Michael Ledo A group of city kids are given a "second chance" by camping in a hungry alien predator landing location. Young Roth Young (John Redlinger) is crushing on a girl who thinks he is a perv so we know he saves her life and she comes around.The alien was a bionic mantis? He tracks down the kids and emits EMFs or something so they know when she is coming. Could have been worse.Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

paulclaassen This very unconventional vampire horror film is more of a tragic love story. Although it is a bit slow moving, it is captivating and never boring. The acting was really brilliant and the foreboding atmosphere made you wonder what was going to happen next. It was sensual and erotic at times, but very effective. Towards the end some scenes were really gross and actually difficult to watch - not because of gore but due to the shock factor. At the end, the climatic scramble for shade scene was funny as it was sad - loved it! This was just an effective vampire film as 2008's Swedish film 'Let the right one in'.

light-rock I am continually amazed at Korean movie endeavors, they really really get it, and take it all and turn it up a notch.The depth of all the vampire principles... sex... violence... hunger... corruption of innocence...Wow guys.All that, and a thread of humanity.Originality in all areas. From the unique cinematic violence, to sex, love story, camera perspective, and poignant horror.I'll be watching this a few times, it is such a new take I feel I must have missed things, it is so different and yet so familiar. "refreshing" is somehow the right word.You know what I mean if I say Pacific Rim turned it up a notch for Japanese monster movies ? ( but lower budget like, The Host ) We have something like that going on here for vampires.They don't need a bigger budget. They are already in the sweet spot. ( Pontypool ) I would add "Jaws" but they didn't quite have the Oscar moments / character of Robert Shaw. Pontypool is thus closer in a right-brain/artistic way of comparison; where Pontypool was zombies, here we're talking vampires.Recently I saw Only Lover's Left Alive and while that had powerful actors and amazing story telling... here we had a similar but slightly different perspective that did not need to rely on the Oscar caliber actors. In native Korean language maybe I could relate it better, but for an English speaking audience I can't go to Oscar performance. Good, solid, and even great. Sure.I have to imagine if you like the vampire genre you have no choice but to be nodding your head and going "yeah! that was cool! whoa..." out-loud in amazement as you watch this one too.

myungjahigh It was interesting to see a new kind of vampire in Thirst. A priest turning into a vampire, this idea is fresh and new. This movie reminds me of the literature The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Both works have the same links in terms of religion, gender, sin, redemption, etc. As Hester and Dimmesdale were suppressed by the society and religion, Tae-ju and Sang-hyeon were under oppression. In Thirst, the oppression suffocating them revived and became tremendous desires when the couple turned into vampires. The desires gulf almost every people including Tae-ju and Sang-hyeon. A little bit unlike The Scarlet Letter, Thirst shows throughout the process how they sinned and its reason and result.In The Scarlet Letter, Hester should live along with redemption due to the love with Dimmesdale, a minister. She put a letter A on her clothes as a mark of her sin. However, she made the A with fabulous scarlet color, which stands for her desire. In Thirst Tae-ju displayed her desire by sucking red blood. She lived with the desire pretty much excessively. The reason why Sang-hyeon and Tae-ju became to live like this is, i think, not because of their innate endless desire, but because of the irresistible oppression put on them. Just like human would fly without landing forever if he is released from the physical fetter. However, the reasons of oppression are different for them. As a priest, Sang-hyeon chose the oppression of his own will in order to be faithful to God. In contrary, Tae-ju had lived under suppression, and she could not had resisted against it. It was not her own will. Furthermore, it is very interesting that it is a priest and a vampire Sang-hyeon who revived, killed, and incriminated Tae-ju. Even after Tae-ju got to get rid of oppression, she had to face another tragedy that she actually has nothing to choose on her own. What is more, she couldn't help but wait for her death sitting next to Sang-hyeon who wait for redemption. Tae-ju couldn't be redeemed, not like Sang-hyeon. In short, she had to live only with another's will from start to end. The situation is repeated in Thirst that Dimmesdale made his destiny by himself with much relief although Hester got ignored and sacrificed in The Scarlet Letter. It might be the reason the death of Taejoo is reliving and pitiful at the same time. Horrible desires are punished in the film. But the punishment is not applied to Sang-hyeon, because he was redeemed. The one who got it is Tae-ju, and her desire is still in her boot which didn't turn into ashes. All the actors did great job. Especially, Kim Hae Suk and Shin Ha kyun worked nicely. In the film, Shin didn't take a big part, but his character Kang-woo is very important and he played well. (maybe he is Chillingworth from The Scarlet Letter? they have pretty many similarities) If you like this movie and Shin, i would like to recommend the korean film called "Guns and Talks."