Directed by Cho ll-hyung. Written by Cho and Matt Naylor. Starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye.
Plot: a gamer struggles to survive alone in his apartment during the zombie apocalypse.
Joon-Woo (Ah-in) wakes up alone in an apartment in Seoul. He lives there with his parents and sister, but they have gone out. When attempting to live stream that day, he discovers that the zombie apocalypse has broken out. He tries to reach his family by phone, but can’t. And all he sees outside his balcony is the zombie war raging. So, he does the only thing he can think to do, he gets on social media to let people know he’s alive.
Eventually, he begins to run out of food and water, so he starts to live off of alcohol alone. Going crazy, he considers suicide, but a neighbor, Yoo-bin (Shin-hye) manages to get his attention and stops him. Using a drone and a string, they exchange walkie-talkies and food to keep each other going. Eventually though, that food will run out, too, and then how will they survive??
We just love this film. The fast, smart zombies are scary as hell. The main characters are likable. It followed rules. The script was amazing. The effects were terrifying. It’s totally rewatchable. The movie has a message, too. One of hope and optimism. We really like that a horror movie can both scare and inspire.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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2 thoughts on “#Alive (2020)”
Thanks for the review. I’ve had this one in my queue for quite a while but always skip over it to watch something else since I didn’t know if it would be good or not. I just moved it to the top of the queue and will watch it as soon as possible now.
Thanks for the review. I’ve had this one in my queue for quite a while but always skip over it to watch something else since I didn’t know if it would be good or not. I just moved it to the top of the queue and will watch it as soon as possible now.
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No problem. It really is an excellent movie.
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