Movie Cosmos - Alienoid

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Ryu Jun-yeol

As Muruk

Kim Woo-bin

As Guard / Thunder

Kim Tae-ri

As Ean

So Ji-sub

As Moon Do-seok

Yum Jung-ah

As Madam Black

Jo Woo-jin

As Mr. Blue

Kim Eui-sung

As Jajang / Doctor

Lee Hanee

As Min Gaelin

Shin Jung-keun

As Right Paw

Lee Si-hoon

As Left Paw

Kim Dae-myung

As Thunder (voice)

Choi Yu-ri

As Young Ean

Kim Ki-cheon

As Gae-ttong

Yoon Byung-hee

As Shaman Dosa / Alien Robot (voice)

Ji Gun-woo

As Murderer

Yoon Kyung-ho

As Sam-sik

Ok Ja-yeon

As Fellow Doctor

Lee Hyun-gul

As Shaman Dosa 2

Kim Hae-sook

As Old Lady

You Chea-myung

As Master Hyun

Jeon Yeo-been

As Hong Eon-nyeon

Kim Min-seo

As Min-sun

Lee Sun-hee

As Inn Owner

Baek Hyun-joo

As Principal

Choi Kwang-je

As Choi

Shim Dal-gi

As Bride

Oh Chae-eun

As Gisaeng

Jang Jun-whee

As Hyeong-bang

Lee Dong-yong

As Ge-gan

Kim Jung-han

As Fisher

Kim Chan-hyung

As Thief

Lee Dong-hee

As Steward

Song Ji-hyuk

As Haava

Kim Tae-eung

As Doo-sik-i

Top Crew >

Choi Dong-hoon

Writer, Producer, Director

Lee Ha-jun

Production Design

Ryu Seong-cheol

Martial Arts Choreographer

Cho Sang-kyung

Costume Design

Ryu Seong-hie

Production Design

Yoo Sang-seob

Martial Arts Choreographer

Jang Young-gyu

Original Music Composer

Kwon Soo-yeon

Art Direction

Choi Ji-hye

Art Direction

Park Jin-young

Digital Intermediate

Mo So-ra

Art Direction

Lee Gi-seok

Set Decoration

Hong Jeong-ho

VFX Supervisor

Im Se-jin

Art Designer

Jang Hee-sun

Art Designer

Jay Seung Jaegal

VFX Supervisor, Visual Effects Art Director

Yang Eun-jeong

Line Producer

Ji Sung-yong

Key Grip

Hwang Jae-jin

Assistant Director

Hong Seung-chul

Gaffer

Ahn Soo-hyun

Producer

Kwon Ji-hoon

Stunts

Lim Won-geun

Camera Operator

Yang Hye-jin

Sound Editor

You Cheong

Props

Hwang Hyo-kyun

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Kim Sung-min

Producer

Kwak Tae-yong

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Kim Hyun-jung

Makeup & Hair

Han Moon-sung

VFX Supervisor

Yoon Hyung-tae

Special Effects Supervisor

Eun Hee-soo

Production Sound Mixer

Jung Do-ahn

Special Effects Supervisor

Park Jun-yong

Props

Kang Ho-sung

Executive Producer

Choi Tae-young

Sound Supervisor

Shin Min-kyung

Editor

Lee Ki-cheol

Writer

Lee Jae-hyeok

Still Photographer

Lee Eun-mi

Compositing Artist

Park Soo-jung

Art Direction

Han Ji-wook

Line Producer

Kim Tae-kyeong

Director of Photography

Jung Jae-wook

Visual Effects

Park Ye-seul

VFX Supervisor

Lee Seung-je

VFX Supervisor

Seo Soo-seok

Line Producer

Jang Hee-chul

Conceptual Design

Song Yong-gu

VFX Supervisor

Jeong Jung-yeop

Original Music Composer

Reviews:

MovieGuys (6/10)

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.

2022-09-06