The (non-Web) Host
September 3rd, 2007
The Host is a Korean horror movie from last year. Maybe it’s a guy’s flick, but if you can stomach some graphic gore it’s very well made and is worth seeing.
Here are two short scenes I’ve spliced together from The Host. The dialog in the hospital scene is very funny. The Korean actress is Du-na Bae, who is so enjoyable in the Japanese comedy Linda, Linda, Linda. Caution! The second scene is gross.
The Host is a partial remake to the previously-blogged Godzilla, which in turn was inspired by The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. But another, perhaps less obvious, acknowledgment must be made to Them!, which I consider to be the absolute best of the 1950’s Sci-Fi flicks, along with Invasion Of The Body Snatchers and The Thing, which I haven’t blogged yet.
Unlike The Day The Earth Stood Still, Them! really moves along, as directed by Gordon Douglas, despite having many scenes with conversations and meetings. Not only is there a fun mix of humor and horror in Them!, it’s undoubtedly where the idea in The Host came from, of kids being endangered in a sewer.
I think this entry has more links to previous posts than any other I’ve done so far!
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