Art of the Devil - Thailand

          Director:  Tanit Jitnukul
          Year:  2004
          Plot:  “Boom, pregnant from an affair, is told by her lover to leave him and his family alone.  Enraged, she goes to a witch doctor and has him use black magic against her ex-lover and his family.  They all die in suspicious manners.  Just when Boom thinks everything is over, a woman claims her ex-lover’s inheritance and moves in to his house with her family.  Not long after that, unexplainable things begin to happen to them.”


          I put this one off for awhile, as I had seen it mentioned many times.  I never seemed to have the urge to watch it, and now I understand why.  I am not saying that this was a bad movie, but it wasn’t very great either.  This one definitely didn’t really leave any lasting impression on me.  It was decent for the time I was watching it, but not really to see again.
          I have to say I didn’t like the way that this movie was told.  Some movies it is okay to see out of order and actually enjoy it.  This one was just irritating.  It begins by showing the beginning of the end, then goes back and tells bit by bit with adding some bits of the end in as well.  I might not have found anything wrong with this, if the rest of the movie was more entertaining.
          I also didn’t like the fact that the end parts were black an white, they just looked kind of cheap.  I don’t usually like to say stuff like that because many actually cheaply done movies look great.  The black and white scenes though looked very cheap to me while I was watching the movie.
          I do have to say that the scene with Neng in the hospital was rather gross.  It was about the only scene that stuck with me.  All of the other deaths were rather lackluster to me.  The characters were also a little lackluster.  Boom was the worst to me.  The character just seemed a little flat.  Nothing but the Neng scene shocked, surprised, or astounded me.


          I would suggest to skip this movie if you are expecting something thrilling.  It isn’t going to be much to watch, but it might be good if you have nothing else to do.  Though I wouldn’t necessarily suggest watching this movie, it really isn’t horrible, just not good.  Also the relatively poor quality of this movie isn't going to deter me from giving Art of the Devil 2 a shot sometime.  n.n

Hospital - Thailand

          Director:  Pipat Jomkoh

          Year:  2005

          Plot:  "Three friends decide to go to the countryside for a little holiday and then after a car accident they end up in a haunted hospital."

          This movie is only 57 minutes long.  I decided to watch it because it had a 3 out of 5 rating, and was relatively short.  Though I wasn't to sure about how good it would really be.  The plot that was stated really didn't seem too great.  A haunted hospital isn't likely to bring any good storylines because those who die in a hospital aren't very likely to be vengeful.  That idea also kept true with this movie.  The ghost aren't out to kill, they are just there and show themselves in some rather bad timing.

          It turned out that Hospital is a a rather good movie.  It has its points where it gets a little jump out of the audience, but it also has a very well developed storyline.  It starts out where everything is fine, even after the crash, things seem normal.  Slowly though you can pick up little things that don't seem right.  I was rather shocked to find that I didn't see the ending coming.  Looking back I understand the subtle hints I picked up on without having actually figured out the truth.  This aspect for me makes Hospital a very good movie.

          This movie like the Indonesian movie Mirror brought me to tears.  The ending was so touching that even though it was a horror movie the rest of the time, the ending didn't seem out of place.  I didn't feel like the ending was cheap, but that it was actually really touching and meaningful.

          I suggest you watch this movie.  The storyline is really well done allowing you to try and piece things together on your own.  Everyone may not like this movie because of its low amount of scares and "sappy" ending, but it is definitely worth your time to give the movie a try on your own.  You might be able to watch this here.