3/14/2024 0 Comments Monstrum korean movie 2018Like many a Joseon era set thriller, Monstrum utilises the tried and tested formula of a trusted general who’s put his violent past behind him being called up by the emperor for one last job. In 2018 the monster flick took a break from being set in contemporary Korea, and was transported back to the Joseon era with Monstrum, which sees the cause of several gruesome deaths taking place in the mountains rumoured to be that of a vicious beast called (you guessed it), Monstrum. Putting the social commentary aside that Joon-ho’s Han River dwelling monstrosity represented, subsequent efforts have seen the likes of mutant boars in the 2008 horror comedy Chaw, deep sea mutations with 2011’s action thriller Sector 7, and killer wolfdogs in 2012’s murder mystery Howling. Cast: Kim Myung-Min, Kim In-Kwon, Hyeri, Choi Woo-Sik, Lee Kyoung-Young, Park Hee-Soon, Park Sung-Woong, Lee Kyu-Bok, Kim Joong-Hee, Lee Seo-AnĮver since the success of Bong Joon-ho’s The Host in 2006, Korea’s had an on-again off-again relationship with the creature feature.
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