Gizmodo.com has a succinct article retro-reviewing the revered monster film "The Host
", citing it as the "Godzilla
" for a new age.Normally I would agree to this assessment...as from the outside looking in it definitely has all the makings of a classic Godzilla film.
Chemical actions from a military/scientist compound create this monster...there's an official "first-attack" on a large city and its population...there's responses from the government and military...and at the heart of all this is a family looking to survive.
(On a side note I've seen this movie and found it to be pretty good. It wasn't exactly great...but at the same time there were certainly some memorable scenes).
What makes me question Gizmodo's assessment is the timing of the article.
Just posted last Friday, which means it's obviously in 2012...they picked this movie as the "Godzilla for a New Generation" over "Cloverfield
"?To me "Cloverfield" remains FAR more closer to a Godzilla movie than anything else out there.
Just as I had described in my notes on "The Host"..."Cloverfield" is all that times 1000!
I mean we're talking about massive military actions against a 300-foot tall creature rampaging through the middle of New York! What more could anyone ask for?
Reading this article makes me want to see "The Host" now again.
In any case here's the original article from Gizmodo for further information:
gizmodo.com: The Host: Godzilla for a New Generation
The Host is so much better than Cloverfield. The Host isn't perfect but at least it's watchable. It has engaging characters, perfect comedic timing and an original monster. Cloverfield is just typical American bullshit -- nothing but idiotic college drama with boring, soulless characters and a spotty story patched with "secrecy" to fill in the gaps. Ho-hum.
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