Reviews

Mixed Feelings

For this movie, I'd say it's one of the most silent films I've ever seen (considering that it's not actually a silent film). I had no problem with that, since I actually watched silent films & enjoyed them (A.K.A Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003), Bad Guy (2001), 3-Iron (2004)...etc).
However, the story started super vague & a little weird to me.

I was asking myself the whole time: Why is the delivery guy is going to such lengths for someone he just met?
Also, at times, I felt like reaching into the screen and actually fight the other guy because of how many times he actually ignored answering any of the delivery guy's questions. I mean, we had one of the warmest characters (delivery guy) & one of the coldest characters I've ever seen (the other guy) put together in one dynamic.

It all came together at the end with the story revealing itself & we lean about the character's past trauma & how the delivery guy had sympathy for his situation. But, that came AFTER the refugee guy finally decided to speak, so I still couldn't put together why delivery guy was way too cooperative with him from the first minute.

Anyway, the story was good still & I did feel a lot of emotions watching it. If I'd describe these feelings through music, then I'd say that it's a combination of Elgar’s "Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 - I. Adagio" & Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's "Die With a Smile".
Not to forget, the soundtrack on the movie itself was expressive & melodic.

In all cases, I did enjoy encountering & adding this movie to my completed list.

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"The universe is filled with things of which mankind knows nothing"

Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell is a misleading title, the Gokemidoro were not from hell, but rather outer space. To be fair, the surreal orange and blood red sky they conjured did resemble a hellscape.

A plane carrying passengers to Osaka appears to be cursed. Birds splatter against the passenger windows (how fast and high were those birds flying?). An assassin AND a suicide bomber are on the plane. A corrupt politician is being wooed with bribery by a defense contractor in the form of money and his wife’s services. A grieving American widow is on route to claim her husband’s remains. Rounding out the passengers are a space biology professor and a psychiatrist. When a glowing ball of light passes over the plane the instruments stop working and the plane crashes on a remote island. The only crew that survives are the co-pilot and a flight attendant. The assassin/hijacker takes the flight attendant hostage, leaves the plane and gets more than he bargained for when they stumble across the spaceship.

This film reminded me of the equally bizarre Matango (1963), except Matango’s stranded passengers kept their veneer of civilization longer than this cabin of miscreants. Immediately upon crashing the passengers began to turn on each other. Only the crew, Sugisaka and Asakura, were worth rooting for and even then Asakura was constantly fainting or screaming.

The space creatures and the special effects for them were on par with similar B movies. The pulsing mercury Blobs that inhabited the humans through a slit on the foreheads they created turned the bodies into mindless, blood sucking creatures. Similar to the phallic shaped mushroom creatures in Matango, Goke’s inhabited humans had giant female genitalia shaped creases on their foreheads. More frightening than the aliens were the way the humans betrayed each other.

Unusual for a creature feature from the mid-1960s, was the oft mentioned Vietnam war and war atrocity images highlighted in bright orange-red. There was a strong anti-war sentiment. Man’s senseless wars against each other was why the aliens were able to invade. Instead of working together against a possible invasion, people preferred to kill each other off themselves. I was reminded of the T2 quote: “We’re not going to make it are we?” “It’s in your nature to destroy yourselves.” Wars, political corruption, terrorism, assassinations, and utter selfishness coupled with a lack of compassion were real fears about the state of the world and humanity’s lack of humanity. This film was around a 6.50 for me, but director Sato Hajime’s disturbing ending driven by the hopelessness and despair permeating the previous 80 minutes followed through with the theme, so I bumped it up. Only for fans of the genre and the era, it’s effects and acting are dated.

22 October 2025
Triggers: for the squeamish-the alien possession was a little gross, but tame by today’s standards. The vampires drew no visible blood if you are concerned about that.

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A movie that will leave with you when you leave the cinema

It has been four days since I watched this film, and not a single day has passed without me thinking about it. Stunning storytelling, exceptional exploration of emotion, and a voice for women and families who haven't had words the silence within their words, shared before. It's a film about choosing to live in a world that is often cruel and leaves little choice.

I loved it, I felt uncomfortable at times, I cried at others and but found moments to laugh and smile. I experienced many of the emotions the characters shared, and I breathed deeply in its raw honesty.

