"I'm going to stand firm in my belief that the film is not only overrated, but incredibly flawed." Finally, I found someone else on the interwebs who agrees.

I actually can't wait for this remake. I liked The Host, but I didn't love it. I'm very interested to see what they'll do with this.

Another Remake? They should leave it alone. I hope they don't do it like Godzilla 2000.

"The Host" was a great film, it doesn't need to be remade

i thought The Host was boring as shit, so I'll welcome a remake.

"overrated" is putting it mildly. Here is a remake I can finally get behind!

"The Host" was overrated. It's not bad, and I like the creature, but it was boring at times, and I kept trying to figure out what was so "great" about the movie.

Personally I am getting tired of zombies, big monsters, and teen PG-13 slasher/vampire movies in general. I think horror in general needs a remake of sorts in North America. Stop plundering other countries for the runoff from their success and maybe create something original. I don't have all the answers of course, but here is at least one suggestion: What is scariest about the world today? Take whatever that is for you and transform it into modern horror. There is no evolution in a genre that just repeats itself over and over in slightly different ways.

-_- lame...

It doesn't matter if the film was good, bad, shitty, or a masterpiece. It is flawed but I still respect. In fact, I respect it enough to say "hollywood shouldn't perpetuate it's creative bankruptcy and it should NOT remake another fucking Asian film!" Are you guys retarded? Who cares if you don't like the film, don't support remakes! wtf dude.

Wow, they really can't make anything original anymore can they? It started with remaking things 20 years after the original. Now it's remaking movies a year after the original... This is turning sad.

I don't like the original, but I can't get excited for a remake either.

Firstly, i believe The Host is a great movie. Secondly, i won't even bother reading this article, because i'm fed up with these fucking remake trend.

Off Course, now that makes sense, it's flawed, duh... pretty much like... wait for it... every movie outside US Borders? I believe i should start a movie school on out to do movies... on every country, on every continent... please we all need your teachings... piece of s****

so nobody else finds it ironic that americans are going to remake this?

Rollstuhlwolf, you say " I am getting tired of zombies, big monsters, and teen PG-13 slasher/vampire movies....What is scariest about the world today?Take whatever that is for you and transform it into modern horror." i go to the movies to get away from Terrorism, real life day to day shit. if this movie is done well, then i'm in. if it's going to be an another embarrassment, then no.

you hit the nail on the coffin Rollstuhlwolf,. couldnt have said it better myself.

The Host was good but in an Asian sense. It was interesting, but nowhere near Cloverfield. Large monster-movies have a huge market. Instead of another lame ass King Kong or Godzilla movie (which they cant do right anymore) - why not re-envision The Host, and upgrade it a bit. I think this is a good move.

The monster was cool,and while I like some character development myself, the movie kind of dragged.

I thought that the family element of the Host was kind of goofy and didn't come together in a satisfying way at all. But the monster was excellent.

Is The Host really a horror movie? Think about it.

this is pretty hillarious considering the obvious politcal commentary regarding the U.S. either way, i loved this movie... and could care less if it is remade, usually remakes just make more people see the original, or make people try and impress friends because they saw the original first (as the go to the store to rent it)

The original was terrible. This remake is going to be terrible.

The original was pretty flawed and overrated, but it had a lot of potential. I liked that it was a monster movie with elements of comedy thrown in. The film would have been a lot more fun had it been shorter and been less melodramatic in parts. That being said, I think a remake might be a good idea, especially if it trims the fat of the original.

You think The Host is overrated, yet you're going to be posting a mixed/positive review for Twilight soon. You and your site have ZERO credibility.

Liked original Host But they really could do a KickAss Remake American Style!

The original was shite but it should have been good so maybe a remake can do the story some justice.

While I didn't like the original, I doubt an American version would improve the formula. I mean, if there's anything we have learned, rarely do we EVER get a good remake of an Asian horror movie. I think The Ring was the oNLY good one, personally. Everything else sucked shit(Grudge, Dark Water, One Missed Call, Pulse, Shutter). What next, do they plan on remaking Untold Story or Ichi the Killer.

The original was good, but I thought the pacing was horrible, I welcome a remake.

The Host is overrated, yet almost daily I read updates on Repo, the renaissance faire of horror movies. Disgusting.

overated CLOVERFIELD

The Host is very overrated, yet still good. However, a remake is not necessary because it will likely be another PG-13 romp for the kiddies.

Cloverfield was the stinky clunker,(I like to see a giant monster in a giant monster movie, not fleeting glimpsies of it.) the host was original, cut with the remakes and do another original film if you can...

I don't care if movies are remade. As someone pointed out, it could bring a larger audience to the original. We can whine and complain about this subject for days. I just want a good horror movie, something that will grab me and make an impact. So whther it's a remake or an original production, I just want good horror.

Not for nothing, remakes have been going on since Frankenstein - more movie demand than fresh ideas equals remakes

Looks like Hollywood is running out of ideas. The Host was a great film IMHO, now we'll get a grappy remake.

The original was a decent enough concept though poorly executed. I do agree that for what it was, it was definitely overrated. A remake could prove interesting though.

People seem to confuse "flawed" with foreign. I didn't LOVE The Host, but I did enjoy it and think it's best left alone. The movie is Korean, and reflects Korean story telling styles, yet for some reason people used to only Hollywood drivel see this as something that needs to be changed. No movie is perfect but I don't understand the desire for people to always try and make it "their" way, because they think it will somehow be better.

It's funny to call The Host "overrated" and "flawed" in a post which also implies Cloverfield as some kind of ideal. It's also funny for the US to remake a Korean movie rife with political commentary concerning Westernization. So is this what the US film industry does now? Remake movies that came out a year ago?

I liked it.

I thought the host was good, not great, but still good. I do agree that the story dragged at times, but remember it was made for a Korean audience not an American. Its just easily accessable to now access foreign films and we can complain about them, but I do agree about why a remake. Like it or not, leave this movie alone. Move to another monster...so you tell me America of all places cant come up with some kind of monster to make a movie about, so lets steal koreas.

It's about time we heard of a new giant monster movie coming out of Hollywood! With Cloverfield rocking the way it did, wtf has been taking them so long?! I think The Host was fantastic, a total breath of fresh air. And I'm interested to see if someone can turn out another good American giant monster movie.

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