I had bever heard of this film until my boyfriend steered me in it's direction. We purchased The Host and Cloverfield at the same time and after watching Cloverfield first in all of it's hideous tediousness, The Host showed us how a proper monster film should be done.

These were characters you grew to know and actually care about, even if the lead character's personality WAS slightly confusing. There was one part of the film which I found a little over-the-top but it didn't spoil the film.

I thought the monster was great, although in my opinion, CGI is not usually a good thing.

Overall a great movie that I'll definitely watch again.

SOUTH KOREA is making some amazing films at the moment watch this for a world cinema gem. its becoming huge this film (even cloverfield nicked the monster design) its one of the most original brilliant films i have seen in a long time and have really been struck by the sheer excellence of the monster and characters in this truly great south korean hit!!!

i thought this was very good, it was different, had some very engaging characters, the monster was very well done, and completely different from what you might expect. i can understand why this film has its critics, but at the same time, you need to understand that this isnt going to be like a british, or american horror. if you like films that are a bit different, and watch with an open mind, i cant think why you wouldnt like it, great entertainment, and, at under a fiver, great value!.