CHAWZ (Mongrel, 2009) D: Shin Jeong-Won, w/ Eum Tai-Woong, Park Hyuk-Kwon. Rating: NN DVD package: NNN Rating: NN
Jaws with a giant boar. In place of a seaside resort, the setting is a Korean mountain village. Jaws’ shark-hunting party of three here becomes six, including the hero cop’s demented mother.
Most of this is played for low comedy, but the laughs are lacklustre at best, and unconvincing boar effects undermine the tense bits.
The making-of doc gives a good look at monster technology and director Shin Jeong-Won’s approach to mixing horror and humour.
EXTRAS Making-of doc, cast and director Q&A, more. Widescreen. Korean, English audio. English, Spanish subtitles.
