Alienoid

Watch: Alienoid

Unrated

8/26/20222h 22m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ For ages, aliens have locked up their prisoners in humans bodies. ~

Overview:

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

Director:

Choi Dong-hoon

Status:

Released

Language:

Korean

Buget:

$24,500,000.00

Revenue:

$12,109,608.00

Key words:

prisoner
time warp
time travel
alien
historical fiction
goryeo dynasty
past and present
taoist wizard

Cast

Ryu Jun-yeol

~ as ~

Muruk

Kim Woo-bin

~ as ~

Guard / Thunder

Kim Tae-ri

~ as ~

Ean

So Ji-sub

~ as ~

Moon Do-seok

Yum Jung-ah

~ as ~

Madam Black

Jo Woo-jin

~ as ~

Mr. Blue

Kim Eui-sung

~ as ~

Jajang / Doctor

Lee Hanee

~ as ~

Min Gaelin

Shin Jung-keun

~ as ~

Right Paw

Lee Si-hoon

~ as ~

Left Paw

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Reviews (1)

M
MovieGuys
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
I found it difficult to relate to Alienoid.

I suspect the reason is cultural. Some things work across cultures and other's don't. I found Alienoid simply too strange. It has an off beat personality too, which really didn't help matters. The slapstick humour fell flat, too. Giving characters names like "dogturd", is a bit juvenile.

Action wise it's alright but the action often didn't make a lot of sense, either. Characters appearing out of fans and hiding behind magic veils, just didn't track well, with this viewer.

In summary, probably one for the domestic South Korean market. Lots of elements I suspect reflect Korean mythology but without a meaningful context, its lost on Western audiences.