A lot of fun, flaws and everything. Those little piggies are really cute, the movie could do away with one particular character that adds nothing to the whole thing, but i still had fun watching this.
Yu-mi Jeong (II),
Yun Je-mun,
Uhm Tae-woong,
Jang Hang-seon,
Earl Wayne Ording
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A massive, man-eating boar attacks a small Korean village in director Shin Jung-won's darkly comic monster flick. A lifelong city slicker, Seoul policeman Officer Kim (Uhm Tae-Woong) is none too happy... read more
Directed by: Jeong-won Shin
DVD Release Date: April 26, 2011
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January 7, 2012
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December 1, 2011
An interesting spoof on Jaws with the island of Amity swapped for a mountainous region of South Korea and a huge wild Boar taking the place of the great white Shark. Quite good overall but not as funny as I had hoped. It was fun to spot the references to other hollywood films, a... read more
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June 14, 2010
This Korean film is familiar as Razorback meets Jaws, has a great deal of fun and horror... highly entertaining thoughout. It combines plenty of monster action and - shock horror - characterisation. Much like Joon-ho Bong's The Host, the titular beast doesn't... read more
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July 13, 2010
Like Jaws, Hot Fuzz and a bad drug trip rolled into a giant killer pig movie. A lot more entertaining than the similarly themed Pig Hunt, with likable characters and a decent pace. I don?t think it was because I was sick I found certain parts confusing (the town weirdo, aka Mom... read more
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Shin Jeong-won's Chaw, the latest film to pit humans against a gigantic boar, seems more interested in wildly parodying what has come before than in rooting out new territories for itself. Full Review
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