The Host

Starring: Ronan, Saoirse and Abel, Jake

Product Description

THE HOST is a riveting story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed. When Melanie (Saoirse Ronan), one of the few remaining "wild" humans, is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 025192158100
• Release Date: February 2014
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Studio Distribution Servi
• Director: Niccol, Andrew
• Starring: Ronan, Saoirse, Abel, Jake
• Runtime: 2 hours, 6 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

“I only have eyes for you” lyricist Al Dubin.

Based on “The Host,” a novel by Stephenie Meyer released on May 6, 2008. This presentation is a standard invasion scenario. It was our world until they took it over. It was my body until they took it over. But wait, there are some holdouts. The holdouts do not have a chance. On top of that, Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) becomes the hostess with the mostess by resisting her alien occupier; this will throw a wrench in everyone’s plans. It took some time to figure out why the alien good guys were so aggressive when it came to Melanie Stryder, who changed her name to Wanda. So, we could tell the hosted from the unhosted; the hosted have strange eyes. So, you can tell them at a distance the good people (depending on your perspective) wore white and drove silver; the rogues wore muted colors and drove more militant vehicles. Sort of like the old westerns with black or white hats. The whole story is easy to second-guess as it is all standard clichés. I have not read the book yet, but something tells me it has more facets to it. In any event, it is fun to watch the interactions between the characters and even the few chase scenes. You may even want to watch this again.