괴물 (The Host)... DVD?

...it's not what you think.

You know by now 괴물 (The Host) is out in Korea, and to realize that you'd need just a peek at most major Korean Message Boards (like DC), filled with thousands of posts about the little Monster. But no, here's something else which might interest you folks.

Director Bong Joon-Ho spoke a little about the upcoming DVD of his latest film, commenting that they felt really sad about leaving expensive shots of the monster on the cutting floor, as it would be like throwing away 2-300 Million Won. So what? He's putting all of them in the DVD. We're dealing with 10 extra cuts, and although he says they're great little shots, when we see the deleted scenes we'll know why they were cut. Bong also revealed he requested 6.1 Channels audio right from the beginning, so you audiophiles will probably be happy. He also says 'I think this DVD might become reference material in the (Korean) DVD Market. Watching DVD releases today they often seem to have that monotonous, cosmetics-like quality to them. So what we're trying to do is create something interesting to watch. I've started giving material to the DVD production staff ever since we started shooting, just like with 살인의 추억 (Memories of Murder), and I think this will be even better."

When can we get our hands on this Monster of a DVD? I don't know. If it takes a while it means the film is doing well, and that's not a bad deal after all. It's Bong Joon-Ho.

In other news, Korean critics' 'most hated film of the year' 한반도 (Hanbando) just hit the 3 Million tickets, landing on 2nd place for 2006 -- until the Baby Monster starts getting hungry. Kang Woo-Suk strikes again.... [Yahoo News]