Alienoid

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Alienoid

2022

2h 23m

Action

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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"For ages, aliens have locked up their prisoners in humans' bodies." In the year 2022, Guard (KIM Woo-bin) and Thunder live on Earth, managing alien prisoners who have been locked up in humans' brains. One day, a spacecraft appears in the sky over Seoul, and the police detective Moon (SO Ji-sub, "Moon") witnesses a strange sight.... Meanwhile 630 years earlier during the Goryeo Dynasty, the hapless dosa (Korean tao magician) Muruk (RYU Jun-yeol) and Ean (KIM Tae-ri), the so-called "The Girl Who Shoots Thunder", each scramble to outwit each other in pursuit of the mystical Divine Blade, for which a huge reward is being offered. Two sorcerers in search of the Divine Blade's secrets, Madam Black (YUM Jung-ah) and Mr. Blue (JO Woo-jin), as well as the masked Jajang (KIM Eui-sung), also set out on a desperate scramble to obtain the Blade. Meanwhile, a spacecraft emerges from a deep river, emitting light.... Those who pursue alien prisoners locked in human bodies in the year 2022, and the sorcerers who pursue the legendary Divine Blade in the year 1391.... When the door of time opens, everything becomes entangled!

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Critics Consensus

For viewers with the appetite to indulge its sheer spectacle, Alienoid is often an otherworldly feast.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

08/26/2022

3/4

The amazing thing is, as dorky and overstuffed as the plot tends to be—Alienoid is also often fast enough to keep pressing forward. What a rush; what a headache.

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Elisabeth Vincentelli

New York Times

08/25/2022

The movie is bursting at the seams, as if Choi... was drunk on pure filmmaking pleasure and threw every cinematic genre into a gigantic blender.

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Anya Couture

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 26

There’s a lot of moving parts, not all of them work as they should but figuring the sheer volume of what’s been thrown at the wall by Choi Dong-hoon’s script, some things are sure to stick.

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Amarsanaa Battulga

View of the Arts

08/01/2024

The road is bumpy at times but it helps that Choi effortlessly maintains a light tone throughout and stacks a star-studded cast that anchors the story that, to say the least, romps around.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

HanCinema

01/04/2023

5

"Alienoid" is a movie that definitely deserves a watch for its individual elements, particularly on the big screen, but does not make much sense as a whole.

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

12/05/2022

One of the most bonkers movies of the year. A sci-fi spectacle filled with time travel, aliens, robots, and magical cats. It can get overwhelming at times, but is an overall entertaining over the top watch.

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Susan

09/15/2022

My rating is Daebak! Amazing action and sci-fi scenes. Acting was perfect. Comedy was Hilarious! Love all the actors but Kim Taeris action and Yum Jung Ahs comedy gave it that little extra something.

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adel A

09/13/2022

loved it anxious for the next part!!!!

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TAU2NYC

09/13/2022

Cast is excellent! Fun movie momentum and build up was on point. Lots of fun watching this movie! 🤙

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en gee

09/08/2022

wasn't expecting a sequel, or more ? Found the feature to be entertaining and suspenseful ( edge of the seat ). Just like the Korean dramas I consume on TV at home.

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James P

09/06/2022

Very creative with fusion of historical with modern, but the story needs to be tighter and more focused.

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Lorelei

09/05/2022

A great mix of action, comedy, drama. Lengthy movie but you will not get bored. you will be entertained throughout the entire movie!

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Synopsis

"For ages, aliens have locked up their prisoners in humans' bodies." In the year 2022, Guard (KIM Woo-bin) and Thunder live on Earth, managing alien prisoners who have been locked up in humans' brains. One day, a spacecraft appears in the sky over Seoul, and the police detective Moon (SO Ji-sub, "Moon") witnesses a strange sight.... Meanwhile 630 years earlier during the Goryeo Dynasty, the hapless dosa (Korean tao magician) Muruk (RYU Jun-yeol) and Ean (KIM Tae-ri), the so-called "The Girl Who Shoots Thunder", each scramble to outwit each other in pursuit of the mystical Divine Blade, for which a huge reward is being offered. Two sorcerers in search of the Divine Blade's secrets, Madam Black (YUM Jung-ah) and Mr. Blue (JO Woo-jin), as well as the masked Jajang (KIM Eui-sung), also set out on a desperate scramble to obtain the Blade. Meanwhile, a spacecraft emerges from a deep river, emitting light.... Those who pursue alien prisoners locked in human bodies in the year 2022, and the sorcerers who pursue the legendary Divine Blade in the year 1391.... When the door of time opens, everything becomes entangled!

Director: Choi Dong-hoon
Producer: Kim Sung-min
Screenwriter: Choi Dong-hoon
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: Caper Film
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $168.3K
Runtime: 2h 23m