This Korean horror film hits the ground running as a small town police officer, Beom Seok, is brought to the scene of what looks like an animal attack. Speculation persists that a cow died by tiger attack, however when something starts attacking and destroying the town, Beom Seok tries to chase down the as yet unseen monster to stop it. Its a surprisingly long time before the officer and the viewer actually see the monster and this series of events is brilliantly shot. When Beom Seok does finally see the creature, it looks like some human troll hybrid who runs on all fours like an animal and its shockingly hard to kill.
His fellow officer, Sung Ae, finally shows up. She turns out to be a badass with a gun. They manage to kill this monster eventually mainly because of Sung Ae’s handling of their gun power, but not before Beom Seok sees that the monster is actually scared and crying as he fights it. Plotting leads to finding out that someone else had killed another one of these creatures, a child, which set the whole thing in motion as the first monster was just trying to find its kid.
Meanwhile, a group of hunters goes out into the woods looking for the tiger only to find an alien spaceship and encounter three more of the creatures. Eventually, they meet back up with the officers who travel into the woods looking for them, but by then many men have died. I won’t ruin where this one heads because you need to see it to believe it.
This film does just about everything right. The action sequences are great especially when the officer is in town trying to figure out what the creature is. High speed car chases have moments of stillness only to be interrupted by more high speed chases. In the woods, the monsters chase men on horseback through a forest that is so akin to Return of the Jedi that it’s hard not to enjoy watching it. This is really where the film truly excels, in the action.
Like many horror films for Korea, there are moments of humor intermingled with all the action and gore. The characters have small moments of downtime that often include some form of anxiety induced sarcasm that is always good for a laugh. And as I already stated, Sung Ae is a total badass. If I’m a police officer, I want her at my side. Her counterpart always tended to be one step behind everything, so her presence was probably my favorite part of the film.
In regards to the monsters, the CGI could have been better but I didn’t find it bothersome or distracting at all as it is. In a way, it actually fits the otherworldly feel of them especially when it becomes obvious that the creatures aren’t of Earth. That they aren’t some undocumented cave dwelling monster forced out of the woods by deforestation or something manmade. They landed here and the question is why. The film ends in a way that suggests a sequel is coming and I’ll be seated. This was a fantastic ride.
4.5 out of 5 stars for great action sequences and taking the film in a surprising direction after the monster reveal.
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This Korean horror film hits the ground running as a small town police officer, Beom Seok, is brought to the scene of what looks like an animal attack. Speculation persists that a cow died by tiger attack, however when something starts attacking and destroying the town, Beom Seok tries to chase down the as yet unseen monster to stop it. Its a surprisingly long time before the officer and the viewer actually see the monster and this series of events is brilliantly shot. When Beom Seok does finally see the creature, it looks like some human troll hybrid who runs on all fours like an animal and its shockingly hard to kill.
His fellow officer, Sung Ae, finally shows up. She turns out to be a badass with a gun. They manage to kill this monster eventually mainly because of Sung Ae’s handling of their gun power, but not before Beom Seok sees that the monster is actually scared and crying as he fights it. Plotting leads to finding out that someone else had killed another one of these creatures, a child, which set the whole thing in motion as the first monster was just trying to find its kid.
Meanwhile, a group of hunters goes out into the woods looking for the tiger only to find an alien spaceship and encounter three more of the creatures. Eventually, they meet back up with the officers who travel into the woods looking for them, but by then many men have died. I won’t ruin where this one heads because you need to see it to believe it.
This film does just about everything right. The action sequences are great especially when the officer is in town trying to figure out what the creature is. High speed car chases have moments of stillness only to be interrupted by more high speed chases. In the woods, the monsters chase men on horseback through a forest that is so akin to Return of the Jedi that it’s hard not to enjoy watching it. This is really where the film truly excels, in the action.
Like many horror films for Korea, there are moments of humor intermingled with all the action and gore. The characters have small moments of downtime that often include some form of anxiety induced sarcasm that is always good for a laugh. And as I already stated, Sung Ae is a total badass. If I’m a police officer, I want her at my side. Her counterpart always tended to be one step behind everything, so her presence was probably my favorite part of the film.
In regards to the monsters, the CGI could have been better but I didn’t find it bothersome or distracting at all as it is. In a way, it actually fits the otherworldly feel of them especially when it becomes obvious that the creatures aren’t of Earth. That they aren’t some undocumented cave dwelling monster forced out of the woods by deforestation or something manmade. They landed here and the question is why. The film ends in a way that suggests a sequel is coming and I’ll be seated. This was a fantastic ride.
4.5 out of 5 stars for great action sequences and taking the film in a surprising direction after the monster reveal.
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