Alienoid

[Drunk Monk]

Alienoid (2022)
I saw no signs of a mythical sword despite the description I read.

Your missing sword is a translation issue I think. In Chinese, dao means any single edged blade from a knife to a sword to a pole arm. I suspect the same is true for Korean.

Here's the new trailer: 

Been waiting for this to come up free in one of my streaming services. That day has come…

For the first hour, this film delivers on all fronts and then some. It’s a wuxia/comedy/sci-fi/time travel/bot-love/K-sword&sorcery/bad cops/cat demons/actioner with a cute little girl heroine and lots and lots of tentacles. Sword fights? Check! Kung Fu? Check! Car chasss? Check! Space battles? Check! Cgi bot battles? Check! I could keep this up all night.

It somewhat loses gas in the latter portion because it gets too damn confusing. At a certain point, I sorted checked out because I couldn’t keep track of it all. Nevertheless I watched it until the end just to see where it might go. It had so many genre mashing turns that I was ready for anything except what happens … to be continued. Dammit. I thought things would resolve. A lot comes together but now I have to keep it all in mind for the sequel - it’s demand a rewatch by then.

If you like K-film, it’s a must see because it’s just so insane in a good K way. D00M recommended for any K-film aficionados (looking at you again, cf).