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The Host

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A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her. From TMDB

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  • Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2026

    "Ally", the first animated feature film directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, Okja, The Host...). The story of a piglet squid looking for its big break in a wildlife documentary. >> variety.com/2026/film/ne...

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  • Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2025

    The Host This movie brings together 2 of my favourite actors, Song Kang-ho and Bae Doo-na, who are always incredible. It's about a somewhat dysfunctional family who come together after a monster run amok in Seoul grabs the youngest family member, and defying the government, track down the creature.

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  • Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2026

    I love how much the monster from the movie The Host is kind of a goober

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  • Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2025

    This morning’s movie was The Host. It kicked major ass.

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 24, 2026

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Host (2006) By George Bletsis

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2026

    Writer/Director Bong Joon Ho’s monster movie masterpiece ‘The Host’ smashed its way into the Cannes Film Festival on this day 20 years ago ☣️😷😱 #OTD

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2025

    It’s 2025 and they’re still trying to Netflix and chill while I’m trying to explain why The Host is Bong Joon Ho’s best movie.

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 28, 2026

    Writer/Director Bong Joon Ho’s monster movie masterpiece ‘The Host’ smashed its way into cinemas in South Korea on this day 20 years ago (July 27, 2006) ☣️ 😷 😱 #OTD

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  • Jandri🔞 @jandri.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    It is my favorite film of his, but I’m putting my foot down: Bong Joon Ho’s THE HOST is not a kaiju movie and I’m tired of it being classified as such lol

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  • Calvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2026

    finally watching The Host, why is it funny as fuck

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  • Nandre @handle.invalidBluesky · Jan 24, 2025

    movie night double feature of Bong Joon-ho classics: "PARASITE" and "THE HOST" live now www.twitch.tv/nandre

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  • Cinema Strikes Back @cinemastrikesback.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    Having a silly, harmless debate that I’ve had before. Topic: is The Host a “kaiju film”? I lean no, but why? I keep coming back to: 1. Not a suit
2. Not Japanese
3. Not gigantic I don’t think you absolutely need all 3 of those to be a kaiju film, but you need at least one, maybe two?

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  • Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phdBluesky · Oct 26, 2024

    hugely underrated Bong Joon-ho film, was lucky enough to see it on the big screen back in the day because I'd loved 'The Host' so much I badgered the owner of our local art house theater to book it- great call, Past Me!

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2026

    Writer/Director Bong Joon Ho’s monster movie masterpiece ‘The Host’ smashed its way into cinemas in Japan on this day 20 years ago (September 2, 2006) ☣️ 😷 😱 #OTD

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  • -Boulet- @bouletcorp.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2024

    Holy Molly!! (Via Catsuka): "The production of the first ever animated movie directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, Okja, The Host...) is finally starting this year, with the highest budget in the history of Korean cinema." variety.com/2024/film/gl...

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  • Kadath @kadath.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2026

    Watched Bong Joon Ho's Okja (2017). It's about a genetically modified giant 'super' pig that a company wants to use for promotion and slaughter, while the farm girl it grew up with joins an activist group to save it. This is like a companion film to the director's other creature feature, The Host.

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  • LadyKdesigns @ladykdesigns.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 23, 2026

    COMING SOON: I had the pleasure of chatting with @mrstevehunt.bsky.social, the Host of the Boxing Movie Podcast this past weekend about #99RiverStreet, and the episode will air later in August! #TheNoirCollective: be sure to follow him and listen www.stevehuntboxing.com/boxing-movie...

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    I do think this film is Bong Joon Ho’s best film but it’s not my favourite film from him. I think THE HOST goes unnecessarily hard and I adore it.

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  • David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2025

    Tonight's movie is The Host (Goemool), 2006. I'm 20 minutes into this weird, goofy Korean monster movie and I'm ready to recommend it to everyone.

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  • ThemBOO! @thembo.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    Next up is The Host, which I remembered very fondly but hadn't seen in so long I forgot everything. I love a good monster movie but feel this one drags a bit in the middle despite some really fun performances. 7/10 dont yell at me

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2025

    4. THE HOST - My favourite from Bong Joon Ho. It’s LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE as a horror movie.

