Alienoid (2022)

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

20/07/2022

#Science Fiction#Action#Fantasy#Adventure

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.

Status: Released

Rating: 68%

Original language: KO

Budget: $24,500,000

Revenue: $12,109,608

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Details

Production Companies

Caper Film

CJ Entertainment

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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20168564

Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111589656

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Cast

Ryu Jun-yeol

Muruk

Kim Woo-bin

Guard / Thunder

Kim Tae-ri

Ean

So Ji-sub

Moon Do-seok

Yum Jung-ah

Madam Black

Jo Woo-jin

Mr. Blue

Kim Eui-sung

Jajang / Doctor

Lee Hanee

Min Gaelin

Reviews (1)

Review by: MovieGuys

Written by: MovieGuys on 2022-09-06T03:29:02.718Z

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.