Spiritual World
Spiritual World 2008 aka Deadly Ghost - another horror ghost Thai movie, is one of the latest in this genre to be released with English subtitles.
Directed by - Taratep Tiwsomboon and starring Nuttamonkan Srinikornechot and Anuchit Sapanpong.
Synopsis -
Ming is an ordinary girl who has been able to contact the dead since she was young. It has been fifteen years since she tried to escape from a mysterious ghost that keeps following her.
She meets up with a young doctor named Budd who visits her to find out the reason behind the death of his father. He believes that his father was murdered.
Budd's arrival brings back terrible memories of Ming's past. Now she must face the truth that is more terrible than the ghosts.
Now, she is being stalked by that same lost soul who is far more dangerous than any ghost she has met so far.
Comprehensive review
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Directed by - Taratep Tiwsomboon and starring Nuttamonkan Srinikornechot and Anuchit Sapanpong.
Synopsis -
Ming is an ordinary girl who has been able to contact the dead since she was young. It has been fifteen years since she tried to escape from a mysterious ghost that keeps following her.
She meets up with a young doctor named Budd who visits her to find out the reason behind the death of his father. He believes that his father was murdered.
Budd's arrival brings back terrible memories of Ming's past. Now she must face the truth that is more terrible than the ghosts.
Now, she is being stalked by that same lost soul who is far more dangerous than any ghost she has met so far.
Comprehensive review
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Vow Of Death 2009
Vow Of Death
Vow Of Death 2009 may well be a quite good teen comedy, from the Director of Necromancer, which itself was a great success.
There is no YouTube video on the Net, except as an embed in a torrent site. Vow Of Death is unlikely to not be good, given the ability of the Director Piyapan Choopetch. But as the review suggests, it is intended for a teen audience.
This is his second feature film, and certainly suggests his versatility, ranging from horror to comedy.
The movie stars - Chat
Synopsis -
The film is about four mischievous high school boys who are concerned they won't pass the upcoming exam for college entrance.
They decide to visit a holy banyan tree to pray, so that they might pass the exam easily.
When there, they meet a taxi driver who prays to win the lottery.
Soon, the five of them find that their wishes become reality, but inexplicable things begin to happen to them, as they did not given thanks to the tree.
When they finally take their vows seriously, they realize that the tree has gone. It has been chopped down and made into thousands of toothpicks!
Can these lucky fellows redeem their vows before it's too late?
Comprehensive review
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Tropical Malady 2004
There is no YouTube video on the Net, except as an embed in a torrent site. Vow Of Death is unlikely to not be good, given the ability of the Director Piyapan Choopetch. But as the review suggests, it is intended for a teen audience.
This is his second feature film, and certainly suggests his versatility, ranging from horror to comedy.
The movie stars - Chat
Synopsis -
The film is about four mischievous high school boys who are concerned they won't pass the upcoming exam for college entrance.
They decide to visit a holy banyan tree to pray, so that they might pass the exam easily.
When there, they meet a taxi driver who prays to win the lottery.
Soon, the five of them find that their wishes become reality, but inexplicable things begin to happen to them, as they did not given thanks to the tree.
When they finally take their vows seriously, they realize that the tree has gone. It has been chopped down and made into thousands of toothpicks!
Can these lucky fellows redeem their vows before it's too late?
Comprehensive review
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Tropical Malady 2004
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady 2004
This movie was entered in the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, and won a jury award.
Some reviewer comments
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who also directed Blissfully Yours. Starring Vichit Tanapanitch, Jarin Pengpanitch and Jean-Louis Vialard.
It is one of those gay oriented movies that really doesn't go too far, or even very far.
This movie transforms about half way through, to become something quite different than how it started. Not at all as you would expect. It might be described as an experimental art film.
Synopsis -
Something magical is in the air.
Times are happy and love is uncomplicated for forest warden Keng and country boy Tong.
Together they play ball, spend pleasant evenings with Tong’s family and enjoy song filled nights in town. Then Tong disappears.
