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Title: The Host (2006)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kang-ho Song | ... | Park Gang-Doo | |
| Byun Hee-Bong | ... | Park Hie-bong (as Byun Hee-bong) | |
| Park Hae-il | ... | Park Nam-il | |
| Bae Doona | ... | Park Nam-Joo (as Bae Doo-na) | |
| Ko Asung | ... | Park Hyun-seo (as Ko A-sung) | |
| Dal-su Oh | ... | The Monster (voice) | |
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Jae-eung Lee | ... | Se-jin |
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Dong-ho Lee | ... | Se-joo |
| Je-mun Yun | ... | Homeless Man | |
| Pil-sung Yim | ... | Fat Guevara (as Pil-Sung Yim) | |
| Roe-ha Kim | ... | Hazmat Suit Man at Funeral | |
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Yeon-su Yu | ... | District officer Mr. Jo |
| No-shik Park | ... | Inquiry officer | |
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Su-hee Go | ... | Hostage nurse |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Douglas | |
The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late 60s. He runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe they are a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong's elder son Gang-du is an immature and incompetent man in his 40s, whose wife left home long ago. Nam-il is the youngest son, an unemployed grumbler, and daughter Nam-joo is an archery medalist and member of the national team. One day, an unidentified monster suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River and spreads panic and death, and Gang-du's daughter Hyun-seo is carried off by the monster and disappears. All of the family members are in a great agony because they lost someone very dear to them. But when they find out she is still alive, they resolve to save her. Written by Plot Summary
South Korean movies are usually enjoyable, offering a humour to counter the plot and disturbing theme(s), and this movie was no exception. I usually hate horror movies, but I enjoyed this action/horror/drama end to end and I left the cinema with a strong feeling of contentness.
The horror was actually quite interesting, as were each of the main actors and the relationships between them were surprising and amusing, with some really witty sub themes thrown in along the way and some good suspense as well.
The movie had great undertones and conversation topics to keep you talking to your friends for hours.
Overall: It was a really enjoyable experience, witty and well constructed.