At the cinema, we all sat through the end and truly felt it. And I believe that, that is it’s point.

While it does require a trigger warning, it's very much worth watching. It’s subtle but powerful, and a film that will stay with me for quite some time.

A fantastic cast too!

Let me know how you felt!

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Fun remake

So, lets get this out of the way right at the beginning, if you weren't aware, thus is a remake of the 2010 American move Tucker and Dale vs Evil staring Alan Tudyk.

Me and my wife had both watched the original movie going into this, but still had a lot of fun watching this version. They kept a lot of the movie true to the original, we had a lot of fun figuring out how they were gonna implement the deaths from the original.

If you have seen the original though, it's important to note that the ending in Handsome Guys is completely different from Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

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how easily you forgive a cheater?

this is a short bl movie, as it is short there wasnt any filler scene, it shows 2 guys in love who end up facing homophobia then the partner cheat ,cry then oops he is forgiven.. sorry but excuse me?
i know forgiving a cheater is obviously up to the person who got cheated on, some people forgive while others dont but why make it look so easy? like at least make him try to make up for him ,begging for some days or something... what happened is that he forgave him in the same moment when he confessed that he cheated on him. the name of the movie is "hurt" i guess he felt hurt for 4 mins during the cheating confession then all forgiven and forgotten...

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just give it a try

i might be writing complete nonsense since i'm still with tears in my eyes rn, but, i can't lie to myself, this movie is wonderful. probably one of my favorites that i've seen this year.

lay's acting was flawless, and the child actress had me bawling since the very beginning. she was the highlight of this whole thing, and she made the movie shine. i can see a great future in her career.

tbh my opinion might be biased since i've been working with deaf and hearing impaired people this past months, but i believe that this movie portrayed in such a helpless yet (to some extent) realistic way how difficult life can be just be being different. it's just that we, hearing people, take a lot of things for granted. this puts you in a different perspective.

and, yep, you might get frustrated by the way the xiao ma acts at some point, the (ironic) lack of communication and many other things, but the whole point of this movie isn't for us to feel bad, or suddenly want to change the world overnight. i believe that the point was to make us know that despite everything we can always learn from our past and be better. at least that's what i got from it.

now, the music and the way they played with the background noises was on point. there wasn't a lot for obvious reasons, but whenever they played with it, it was great. on the other hand lay and mumu's actress were amazing, giving such depth and realism to their characters in a way that truly makes you want to root for them. and, well, even with some incongruences in the plot, it's a very enjoyable film.

but, one again, i'm biased right now. however, i think it's a very good watch. really worth it :-)

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If you think bully focused Kdramas are rough, these Thai high schoolers were bullied even worse after their persecutor died in Attack 13. This genre is not exactly my jam so others may find it much more absorbing and terrifying.

Jin transfers to a new school where a queen bee rules the other girls with an iron fist or more aptly a volleyball spike to the head. Jin has her own dark secrets and doesn’t take anything off of Bussaba. The volleyball captain extorts money and water boards anyone she is displeased with. Jin refuses to be bullied and the two girls clash often until one morning Bussaba is found hanging from the basketball goal. Things begin going wrong at the funeral and escalate minute by minute placing team members and Bussaba’s boyfriend in grave danger. A shaman tells them they have three days to break the spell or everyone will die.

This felt like a low budget horror flick that featured numerous gruesome deaths. The ghost wasn’t super scary because you could tell it was a makeup job. As there were several teens involved, there was almost no character development for any of them which in turn didn’t trigger any emotional loss when people were killed. In the same way movie teens go into the spooky house or cemetery, these teens did similar stupid things. Not that it mattered, this ghost was practically omnipresent. There were scenes that were funnier than scary because they were so absurd.

What I learned:
1) When a malevolent ghost is out for blood, do not hire a bargain basement shaman. Ask for references and do a background check.
2) If offered legit talismans for protection against malevolent ghosts---take them
3) Girls need to be taught it is okay to say no and to obey their gut instinct.
4) Being able to count to 3 is important
5) It’s also okay to call in the authorities instead of cleaning up one’s own mess.
6) While not being too nosy, it might prove useful to know if any of your friends have any kinky proclivities

If you are looking for a spooky Halloween flick, Attack 13 might be one to try. It may have appeared low budget, but there were still enough deaths and creepy crawlies if you are wanting a few jump scares. And a few laughs.