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  • The Noir Collective @thenoircollective.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    TONIGHT at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, back yourself into THE DARK CORNER at #TheNoirCollective. Link to watch: archive.org/details/the-.... Host @vanstanwyck.bsky.social is supplying the film and the commentary. Join us for the fun and the company – oh, and BYOB. ⬇️

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2025

    #NowWatching #NowSeated MICKEY 17 (2025). Director: Bong Joon Ho. Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun. At second-run movie theater keeping streak alive. Since THE HOST, have seen every Bong Joon Ho film on big screen. #filmsky 📽

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  • Jimmy Detroit @jimmydetroit.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 1, 2025

    Happy Joe Bob Day! Consensus is movie #1 will be Piranha. I'm hoping Piranha 3DD. International most people are picking the South Korean movie The Host. I'm hoping for the Irish movie Grabbers. #TheLastDriveIn #MutantFam #GangDoesGiallo @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social @therealjoebob123.bsky.social

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  • 🩸💀 The Horror Guru 💀🩸 @thehorrorguru.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2026

    Now rewatching The Host (2006)! 📽️

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  • weinberg @weinbergs.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2026

    almost three intense hours of horror, action, science fiction, colorful characters, and even some quality humor. it will remind you of The Host a little. I loved this movie.

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  • Mutual I'm Sure @mutualimsure.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    64 days until Halloween. Tonight's movie is The Host (2006) 🍿

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  • ✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2025

    THE HOST My favourite monster movie - and that’s a tremendous feat because I love monster movies - darkly funny and great creature design.

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  • jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2025

    In case you missed — my first 6 horror film recos for #halloween month: • Bone Tomahawk • Green Room • Cure • The Host • Cabin in the Woods • Tumbbad #7 coming later today… #filmsky #horror #cinema 🍿

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  • Littledigits @littledigits.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    the spiderfrog was just like this survival horror episode and specifically The Host. The main note to the crew was WATCH THIS MOVIE

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  • jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2025

    The Host. 2006. Dir: Bong Joon Ho. Between Memories of Murder & Mother, BJH made this delightfully insane monster movie — all his sociopolitical, family & class divide tropes are still at the core — but ultimately what we’ve got here is a giant salamander hunting people for food #shocktober #horror

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  • Matt Orion @orionmatt.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2026

    44) THE HOST (2006) #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 🎥

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  • Telathiel | Tasha @telathiel.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2025

    First up for Korean Horror Movie Week - @xshike.bsky.social and I are watching Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006)! 📽️

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  • E.A. @eeeeaaaa.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2024

    Just watched Bong Joon-Ho’s The Host (2006) and what a fun, scary, slightly silly monster movie.

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  • Darkness Pauls 🎃 @paulle.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2025

    every day of 2025 I'll post a random horror film, series, etc. from Asia (E, S, SE). 3️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ THE HOST (2006) (괴물) Dir: Bong Joon-ho A creature dwelling around the Han River in Seoul finally makes its presence known. #HorrorSky

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  • My Name is Grant @mynameisgrant.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    Really missed an opportunity for The Host and The Guest to be the same movie from different points of view.

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  • WEATHER IS HAPPENING @weatherishappening.comBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    / BEYE COMPUTERIZED RANDOM SELECTION / THE NEXT FILM EYE SHALL PEEP WILL BE: / THE HOST (2006) / www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HRT...

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  • Dan Membiela’s Panelverse on Kickstarter @danmembiela.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2026

    Speaking of Okja, The Host is a horribly underrated movie. There is a scene in The Host that is like Moore showing what only comics can do, but with film. Highest recs.

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  • Craig @svc.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2023

    The Host, 2006 South Korean film. I watch it every Halloween.

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  • Shane M. Bailey @shanembailey.comBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Just finished watching The Host. That was a really good monster movie, though it took a little getting used to it.

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  • Sadhbh Frost 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @sadhbhgirl.fungousanthropoid.comBluesky · Mar 10, 2025

    The only other film of his I’ve seen was “The Host”, which absolutely delivers on giant monster

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  • Liberal Buddhist @liberalbuddhist.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    #MovieChallenge #HorrorChallenge #FilmSky #MovieSky #horror #HorrorMovies Day 3 An Asian horror film The Host (2006)

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  • vault0.bsky.social @vault0.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    Happy birthday to South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter Bong Joon-ho, born today in 1969. He is known in fandom for such films as The Host, Snowpiercer, and Parasite; all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea. #BongJoonHo

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  • Maria @kivatiii.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    73. The Host (2006) My second Bong Joon Ho movie. Superb. The power of community will save us.

