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Great introduction with a chaotic ending | They butchered this movie so hard. dang!
Just a piece of advice—do not trust the recognitions and seemingly good reviews written in Wikipedia, it will only dissappoint you.
This movie started promising but ended up to be one of the most chaotic and disappointing horror film I have watched so far. I trusted Wikipedia so much and expected a lot from this film. The introduction was seamless and the way they set it up to be mysterious and interesting was very eye-catching, unfortunately, they didn't live up to the expectation and ended up choosing a route which led to chaos and absolute destruction of the movie.
I can still recall how excited I was during the pre-climax of the story (i.e. the countdown before the ritual) but was totally caught offguard and bewildered on what was happening after the ritual was disturbed. It feels like the production team themselves got no idea how to continue with the story that they decided to turn it into a group possession and a massacre.
It was chilling and horrifying, I will give them that. However, I simply cannot stomach how they made such a promising piece into a ridiculous one. This is truly disappointing, considering that this is a collaboration of a South Korean and Thailand production team which I assume to be veterans of their field.
Note: I totally accept tragic endings but not the kind of ending which seemed like it was turned like that because they can no longer squeeze any ideas from their creative juices. Geez!
Lastly, what's funny about this whole film is that the camera man always tend to be the one surviving or the last one to die. Their dedication in capturing every moment is admirable. LOL They always do their best to find and pick up the freaking camera instead of leaving to prioritize their safety. They're the backbone and savior of this movie. Without them this will not even turn into a creation. Haha!
Story - 6.0, They butchered it so bad. I don't know what they were thinking... I feel like they desires a failed exorcism/ritual but do not know how to make it all work out. Sad!
Acting/Cast - 9.0, I am quite pleased with the main cast. However, I do not think collaborating with South Koreans with such theme (Posession) is the best thing to do. Thai do produce great horror movies and this being a mess is telling me something...
Music - 8.5, Sound effects contributed a lot to the scare factor of the movie and I would say that the sound team did good on that area.
Rewatch Value - 1.0, Definitely, NO! You can never ask me to sit and watch a whole 2 hours+ movie and get disappointed again!
Overall - 6.0, The stories introduction was great and I don't know what kind of vision they have for the ending but they obviously doesn't know how to do it right reason why this film turned out like this. This is also the reason why people shouldn't be too greedy, specially if they don't know how to make it work!
IF you find my review helpful please let me know.
This movie started promising but ended up to be one of the most chaotic and disappointing horror film I have watched so far. I trusted Wikipedia so much and expected a lot from this film. The introduction was seamless and the way they set it up to be mysterious and interesting was very eye-catching, unfortunately, they didn't live up to the expectation and ended up choosing a route which led to chaos and absolute destruction of the movie.
I can still recall how excited I was during the pre-climax of the story (i.e. the countdown before the ritual) but was totally caught offguard and bewildered on what was happening after the ritual was disturbed. It feels like the production team themselves got no idea how to continue with the story that they decided to turn it into a group possession and a massacre.
It was chilling and horrifying, I will give them that. However, I simply cannot stomach how they made such a promising piece into a ridiculous one. This is truly disappointing, considering that this is a collaboration of a South Korean and Thailand production team which I assume to be veterans of their field.
Note: I totally accept tragic endings but not the kind of ending which seemed like it was turned like that because they can no longer squeeze any ideas from their creative juices. Geez!
Lastly, what's funny about this whole film is that the camera man always tend to be the one surviving or the last one to die. Their dedication in capturing every moment is admirable. LOL They always do their best to find and pick up the freaking camera instead of leaving to prioritize their safety. They're the backbone and savior of this movie. Without them this will not even turn into a creation. Haha!
Story - 6.0, They butchered it so bad. I don't know what they were thinking... I feel like they desires a failed exorcism/ritual but do not know how to make it all work out. Sad!
Acting/Cast - 9.0, I am quite pleased with the main cast. However, I do not think collaborating with South Koreans with such theme (Posession) is the best thing to do. Thai do produce great horror movies and this being a mess is telling me something...
Music - 8.5, Sound effects contributed a lot to the scare factor of the movie and I would say that the sound team did good on that area.
Rewatch Value - 1.0, Definitely, NO! You can never ask me to sit and watch a whole 2 hours+ movie and get disappointed again!
Overall - 6.0, The stories introduction was great and I don't know what kind of vision they have for the ending but they obviously doesn't know how to do it right reason why this film turned out like this. This is also the reason why people shouldn't be too greedy, specially if they don't know how to make it work!
IF you find my review helpful please let me know.
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