Overview:
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.| Original Title: | 괴물 |
|---|---|
| Status: | Released (2006-07-27) |
| Awards: | 29 wins & 36 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $2,201,923 |
| Screen: | Bong Joon Ho, Won-jun Ha, Chul-hyun Baek |
| Productions: | Chungeorahm Film, Boston Investments, Cowell Investment Capital Co., IMM Venture Capital, Knowledge & Creation Ventures, M-Venture Investment, OCN, Sego Entertainment, Seoul Broadcasting System, Tube Pictures, Cineclick Asia, Happinet Pictures, Showbox, CJ Venture Investment |
| Production Countries: | Japan, South Korea |
| Spoken Languages: | English, 한국어/조선말 |
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- 21684: Bong Joon-ho - Director - Directing
- 21685: Baek Chul-hyun - Screenplay - Writing
- 21684: Bong Joon-ho - Screenplay - Writing
- 16281: Choi Yong-bae - Producer - Production
- 21690: Lee Byung-woo - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 17133: Kim Hyung-koo - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10109: Ryu Seong-hie - Production Design - Art
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitle ....
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These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films.
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