Review Colossal (2017)
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WHAT IS THIS?
GhostOfTheWest
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Giant monster movie comedy by the looks of things.
Doctor Omega
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Gloria is an out-of-work party girl forced to leave her life in New York City and move back home. When reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, she gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this phenomenon.
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Doctor Omega
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This film seems to have more or less come and gone, flopping at the box office, but - having gone in expecting a rather shallow comedy - it proved - as it went along - to gradually have more depth and worth than I expected.
At one point, while watching it, I started making comparisons to the 1967 Boris Karloff film, The Sorcerors and - while it is in no way as dark as that film was - it does, at least, address the darker side of human nature, when a person realises that they have power that they have never had before - and becomes a commentary upon how they choose to use it.
In some ways it was a shame that this film flopped, but the film-makers should be proud of their work - and at least it frees us of the curse of the unnecessary sequel. This film really doesn't need it.
At one point, while watching it, I started making comparisons to the 1967 Boris Karloff film, The Sorcerors and - while it is in no way as dark as that film was - it does, at least, address the darker side of human nature, when a person realises that they have power that they have never had before - and becomes a commentary upon how they choose to use it.
In some ways it was a shame that this film flopped, but the film-makers should be proud of their work - and at least it frees us of the curse of the unnecessary sequel. This film really doesn't need it.