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  • Alara Roze @alararoze.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    Oh ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY it was. Both the movie was better than any of the twilight movies, and the book was MILES better than twilight. I LOVED The Host. Absolutely her better work.

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  • Let the Right One Ian @ianfortey.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    Day 6: Asian horror! The Host is a fun, crazy monster movie. The Wailing is mysterious, atmospheric & keeps you guessing for a long time. Exhuma is full of history, ritual & some over the top supernatural entities Satan's Slaves II is just balls to the wall claustrophobic terror

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  • Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    Had to catch one thing at #BeyondFest so I snagged a ticket for the 4K restoration of a film ive been meaning to see for ages but never got around to it: The Host! Very excite

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  • Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    BEYOND FEST 2026 Films 5 & 6 VICTORIAN PSYCHO Director Zachary Wigon & Thomasin McKenzie talk after a screening of the film which features Jason Isaacs saying the line, “He was executed for buggery…with his horses.” Next up is the 20th anniversary screening of Bong Joon-ho’s THE HOST.

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  • input @feed.igeek.gamer-geek-news.com.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    🎮 **A 21st-Century Monster Masterpiece Will Return to Theaters in Glorious 4K** Bong Joon Ho's acclaimed monster movie 'The Host' is getting a 4K theatrical re-release. 📰 Source: Polygon.com 🔗 Link: https://www.polygon.com/the-host-theatrical-re-release-bong-joon-ho/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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  • Scribble Nabs @stallinguist.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    The Host still has lots of regenerations left. MST3K Host is of course a timelord, no matter what Joe Don Baker movie episodes have told us

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  • Alexa "Protect Porn and Kink" Phoenix @cyberphoenix001.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Some films I watched some time ago! Reviews below! #filmsky LARGER THAN LIFE (1998) 🇳🇿🕷️ [Short film] THE ODYSSEY (2026) 🪵🐴🛶 [Watched with L] SWEET COUNTRY (2017) 🇦🇺🏃🧑‍⚖️ [Rewatched, this time for uni] THE HOST (2006) 🇰🇷🦑 [Rewatched, this time for uni]

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  • Steve CarlSon of Celluloid @lcosgrove.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    If I wanted to be more accurate, I could probably narrow that down to "don't watch a monster movie from Na Hong-jin specifically, since I've disliked both of the other films of his I've seen before this," but I was willing to be convinced otherwise. (Also, THE HOST is fuckin' great)

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  • ᗷᖇ[IT]🎈 @babysip.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    I haven’t watched The Host yet! Train to Busan is my favorite zombie movie.

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  • DJ Particle 💜🦑 VCEPHALO @djparticle.comBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    Interesting thing about the new MSTie Review. YouTube got Shout Factory content matches on the clips I used, which is understandable for the in-movie clips... but the HOST SEGMENTS too? This was for a review of [0003], a KTMA ep. Could Shout be considering releasing the KTMAs for retail?? 😲

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  • ValleyAnt @valleyant1.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 13, 2026

    Yes, I do quite like The Host. I don't think I fully got some of the cultural commentary, but it's definitely a fun monster movie.

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  • airwreckkazillion.bsky.social @airwreckkazillion.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    While I haven’t seen Hope (yet) a movie like Bong Joon Ho’s The Host comes to mind. The cgi is rough but the movie is so good that you actually forget about the the bad cgi.

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  • Bronwynn-22 @Bronwynn-22TMDB reviews · Oct 9, 2026

    Absolutely love this Bong Joon-ho movie. The family of misfits coming together to save their youngest while the country around them devolves into chaos is so fun. It's silly when it wants to be, tense when it needs to be, and emotional when you're not expecting it.

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  • DMT @dmtalkiesMastodon · Oct 3, 2026

    The Host is returning to theaters on November 20 in a stunning 4K remaster, celebrating the film’s 20th anniversary. 👀 The re-release will also include an exclusive conversation with director Bong Joon Ho. 🎥✨ #TheHost #BongJoonHo

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  • Neil @h0rr0r0fdracula.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    Back to that CGI. When The Host, (made 20 years before this film) has better effects work than your film, and you're relying as heavily as you are on it...you probably want to devote more time, money or both in this direction

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  • Doppelganger Cabinboy T. O'Cellus @cabinboy100.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    I ended up tagging a bunch of #HOPE posts above with #HOST instead. I’ve had that movie (THE HOST) on my mind as a “cure” for HOPE, to watch w my nephew, who was not pleased w HOPE. =)

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