WHAT’S IT ABOUT
Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in TRAIN TO BUSAN, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us PENINSULA, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-Seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
We knew it was going to happen, and in a way, we all asked for it, a sequel to Train To Busan. There’s good news and bad news. The bad news – this is not a sequel to Train To Busan, and as soon as you realize that significant bit of information, things will go a little better. The good news – as I stated, as soon as you forget about that first movie, this movie becomes that much better. There is no comparison between the two films. The first film had a lot of heart, was done better, and had a better script and story. Peninsula is a more basic vicious take on the whole zombie genre. I’m still upset they even called it Train To Busan 2. They have later changed the name to “Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula,” which is not much better, but they needed to use it for the story setup and name recognition (of course). This story is four years after the first film’s events, and citizens in Hong Kong seek refuge via ship. Unfortunately, Peninsula begins to connect the films by using a couple of familiar faces and situations from the first film. It’s a relatively weak attempt as it was utterly unnecessary and only came into play twice to give a reference that no one wanted, and based on what this movie is about, it wasn’t needed. Peninsula is about a quasi attempt of a robbery that didn’t need to happen and makes no sense other than wanting to see those surprisingly fast killer zombies that made the first movie so intense. This is the main reason it should only be considered a stand-alone film. Peninsula is a post-apocalyptic style zombie-filled film that’s no more than a B-rated cash-grab capitalizing on what could have been an above-average franchise.
OUR RATING – A STAND-ALONE 5.5
MEDIA
- Genre – Horror
- Street date
- Digital – October 27th 2020
- DVD/Blu-Ray/4K – November 24th 2020
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2:39.1
- Sound – English: Dolby Atmos, Korean: DTS-HD MA 5.1
- Subtitles – English SDH
Extras
- Making of
- Interviews
- Trailers