As some may be aware, there have been some interesting movies coming out of South Korea in recent years. (Oldboy, Sympathy for Mister Vengeance and I Saw The Devil are some of my faves.) And the directors of these films are now getting work on American films (The Last Stand, Stoker.) These movies cover a variety of genres and styles but always seem intent on challenging the status quo.
One of the stranger South Korean imports is "The Host," a monster movie set in Seoul. The director of "The Host," Joon-ho Bong has now adapted the the French Graphic Novel, "Snowpiercer" to film. It took some doing but I was able to get a hold of a copy of the movie and really enjoyed it. It's basically a post apocalyptic Sci-fi action movie which uses a train as a metaphor for social strata. I haven't read the graphic novel so I can't comment on how it compares to the movie. Very high production values and some big name actors involved including Chris Evans and John Hurt. I found it very entertaining. I would definitely recommend it to fans of oddball sci-fi art films.
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We're flip sides of the coin, 'Tec -- I've read the GN but not seen the movie! Here's what I said about it in a McClatchy column.
Captain Comics said:
Nice column Cap.
It's strange...I thought I did a search before I posted but I must have done something wrong because I never saw your post until now. Anyway, it sounds like our reactions are pretty similar so it must be a pretty close adaptation.
I bet I can guess what portions the studio wanted to cut from the movie too.
I find that the Ning search engine is next to useless. When I want to find "X," I Google "X captaincomics.ning.com."
Captain Comics said:
Ok thanks. I'll try that next time.