Alienoid

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

6.8

2022

2h 22m

Science FictionActionFantasyAdventure

Director: Choi Dong-hoon

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.

Trailer

Official US Trailer | English Subtitles Official

Cast

Muruk

Ryu Jun-yeol

Muruk

Guard / Thunder

Kim Woo-bin

Guard / Thunder

Ean

Kim Tae-ri

Ean

Moon Do-seok

So Ji-sub

Moon Do-seok

Madam Black

Yum Jung-ah

Madam Black

Mr. Blue

Jo Woo-jin

Mr. Blue

Jajang / Doctor

Kim Eui-sung

Jajang / Doctor

Min Gaelin

Lee Hanee

Min Gaelin

Right Paw

Shin Jung-keun

Right Paw

Left Paw

Lee Si-hoon

Left Paw

Thunder (voice)

Kim Dae-myung

Thunder (voice)

Young Ean

Choi Yu-ri

Young Ean

Reviews

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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