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  • Actors: Kang-Ho Song, Du-Na Bae
  • Directors: Joon-Ho Bong
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Mar 2007
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000KRNMVC
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,897 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The Host has managed to become Korea's most successful film to date, winning acclaim both domestically and internationally, and it's easy to see why. At first glance, it looks like any other monster movie--an amphibious creature from the depths stalks and devours an urban population--but there's actually much, much more going on beneath the surface. Not that there needs to be: although it has a fairly hefty 119-minute runtime, The Host is fast moving, with plenty of action and a truly gruesome-looking monster. Visually, it's a gorgeous movie, with stunning special effects and beautiful settings (even the rather nasty sewer scenes look perversely great). However, the real crux of The Host isn't really anything to do with the monster: at heart, this is a family drama, not a horror movie.

The story focuses on one small family and how they react to the weird goings-on all around them. When the youngest member of the family, Hyun-seo, is snatched by the titular monster, the family is devastated until a call from her mobile phone gives them fresh hope. Unfortunately, everyone who came into contact with the being has been quarantined due to a virus scare, so they have to escape the Korean authorities to go on a rescue mission. Then the American army steps in, and all hell breaks loose...

It's a very original idea, with nuanced and well-written characters, plenty of humour, and a darker undercurrent of social and political commentary, topped off with a thrilling monster-killing adventure. Brilliant, in other words. --Sarah Dobbs

Special Features
Deleted scenes

Making-of with director Bong Joon-Ho

Monster Gag Reel

Audition tapes

The Characters

Storyboards

The creature making process: 5 sequences showing the process from animatrix to completion

Creature stills gallery

Bong Joon-Ho’s Direction

Saying Goodbye to The Host - production team and actors talk about finishing the film

Memories of the sewer – talking about the difficulties of shooting inside the sewer

The film departments - Set design, martial arts, props, agent yellow, bones and bodies

Puppet animatronix

Designing the creature

Kevin’s Korean Life – Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Raffertey’s experience of Korea

Physical Special Effects – Interview with Assistant Director, Sound Effects

Training the actors – archery lessons, gun training etc

Creature animation – model-making and animation,

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If this Fish gets you... you've had your Chips!, 3 Mar 2008
By b4-its-2-l8 (London) - See all my reviews
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From the different comments I have seen about this move, the most accurate comes from the back of the DVD case itself... "the suspense of Jaws, the humour of Tremors, and the biting satire of Dawn Of The Dead. FANTASTIC." I wouldn't go so far as to call it fantastic, but it is good.

Although HOST has its scary moments, there's a little too much quirky humour for me to think it a horror movie, instead, I think of it as an enjoyable, albeit unorthodox Creature-Feature.

Unlike the majority of films of this ilk, there is no long, tension-building plot line before the monster is finally revealed in all its hideous glory, (thereby making its revelation the main focus of attention). Rather, HOST has a number of plot lines running simultaneously, one of which happens to be about a monster causing mayhem and snatching humans in broad daylight from under the noses of others (another unusual twist).

The CGI beastie is first class, to be honest it's far superior to what I expected (it's done by the same folk who did Superman Returns, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Sin City). The intertwining stories are engaging enough to hold the film together even without the Creature, so it won't take long to settle in and forget this is a 2 hour film in Korean with English subtitles though it does get a little surreal towards the end.

If you're feeling like a fishy Creature Feature with a bit of bite and a dollop of fun, this one's worth not letting get away. The only point of caution I'd make is that the related trailer above makes the film seem more menacing than I thought it actually was.

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars So Much More Than a Creature Feature, 12 Dec 2006
By Clara Butt "carol" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
Far and away the best film of 2006. On the face of it your average big monster creature feature but not so. This film has everything. Action; comedy; drama; fantasy; horror; sci-fi; pathos; heroism; political comment and an examination of that trickest of life's challenges - family relationships. The characters are heroic but deeply flawed and prone to failure, in short really human.


I hate when people give the whole plot away, so I won't, but I will say take note of the opening scene it is a reconstruction of what was actually a quite horrifying true event. What Joon-ho Bong the Director does is extrapolate from that event and using an accessible entertaining film subtly comments on the real horrors that such cavalier attitudes will lead us to and no I don't mean the monster - state interference; state indifference, rumour and obfuscation; deliberate demonising everything we can see already in a world deliberately being taught to be afraid of its own shadow.

And the finale - Hollywood would never have the nerve.

Above all a cracking film - enjoy!


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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great - thoroughly entertaining!, 29 May 2007
By Mr. Dominic L. Brown (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I should say first off that I really enjoyed this film - I didn't really know anything about it, but I know the director from his other work, and I'd heard some good things. It was a thoroughly entertaining watch!

On the good side, the creature, the 'Host', is superb, and it makes a great change to have it out in the open causing mayhem. It's movement and reactions are fantastic and more natural than Hollywood would ever allow, and it looks and feels like a real animal because of it. The first 'rampage' is thrilling, and gets things off to a fantastic start. The main characters, especially the father of the little girl taken by the creature, are brilliantly engaging, and I really cared about the outcome by the end.

There are some big problems with this film. The main one is a distinct lack of really chilling or frightening moments, although there are plenty of jaw-dropping and exciting ones instead! The fact that this film was made in Korea, and by a truly original director, are the main reasons for its appeal for me - the look and feel, the entire approach are different from what we expect, and it keeps your interest. However sometimes the differences distract from the story - the emotions of the characters at key moments sometimes seem very strange and jarred with my own.

Overall I would certainly recommend it - for those who enjoy Asian cinema, for horror fans who don't demand too many 'shocks' or for anyone who enjoys something a bit different from the norm. It's an original, enjoyable but somewhat flawed effort, and I'm not sure if I'll watch it again in the near future.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be put off by the giant tad-pole, this is no usual monster movie!
The host is a great Korean monster/horror movie. It is; in my opinion; a delight!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood Eat Your Heart Out. Korea Know How To Make A Creature Feature.
'The Host' is just outstanding in every single way.
It rolls horror and comedy into one making a perfect mix for two hours entertainment. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Awesome creature feature from our Oriental friends. Just goes to show Hollywood what can be done with sheer inventiveness. Great stuff B+
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bong Joon Ho Does It Again
Terrific monster movie from Bong Joon Ho,director of the brilliant Memories of Murder,raises the bar of this genre to another level. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Entertaining Modernized Monster Movie
The Host is a South Korean film that contains a surprisingly strong sense of character development and even some emphasis on humor. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A catfish, Predator, a couple of bottles of Beaujolais and some soft music...
... presumably from an evening of such romance must spring this most peculiar star of the film, quite unlike anything I've seen before, and presented in a matter-of-fact manner... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
if you like huge cgi spectacles, or cinemascopic amputations, or gore by the litre, stay well away. if however, you're looking for a change, step right in, wait no more... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect monster movie! Best to come out in a long time!
Skillfully mixing monster movie, out-right terror, adventure, action, and even 'Corrination Street' this film is an absalute blast from start to end. Deffinately worth watching.
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