Night of the Undead ~ A Sci-Fi Dark Comedy Korean Movie

“Night of the Undead” is a Korean movie, released in 2020, and categorized as thriller, horror, dark comedy, science fiction (sci-fi), and supernatural. This is another one of those movies where the people of Earth are in panic mode because of “visitors” from outer space.

♦ He’s Unbreakable

“Night of the Undead” starts with a scene that immediately lets the viewers know that Earth is being visited by … ??? … a being who is obviously not from planet Earth.

• “The movie begins by introducing a unique new life form called an “unbreakable,” an alien who does not die or get hurt easily. These aliens disguise themselves in human form and live among people on Earth.” (Quote Source)

Aliens disguised as humans? Yep. It figures. But nobody cares about that. All the humans want to know is: Do they come in peace? Or … Will their presence cause the extinction of humankind? I mean … Are they going to put something in the water?

So-Hee and Man-Gil are happily married. At least, So-Hee thinks she is happily married even though there is something odd about her husband. She found a suspicious message on his phone and can’t quite figure out if he is being unfaithful. So she hired someone to follow Man-Gil around and discovered something worse than “odd”. It was AWFUL!

Man-Gil’s wives from his previous marriages were all found dead. YIKES!! Why couldn’t this perfect man just be a little weird? So what if he only needs 3 hours of sleep? Why does he have to be DANGEROUS??? If only So-Hee had done research before she got married. On the plus side: The guy can really cook!

Lucky for her she knows people who can help. Se-Ra, Yang-Sun, her two best friends, and Doctor Jang, an unconventional private investigator who is also the director of Mystery Research Lab. And … ??? …What kind of “mystery” does he research?

Main Characters:

• Man-Gil (played by Kim Sung-Oh, “Missing You”, “Lies Hidden In My Garden”, “Unlock My Boss”)
• So-Hee (played by Lee Jung-Hyun; lead role in “Parasyte: The Grey”, released April 2024, streaming on Netflix)
• Se-Ra (played by Seo Young-Hee, “Twinkling Watermelon”)
• Doctor Jang (played by Yang Dong-Geun, “The Three Musketeers”, “Connect”)
• Yang-Sun (played by Lee Mi-Do)

Where to Watch: OnDemandKorea (It’s also on Viki.com but for Rent; not for free.)

Viewership and Rating:

• IMDb: 5.3 out of 10 stars
• My Drama List: 7.4 out of 10 stars
• Amazon customers rated the movie 4.1 out of 5 stars
• Viki viewers rated this movie 8.7 out of 10 stars

My personal rating is 8 out of 10 stars.

It’s a cheesy, but cute dark comedy made to feed the imaginations of conspiracy theorists. For example, a conspiracy theorist will probably say: If there really are aliens, the government already knows; and they have been keeping it a secret from the rest of us!!

Even in the USA, without watching a movie, some say: We saw that article in the Washington Post: “Pentagon report finds no evidence of alien visits, hidden spacecraft” Uh huh. Yeah! And if you believe that, you believe man really did walk on the moon. That was in the Washington Post too!  There are probably aliens working in the Pentagon! (LOL.)

“Night of the Undead” is available via OnDemandKorea. The app is free to download if you have an Amazon Fire TV. However, the streaming platform is not easy to search if you are in the USA because most of the content is in Korean. But you can find a few Korean drama movies or series with English subtitles and watch them for free.

ODK also has Premium content. But for right now I am just testing the platform. There are some K-dramas on ODK that are not available on the other popular streaming platforms in the USA.

(NOTE: Don’t confuse this Korean movie with the American horror film “A Night Of The Undead”.)

LINKS OF INTEREST:

• Night of the Undead movie review: Korean supernatural comedy is so far out it almost makes no sense | South China Morning Post
• Night of the Undead is sure to bring smiles and perplexed brows to house party guests and other unexpecting viewers. | The Movie Beat
• ‘Night of the Undead’ features more than just absurd comedy | The Korea Herald

TRAILERS/TEASERS:

Kmoovy. “Night of the Undead (2020) ㅣ Korean Movie Trailer.” YouTube Video. YouTube, October 11, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTvdWbQjgb4.‌