Cows of the region are being slaughtered at night by some kind of wild beast. Local legends say a human can somehow be transformed into a tiger.
A soldier goes alone into the heart of the jungle, where he tracks by day, but becomes the prey at night. In this tropical jungle, myth is often real.
Comprehensive review
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The King Maker 2005
This movie was entered in the Cannes Film Festival in 2004, and won a jury award.
Some reviewer comments
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, who also directed Blissfully Yours. Starring Vichit Tanapanitch, Jarin Pengpanitch and Jean-Louis Vialard.
It is one of those gay oriented movies that really doesn't go too far, or even very far.
This movie transforms about half way through, to become something quite different than how it started. Not at all as you would expect. It might be described as an experimental art film.
Synopsis -
Something magical is in the air.
Times are happy and love is uncomplicated for forest warden Keng and country boy Tong.
Together they play ball, spend pleasant evenings with Tong’s family and enjoy song filled nights in town. Then Tong disappears.
Cows of the region are being slaughtered at night by some kind of wild beast. Local legends say a human can somehow be transformed into a tiger.
A soldier goes alone into the heart of the jungle, where he tracks by day, but becomes the prey at night. In this tropical jungle, myth is often real.
Comprehensive review
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The King Maker 2005
The King Maker
The King Maker 2005
This fictional historic drama took 2 years to produce. It is a movie on a grand scale and would look great on a large screen.
The King Maker cost $40 billion baht = $10 million and was only the third Thai movie to be made in English. It also has Thai audio.
Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn, and starring Dean Alexandrou, Byron Bishop, Dom Hetrakul, John Rhys-Davies, Gary Stretch and Jonathon Winters.
Synopsis -
n 1547, Fernando De Gama, a young soldier from Portugal, sets sail to find the man who murdered his father.
On the journey, his ship is sunk by a terrible storm in the Indian Ocean. He is washed ashore on a beach in Ayutthaya, the kingdom of Siam where he is captured and traded as a slave. He is rescued by Maria, a beautiful young lady who came from Portugal and lives in Ayutthaya with her father.
She sets him free from slavery and restores his freedom.
As an experienced soldier, Fernando is soon in demand when the King of Siam declares a war on a Northern renegade pretender.
Fernando's experience and gallantry in battle, gains favor with the King who commands him to be one of his honoured personal Guard along with Tong, a new Thai friend of tremendous gallantry.
The king's wife, the beautiful but devious Queen Sudachan, plans to kill the King and place her secret lover on the throne.
In her first attempt, the Queen enlists the services of Phillippe, who as it transpires was the murderer of Fernando's father.
As trusted and honoured guard of the king, Fernando and Tong discover that Phillippe is involved, but is killed during an attempt to arrest him.
They arrive too late to save the king who has already succumbed to the poison of Queen Sudachan.
The blame for the Kings death falls upon Fernando and Tong, who are arrested and forced to fight each other to the death for the amusement of Queen Sudachan and her lover, the new King.
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Ghost Mother 2007
This fictional historic drama took 2 years to produce. It is a movie on a grand scale and would look great on a large screen.
The King Maker cost $40 billion baht = $10 million and was only the third Thai movie to be made in English. It also has Thai audio.
Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn, and starring Dean Alexandrou, Byron Bishop, Dom Hetrakul, John Rhys-Davies, Gary Stretch and Jonathon Winters.
Synopsis -
n 1547, Fernando De Gama, a young soldier from Portugal, sets sail to find the man who murdered his father.
On the journey, his ship is sunk by a terrible storm in the Indian Ocean. He is washed ashore on a beach in Ayutthaya, the kingdom of Siam where he is captured and traded as a slave. He is rescued by Maria, a beautiful young lady who came from Portugal and lives in Ayutthaya with her father.
She sets him free from slavery and restores his freedom.
As an experienced soldier, Fernando is soon in demand when the King of Siam declares a war on a Northern renegade pretender.
Fernando's experience and gallantry in battle, gains favor with the King who commands him to be one of his honoured personal Guard along with Tong, a new Thai friend of tremendous gallantry.
