The Host (2013)

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Chandler Canterbury, Max Irons, et al.

Product Description

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 2013
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Universal Studios
• Director: Andrew Niccol
• Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Chandler Canterbury, Max Irons, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Jake Abel
• Other Video Info: Dolby; Subtitled; Color; Widescreen; NTSC
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

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.