Boring

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The beginning and middle of this movie were decent. Not perfect by any means though.The zombies were a bit strange to me. They seemed robotic. Meandering around and then suddenly swiveling their heads to lock onto people that they just happen to know are there. Also, the lunging onto people and then the other zombies completely ignoring the freshly downed human flesh didn't seem realistic to me. Is there a one zombie per person rule I should know about? The worst part of the movie though, and least believable part, was the dude pretending to be the father the entire movie and then being revealed as some person trying to collect a debt. Are you serious? The fucking zombie apocalypse breaks out and you are that determined to wade through a city of the undead and punch policemen to find a girl that owes you money? Hahaha.Overall, I find that last part of the movie to not only detract from the quality of the movie but also add some comedy that wasn't there before the reveal.Watch Train To Busan if you want a really well done foreign zombie flick and leave this one for the bottom of the barrel.

SEOUL STATION is an interesting animated zombie film from South Korea, made as a kind of prequel to the huge hit TRAIN TO BUSAN but otherwise quite different in scope and style. Those looking for zombie film thrills and antics will find a few scenes of interest, but otherwise this is something quite different: a piece of social commentary, something which will be no surprise if you've seen the same director's bullying drama KING OF PIGS.The story follows a number of working class characters as they encounter a zombie outbreak and struggle to survive. The characters have real depth here and the director is more interested in charting their internal struggles in relation to society than the actual zombie threat; the dramatic climax of the film doesn't feature zombies at all. The animation is basic but the film is fast-paced and always interesting, even if it's a lesser piece in comparison to TRAIN TO BUSAN and KING OF PIGS.

Even if it is animated, the characterizations and dialogue are pretty good including the facial animation.The tension builds slowly and spares some time for some exposition but it creates a very effective atmosphere of slowly growing paranoia and fear.There are enough interesting twists to keep you engaged until the ending and the climax is pretty dark. Like most apocalyptic films it has a final decision that you didn't see coming. This is the first animated zombie film I have ever seen so I have to rate it the best. Well worth watching.

Train to Busan is a hit now, and deservedly so. Although it is a zombie flick, it reaches deeper into the societal issues of corporate greed and class stratification, albeit in a way that is predictable and at times clichéd. Not so with Seoul Station - this animation delivers not only highly poignant commentary about class, poverty, social malaise, the ending is a whammy of a climax that is unexpected yet wraps up the narrative arc neatly without succumbing to familiar tactics.Unlike Train to Busan, it is Seoul itself (and its denizens) that is at the epicenter of the drama. Likewise, the characters are well fleshed out according to their role and societal stature. As a horror thriller, the zombies are up close, omnipresent and quite effective. The characters kept up a good pace, and are resourceful in adapting to the dangers they face with intelligent and believable methods.Like The King of Pigs and The Fake, Seoul Station belongs as much to the poignant social narrative as the zombie horror genre. It is a must-watch, and in my opinion, a superior film to Train to Busan.