The king's wife, the beautiful but devious Queen Sudachan, plans to kill the King and place her secret lover on the throne.
In her first attempt, the Queen enlists the services of Phillippe, who as it transpires was the murderer of Fernando's father.
As trusted and honoured guard of the king, Fernando and Tong discover that Phillippe is involved, but is killed during an attempt to arrest him.
They arrive too late to save the king who has already succumbed to the poison of Queen Sudachan.
The blame for the Kings death falls upon Fernando and Tong, who are arrested and forced to fight each other to the death for the amusement of Queen Sudachan and her lover, the new King.
Comprehensive Review
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Ghost Mother 2007
Ghost Mother
Ghost Mother 2007 - Ghost Horror
This is a ghost movie with a difference. Though dead, a concerned aunt's spirit returns to care for the children of her dead sister.
And no one realized she was a ghost!
Directed by Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn.
The movie stars Patcharapa Chaichua, Thana Sutikamol and Focus Jirakul - whom you will remember from Fan Chan and Hormones.
Synopsis -
A mother leaves her 3 children.
Their father, re-marries and goes to live abroad.
When the father suddenly dies of unknown cause, Nuntha had to care for her 3 nieces and nephews. She works hard for, and with love for her nieces and nephews.
When Nuntha finds out the her dead brother had worked as an undercover agent to gather evidence on powerful criminals due to an unfortunate misunderstanding she is murdered as well.
Nuntha, even though death still worries about her 3 nieces and nephews and how will they survive on their own.
So, she continues to care for them as a ghost.
When Police Colonel Sumer, Chai's superior officer, finds out that one of his agents has been killed, he commences the investigation. He is astonished to find out that the woman raising these children was actually a ghost of their aunt Nuntha.
Comprehensive review
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Croc 2005
This is a ghost movie with a difference. Though dead, a concerned aunt's spirit returns to care for the children of her dead sister.
And no one realized she was a ghost!
Directed by Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn.
The movie stars Patcharapa Chaichua, Thana Sutikamol and Focus Jirakul - whom you will remember from Fan Chan and Hormones.
Synopsis -
A mother leaves her 3 children.
Their father, re-marries and goes to live abroad.
When the father suddenly dies of unknown cause, Nuntha had to care for her 3 nieces and nephews. She works hard for, and with love for her nieces and nephews.
When Nuntha finds out the her dead brother had worked as an undercover agent to gather evidence on powerful criminals due to an unfortunate misunderstanding she is murdered as well.
Nuntha, even though death still worries about her 3 nieces and nephews and how will they survive on their own.
So, she continues to care for them as a ghost.
When Police Colonel Sumer, Chai's superior officer, finds out that one of his agents has been killed, he commences the investigation. He is astonished to find out that the woman raising these children was actually a ghost of their aunt Nuntha.
Comprehensive review
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Croc 2005
Croc
Croc 2005
This adventure drama would be more of a horror movie, if one was confronted with a set of teeth like those whilst swimming or diving.
The movie stars Michael Madsen, Peter Tuinstra, Sherry Phungprasert and Tawan Saetung.
Synopsis -
A large man-eating crocodile terrorizes tourists and locals near Krabi, in Thailand. Michael Madsen plays a hunter stalking the immense reptile, while sub-plots include a rivalry between a foreigner, who owns a crocodile-farm, and a Thai man who plays a part in framing the foreigner for the crocodile's rampage.
On The Outskirts of a beach resort in Thailand is Jacks Crocodile Farm, featuring its star attraction Delilah.
Its as good a way to make a living for American expatriate "Jack McQuade" Peter Tuinstra.
His sister "Allison" Elizabeth Healy is visiting.
But his real headache is his competition. "Andy Kongsong" Tawon Saetang of Andy Kongsong's Croc World, will do anything to ruin Jack and take his property including hiring a few crocodile nappers to steal Delilah and set Jack up for a fall.
In no time at all locals go missing, and body parts are bobbing up in the swamps.
