Moolgwoe

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)

Uma mistura muito estranha e medíocre de filme histórico de ação, horror sangrento com monstro assassino e comédia estúpida. Significativos para a atmosfera geral são os personagens principais, dois irmãos e a filha adulta de um deles, ambos os homens são supostos serem simultaneamente personagens cómicos de canhestros desajeitados e antigos membros da Guarda Real, lutadores profissionais e mestres de artes marciais, o que não combina bem. Para além do humor não tão funcional, é sobretudo um roubo bastante eficaz e divertido de todo o tipo de coisas, com boa câmara, cenários luxuosos e efeitos decentes, na qual infelizmente luta bastante a sua tentativa de drama sério com a hipérbole cómica leve. (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)