The Host out on DVD Monday.

Karl Hungus · 03-03-2007 07:01PM #1

http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/thehost/trailer/

Really cannot wait to see this.

Jack B. Badd · 03-03-2007 11:18PM

It's in Tesco already for 20 quid

Tesco-value monsters ftw!

madrab · 05-03-2007 12:31AM

wasnt that impressed with it to be honest

Karl Hungus · 05-03-2007 08:44AM

Jack B. Badd wrote:

It's in Tesco already for 20 quid Tesco-value monsters ftw!

Ah, I'm just going by the play.com release date, as that's where I've had it ordered.

05-03-2007 03:40PM

I was up waiting for the post man this morning, in the hope that he had my copy of The Host. All I got was a damn bill from Eircom, guess I'll have to wait.

Jack B. Badd · 10-03-2007 12:32AM

Picked up both The Host and Pan's Labyrinth this evening. Probably the two best films I've seen in the past 6 months. Now I just can't decide which I want to watch first!

10-03-2007 02:49AM

I watched The Host last night and enjoyed it immensly. Easily one of the best films I have seen in a long time. The perfect balance of thrills, comedy and a great story.

tman · 10-03-2007 03:53AM

Going to bring The Host over to my friend's place for a film night tomorrow... definitely the most accessible horror film that I've seen in years.
And a far more accessible Korean film than my other 2 favourites (Oldboy and a bittersweet life)

10-03-2007 04:26AM

tman wrote:

Going to bring The Host over to my friend's place for a film night tomorrow... definitely the most accessible horror film that I've seen in years.
And a far more accessible Korean film than my other 2 favourites (Oldboy and a bittersweet life)

I love both Oldboy and A Bittersweet Life, yet no one I've ever watched it with has enjoyed either. Yet I gave The Host to a few friends to watch earlier today and they all loved it.

I think it's because the story is so simple, and the themes are universal. A family puting aside their differences to save one of their own.

Hopefully, the inevitable Hollywood remake will retain some of the wit and fun, and not turn it into a Godzilla redux.

Karl Hungus · 10-03-2007 04:41PM

Bah, my copy hasn't arrived yet. Very late arriving, it seems. Normally it would be 3-4 days from play.com but it's over a week now.

RAIN · 11-03-2007 06:17PM

Got it this weekend with Pans Labyrinth .Watched them both last night I thought The Host was savage . Realy wasent what i thought it would be ,it just caught me off guard and blew me away .

carl_ · 13-03-2007 08:53PM

Saw this a while back and thought it was pretty poor. If this was a Hollywood film I'd have said it was a pile of crap... I just can't bring myself to say it here though.

dr.bollocko · 13-03-2007 09:01PM

I thought it was funny.... in places.
It was good.... up to a point. It just didnt strike me as excellent. A sort of an also ran in the world of modern horror. But it held my attention, got a few laughs, was intrigueing in places, pretty good Korean cinema.

johnny_ultimate · 13-03-2007 09:05PM

Said this before, but think this film is just a little overhyped. Granted, its many times preferrable to your usual generic BFM (Big F!!!!!! Monster!) film. But I think all the 5 out of 5 reviews Ive read in papers lately should lay off the old hyperbole.

Still, a damn entertaining watch if you be in the right mood.

projectmayhem · 13-03-2007 11:46PM

rented it out last night and thought it was thoroughly entertaining. really enjoyed every moment of it. the box says it's "jaws via jurrasic park", and i would somewhat agree with that tbh.

though did it strike anyone else as strange that a film with a fair amount of blood, violence and cursing is 12s?

The Host out on DVD Monday.

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