The Host

14th Mar 07
The Host Watch

What:
The Host

Where:
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

Watch the trailer:
Here

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One of three double passes. Just email the subject line CREEPY to win@threethousand.com.au

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Let’s talk Godzilla. Not the one who fought Ferris Bueller in the US remake, or the one from the Saturday morning cartoon – with his oh-so-adorable sidekick, Godzooky! The Host wades out of the water and plants itself firmly in the tradition of the original Japanese classic of 1954.

Only the sophomore film from South Korea’s Bong Joon-ho, this monster movie is bursting at the seams with half a dozen different genres. After the monster carries away their little girl, a family band together to rescue her, and the film becomes a grisly horror, a political commentary, a popcorn adventure, and even a dysfunctional family comedy.

Only one thing prevents The Host from reaching cult perfection, and that’s its pacing. What possible excuse is there for a monster movie to be over two hours long? But the scenes that drag inthe middle are all forgotten when the family face down the monster inthe final reel that may – be warned – actually cause cheering amongst cynical cinemagoers.

By Martyn Pedler

Format: Cinema

Mood: Epic

Keywords: Bong Joon-ho, South Korea, Monster movie

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