If word gets out that a man eating croc is on the loose, it would really really kill local tourism.
While Kongsong yowls to the press blaming Jack. "Evelyn" Sherry Phungprasert, a representative from the Animal Welfare Department shows up with her own agenda.
A five thousand dollar reward for Delilah's capture is drawing every croc hunter within earshot, but none greater than "Croc Hawkins" Michael Madsen.
Comprehensive review
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Fewa Pocara 2008
This adventure drama would be more of a horror movie, if one was confronted with a set of teeth like those whilst swimming or diving.
The movie stars Michael Madsen, Peter Tuinstra, Sherry Phungprasert and Tawan Saetung.
Synopsis -
A large man-eating crocodile terrorizes tourists and locals near Krabi, in Thailand. Michael Madsen plays a hunter stalking the immense reptile, while sub-plots include a rivalry between a foreigner, who owns a crocodile-farm, and a Thai man who plays a part in framing the foreigner for the crocodile's rampage.
On The Outskirts of a beach resort in Thailand is Jacks Crocodile Farm, featuring its star attraction Delilah.
Its as good a way to make a living for American expatriate "Jack McQuade" Peter Tuinstra.
His sister "Allison" Elizabeth Healy is visiting.
But his real headache is his competition. "Andy Kongsong" Tawon Saetang of Andy Kongsong's Croc World, will do anything to ruin Jack and take his property including hiring a few crocodile nappers to steal Delilah and set Jack up for a fall.
In no time at all locals go missing, and body parts are bobbing up in the swamps.
If word gets out that a man eating croc is on the loose, it would really really kill local tourism.
While Kongsong yowls to the press blaming Jack. "Evelyn" Sherry Phungprasert, a representative from the Animal Welfare Department shows up with her own agenda.
A five thousand dollar reward for Delilah's capture is drawing every croc hunter within earshot, but none greater than "Croc Hawkins" Michael Madsen.
Comprehensive review
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Fewa Pocara 2008
Fewa Pocara
Fewa Pocara 2007
Now here is a refreshing change, a romantic drama Thai movie set in the Himalayas.
Synopsis -
Starring Atichart Chumnanon and Surangkana Butranon, Fewa Pocara is a sweet romantic drama set in the snowy beauty of the Himalaya Mountains.
Filmed in Nepal, this Thai romance revolves around a lost young man who is being pushed to his nerve's end by life.
Questioning the point of his existence, he leaves Thailand and travels to the Himalayan Mountains in search of peace of mind.
In the cold, lonely beauty of Nepal, heaven finally smiles upon him, and he meets a young woman who has come to the Himalayas to do research.
Comprehensive review (none)
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Mission Almost Impossible Done aka M.A.I.D 2007
Now here is a refreshing change, a romantic drama Thai movie set in the Himalayas.
Synopsis -
Starring Atichart Chumnanon and Surangkana Butranon, Fewa Pocara is a sweet romantic drama set in the snowy beauty of the Himalaya Mountains.
Filmed in Nepal, this Thai romance revolves around a lost young man who is being pushed to his nerve's end by life.
Questioning the point of his existence, he leaves Thailand and travels to the Himalayan Mountains in search of peace of mind.
In the cold, lonely beauty of Nepal, heaven finally smiles upon him, and he meets a young woman who has come to the Himalayas to do research.
Comprehensive review (none)
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Mission Almost Impossible Done aka M.A.I.D 2007
M.A.I.D
Mission Almost Impossible Done - M.A.I.D 2007
Another movie from Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, the Director of The Iron Ladies, so you can expect this comedy to be a really good one.
Synopsis -
Iron Ladies director Yongyoot Thongkongtoon cooks up another serving of riotous chuckles with his latest Thai espionage comedy M.A.I.D. Mission Almost Impossible Done.
Faced with rampant high level corruption, the Thai government decides to plant spies in the households of suspected politicians.
It turns out elite, professionally trained secret agents aren't so good at posing as hired help, however, and the agents soon get booted out.
