by JimPV » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:16 pm
(Posted this over at the Classic Horror Film Board, and thought I'd copy it here)
Wow, just got back from seeing The Host this afternoon and gotta' say: boy, was I disappointed. I was soooo looking forward to this, I'm actually a little bit down-in-the-dumps about it. There were just so many head-scratching moments that I just completely un-invested in it after a while.
What was the whole virus-scare aspect of it about? Was the government trying to keep the people away by employing a scare tactic? Why not just cordone the area off? Why did they even assume there was a virus? Even after they determine (I guess...) that there's not one, they rig up the poor father of the little girl and drill into his head (?!). Huh? (And apparently it doesn't have any effect on him...)
The family on the run from the authorities (who's pictures are plastered all over the media) drive right through a check-point after giving the guy a pittance of a bribe... huh? Plus, they're driving through the area in a fumigation truck, and to rid himself of the "virus", the father walks behind the truck which is spewing out insecticide. Wouldn't this make him extremely sick? Why are the authorities even employing fumigation trucks (and boats) for a river monster?
As I said, there were just too many instances of confusion or "huh?" for me to enjoy this. Plus, it was unpleasant and dreary. I'm all for it being gritty and realistic, but not to the point of not being fun. It wasn't fun.
A HUGE disappointment for me. Neat monster, though; and the scene where it first comes out of the river is a stunner. I'm afraid that's about it, though. Bummer...
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JimPV on Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:45 pm, edited 2 times in total.