Movie Review: Space Sweepers (2021) Netflix

Space Sweepers (2021)
Release Date Feb 5, 2021

Director: Jo Sung-Hee
Cast: Song Joong-ki, Tae Ri Kim, Jin Seon-Kyu

Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Korean
Runtime: 2h 16m
Production Co: Netflix

After snatching a crashed space shuttle in the latest debris chase, Spaceship Victory's crew members find a 7-year-old girl inside. They realize that she's the humanlike robot wanted by UTS Space Guards and decide to demand ransom in exchange.

I watched this with my husband and we both enjoyed it! It is a Korean film with a few subtitles for languages other than English but the Korean is dubbed with English. 

I like how the Korean movies/TV Shows mix drama and comedy with an edge of well-timed silliness. Space Sweepers starts a little slow but it launches into a lot of action and a solid storyline with lots of surprise twists. 

Who doesn't love a space team of misfits trying to do what is right while flying in a POS spaceship? Got to admit, my favorite character was Bubs, the repurposed military robot.

If you love SciFi, then you want to check this one out.

I think Netflix is partnering with the Tapas online comic platform. Because this is the second Korean production that now has an online comic version. They upload a new chapter each week!

Space Sweepers can be read for free on Tapas: 

https://tapas.io/series/space-sweepers

The TV show, The Uncanny Counter, is also a Tapas comic now.

https://tapas.io/episode/2045926

You can read my review of that 16 episode Netflix show here.

4 "space sweeping" Sheep

SharonS

TV Series Review: The Uncanny Counter, season 1 Netflix

The Uncanny Counter, season 1 
Premiere Date: Nov 28, 2020
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, mystery, thriller
Network: Netflix
16 episodes
Cast: Suk-hwan Ahn, Yoon-young Choi, Se-Jeong Kim, Hye-ran Yeom, Joon-sang Yoo, Jang Cheol Jung
A South Korean television series based on the Daum webtoon Amazing Rumor by Jang Yi.

The Uncanny Counter tells the story of demon hunters called "Counters" who have come to the earth posing as employees of a noodle restaurant in order to capture evil spirits that have returned to earth in pursuit of eternal life. They each have their own special abilities.

My husband and I gave this K-drama (Korean drama) a try because it had a supernatural theme. I've watched some Korean movies and animation and don't have a problem with subtitles. My husband despises subtitles and won't watch anything with them...until... The trailer for The Uncanny Counter was just too good (lots of action) for my husband not to try it, LOL.

We both got sucked into this show quickly. There is a complicated and interesting plot. There is plenty of silly humor sprinkled in with the drama/horror elements. The evil spirits are truly bad and cruel and these four diverse (in ages) characters will have you invested. And there are a lot of fighting sequences between the heroes and the evil spirits who possess humans.

Unlike most Netflix series, The Uncanny Counter releases two episodes each week. Episodes 8 and 9 come out on Dec 19 and 20. There are 16 total episodes. So you can catch up.

4"Uncanny" Sheep

 

SharonS