Try Plan B: hire snooping maids as spies. Experts at eavesdropping, gossip collecting, and trouble wreaking.
Team M.A.I.D. is here to clean up the government of its crooked politicians.
From one disastrous mission to the next, these ladies prove that when government gets dirty, it’s time to send in the cleaners! A playful look at the role of house maids and their unheralded contribution to the peace of society.
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Another movie from Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, the Director of The Iron Ladies, so you can expect this comedy to be a really good one.
Synopsis -
Iron Ladies director Yongyoot Thongkongtoon cooks up another serving of riotous chuckles with his latest Thai espionage comedy M.A.I.D. Mission Almost Impossible Done.
Faced with rampant high level corruption, the Thai government decides to plant spies in the households of suspected politicians.
It turns out elite, professionally trained secret agents aren't so good at posing as hired help, however, and the agents soon get booted out.
Try Plan B: hire snooping maids as spies. Experts at eavesdropping, gossip collecting, and trouble wreaking.
Team M.A.I.D. is here to clean up the government of its crooked politicians.
From one disastrous mission to the next, these ladies prove that when government gets dirty, it’s time to send in the cleaners! A playful look at the role of house maids and their unheralded contribution to the peace of society.
Comprehensive review
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The Elephant King 2009
The Elephant King
The Elephant King is a 2006 drama, to be released on DVD October 20 2009.
It is a zone 1 NTSC release, particularly suited to Americans and Canadians who only have a standard zone 1 DVD player.
Synopsis -
When Oliver travels to Thailand to bring his reckless and hedonistic brother back home to the U.S. to face pending legal charges against him, the intoxication of the exotic world changes his plans and the two embark on an out of the ordinary adventure.
The movies stars Ellen Burstyn, Joesf Sommer, Tate Ellington and Jonno Roberts.
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Me...Myself 2007
It is a zone 1 NTSC release, particularly suited to Americans and Canadians who only have a standard zone 1 DVD player.
Synopsis -
When Oliver travels to Thailand to bring his reckless and hedonistic brother back home to the U.S. to face pending legal charges against him, the intoxication of the exotic world changes his plans and the two embark on an out of the ordinary adventure.
The movies stars Ellen Burstyn, Joesf Sommer, Tate Ellington and Jonno Roberts.
Comprehensive review
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Me...Myself 2007
Me...Myself
Me...Myself aka Sweet Christmas 2007
This drama directed by Ponpat Wachirabunjong has had some pretty good personal reviews, according to my observation of Thai movie forums.
Until now, I had only come across the Korean subtitled version of the movie. But now it is available with English subtitles.
Synopsis -
He cooks. He cleans. He loves her for who she is.
He is everything her ex-boyfriend is not: gentle, sensitive, and supportive, "No, you don't look fat in that dress!".
What's the problem?
He's gay and she doesn't know it. Neither does he.
Such is the premise of Me... Myself, a big screen directorial debut from veteran actor and television director Pongpat Wachirabunjong.
It opens with a heartbroken "Oom", accidentally hitting a man and giving him amnesia.
Feeling guilty, Oom takes him into her own apartment and calls him "Tan", after the word on the necklace found on him.
They fall in love but Oom soon discovers Tan is gay and, and more shockingly, the star of a transvestite cabaret show in Phuket.
Starring Ananda Everingham and Chaianan Manomaisantiphip
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6ixtynin9 2005
This drama directed by Ponpat Wachirabunjong has had some pretty good personal reviews, according to my observation of Thai movie forums.
Until now, I had only come across the Korean subtitled version of the movie. But now it is available with English subtitles.
Synopsis -
He cooks. He cleans. He loves her for who she is.
He is everything her ex-boyfriend is not: gentle, sensitive, and supportive, "No, you don't look fat in that dress!".
What's the problem?
He's gay and she doesn't know it. Neither does he.
Such is the premise of Me... Myself, a big screen directorial debut from veteran actor and television director Pongpat Wachirabunjong.
It opens with a heartbroken "Oom", accidentally hitting a man and giving him amnesia.
