Monday, October 31, 2016

Seoul Station & Train to Busan


Synopsis (Seoul Station): Prequel to TRAIN TO BUSAN, SEOUL STATION is a dark yet touching award-winning Korean feature animation. The prequel tells the story of a runaway teenager Hye-sun, who broke up with her boyfriend when he forced her into prostitution and witness an old homeless man, among the many others as they gobble up one another. The attacked become the attackers, increasing their numbers exponentially. What will the government do to control the situation? Who will survive this zombie war? [Source: Golden Village]

Synopsis (Train to Busan): A mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency! As an unidentified virus sweeps the country, Korean government declares martial law. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival. 453 kilometers from Seoul to Busan, the struggle to survive by those who have others to protect, get on board to stay alive! [Source: Golden Village]


Seoul Station Trailer

Train to Busan Trailer

Since we missed both highly recommended movies, we decided to watch it all together in a One night Golden Village Horrorthon. GV did some props and playacting of zombies to spook the movie goers before the start of the movie, which was kind of refreshing and unexpected. Kind of remind me of Fright Night back in the university days. 

Well, we are glad we catch Seoul Station first, which kind of explain how the zombies came to invade Seoul Station, which leads on to the second movie about a train departing for Busan just as the zombies are attacking. Train to Busan is not really a typical horror show (though we will get to see plenty of zombie actions), it focus on humanity of a few individuals as they try to escape their current situation. A pretty good movie worth to catch over the weekend.

Rate: 8/10

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