Alienoid
Alienoid
Genres Action ,Adventure ,Fantasy
Directors Dong-hoon Choi
Writer Dong-hoon Choi
Country South Korea
Votes 6889
Rating 6.3
IMDBID tt20168564
Runtime 142
Languages Korean
Release 20 Jul, 2022
Alienoid (RR: Oegye+in 1bu; lit. Alien+Human Part 1) is a South Korean science fantasy action film directed by Choi Dong-hoon, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, and Kim Tae-ri. During the Goryeo dynasty, Taoists try to take a mysterious sword. In the present day, aliens appear on Earth. A time door soon appears between late Goryeo dynasty period and the present day. Due to this, a chaotic situations occur.
MovieGuys
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.
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