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(1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1   4.5/5 "like a mutant hybrid spawned from the improbable union of Little Miss Sunshine and Godzilla; for in this family comedy and political satire an unnaturally evolved tadpole just happens to loom (very) large."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel 3.5/4 "Unlike Spielberg of late, [it doesn't] cop out"   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 3.5/5 "Because this movie was made in Korea, and not in the focus group fancying US of A, The Host tends to avoid most of the genre's obvious stumbling blocks."   DVDTalk.com   Bill Gibron A- "The Host is a mesmerizing, occasionally gangbusters dark ride that invigorates the long dead genre's potential for scares and composite storytelling."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 4.5/5 "exactly what our Western shores need."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin B+ "Part social satire, horror, comedy and family drama "The Host" is an exciting example of cinematic bravura that signals a new day for Asian cinema."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 3.5/4 "Slapstick and Godzilla-inspired histrionics go (skillfully) hand-in-hand in this hugely entertaining creature feature from South Korea."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "...filmmaker Bong Joon-ho bogs the proceedings down with an egregiously overlong running time and an unwarranted (and unwanted) emphasis on the political ramifications of the monster's existence."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2.5/4 "Retains a quirky charm that cannot be discounted. Recommended not just for what it achieves, but for what it attempts to."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman 4/5 "Más que una simple película de monstruos, un raro ejemplo de entretenimiento, drama familiar, crítica política y social y humor muy, muy bizarro."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A- "I hesitate to use the word 'rollicking' for any reason, especially in the context of a horror film, but that's what The Host is: rollicking, thrilling, scary, funny, and satirical."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 5/5 "Not just a monster movie, it’s a movie about family, and it’s a movie about the lengths we’ll go to to save our loved ones."   Film Threat   Felix Vasquez Jr. "A subversive blast"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce 3.5/4 "Wickedly sardonic and fiercely fiendish in its perky presentation...a smart and simmering creature feature that crackles with percolating weirdness and wonderment."   TheWorldJournal.com   Frank Ochieng B+ "One helluva monster movie--a giant-tadpole flick that melds chills, heart and humor into one gloriously wild, weird package...an immediate oddball classic."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek A- "The Host could easily be read as, what else, an allegory for The War on Terror. When the American military uses violence, against a monster of its own creation, mind you, it's mostly a lot of innocent civilians who are hurt in the process."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 2.5/4 "The problem with the film is that the sum isn't greater than the parts and the pieces don't fuse in a way that's consistently pleasing or cinematically satisfying."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "One simply dreads the inevitable Hollywood remake . . ."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   James O'Ehley 3/4 "The Host may be lumpy and bumpy, but it's also one of the freshest monster movies we've had in decades -- and, to any creature-feature buff, a rocket-ride blast of the highest order."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 8/10 "Joon-ho Bong effectue un pied de nez pour le moins renversant à une formule attribuant ordinairement une force psychologique surhumaine à ses protagonistes"   Panorama   Jean-François Vandeuren 3/4 "A colorful dissection of the fiendish creature genre that touches on a number of contemporary themes."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "A spirited endeavor at enhancing the signal sent from Godzilla so long ago, for even then, under the atomic bomb fallout, governments were not to be trusted."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "If the slow pacing and gawky acting seem typical of low-budget monster movies, so much the better."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4.5/5 "click for full review"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis B "Joon-ho is more skilled with his monster action scenes than with his virus conspiracy..."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/4 "Boon's film is both funny and heartbreaking, a supremely confident mix of political satire, free-floating paranoia, fractured family dynamics and the kind of comedy that regularly reconfigures itself into tragedy."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/4 "Bong Joon-ho's The Host delivers high-octane thrills while cannily exploiting contemporary political fears."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/5 "O talentoso Joon-ho utiliza o gênero "Godzilla" para contar uma história intimista que, no processo, faz pesadas críticas à submissão sul-coreana aos interesses norte-americanos. E tudo isso levando o espectador à tensão, ao riso e ao drama."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 "Like a delightfully unhinged version of a 1960s Japanese monster movie, this Korean thriller piles on character detail, political comment and comedy asides."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B- "Pure genre entertainment, featuring great special effects."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "The special effects used to bring the creature to cinematic life are really quite excellent, and the frequent beastie bites should tickle even the most jaded horror freak."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg A- "The most dynamic and vital creature feature to invade American screens in years..."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3/4 "Mixes the chemically enhanced intensity of a Godzilla sequel with the single-minded mission status of Harold and Kumar."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 3.5/4 "A fantastic satire/monster movie"   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson "This monster movie from the Republic of Korea is one of the best films of its kind."   ESplatter   Steve Biodrowski 8/10 "A rather tender-hearted, often sorrowful, more often hilarious view on the familial conflicts between generations and between siblings."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 2/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 38) of 38 OFCS Rating: 92% Fresh Page   1