Won Bin in Mother a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
To celebrate this Friday’s theatrical release of Bong Joon-ho’s suspense thriller Mother, Magnolia Pictures is hooking FilmFetish up with three copies of the cult director’s last film, the monster epic The Host (Gwoemul), on 2-disc collector’s edition DVD, for readers to enjoy. If you haven’t already watched The Host and you love monster movies, you’ll want to check this one out. It was called “one of the greatest monster movies ever made” by New York Magazine. The special effects were rendered by Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City).
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More about Bong Joon-ho’s Mother
Hye-ja is a single mom to 27-year-old Do-joon. Her son is her raison d’être. Though an adult in years, Do-joon is naïve and dependent on his mother, and a constant source of anxiety, often behaving in ways that are foolish or simply dangerous. Walking home alone one night down a nearly empty city street, he encounters a young girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do-joon is accused of her murder. Thanks to an inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force, Do-joon’s case is quickly closed, but his mother refuses to let this be the end of the story. Trusting no one, Hye-ja’s maternal instincts kick into overdrive, and she sets out to find the girl’s killer and prove her son’s innocence.
Find out more about Mother at motherfilm.com.
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The Host DVD packaging
More about The Host
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, THE HOST, the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), The Host is equal parts creature-feature thrill ride and poignant human drama.
Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo (Ko A-sung), who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du walks out to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices that a large crowd of people has gathered, taking pictures and talking about something hanging from the Han River Bridge. The otherwise idyllic landscape turns suddenly to bedlam when a terrifying creature climbs up onto the riverbank and begins to crush and eat people. Gang-du and his daughter run for their lives but suddenly the thing grabs Hyun-seo and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the thing apparently is the Host of an unidentified virus. Having feared the worst, Gang-du receives a phone call from his daughter who is frightened, but very much alive. Gang-du makes plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River to rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying Host.
Underworld
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Doom
Vampire Assassins
Underworld
Alien Vs. Predator
Predator
The Mummy Returns
King Kong
1. Underworld (Unrated Extended Edition)
2. The Mummy Returns (Widescreen Collector’s
3. King Kong (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)
4. Predator (Widescreen Edition)
5. Van Helsing (Widescreen Edition)
The Mummy, Underworld, Predator, Alien Vs. Predator & The Mummy Returns
The Mummy Returns
Alien v. predator
King Kong
Underworld
Junk
King Kong
Predator
The Mummy
Vampire vs. Vampire
Underworld
King Kong (1933), AVP, Hulk, Van Helsing, & The Mummy
My favorites are:
King Kong
Predator
Vampire Assassins
Hulk
AVP
Thanks!
underworld
AVP
predator
hulk
kiss me monster
Predator
Alien
Alien VS Predator
Cloverfield
The Mummy
Underworld
The Mummy
Predator
King Kong
Van Helsing
Underworld
Van Helsing
Hulk
Predator
The Mummy
Underworld
Dracula
Van Helsing
Mummy
Wolfman.
Thanks for the chance! EMAIL REMOVED
King Kong ( A tie between the 1933 and 2005 versions)
Predator
The Mummy
Van Helsing
Underworld
The Mummy, King Kong, Underworld, Predator, Van Helsing
The 5 Best:
Predator
Alien
King Kong
The Mummy
The Incredible Hulk
Love The Host! Top 5:
1. Predator
2. AVP
3. The Mummy
4. Godzilla
5. Junk
thank you!
the mummy
underworld
predator
van helsing
hulk
King Kong
The Mummy
Predator
Van Helsing
Junk
oh my favorite genre of movie COOL
1 Predator
2 The Mummy
3 Alien VS. Predator
4 KING KONG
5 THE MUMMY RETURNS
From your list:
Underworld
Van Helsing
Predator
The Mummy
Doom
godzilla
cloverfield monster
predator
mummy
alien
Underworld
Van Helsing
Hulk
The Mummy
Predator
Predator
Underworld
Alien VS. Predator
Doom
The Mummy
Predator
Underworld
AVP
Doom
The Mummy
Van Helsing
The Mummy
Predator
Little Bigfoot
The Mummy II
KING KONG
PREDATOR
DOOM
UNDERWORLD
KING KONG LIVES
the mummy , the predator and Ape
Junk
Kiss Me Monster
From your list, the top five of my fave’s are:
Predator
Underworld
AVP
Cry Wilderness
The Mummy
Thank you.
king kong the original , the mummy,underwold avp and the new king kong from 05 thanks
The mummy,predator,underworld,van helsing, the hulk
king kong
godzilla
Alien
the mummy
doom
My top five monster movies are Ape, King Kong, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and Underworld.
My favorite five in order:
The Mummy
Predator
Van Helsing
Little Bigfoot
The Mummy II
King Kong
Ape
Predator
The Mummy
King Kong remake
1. The Mummy
2. Underworld
3. Predator
4. Doom
5. Van Helsing
My favorites are
KING KONG (1933)
Predator
Underworld
AVP – Alien Vs. Predator
Van Helsing
1. King Kong (33)
2. Predator
3. The Mummy
4. Van Helsing (guiltily)
5. A V P: Alien Versus Predator
From your list five picks would be:
King Kong
Predator
Underworld
The Mummy
Doom
King Kong, Underworld, AVP, Hulk, and The Mummy
the mummy. predator, underworld, van helsing and doom
1) King Kong (1933)
2) Cry Wilderness
3) Ape
4) Junk
5) Kiss Me Monster
the mummy
avp
van helsing
king kong
hulk
Yay – love The Host!
From the list of monster flicks, I would go with; original King Kong, Junk, Predator, Little Big Foot, Vampire vs Vampire
Attended the Mother screening last night – great film!
King Kong
Predator
Vampire vs. Vampire
Underworld
AVP – Alien Vs. Predator
Monster movies!!: !! one of my favorite genre!, here’s my top 5:
1.Predator
2.KingKong
3.Hulk
4.Junk
5.The Mummy!!!!!
Predator, Underworld, King Kong (33), King Kong (05), and AVP.
The Mummy, Underworld, Predator, AVP – Alien Vs. Predator, The Mummy Returns
THE MUMMY RETURNS
KING KONG
PREDATOR
DOOM
JUNK
1. The Mummy
2. Predator
3. Underworld
4. Doom
5. AvP