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Posted by: HauntedHaus 16th December 2019, 10:39 PM

Shaping up to be one of the highest rated films by critics this year and getting a UK release next year. Asian horror is largely a fantastic genre and this looks to be a real masterpiece of it, so I'm beyond excited. It's getting all the praise!

Posted by: Jonjo 16th December 2019, 10:43 PM

Very excited for this and I'm really hoping it can get some big nominations at the Oscars! (Not just "Best Foreign Language Film").

Posted by: Beautiful Ghosts 17th December 2019, 12:00 AM

I loved this so much 😍😍

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 24th December 2019, 09:03 PM

What's this about?

Posted by: Jonjo 28th December 2019, 01:29 AM

Saw this today and really enjoyed it! Just as you think it's going to go one way, they flip that idea around and make you think something else. It's such a ride!

Posted by: Jonjo 28th December 2019, 01:30 AM

Honestly, the less you know the better!

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 29th December 2019, 02:32 AM

Lol
It's like that then!!

Posted by: Crazy Chris-tmas 30th December 2019, 07:41 AM

From the reviews this film doesn't seem to really fall in to any genre. There's said to be horror, thriller, drama even a bit of black comedy in it. Put me off a bit as I like a straight horror.

Great reviews though.

Posted by: Iz~ 4th February 2020, 02:20 PM

This is a wild ride. I hope it does well at the Oscars, there is absolutely everything you could want in this film. Everything just flows surprisingly naturally considering as well.

Very smart and just the right amount of good social commentary alongside it.

Posted by: Jonjo 8th February 2020, 02:20 AM

This has a general UK release today. I cant recommend it enough and I can't stress enough the fact that the less you know, the better your first experience will be I think!

I'm really excited to rewatch it on Tuesday evening!

Posted by: Chez Wombat 8th February 2020, 04:40 PM

Just got back from seeing it (managed to get it in just before the Oscars!). Phenomenal film and in a different league to most other films at the Oscars, I've not seen a film that manages to both be extremely thrilling and captivating to watch and have a really profound commentary on society as well, as well as being wonderfully acted all round and beautifully shot, the unfolding house sequences in particular are stunning, this really does deserve all the praise it gets. Will be real moment if this can pick up the Best Picture, here's hoping! (Worryingly, I did read a 'brutally honest Oscar vote' from a member that said they liked it a lot, but the award should be reserved for an American film :////)

In terms of a genre, it's very much a film of two halves. You'd think comedy-drama initially but it doesn't stay that way, it's rather fascinating!

Posted by: Jonjo 8th February 2020, 04:50 PM

That Oscar vote was laughable. Was it the same woman who said the acting in 'Little Women' was "horrendous" or something? grrr. I hope nobody else thinks like she did

Posted by: Chez Wombat 8th February 2020, 04:59 PM

Haha yes I think so, as well as being outraged at British actors playing Americans

Posted by: Nightcrawler 9th February 2020, 02:00 PM

Ok so I really hate horror films, but this has got me intrigued. People who've seen it, do you think someone who gets scared easily would enjoy it?

Just to give you an idea, I saw about 2 mins of A Quiet Place on Gogglebox and hid behind a cushion for most of it...

Posted by: Chez Wombat 9th February 2020, 02:09 PM

I wouldn't call this a horror film really (the trailer is a little misleading). That's not to say there isn't some pretty scary and dark scenes that could come from the genre, but that is definitely not all there is and you really shouldn't let that put you off seeing it. It's primarily a thriller with drama and comedy elements. Like I said, it's a film of two halves and they are very different in tone.

Posted by: Jonjo 9th February 2020, 02:29 PM

Yeah. I wouldn't say it's a traditional horror (i.e. jump scares/monsters etc...) so don't let that put you off. Those saying it's a horror are just confused coz you can't pigeon-hole this one and I think the horrifying aspect of it is more to do with the social commentary it has.

Posted by: I. :II: z 9th February 2020, 03:06 PM

Most important thing I think is that this film is not trying to scare you by any means. Its aim is very focused on putting you into the lives of the characters, their struggles and empathizing with them so that you care about their journey and what their outcome is at the end of the film.

Posted by: Nightcrawler 9th February 2020, 03:13 PM

Great - thanks you guys! I'll book it up and let you know what I think!

Posted by: Jαsє 9th February 2020, 03:53 PM

God the ending is heartbreaking

Posted by: HausofKubrick 9th February 2020, 04:30 PM

I'm going to watch this... on my own in about an hour. I'm ready!

Posted by: HausofKubrick 9th February 2020, 08:42 PM

This was utterly incredible. I went in thinking it would be one thing, but it was in fact something totally different and so for that reason I was intrigued throughout. The acting was superb, the soundtrack was chilling and the cinematography was beautiful; it deserves the praise it is getting.

The social commentary was done in such a powerful way that I think it will stick with me for some time - the ending was harrowing and damning and the fact I was rooting for the family despite what events had transpired, showed just how brilliantly conceived the plot and character development was. I really hope it can ride the hype into the Oscars and it can relate into success on the night, but even being nominated is a massive step forward for international/asian cinema.

