Review of Sector 7 (2011) by ● Nate & — 12 Feb 2012

I love monster movies so I was looking forward to seeing this movie. Having read some previews for Sector 7 ages ago I did set my expectation way too high. Having finally had the chance to see it, I'm sorry to say I was left bitterly disappointed at what I saw. Korean movie 'The Host' set the bar for recent monster movies so if you're expecting something along the lines of it, you're going to get a shock. There's no suspense or scares, it tries too hard to copy ALIENS (which I'll get to in a moment) and the CG effects are terrible.

As I was saying Sector 7 has copied several plotlines from ALIENS: we've got the feisty heroine, the bad oil company with an ulterior motive for drilling where the rig is located, the creature laying cocoons around the rig and then there's the finale which smacks of Ripley facing off against the Alien Queen. I wouldn't mind if this had been done alright but it just didn't excite or entertain me one bit. You'd wish the creature was kept in the dark after you first see it in full - it's like the bastard child of The Host monster but with tendrils attached to it. Not particularly original and it looks horrible.

The actors just go through the motions as far as I'm concerned - none of them shine at all, not even the lead heroine Ha Ji-won. You just don't care for any of the characters even when they die at the hands of the creature. This movie could have been great especially with the setting on an oil rig in the middle of an ocean. If you're happy with a story that delivers b-movie thrills with shoddy CG effects I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I think this movie is instantly forgettable and Korean audiences thought the same too as this movie sank without a trace at the box office. I couldn't wait for it to finish.