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Thai Horror Movies

The Coffin (2008) Review

April 4, 2014 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

the coffin reviewSynopsis: After participating in a Thai ritual ward off illness that involves laying in a coffin and having burial rites performed, Chris (Ananda Everingham)  and Su (Karen Mok) begin to see the dead. Su’s search for what miraculously cured her cancer but killed her fiance leads her to a man that has been investigating the supernatural occurrence for years.

Review: Like so many failed attempts, this moody, atmospheric horror film presents a decent idea that gets lost in its presentation and it’s more about forgiveness and letting go than creepy terror. The basic idea that laying in a coffin and having a burial ceremony performed can cure diseases with a side effect of ghost sightings is a seemingly neat hook on the classic “I see dead people” story that gets bogged down and becomes kind of boring.

The awkward pacing is a bit off putting as the entire story seems to build to nowhere. The filmmakers present a cultural tradition that could be scary on its own, throw in a few ghost sightings and keep the audience as confused as the characters in an attempt to reveal, what exactly? The dueling story lines of Chris and Su do not always shift smoothly either, which makes the overarching plot hard to follow at times.

Stylistically, there were some beautiful, sweeping shots of the meadow that serves as the afterlife when Chris faces the ghost and the black and white costuming palate adds to the bleak mood of the story. The blue lens filter used throughout the entire movie, however, was distracting at times. While it created a sense of timelessness for the outdoor scenes, it was dark to the point of distraction during those set indoors.  This film is available on Netflix streaming, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham

Origin: Thailand

This post was originally written by Leslie Shaip. You can follow her rants and movie reviews on her blog: Gallimaufry

Filed Under: Thai Horror Movies

Hashima Project (2013) Review

November 5, 2013 by Eric S. 2 Comments

Hashima project reviewSynopsis: A group of film students are being sent on a mission to shoot a documentary about the infamous haunted Hashima Island in Japan. When they come back something evil has followed them.

My Quick Review: Went to see this one in my local theater the first week it was showing. I’m a big fan of Thai Horror and so far 2013 has been quite disappointing, with most of the movies trying to replicate Pee Mak formula.

I was glad that Hashima project wasn’t another poor attempt at horror comedy and did come back to the roots of thai horror: ghosts and possession.

Its a pity that the talent behind the camera does not quite match the one in front of it. From the trailer, I guessed, wrongly, that there would be a lot of found footage style scenes and the movie looks to be a good mix between traditional thai horror and found footage movies such as Grave Encounters.

The problem is that the first half of the movie has a great real location but lacks any creepy tension that you might expect from such movies. There are some jump scares but they are not well timed and totally unoriginal.

The second half goes more into ghostly apparition/possession stuff but again the director fails to create any kind of atmosphere and we are left watching the unfolding events without any emotion.

My Rating: 5/10

Director: Piyapan Choopetch

Origin: Thailand

Filed Under: Thai Horror Movies Tagged With: Based on True Stories, Foreign, Ghost, Supernatural

Make me Shudder (2013) Review

October 8, 2013 by Eric S. 3 Comments

Make Me Shudder reviewOriginal Title: Mor Hok Tub Ha (มอ6/5 ปากหมา ท้าผี)

Synopsis: (from EnjoyThaiMovies) A group of Grade 12 students break into an abandoned building believed to be haunted by a student who killed himself over bad grades and also a teacher who was murdered. The students decide to challenge the ghosts by teasing and irritating them.

My Quick Review: As a new entry in the popular Thai Horror Comedy style, and being directed by Poj Arnon, the man behind the popular Hor Taew Tak movies, I was expecting to spend a good time in my local theater yesterday.

Unfortunately Make me Shudder did not bring me one laugh and/or scare for its whole duration. I was actually so bored, I happen to look at my watch more than once.

The movie feels cheap (there is mainly one location used during the entire time), whole scenes are stretched ad nauseam, and after 20mn I was fed up to hear the main characters fake shouting/moaning all the time.

I’m sorry to say that make Me Shudder does not bring anything new to the table and is just trying to surf on the success of Pee Mak, the king of Thai Horror Comedy. Unfortunately, a tired formulaic script, bad sense of timing the scares, and poor cheap 3D effects do not make for an enjoyable experience. To avoid at all cost.

My Rating: 3/10

Director: Poj Arnon

Origin: Thailand

Filed Under: Thai Horror Movies Tagged With: Comedy, Foreign, Ghost, High School

Art of the Devil 3 (2008) Review

August 21, 2013 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

Original Title: Long Khong 2  Synopsis: The youngster Ta returns to his hometown. He misses his mother Daun, who was poisoned by his father Prawase, and soon he learns that his family will use black magic to bring her back. However, Ta's family will quickly discover the price of the black magic.  My Quick Review: I was a bit confused while watching Long Khong 2 until I realized this was actually a prequel to the first Long Khong (Art of the Devil 2).  The problem with a movie like Art of the devil 3 is that it actually deserved to be b called a Torture Porn movie since we can actually fast forward through most of the movie just to watch the good stuff. With no characters to relate to or empathize with, and a messy script, Art of the Devil 3 only exists for its Black Magic scenes. And then again there is nothing we haven't seen in Art of the Devil 2, and usually not as impressive or gruesome.Original Title: Long Khong 2

Synopsis: The youngster Ta returns to his hometown. He misses his mother Daun, who was poisoned by his father Prawase, and soon he learns that his family will use black magic to bring her back. However, Ta’s family will quickly discover the price of the black magic.

My Quick Review: I was a bit confused while watching Long Khong 2 until I realized this was actually a prequel to the first Long Khong (Art of the Devil 2).

The problem with a movie like Art of the devil 3 is that it actually deserved to be  called a Torture Porn movie since we can actually fast forward through most of the movie just to watch the good stuff. With no characters to relate to or empathize with, and a messy script, Art of the Devil 3 only exists for its Black Magic scenes. And then again there is nothing we haven’t seen in Art of the Devil 2, and usually not as impressive or gruesome.

My Rating 4.5/10

Filed Under: Thai Horror Movies Tagged With: Creepy, Foreign, Ghost, Gory, revenge, Supernatural, Torture

Countdown (2012) Review

August 18, 2013 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

countdown thai reviewSynopsis: (from IMDb) Three Thai teens in New York City are planning the New Year’s Party of their lives. They called Jesus, a drug dealer, to drop off some stuff at their apartment so they can celebrate and countdown the end of the year in style. Little did they know that Jesus’ visit that night will change their lives forever

My Quick Review: I stumbled upon this movie on dvd without any kind of expectation. I was just looking forward another Thai Horror entry by GTH, the production company behind most of the biggest Thai hits.

Right off the bat, I liked the idea to base the action in New York but the movie never really takes advantage of this if not for what is supposed to be some kind of surprise twist.

The whole movie relies on David Asavanond’s performance as Jesus the drug dealer and, while not bad, his effort is slightly unconvincing. He is also not being helped by the other actors who are not given much and just represent stereotypical rich kids living abroad.

I did like the pitch and there are a couple of scenes with real tension, but as a whole Countdown is a bust that drags for too long (especially during the introductory scenes) and relies too much on the (average) performance of its actors.

My Rating: 5/10

Director: Nattawut Poonpiriya

Origin: Thailand

Filed Under: Thai Horror Movies Tagged With: Foreign, Psychological, Supernatural

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