Just saw my favourite movie of the year (so far) last night (with Where The Wild Things Are being a close second).

A Korean monster movie that starts out as a comedy but ends up being quite emotional, despite the huge lolloping amphibious alien that’s terrorising the city.

The film starts with a nasty (American) scientist (played by Scott Wilson) telling his young Korean assistant to dump loads of toxic waste down the sink which will end up in the Han River.

Suffice to say, within 10 minutes of doing this (you don’t have to hang around much in this film for the action to start), an huge mutant, monster is seen in the river which after being pelted with cans and rubbish by the locals decides to attack.
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