Alienoid: stay seated, or head for the exit?
Streaming options for Alienoid
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Philo
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Fandor Amazon Channel
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Hi-YAH
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Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
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Hi-YAH Amazon Channel
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Kanopy
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Fawesome
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Amazon Video
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Apple TV Store
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Google Play Movies
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Availability from JustWatch via TMDB. Varies by region.
Alienoid is still an open question
Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.
The cast and crew of Alienoid
Filmmakers
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Choi Dong-hoon
Director, Screenplay
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Lee Ki-cheol
Screenplay
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Jang Young-gyu
Composer
- Jeong Jung-yeop Composer
Cast
Backdrops and posters
TMDB user reviews
MovieGuys
I found it difficult to relate to Alienoid.
I suspect the reason is cultural. Some things work across cultures and other's don't. I found Alienoid simply too strange. It has an off beat personality too, which really didn't help matters. The slapstick humour fell flat, too. Giving characters names like "dogturd", is a bit juvenile.
Action wise it's alright but the action often didn't make a lot of sense, either. Characters appearing out of fans and hiding behind magic veils, just didn't track well, with this viewer.
In summary, probably one for the domestic South Korean market. Lots of elements I suspect reflect Korean mythology but without a meaningful context, its lost on Western …