|
Rating:  -
... Or I wouldn't have anything good to say about this movie which seemed to me to be half way between foolish and moronic, with writing that was between illogical and inept, acting that was between somnambulistic and hysterical. Entertaining half way between root canal and terminal constipation. (I am sooo mad at m'self for 'just taking a chance'.)
Rating: -
Except for the CGI effects, this was no better than one of those 3rd rate Godzilla sequels. Don't waste your time or money! Dialog? Laughable! Idiot plot? You bet. Comparisons to true classic monster/horror/sci-fi movies? Laughable! There was more tension in final installment of American Idol than there was in this "fish story." The holes in the plot are too numerous to mention! If you must see it, rent it from Net Flix but I warn you...The Host is one of the lamest sci-fi/horror movies made in the last quarter century!
Rating:  -
Western critics went ape for this Korean movie when it was released. Therefore, we can provide the following tips to those who aspire to make a critically-acclaimed monster movie:
1. Sideline the actual monster, which incidentally looks pretty good in Host (at least from a distance) in favour of a nasty, paranoid government-is-after-us thriller plot.
2. Have as central protagonists a bizarre and unsympathetically idiotic family who are poorly characterised and resemble hackneyed archetypes.
3. Make sure everybody other than the protagonists is either actively despicable or callously uncaring.
4. Include an excessive amount of, often embarrassingly unsuccessful, slapstick comedy sequences.
5. Lace the film with absurd anti-American themes and subplots.
It's also probably better that you don't have too much in the way of narrative structure or suspense--that would be all too "Hollywood".
For those who prefer their monster films a little more engaging and a little less aggressively middle-brow, I would recommend steering clear of this entirely. Get the fallible, but at least fun, Cloverfield instead.
Rating: -
True it has intelligence (the monster). But as monster films go. Give me the lovable roaring Godzilla or Gamera.
This is simply my opinion but it was like "Reno 911" chasing a monster.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry most of the time. At the start I thought is was going to be a comedy given the clumsiness of the monster as it chased the people around. Second, where was the military? All I saw were people driving disinfectant trucks. And at no time does anyone attempt to figure out the creatures origin. This is a laughable movie.
Thankfully I merely rented it. Do yourself a favor and rewatch a Godzilla, Gamera or other like monster films.
Rating:  -
Save all the pompus, big vocabulary, I'm a critic reviews. If you like monster movies with awesome spfx then see The Host! If not then go watch the 56th remake of Pride and Predjudice. HD makes it look even better! We need more giant monster movies!!!
Television Show
Collectibles
Movie Searches
|
|
|
Search for posters,
art prints, photos, collectables, merchandise, toys, t-shirts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Join the Nielsen//NetRatings Research Panel and you could win a new car, a dream vacation, a dream home makeover or $50,000 Cash!
TV Guide
Program listings, celebrity profiles, industry
gossip, movie reviews, puzzle.
More
Entertainment
& TV Magazines
This site is
Hosted
by Bluehost
Read
my Bluehost Review
Original Superhero & other designs for t-shirts, bumper
stickers, prints, mugs, and other cool merchandise. |
|
