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A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.
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Jang Hang-seon
- Cheon Il-man, hunter
- (as Hang-Seon Jang)
Philip Hersh
- Police Officer Kim
- (English version)
- (voice)
Kong Ho-seok
- Old man in mountain villa
- (as Ho-seok Kong)
Park Hye-jin
- Mother
- (as Hye-jin Park)
Park Hyuk-kwon
- Detective Shin
- (as Hyuk-kwon Park)
Jung Jae-sung
- Resident 2
- (as Jae-Sung Jung)
Yun Je-mun
- Hunter Baek
- (as Je-mun Yun)
Kim Ki-chun
- Village headman
- (as Kim Gi-Cheon)
Jeong-mi Lee
- Weekend farm female student's mother
- (as Lee Jeong-mi)
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- TriviaDirector Jeong-won Shin said his film adopted a typical Hollywood B movie monster narrative to tackle environmental issues, particularly the serious destruction inflicted on Korea's ecology. He said Korea had never had a film dealing with real-life killer creatures like Alligator and Anaconda and was "intrigued by the idea of a familiar animal attacking and killing humans and wanted to create something out of this unexpectedness. But most of all, I wanted something funny and unique."
- ConnectionsReferences Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
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Flawed, but Still Entertaining
Chawz is another entry in the horror/comedy genre, this one coming from South Korea. Not as good as The Host, also from South Korea, a couple of years ago, but there is still some enjoyment to be had. The plot moves along a little too slowly for this type of film and has more than one similarity with the plot of the original Jaws. The comedy plays more to the slapstick side, which may or may not be a good thing depending on your taste in comedy. I personally found a few gags that made me smile, but nothing that made me laugh. The actors do a convincing job with their characters, but no one will blow you away or steal the show. The visual effects are good, using a mix of practical and computer generated, but not up to the normal standard of major North American films. If you have seen other movies of this type from this part of the world, the effects are on par. If you're expecting something along the lines of Slither or Army of Darkness, you most likely will be disappointed or even bored with this. But if you have seen The Host or Tokyo Zombie, this film is similar in tone and pacing and while never reaching the quality of The Host or the comedic absurdity of Tokyo Zombie, Chawz is an enjoyable monster movie. Flawed, but enjoyable.
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- locojoe1313
- Mar 3, 2012
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $10,660,802
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- 1.85 : 1(original ratio)
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