Feeling guilty, Oom takes him into her own apartment and calls him "Tan", after the word on the necklace found on him.
They fall in love but Oom soon discovers Tan is gay and, and more shockingly, the star of a transvestite cabaret show in Phuket.
Starring Ananda Everingham and Chaianan Manomaisantiphip
Comprehensive review
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6ixtynin9 2005
6ixtynin9
6ixtynin9 is not a sex comedy, as some may think the title suggests, - but it is a comedy.
And a very good comedy directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, who directed Last Life In the Universe, Invisible Waves and Monrak Transistor. The movie release was in 1999.
Some of the main stars of this movie are Lalita Panyopas, Prompop Lee and Surapong Mekpongsathorn.
Synopsis -
Shortly after losing her job, Tum finds a mysterious noodle box full of money on her doorstep.
The clever beauty attempts to hold on to the loot and soon finds herself at the center of a thrilling, high stakes caper between Thai Boxing gangsters, corrupt executives and the bungling authorities.
The thugs quickly figure out their mistake and come knocking once again.
When she plays dumb about the loot, they get violent.
Soon Tum has two corpses on the floor.
Realizing that she needs to get out of town as fast as she can, she turns to Kanjit (Black Phomtong), a mob fixer with a passion for long massages.
Unfortunately for Tum, the intended recipient of the noodle carton of baht was Kanjit, and he quickly latches on to Tum's dirty deed.
In the mean time, Tum's already stressed life is made all the more complicated by a nosy neighbor (Sirisin Siripornsmathikul) and close friend (Tasanawalai Ongarittichai) also in dire straits.
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And a very good comedy directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, who directed Last Life In the Universe, Invisible Waves and Monrak Transistor. The movie release was in 1999.
Some of the main stars of this movie are Lalita Panyopas, Prompop Lee and Surapong Mekpongsathorn.
Synopsis -
Shortly after losing her job, Tum finds a mysterious noodle box full of money on her doorstep.
The clever beauty attempts to hold on to the loot and soon finds herself at the center of a thrilling, high stakes caper between Thai Boxing gangsters, corrupt executives and the bungling authorities.
The thugs quickly figure out their mistake and come knocking once again.
When she plays dumb about the loot, they get violent.
Soon Tum has two corpses on the floor.
Realizing that she needs to get out of town as fast as she can, she turns to Kanjit (Black Phomtong), a mob fixer with a passion for long massages.
Unfortunately for Tum, the intended recipient of the noodle carton of baht was Kanjit, and he quickly latches on to Tum's dirty deed.
In the mean time, Tum's already stressed life is made all the more complicated by a nosy neighbor (Sirisin Siripornsmathikul) and close friend (Tasanawalai Ongarittichai) also in dire straits.
Comprehensive review
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Omen
Omen 2003 aka Sung Horn is as the DVD cover suggests a horror movie.
It seems it's main redeeming feature might be that it featured the artists of the Thai boyband of the time, D2B = Dan, Big and Beam. Big - Panrawat Kittikorncharoen, Dan - Worrawech Danuwong, Beam - Kawee Tanjararak.
Soon after this movie was made, Big was involved in an horrific car accident on July 22 2003 , causing his body to be thrown into a sewerage canal.
He ingested a lot of the polluted water and suffered bacterial brain damage, causing him to remain in a coma for 4 years.
He died on December 9 2007 without recovering.
Synopsis -
Strange things start happening when separate twists of fate bring each of three friends, Big, Dan and Beam, into contact with three strangers - an old woman who tells prophecies, a little girl who sells garlands on the street and a young woman named Aom.
What none of them realize is that not only is there a connection between the three females, but also between the guys themselves and their destinies. But it starts to become clear that one them is fated to die. But which one? And why?
Comprehensive review
Availability - Yesasia.com $10.99 - CDUniverse.com $12.74 - TurnerClassic Movies.com $19.99 - Ethaicd.com Bangkok posted $7.50 - Amazon from $12.65 [10/2009]
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Taxi Tonight 2005
It seems it's main redeeming feature might be that it featured the artists of the Thai boyband of the time, D2B = Dan, Big and Beam. Big - Panrawat Kittikorncharoen, Dan - Worrawech Danuwong, Beam - Kawee Tanjararak.
