Space Monster Wangmagwi: UFO SNAFU

On paper (if they use paper on the planet Gamma Castle), the plan looked infallible. Beam a radio-operated monster down to Earth where it'll grow to over 500 times its original size (because of gravitational differences) then go on a murderous rampage thereby destroying the human race and opening the planet for colonization. But the silver-suited Gamma guys haven't factored in Korean tween ingenuity. And so, their extraterrestrial war machine may be able to withstand bullets, rockets, and electric shocks but it can't defeat a young orphan who scales its scaly skin, slices through its ear drums, and unplugs the control sockets located on its back. Sound preposterous? It is.

But Gwon Hyeok-jinn's Space Monster Wangmagwi is also a lot of fun. As its urchin hero, Jeon Sang-cheol sees the intergalactic attack as an elevated form of playground combat. Far from scared, this kid embraces the opportunity to hang on for dear life by giant nose hairs and to take a pee once he's cut his way into the monster's body. A bride-to-be (Kim Seon-kyeong) may be less resourceful — and more self-absorbed — but she's also largely unfazed traveling around in the monster's hand as it smashes buildings and crushes cars. Additional comic relief comes courtesy of two co-workers making bets on the catastrophe's outcome and a man who poops on a page of newspaper when he can't find an office bathroom amidst the melee. The traditional leading man, an airforce pilot (Won Nam-koong) rescues his fiance and a soon-to-be-adopted son by parachute. Unlikely. Unbelievable. Irresistible.