the success of the director's work, Memories of Murder, The Host was heavily anticipated. It was released on a record number of screens in its home country on July 27, 2006. By the end of its run on November 8, the film was seen 13 million times, making it the highest grossing South Korean film of all time. The film was released on a limited basis in the United States on March 9, 2007, and on DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats on July 24, 2007.

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[KoiSJ]

smartest blonde ive seen..

that guy's a fuckin toolbox and a half

[eigen412]

roeper is an idiot. fire roeper and replace him with the blonde lady.

[MrSplatterPlatter]

@ineedya123 I love Rich, but this is just one of his worst reviews ever (which is strange because he tumbed it up). He didn't think of it on anything more than a surface level. Sorry, but Kim had this way more figured out than he did

[goldboltsproduction]

i could shove good cinema up this guys ass and he wouldn't even know.

[bicrehan]

Jeez, I don't know Roeper from a hole in the wall, but if I had to guess from this interview alone I'd say he's patronizing to the point of being a jagoff. First of all, he reviewed the movie shallowly and without any attention to detail, and two, he's childishly jealous that Kim Morgan got more out of the film than him.

[rocketsauced]

Uhhhh....Roeper's review is fucking terrible, it's racist!

[ineedya123]

Roeper fucking rocks.. you guys "the public" just hates anyone who disagrees with you... ughhh.

[MrSplatterPlatter]

Kim Morgan is one of the best film bloggers/analysts out there today. A true genius if there ever was one.

[bacon2boy]

I wanna se this in the north korea...lol

[inrwizards]

morgans one of the best guest critics

[TheSukhberSingh]

You should see her in American Grindhouse.Its a documentary about weird ass movies,and she makes some great points about it.