Moolgwoe

Una mezcla de película histórica de acción, horror sangriento con un monstruo asesino y comedia demente muy extraña y mediocremente filmada. Los personajes principales son importantes para la atmósfera general, dos hermanos y la hija adulta de uno de ellos, se supone que ambos hombres son personajes cómicos de torpes intelectuales y al mismo tiempo exmiembros de la guardia real, guerreros profesionales y maestros de artes marciales, que no se combinan por completo. Excepto por el humor no muy funcional, es sobre todo un plagio bastante efectivo y divertido de todo lo posible con una buena cámara, un diseño rico en escenografía y trucos decentes pero que, lamentablemente, el esfuerzo por tener un concepto dramático serio se va afectado por la exageración cómica. (13.10.2018)

Monstrum is a very strange genre mash-up by our standards, but it is a typical South Korean product. The film combines (sometimes in a very random way) elements of historical action film, horror fantasy and peculiar comedy, and even though it sounds like an inconsistent mix, it somehow worked for most of the running time. By the end, though, Myung was pretty much getting on my nerves with his constant "Father!", and the final confrontation with was a bit out of place, but the film was mostly entertaining and quite fast-paced. PS: In the end, it seemed to me like a hybrid between Brotherhood of the Wolf and any animal horror film about genetic crossbreeding. (19.12.2020)

This year's Korea is marked by historical horror movies and after the zombie survival Outbreak, there is another piece where the Joseon Dynasty is terrorized by a monster. It's more of a fantasy thriller with nice visual effects, nice sets and a giant CGI monster that, while not breathtaking, I enjoyed. There's a bit of brutality and the finale is pretty spectacular. I had a good time on the whole, but it may be the weakest effort from Heo Jong-Ho. 60% (04.02.2019)