21 October 2025

Triggers: Gruesome deaths-impalements of various body parts, including the head and eye. Creepy multi-legged insects and snakes. Decapitation. Lots of spurty CGI blood and the KY Jelly colored gooey kind. A bare bottom scene. Discussions of abortion, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Numerous scenes displaying a “suicide”.

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Honestly, with this movie, I'm not gonna lie—at first, I didn’t even know it was a Thai movie. I just saw a little clip or trailer and didn’t think much of it until one day it popped up on Netflix, so I decided to give it a try.

Overall, I’d say it’s okay. You’ve got these two twin sisters who are super close, and then here comes a man—like, bruh, of course. That’s the thing with Thai dramas, right? There’s always gonna be some kind of drama, but usually it’s the fun kind. With this one, though, since it’s a movie and not a drama series, I didn’t really get that same excitement.

The story feels very real-life, though. The twins live with their parents, then their parents get divorced, so they move in with their grandma—it’s that kind of everyday story that you can actually see happening. But I won’t lie, it started to get a little boring after a while. Like, me and my sister would never fight over a man. If she wants him, she can have him! There’s always another man on the block, you know what I mean?

The casting was perfect, especially the fact that one girl played both twins—props for that! But the storyline itself? It just didn’t hit that deep for me. If they added some mystery or thriller elements, it would’ve been way more interesting. But the bonding between sisters is breaking over a man? Yeah, nah, I’m good on that.

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Growing up in Thailand, I used to watch this movie with my grandparents all the time. It brings back so many childhood memories. After moving to the USA, I had been searching for this movie for years and I finally found it again! It popped up on Netflix (but sadly not on the U.S. version), so I ended up looking up the Thai title and watching the full thing on (Dailymotion). I watched the entire series, from the parents story to the second and third parts — and let me tell you, I loved every bit of it!

It’s one of those comedies that just makes you laugh nonstop The first and third parts were especially hilarious! The main guy actor is just naturally funny — like he doesn’t even have to try, his whole vibe is pure comedy gold.

And okay, I have to mention this — when I saw the son, I kept thinking, “Why does he look exactly like his dad?!” At first, I thought it was just really good casting… but after doing a little deep-dive research, I found out it’s his actual son!

For anyone who hasn’t watched it yet — please do! It’s such a fun, heartwarming, and laugh out loud Thai comedy that will have you giggling your ass off the entire time!

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Okay, I’ll admit I might be a little biased, because I actually really enjoyed this movie! I saw some comments saying it felt “average” to others, but honestly, if you’re not Asian — and especially if you’re not Thai — you probably won’t fully get the humor or the style of comedy in this film. And that’s totally understandable! Some jokes just hit differently when you grow up with Thai ISAN humor and culture.

From the start, I found it hilarious especially because a few of the actresses were English-speaking, which made the mix in a Thai movie even funnier to me. The detective character was the real star — he’s always been naturally funny, and his whole detective vibe just made every scene hilarious 🤣

As for the ending, I didn’t expect it at all 😭 I was so tuned in like, “Wait… what just happened?!” But honestly, I ended up satisfied with how it turned out. The little girl’s plan made perfect sense in the end, and I thought it was such a clever wrap-up!

Overall, it was super fun, culturally unique, and full of laughs. I’d rate this a solid 9/10 💫 Definitely worth watching if you appreciate Thai-style comedy and a good mystery twist! 🍿💖

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Okay, so with this movie — I really liked it! When I first watched the trailer, I honestly thought it was just gonna be a funny sibling war type of movie — you know, like a brother and sister constantly fighting and teasing each other. But as I actually watched it, I realized it was so much more than that.

There’s comedy for sure, but there’s also some emotional and heartfelt moments too. You get to see the bond between the characters grow, and it mixes everything I love — humor, family, and a bit of sadness.

And let me just say — Yaya and Sunny? PERFECTION. Both of them being half Thai just made it feel even more natural and fun to watch. The casting overall was chef’s kiss — everyone fit their roles perfectly.

Honestly, this movie ate down! 🍿🔥

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