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more about #korea rotwang: Erm, Razorback anyone? Ah, m_faustus got there before me. Your comment promoted, sir/madam. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: I didn't know SyFy broadcast in Korea. more » m_faustus: Man you know this remake thing is getting out of hand when they do "Razorback". [www.imdb.com] more » JesusDeSaad: I am suddenly reminded of a Power Rangers episode where the bad guy is a giant pig head with hands and feet protruding from the ears and jaw respectiv... more » FrankN.Stein: My Korean is a little rusty - CSI Seoul??? ("Horatio - it's pig blood!" *takes sunglasses off* "Not just any pig Eric... this is a killer boar - and w... more » FunkyJ: Cool! They've invented a tai chi partner for lonely people. more » msAnthrope: my favorite part in surrogates was at the end when the network was shut down and the bewildered humans stumbled out of their homes, all disheveled and... more » Pessimippöpötåmus: One step closer to attaining my own Transformers body. more » phoghat: Next step Rock 'em Sock em Robots more » ThisDudeRufus: Wait, I thought we liked Surrogates here. more » -
#giantmonsters
Korean Pig Monster Movie "Chaw" Goes Splatstick
If you've been drooling over the new Korean monster film Chaw, about a giant, bloodthirsty pig who eats people, we've got a treat for you. A new trailer shows off the movie's deeply goofy side. Plus, glimpses of the monster! More » -
#madrobotics
A Robot Who Can Be Your Real-Life Avatar
One of the dreams of robotics has been to create a machine that can act as a remote version of its operator - like the movie Surrogates, only cool. Now a group of Korean engineers have brought us closer to this goal. More » -
#architecture
Teardrop Skyscrapers and a Metonymic Park in Seoul 2016
Eight years and $31 billion from now, Seoul, Korea's Yongsan business district's cityscape will feature a whole new set of super-tall, futuristic buildings. The project is led by a seemingly odd alliance between Samsung Corporation and the National Pension Fund Service. More » -
#retrofuturism
Korea of Space — Bad Commies, No Kirk
Music-and-comics blog Armagideon Time offers more proof that the 1950s were a golden age for science fiction that offered wonder, amazement, and more than a little bit of patriotic xenophobia. Witness the lost classic "Korea Of Space", which AT describes thusly:The entire time I was reading this story, I had the most powerful feelings of deja vu. I eventually figured out why. "Korea of Space" is remarkably similar in plot to the original Star Trek series episode "Space Seed," only heavier on the Red Scare agitprop and tragically devoid of an over-the-top fight scene featuring William Shatner and Ricardo Montalban.
With a tease like that, how could you not want to check this out? More » -
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#thehost2
Could the Cloverfield Monster Ever Top This?
We just told you about how Host 2, the sequel to last year's awesome giant-pollution-monster movie from Korea, would have multiple cool monsters. Well, here's one of 'em, from the first Host. Top this, Cloverfield weenies! If your monster were this cool, I bet you wouldn't be afraid to show it before the flick comes out.
