{"id":572,"date":"2008-04-28T06:50:18","date_gmt":"2008-04-27T20:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/04\/28\/top-20-craziest-kaiju-number-14\/"},"modified":"2008-04-28T06:50:18","modified_gmt":"2008-04-27T20:50:18","slug":"top-20-craziest-kaiju-number-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/04\/28\/top-20-craziest-kaiju-number-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Craziest Kaiju: Number 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The “Monster”
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from Gwoemul <\/em>[literally, Monster; aka The Host]
\n(South Korea-2006; dir. Joon-ho Bong)<\/p>\n

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The Han River is very broad, Mr. Kim. Let’s try to be broad-minded about this. Anyway, that’s an order. So, start pouring.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pollution in the Han river in Korea causes mutation. Before too long (like in the first five minutes of the movie) a monstrous freak rears its ugly head. The creature appears to be a giant mutant tadpole crossed with a coelocanth. It quickly discovers a new favourite food source in the human population. Unlike many of the entries on this list, The Host<\/em> (a title which offers an ironic comment on certain of the film’s themes) is generally considered one of the best giant monster movies to appear for many decades. It won 18 or so cinema awards and broke all box-office records in its home country. A sequel is in production.<\/p>\n

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I found this rather nice painting as well, though I was unable to determine who painted it as the link was broken. (If anyone knows, please contact me so that I can credit it.)<\/p>\n

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And finally, here is the trailer:<\/p>\n

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And here’s a longish sequence from the film, showing the monster’s first appearance:<\/p>\n

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