O Monstro da Água

A Creature the villagers call Monstrum is said to be a legend. But when people start dying, General Jin Yong investigates. While everyone believes Monstrum to be responsible for the deaths, the King believes it to be a person, and believes someone wants to end his reign.

Civilians are recruited to search for Monstrum. Jin Yong's stubborn daughter, Myung, joins the search, as well as Jin Yong's brother Sung Han. With a plague spreading among the villagers, they believe Monstrum is spreading the disease. Jin Yong is fearless in his quest to kill the creature. Now the Prime Minister Sim Woon, is using the creature to his advantage, hoping to dethrone the King.

'Monstrum' is a Korean creature feature that offers plenty of action and adventure, and some amazing visual effects. The film reminded me of a mix between 'Woochi The Dragon Slayer' and 'Dragon Wars'.

Another decent thriller movie from South Korea. The plot is just so-so, not complicated. In my opinion, the suspense from the so-called Monstrum creature is similar to that of recent Jurassic world. The performance of the actors are great with good character development.

The major drawback of this movie is the shaky camera during human fighting scene, as well as odd moment when the antagonist still can stand and fight (like zombie) regardless being rampaged by the monster.

Entered the cinema with no high expectation but turned out satisfied. Rewatch value: 5/10.

That's what this film is all about. The king calls for an investigation into the rumor of a monster causing many deaths in the mountains.

I enjoyed this film. The story is constructed well. The acting is good and it manages to keep you engaged. I love that this is in the set Joseon era. This does make attempts to being comical and couple times it was a bit cheesy but nothing I couldn't overlook.

I don't have many complaints. Reading the subtitles can sometimes make the sentences seem broken and hard to understand. That can be a pain but I understood what was going on. It was a fun film. Check it out.

As an American I truly enjoy these foreign flicks! Old culture wrapped into a good action monster movie with fantastic cinematography!!!! And always great acting and humor.

Coincidentally this is the second Korean period action film I saw. The kingdom is under the threat of plague. Orders r issued to eliminate all the infected ones. A general is exiled after he saves a small girl being terminated. His sidekick tags along with him cos he owns his life to the warrior. Fast forward in the future n ther r rumors of a terrifying creature in the mountains. The King calls upon the general out of retirement. The story isn't gripping, the characters r not sketched properly. The creature effects r noteworthy. It looks like a hybrid. Body of a raging bull n face of a lion. Ther is some good action but the camera work n editing is shoddy. Nevertheless, it's a decent creature flick.