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04-23-2007 02:36 PM #1
Magnolia presents the Host on 7/24
Magnolia Home Entertainment has announced the South Korean film The Host (2006) on HD DVD and DVD, July 24. Each will be priced at $29.98 SRP.
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04-23-2007 02:42 PM #2
This will be a blind buy for me.
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04-23-2007 02:51 PM #3
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Definitely gonna check this one out.
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04-24-2007 03:36 PM #4
Where's Sarang? I figured he'd be all excited about this.
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04-24-2007 06:00 PM #5
I remember seeing the trailer for this on quicktime.com a few months ago and thinking it looked really cool. It's interesting that Magnolia has announced the HD-DVD first, maybe this is a change of trend for them and they will be supporting HD-DVD more than Blu-Ray now. I know most of their titles have sold better on HD-DVD than Blu-Ray for us.
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04-24-2007 06:16 PM #6
What a trip! I have a Korean exchange student living with me. And just this morning we were talking about this movie. I can't wait!
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04-24-2007 06:16 PM #7
I saw this last year, and sorry to disappoint but it's a totally generic CG monster movie. If it wasn't Korean, it wouldn't have been noticed.
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04-24-2007 06:53 PM #8
blind buy
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04-24-2007 06:55 PM #9
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The Host is anything BUT generic. I had to register just to disagree with the above poster. This movie is amazing. Very much like Oldboy in the sense that the director won't give into conventional characters and plotlines. Great action and drama and good humor. He spinkles in these great moments of satire critiquing the US war machine which end up being hilarious/scary. The director juggles them all without losing the overall tone. HIGHLY RECCOMENDED. I am definitely picking this up.
There is a good review at Chud.com I can't post the url however.Last edited by clawwolf; 04-24-2007 at 06:58 PM.
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04-24-2007 07:12 PM #10
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04-24-2007 07:35 PM #11
ill probably pass this one, looking for the Contract from First Look.
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04-24-2007 07:43 PM #12
Blind buy for me
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04-25-2007 03:35 AM #13
I can't imagine how you could compare The Host to Oldboy. I would agree that Oldboy is an incredible movie, and very original, but The Host's only original element is making a brief stab at the US in the opening scenes, and making one of the characters somewhat retarded.
Other than that it's the usual rubber CG monster chases people for 2 hours nonsense. Frankly I was bored watching it, and I say this as a huge fan of asian horror and thrillers. -
04-25-2007 03:40 AM #14
Where are the other Magnolia films?? I have "The World's Fastest Indian," but am looking forward to Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, One Last Thing, and Bubble, as well!
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04-25-2007 06:43 AM #15
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Another blind buy here
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