Too much of everything

Please don't spend money on this.

An Exercise In Nonsense

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Maybe some of you would say that this movie is good and appalling.Yes, they make the prosthetic faces disgusting enough for some of you. But, just that nothing more. With addition a little bit of action, many talks and talks again, and there even no a slightest humor in there: make this 2 hour long movie seems so boring.And for the plot, there so many obscurities about that: the origin of viruses, how they spread, etc etc.For us to know, that this film is a horror genre, there is no use to make the quasi-dramtical int there. The film should scare us in the context of amusement, instead of that, this film just makes me irritated. They makes the horror movie halfheartedly.And 2 hours seems like forever.

Pros: -Well acted. Many actors in military-themed movies do not do a good job of being believable soldiers. Being former military, it's important for me to believe that the characters really act like guys in the military, even when they are just hanging around. These guys did a pretty good job. Let it be known, however, Koreans soldiers seem to be much more comfortable around each other in the shower than Americans do. I can't even imagine what would have happened in the American military if one guy would have asked another to wash his back in a open-bay shower. -Cinematography is pretty clean through most of the movie. Nice, sharp shots, good angles, etc. -Easy to get into the story line. Can quickly pick out who you would like to see prevail, though this may change. No one is really a bad guy or a good guy, just normal people trying to deal with a crappy situation in their own way. -Had never seen a Korean flick before, and I dug it. -If you like Mexican standoffs, this will become you're favorite movie, as they are numerous, long, and none end in a draw.Cons: -The subtitles often don't show a complete statement. This happens often. Example, 'Remember that time we saw that...' and that's it, no more words in the subtitle. You know the actor finished the line in Korean, because the other in guy in the scene may say 'Yeah, I remember that'. -As other reviews on here mention, does get confusing at times as the time line shifts and the same scenes are reflected back upon, but the character is remembering events in different ways as the disease changes his perspective. I understand the reason for all this, but the unevenness of how it was applied hurt my head at times. -If you don't like Mexican standoffs, you won't like a third of this movie.That's about it. The pros outweighed the cons. Not a 'must see' but certainly a 'worth seeing' if this is you're genre.

Ever since "Aliens" debuted in the eighties, I've been a rabid fan of the once subgenre: Military Horror. A once thoroughly unexplored branch of the general horror genre, films such as "Dog Soldiers" "R-Point" and "The Bunker"--to name a few, have excitedly fleshed out the intersection of military service and funereal goings on.A veteran myself, I can only laude the writer who understands the suitability of military life as border to the unexplainable and its fertility for forays into the unknown. That said, "The Guard Post" is a two hour tour de force foray into the realms of psychological and brutal corporeal terror.Presentation is amazing--a grey, iron hard military outpost manned by a handful of heavily armed soldiers daily humping live ammo just a few hundred meters from their enemy counterparts across a no man's land of concertina and landmines. The setting is great: the soldiers of GP 506 were living under immense tension long before their lives diverged into the unknown. Add to that brutal South Korean military taditions, accidental fire on enemy postions, and the stage is set for even a unit of elite paratroopers to come unglued at the drop of a spent shell casing.Some of the imagery alone is brutal enough to get you out of your seat, while psychological tension is ratcheted without mercy, building inevitably toward the next "incident". If you love a story that begins with an armed unit in solid control of a ghastly situation, with well armed men sweeping dark corridors where evidence presents of goulish goings on, and continues on toward the at first slow loss of control over said situation, you will thoroughly love this film. Additionally, the subtitles, and foreign sentence structures of an unknown (to most) culture serve to add further tension and alienation during the experience.While long for a horror film, I was continually watching the play time bar, willing it to slow down. This one is a great find, a gem among scores of so so to downright unwatchable films of the genre, and after viewing this one, I want more!

Like many of you who've seen this flick or who are about to see it, you most likely have grown to really appreciate South Korea's brand of film-making. From the Chan Wook Park Revenge Trilogy to whacked out films like Save the Green Planet, S. Korea is certainly a lead runner in countries that are producing some of the best modern movies. So when I had the opportunity to check out G.P. 506, I pretty much jumped at the chance. And like the consistent output of this country's cinema, this is also another entry to add to their ever growing list of accomplished films.G.P. 506 is pretty weird. It's encompasses drama, mystery and horror, and does a pretty good job doing so. Going into the flick I was only aware of it's horror elements, so be fore-warned that this film is not solely horror. It's more so a mystery/drama than anything else, though horror elements are clearly present. Anyways, the story revolves around a G.P. aka Guard Post, that has fallen silent. An investigator and new team go in to investigate and what they find is horrific and completely puzzling. With a theme of infection, the movie eventually becomes a survival-type flick with lots of second-guessing. Which is most definitely a fresh take on this type of genre.Overall, G.P. 506 was a pretty good ride. The film delivers good acting, nice direction and solid atmosphere. But it also leaves you with too many questions when the film ends. And ones that you really can't just think of some philosophical answer for. It's more like: I wish they showed this or showed more of that.... Also, the flashbacks were somewhat hard to read. Only by the end did I begin to grasp them.Nevertheless, the flick was entertaining enough and is easily recommendable for people who enjoy a slow-burn type of flick. Being a fan of South Korean cinema wouldn't hurt either.