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An American Remake Of The Korean Horror Movie The Host
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By George 'El Guapo' Roush on
November 19, 2008
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From Sci Fi Wire comes news of an American remake of The Host. A pretty good monster movie if you haven't rented it:
Bong Joon-ho, director of the Korean-language monster movie The Host, told SCI FI Wire that Universal Studios will remake the film for American audiences and that he hopes they do the original film justice. The studio has purchased the rights to The Host, which centers on a dysfunctional family that must overcome its differences to save its daughter, who's been grabbed by a creature that an unresponsive government declares is the host of an unidentified virus. The film, which was a huge hit in Korea and Asia, opened March 9 in limited release in North America and made $314,488 on 71 screens, a healthy per-screen average of $4,429, the BoxOfficeMojo.com Web site reported.
"Maybe three or four years down the line, if The Host [remake] comes out, and there's a cool director who takes it on and makes it a real great film, then I'd be very happy," Bong said in an interview, through a translator. "On the other hand, if it's just crap, I think I'd be happy, too, because then people would be like, 'Oh, yeah, Bong's original was really good.' So, for me, it's a win-win situation. But Universal has a tradition of doing horror and creature films, so I anticipate that they will do a great film."
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Aggghhh!
Commented By: Kinobick on 2008-11-19 03:26:18
I'm so bored of reading about re-makes everyday. Why can't people just watch the originals and be frigging content. I'm still depressed over Oldboy.
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Where's the originality?
Commented By: Rela talker on 2008-11-19 05:54:09
Thats what happens when writers lack originality. They rip-off another movie and try to milk it till the titties go dry.
Personally the Asian/oriental movie industry have the best originality when it comes to movies then the U.S. just buys it and hacks to nothingness by putting out 8 sequels. The travesty.
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another remake...
Commented By: imran on 2008-11-19 06:23:45
i'm not a fan of remakes but
but sumtimes its ok
if its a good enough film and its done well
i loved the departed
they need to get something original
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Remake Everything!
Commented By: 420band on 2008-11-19 11:03:26
This was an o.k. movie that was a little funny and not really scary.... BUT a remake WHY?????????
How bout remaking Jaws or E.T or Close Encounters or American Graffiti with an urban flava!!!!
Remakes are getting out of hand already. some international movie gets it right and we have to remake it! WTF? By that guideline wheres the remake of "Life is Beautiful" or Amorres Perros?
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Christ
Commented By: Fed Up on 2008-11-19 11:55:37
For god's sake, another remake of an Asian film? That in itself has become such a cliche, you'd think they were crapping these out just to annoy me--er, us.
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Remake??????
Commented By: vicboy1der on 2008-11-20 09:11:41
leave it alone, Leave it alone, LEAve IT Alone, LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!!! Like the other commentators have stated, This is what happens when Hollywood runs out of original ideas. Leave the original ALONE!!!!! It had heart, the monster was NOT the star of the movie! Get it together people!!!!! Watch the original!!!!
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BOO
Commented By: The Real Host on 2008-11-20 09:38:57
BOOOOO!!! Hollywood, you are pathetic.
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Commented By: Hollybored on 2008-11-20 09:44:02
another remake. Remake The Birth of a Nation, hollywood, if you have cojones.
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NOOOOOOOOOO !!!
Commented By: The Guy on 2008-11-20 10:40:55
This movie is way too cool to be butt raped by Hollywood !
Let me guess....this will be changed to 5 "really deep" teens battling their demons of when to get Jamba Juice when all the sudden a monster shows up. My guess is that you would find more emotion in a McDonald's commercial then a Holywood remake of this. Leave the original be !
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NOOO! NOT AGAIN!
Commented By: Goingtosuck! on 2008-11-20 17:33:59
Again, Boringwood is taking a great movie from the East and making a terrible remake.
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