Soon after this movie was made, Big was involved in an horrific car accident on July 22 2003 , causing his body to be thrown into a sewerage canal.
He ingested a lot of the polluted water and suffered bacterial brain damage, causing him to remain in a coma for 4 years.
He died on December 9 2007 without recovering.
Synopsis -
Strange things start happening when separate twists of fate bring each of three friends, Big, Dan and Beam, into contact with three strangers - an old woman who tells prophecies, a little girl who sells garlands on the street and a young woman named Aom.
What none of them realize is that not only is there a connection between the three females, but also between the guys themselves and their destinies. But it starts to become clear that one them is fated to die. But which one? And why?
Comprehensive review
Availability - Yesasia.com $10.99 - CDUniverse.com $12.74 - TurnerClassic Movies.com $19.99 - Ethaicd.com Bangkok posted $7.50 - Amazon from $12.65 [10/2009]
Omen DVD with English subtitles - Best Thai Movies
Taxi Tonight 2005
Taxi Tonight
Taxi Tonight 2005 and Diecovery
Yes, as the cover picture suggests, another horror movie, - but a horror comedy.
What comes with a second hand taxi?
The movie stars Sippaporn Chupapan, Chutikan Jullanan, Kanokporn Patpom and Canit Yaisaimaeh.
Synopsis -
A guy decides to buy a used taxi to earnsome money after his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Business is great at first but it doesn't take too long before his customers quickly flee from the car in terror.
Why, he doesn't know but soon he realizes that this taxi is in fact haunted by an evil ghost of a girl.
This Thai horror-comedy Taxi Tonight begins with a penniless would-be taxi-driver, keen on firing up his own cab company, who opts to purchase a used vehicle to hire out to patrons.
This movie offers the hilarity of Ghostbusters vis-a-vis the terror of Christine, for a wild and wicked ride through the night time streets and back alleys.
Comprehensive review - none
Availability - This movie is available as DVD on it's own, but those selected are selling the Tokyo Shock set of 2 discs which includes "Diecovery". The set is cheaper than Taxi Tonight by itself.
Ethaicd.com Bangkok posted - a different 2nd movie here titled "Hala" $8.50 - HKflix.com $12.95 -DeepDiscount.com $13.60 - DVDAsian.com $16.95 - Amazon from $6.42 [10/2009]
Taxi Tonight DVD and Diecovery DVD with English subtitles - Best Thai Movies
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Yes, as the cover picture suggests, another horror movie, - but a horror comedy.
What comes with a second hand taxi?
The movie stars Sippaporn Chupapan, Chutikan Jullanan, Kanokporn Patpom and Canit Yaisaimaeh.
Synopsis -
A guy decides to buy a used taxi to earnsome money after his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Business is great at first but it doesn't take too long before his customers quickly flee from the car in terror.
Why, he doesn't know but soon he realizes that this taxi is in fact haunted by an evil ghost of a girl.
This Thai horror-comedy Taxi Tonight begins with a penniless would-be taxi-driver, keen on firing up his own cab company, who opts to purchase a used vehicle to hire out to patrons.
This movie offers the hilarity of Ghostbusters vis-a-vis the terror of Christine, for a wild and wicked ride through the night time streets and back alleys.
Comprehensive review - none
Availability - This movie is available as DVD on it's own, but those selected are selling the Tokyo Shock set of 2 discs which includes "Diecovery". The set is cheaper than Taxi Tonight by itself.
Ethaicd.com Bangkok posted - a different 2nd movie here titled "Hala" $8.50 - HKflix.com $12.95 -DeepDiscount.com $13.60 - DVDAsian.com $16.95 - Amazon from $6.42 [10/2009]
Taxi Tonight DVD and Diecovery DVD with English subtitles - Best Thai Movies
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