My favourite moment was when the old housekeeper was casually kicked down the stairs - I screamed

Posted by: Jonjo 10th February 2020, 05:10 AM

Absolutely, thoroughly deserved. I've not been this happy with an Oscar win in a long time.

The barriers are broken. History was made.

Posted by: Jαsє 10th February 2020, 03:57 PM

WHY didn't I put some money on this to win? Was as high as 6/1 only a few days back

Delighted. Thoroughly deserved!

Posted by: blacksquare 10th February 2020, 04:19 PM

A wonderful win, and a worthy successor to Roma.

Green Book?

Posted by: HausofKubrick 10th February 2020, 06:24 PM

I haven't stopped thinking about this film all day. It has lodged itself into my brain.

Posted by: Jonjo 10th February 2020, 06:48 PM

Parasite being all up in your head like:

Posted by: Nightcrawler 10th February 2020, 11:42 PM

This was SO good! So glad I listened to your reviews guys!!

Posted by: Jonjo 21st February 2020, 01:18 PM

As if we needed more reason to love this film :')

Thanks for the promo, Trump!

Posted by: Jack 21st February 2020, 01:29 PM

What happened??

I saw this last weekend and I was not disappointed. So thrilling and so funny, moving - everything I could ever want! Usually when a film gets a lot of hype like this I usually find a flaw, but it really is worth all the hype it's getting.

Posted by: Jonjo 21st February 2020, 09:25 PM

He was basically being his usual racist self. At a rally in Colorado and he asked the crowd..

"How bad were the Academy Awards this year?" before proceeding to mock the reveal "And the winner is... a movie from South Korea"

Then continued... "What the hell was that all about? We've got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. And after all that, they give them best movie of the year?"
before continuing with "Was it good? I don't know."

LMAO.

The US distributor for the film fired back "Understandable. He can't read." :')

(He also took aim at Brad Pitt for some reason lmao. He's OBSESSED with them!)

Posted by: Jαsє 21st February 2020, 09:49 PM

https://thedigitalweekly.com/2020/02/20/hbos-parasite-series-things-we-know-so-far/

This could be phenomenal. I'm very excited knowing it's in the hands of HBO.

Posted by: Codester X 23rd February 2020, 02:36 AM

oh. my. god.

I think I might rank this among Get Out as one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s a narrative on class warfare that doesn’t have a pronounced protagonist or antagonist. In fact, I can’t say that the movie has a protagonist at all. What it does is counteract the notion that privilege and morality are inversely proportional, and it offers a Hobbesian perspective of the internal demands of creating the ideal lifestyle. In the end, humans will do whatever it takes to survive, even if it means sacrificing the moral high ground. It’s basically the “I’ve won... but at what cost?” meme.

You have characters like the Kims, who resorted to underhanded tactics to get the same level of privilege (or facade of privilege) the Parks had, and this worsened as they went down the family line. At the same time you have characters Dahye, who couldn’t give two shits about Kiwoo’s economic background - all she saw was that he was a nice guy, a good tutor, and made her feel comfortable. She had enough money to get a private tutor for homeschooling which was a sign of her privilege, but she got to know him better, and that’s why she felt confident enough to convince her mother to invite him to Dasong’s birthday party, not for extra money, but because she wanted him there. You can chalk it up to naïveté because of her age, but the comparative disparity between the two was not to be ignored because she’s seen it before with her previous tutor, who she assumed was saving up his wages so he can study abroad. At that moment, she could have not wasted time on him but she reciprocated anyway.

I feel like I can talk about the different motifs that support this but that would take forever lol

Posted by: LewisGT 25th February 2020, 05:15 PM

I just saw this and the middle third of this film was one of the tensest moments I’ve ever seen in the cinema, just waiting for something to go wrong. It was like the ‘ranch’ scene in OUATIH x100.

Brilliant film all around and not one I would begrudge for its Oscar success even if it wouldn’t have been my pick. I do hope it can open doors for wider releases for interesting foreign-languages films in cinemas.

Posted by: kye 25th February 2020, 11:48 PM

i saw this on saturday night + it was great, really lived up to the hype.

there were a few things that left me feeling a little perplexed by (like when they escaped from the house + walked all the way home in the rain for dramatic effect. weren’t they all making good money by this point? why couldn’t they get a cab + pay when they got home?) but they were minor things + definitely didn’t affect my enjoyment.

i read this thread before watching it + some of you say it’s not a horror but when the eyes appeared from the pantry, i understood completely why the kid had a seizure - it was terrifying! it’s definitely more of a tense thriller + it’s wise to go into it not knowing what to expect because that added to the movie as a whole.

Posted by: Tangela 28th June 2020, 12:04 AM

Saw this last night; incredible film. Was not at all what we were expecting, but in a good way.

There must be so many incredible films the English speaking world are missing out on because they're only available with subtitles. Pedro Almodóvar is a good place to start.