Sector 7 (2011)
5/10
Ji-Hun Kim
100 minutes
Ji-won Ha,
Seong-gi Ahn,
Han-wee Lee,
Cheol-min Park,
Ji-ho Oh,
Sae-byeok Song,
Ye-ryeon Cha
Sector 7 is yet another failed attempt at recreating the success of The Host, and instead, giving us a SyFy-esque creature feature in terms of story and effects. Despite all that, the movie kept my interest for the most part and even delivered a decent and lengthy battle between the heroine and the beast towards the end. But with its numerous faults, it's just hard to recommend a movie like this other than to viewers who like cheesy no-brainer creature flicks, because that's essentially all it is.
South Korea has been slowly trying to recreate the success of The Host since its release in 2006, but have since failed. At first it seemed as though Sector 7 would finally rectify the situation, but after having seen the movie, I’m sad to say that it didn’t. The film is just all over the place and the questionable CG didn’t help matters either.
The story revolves around a small group of oil-riggers working off an aged drilling station dubbed Sector 7. With years of non-existent oil, the crew are close to calling it quits until the old captain returns to suggest drilling one last time. Success!! And Sector 7 is saved from its seemingly inevitable closure. However, this comes with a cost, as the crew soon discovers when people start mysteriously dying off. The death’s are quickly revealed to be thanks to a large aquatic creature roaming the station and it’s up to the surviving crew and its resident "touch chick" to put a stop to the foul beast before it devours everyone.
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