Before I go any further, I have to say I just don't see what all the fuss is about… I watched The Host and it got a big fat "Meh" from me. I'm big onto my monster flicks, and love Korean cinema, but I couldn't help but feel totally let down by the movie. I wrote a review a few weeks ago, the day after I'd seen it:

The Host is definately not the one with the mostest. Being a big fan of Korean cinema, I was eagerly anticipating this movie, as I'd heard that it had done really well in Korea, and the internet buzz was pretty positively looking forward to it. So, I toodled along down to the cinema to be entertained. I wasn't expecting anything more than a creature fest, with a little style. Sadly, I was thoroughly disappointed.

Its the story of a beast thats born through a chemical mishap in the Han River (which incidentally is a beautifull place!). Creature gets big, people get eaten and chased. There's a Virus that people that come into contact with the beast contract, and there's also confusion over whether said virus actually exists or not (I didnt quite figure this one out even though I sat through the whole thing). A girl gets taken to its lair in a sewer tunnel off the river, from where she calls her dad on her cell phone. Her dad, an absolute idiot, embarks on a mission to save her. Now, I'm not an easy man to disappoint when it comes to Asian Cinema, however, this one took the biscuit. The subtitles for a start, were extremely badly translated. It would seem whichever translation company got the gig either didn't have enough time, or they were very, VERY cheap. The acting is atrocious. Even for slapstick asian style flicks. As for the creature, please… most of the time it looked like a big blob with a couple of legs. Really badly designed, absolutely nothing new at all. It can swim, and it can swing under bridges, and it has a massive tongue. I'm bored even describing it to you it was that uninspiring. The CG, while it had its moments, and despite the poor design of the creature, was somewhat crappy too. Without spoiling it (it does a good enough job itself!), the fire at the end is possibly the worst CG effect I've ever seen. People, I'm sad to say, avoid this one at all costs. Given the option to give it a second chance, I think I'd rather sick up a lung.

All that being said, the New York Times seemed to love it… to me, that says a lot.

Anyway, all my bashing aside, there is a new poster for the US version (below) and a redband trailer. Redband you say? Indeed. We don't get to see them very often. The ones we normally see are the greenband trailers, and they're suitable for most audiences. Redband trailers are the ones only adults are supposed to watch. Courtesy of CHUD, we get the poster and the trailer. Ooh goody! …you'd think. But even the trailer, hyped as a redband trailer, is thoroughly disappointing! I challenge anyone to find soemthing n the trailer that should be for adults only… 

Check it out HERE - Kudos CHUD! 

The Poster is pretty sweet though, in a typical horror flick kind of way.