Arriving in the wake of a recent monster movie rejuventation that's seen the likes of Cloverfield and Host gain critical and commercial success, Chaw is another South Korean entry into the genre that plays for laughs rather than scares. When Seoul police officer, Kim (Tae-woong Eom), fills in his transfer application form with his second choice of posting destination as "anywhere", the ill-conceived joke lands him in the "Crimeless Village", a quiet rural backwater. With his pregnant wife and senile mother in tow, things aren't looking great for Kim. It turns out however that, for once, there's a crime to investigate - someone, or something, is digging up graves and eating the bodies. The culprit is soon revealed as a giant CGI boar, who's quickly moving on from corpses to live human prey. Joined by some professional hunters, Kim sets out to slay the beast, amid a flurry of pig-based site gags.
- 2/12/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The Undead Backbrain blog has got a batch of images, along with the following two video clips (one a Korean trailer, the other a making-of featurette) for Jeong-won Shin's giant killer pig flick Chaw . An entry in the nature-run-amok sub-genre, Chaw was produced with South Korean funds yet most of it was shot here in California. Shin Jeong-won directed this tale of a giant pig runnin' buck wild. Check out the original trailer for it at our previous news post here ! Head to the official site for more fun. Korean trailer: English featurette:...
- 12/2/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Generally speaking, I’m not really a fan of the whole “animals run amok” genre. There are a few exceptions to the rule, of course, but for the most part, I find them to be somewhat lacking in the horror department. However, having recently witnessed James Isaac’s enjoyable 2008 creature feature “Pig Hunt,” I’ve been secretly craving more animal-related mayhem. Enter Jeong-won Shin’s Korean monster flick “Chaw,” a self-described “dark comedy” about a man-eating boar and the poor schmucks who must contend with it. I’d almost completely forgotten about the film, that is, until I spied a small article about its upcoming Region 1 release over at 24 Frames Per Second. Here’s a lengthy synopsis, courtesy of YesAsia: Shock and fear wash over the quiet, peaceful town of Sameri when ecologist (Soo Ryeon) discovers the body parts of a girl in the mountains. Officer Kim Kang Su (Uhm...
- 10/27/2009
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
Trailer for Korean rampaging giant pig movie Chaw. Jeong-won Shin directs a cast that includes Josiah D. Lee (The Red Machine) Yu-mi Jeong (A Bittersweet Life). The IMDb describes the movie as "a black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage."
While you might laugh, it's not the first time a movie has been made bout a giant boar on the rampage. I've always been a fan of Russell Mulcahy's (Resident Evil: Extinction) 1984 big box VHS classic Razorback. A film about a crazed giant boar that terrorizes the Australian outback.
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While you might laugh, it's not the first time a movie has been made bout a giant boar on the rampage. I've always been a fan of Russell Mulcahy's (Resident Evil: Extinction) 1984 big box VHS classic Razorback. A film about a crazed giant boar that terrorizes the Australian outback.
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- 6/25/2009
- by Leigh
- Latemag.com/film
Cologne, Germany -- Swiss-based film group Ascot Elite Entertainment has acquired all rights in German-speaking territories for Steve McQueen's BAFTA Award-winning drama "Hunger" and Jon Foster's cop thriller "Tenderness," starring Russell Crowe.
The double pack follows a busy Berlin for Ascot, which picked up German rights to half a dozen titles at the European Film Market, including writer-director Julian Gilbey's upcoming action thriller "A Lonely Place to Die" starring Franka Potente; Korean creature feature "Chaw" from Jeong-won Shin; Sci-fi horror title "The Thaw" starring Val Kilmer; Jamie Thraves' "Cry of the Owl"; Gerald McMorrow's "Franklyn"; and soccer hooligan tale "The Firm," directed by Nick Love.
The double pack follows a busy Berlin for Ascot, which picked up German rights to half a dozen titles at the European Film Market, including writer-director Julian Gilbey's upcoming action thriller "A Lonely Place to Die" starring Franka Potente; Korean creature feature "Chaw" from Jeong-won Shin; Sci-fi horror title "The Thaw" starring Val Kilmer; Jamie Thraves' "Cry of the Owl"; Gerald McMorrow's "Franklyn"; and soccer hooligan tale "The Firm," directed by Nick Love.
- 3/17/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the box office success of The Host and D-War in Korea, its no wonder that the creature feature genre has become all the rage. Case in point: Polygon Entertainment has already two monster film line-up in production. There is Sector 7, a science fiction action/adventure blockbuster currently in development. Its about a crew of an oil rig battling deep-sea monsters. The other is Chaw, an action adventure/thriller about a small village being terrorized by a man-eating, mutant boar. Its directed by Shin Jeong-won (Sisily 2km) and stars Eom Tae-woong, Jang Hang-seon, Yoon Je-moon, Jeong Yu-mi and Pak Hyeok-kwon. At a budget of 5 million Us, the film requires a team of visual effects artist to create a fully CG generated giant boar. Here’s an excerpt from the press release:
Hans Uhlig, Polygon’s founder and CEO, “Although we were able to use a practical, full-scale model of the...
Hans Uhlig, Polygon’s founder and CEO, “Although we were able to use a practical, full-scale model of the...
- 8/11/2008
- by Al Young
- Screen Anarchy
Word came down today via Twitch about a new giant animal movie that we’re definitely going to be keeping our eyes out for; it’s called Chaw and is coming at us straight outta Korea, yo. That’s a dope place for horror these days, hommie.
Ahem. Sorry, long weekend. The plot focuses on a small village that’s being terrorized by a man-eating, mutant boar with a bad attitude. Though it would be nice to think the filmmakers managed to do some practical stuff, they admit that almost all of the shots of said boar are CG or practical with CG enhancements. ”We assembled our own team of highly skilled and experienced artists who created a fully CG creature,” Hans Uhlig, CEO of the production company behind Chaw said in a press release. ”and their work is truly amazing. Be prepared to see some really incredible, and frightening visual effects!
Ahem. Sorry, long weekend. The plot focuses on a small village that’s being terrorized by a man-eating, mutant boar with a bad attitude. Though it would be nice to think the filmmakers managed to do some practical stuff, they admit that almost all of the shots of said boar are CG or practical with CG enhancements. ”We assembled our own team of highly skilled and experienced artists who created a fully CG creature,” Hans Uhlig, CEO of the production company behind Chaw said in a press release. ”and their work is truly amazing. Be prepared to see some really incredible, and frightening visual effects!
- 8/10/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
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