Wanna spend your weekend with some nightmarish visions and story? Thus, Thai’s horrific film “The Spiritual World” that get nearer with the Region 3 DVD with English subtitle pack maybe appropriate to included as one of your options. Directed by Tharatap Thewsomboon, this atmospheric Thai horror will slowly get under the skin with the story of a troubled young woman being haunted by the ghosts of the past. Ever since she was a little girl, Ming (Nuttamonkan Srinikornchot) has been able to see ghosts. Wandering between the living and the dead, she encounters beckoning spirits and mysterious spectres no matter where she goes. For the past 15 years, Ming has constantly moved from one place to another in order to escape a ghost that has been following her. One day, childhood friend Buud (Anuchit Sapanpong) suddenly shows up, and asks for her help to find out the truth behind his father's death. Buud's appearance awakens Ming's buried memories, including vague recollections of the ghost that has been chasing after her.
As usually, don’t hope too much for a refreshing idea emerging from this film, concept about someone who’s able to seek ghost or something like that, actually has reminded us to “The Sixth Sense” in the first place. But what that could make this one become a quite decent ghost story are those disturbing scenes of spiritual world. Showing many shapes of creepy ghosts with several gory forms which pretty amusing those horror fans. The film also boasts of these above average production values that exposed with its reasonable detailed lighting, stylish cinematography, and also a number of fine visual effects. While in some sequences, it’s kind of depressing to watch Nuttamonkan’s hysterical acting that sometimes was over the top with expressing her frightfulness. But we also can’t put all the charge on her, cause a movie like this actually oblige such of expressions. Along with the twist that somewhat predictable enough, director Tharatap Thewsomboon knobs the genre pretty fit, carrying out the right moods and the appropriate scares at the acceptable minutes.
General Points: *** out of *****
DVD Specifications:
Product Title: The Spiritual World (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan)
Language: Thai
Subtitles: Traditional Chinese, English
Picture Format: NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Duration: 102 minutes
Release Date: 2008-09-22 (Save your copy)
As usually, don’t hope too much for a refreshing idea emerging from this film, concept about someone who’s able to seek ghost or something like that, actually has reminded us to “The Sixth Sense” in the first place. But what that could make this one become a quite decent ghost story are those disturbing scenes of spiritual world. Showing many shapes of creepy ghosts with several gory forms which pretty amusing those horror fans. The film also boasts of these above average production values that exposed with its reasonable detailed lighting, stylish cinematography, and also a number of fine visual effects. While in some sequences, it’s kind of depressing to watch Nuttamonkan’s hysterical acting that sometimes was over the top with expressing her frightfulness. But we also can’t put all the charge on her, cause a movie like this actually oblige such of expressions. Along with the twist that somewhat predictable enough, director Tharatap Thewsomboon knobs the genre pretty fit, carrying out the right moods and the appropriate scares at the acceptable minutes.
General Points: *** out of *****
DVD Specifications:
Product Title: The Spiritual World (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan)
Language: Thai
Subtitles: Traditional Chinese, English
Picture Format: NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Duration: 102 minutes
Release Date: 2008-09-22 (Save your copy)
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