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Peninsula Blu-ray Review

 

  • Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
  • MPAA rating :  (Not Rated)
  • Director : Yeon Sang-Ho
  • Media Format : Dolby, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
  • Run time : 1 hour and 56 minutes
  • Release date : November 24, 2020
  • Actors : Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, John. D Micheals
  • Subtitles: : English
  • Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Korean (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio : Well Go Usa


 

          It wasn’t until nearly two decades after Night of the Living Dead that George A. Romero returned to the zombie genre with his first follow-up in the franchise, Dawn of the Dead. As such, the series did not continue with any specific human characters (which would have been difficult anyway, given the bleak lack of survivors), but instead traced the progression of the zombie apocalypse as an allegory for something larger. While the follow-up to hit South Korean zombie film, Train to Busan, follows the same model of continuing the narrative, it lacks the impact of Romero’s shifting social relevance. Instead, Peninsula feels more like the traditional sequel, capitalizing on the success of the last film rather than evolving from it.

 


Hosts DVD Review

 

  • Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time : 1 hour and 29 minutes
  • Release date : November 10, 2020
  • Actors : Lee Hunter, Neal Ward, Frank Jakeman
  • Studio : Dark Sky Films
  • ASIN : B08FP5V34H
  • Number of discs : 1


 



        Mood and atmosphere can be crucial with lower budget horror filmmaking, especially when making up for shortcomings in other areas. Hosts understands this well, with a few truly horrifying moments that are executed with an understanding of how to make the budget work for you. And for these brief moments, I commend Hosts. Unfortunately, nearly every aspect of the storytelling beyond the atmosphere and moments of violence fail to impress. In fact, while some elements of the film are stellar, others are equally unimpressive.