"Demon Warriors" a.k.a "Opapatika" when it was released at theaters across Thailand two years ago, is supernatural action thriller that based on Thailand myth. Magnolia Home Entertainment via Amazon will finally release the Region 1 DVD for the film with of course the friendly English subtitle on this August 4, 2009. Written and directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan, the story shares a similarity with Thanakorn's enigmatic 2003 drama, "Fake", in that all the characters are drawn to a mysterious and ethereal. The story also channels the likes of "Night Watch", "Blade" and "Underworld", especially with the themes of immortality and a secret parallel world of supernatural beings. However, the high-concept story of "Demon Warrior" is quite compelling, plus a strong ensemble cast of young and veteran leading men makes it watchable.
Plot:
A man learns a powerful lesson about the price of immortality in this thriller from Thailand. The Opapatikas are a special breed of people who have died only to be resurrected and given special powers; they are invincible in combat, cannot be killed, and gain unique super-human skills.
According to Buddhist belief the evolution of birth can be divided into three forms:
* Sangsethaca: To be born amongst rot and decay, as a worm or maggot.
* Anthaca: To be born from an egg, in the various forms of birds.
* Chalaphucha: To be conceived in the womb as a human or other mammal.
Then there is a fourth form, Opapatika, which goes against Buddhist beliefs because it involves suicide: a class of supernatural beings who are born out of suicide. However, the powers that they gain also have a negative effect.
Thuwachit (Pongpat Wachirabanjong), the loyal mortal henchman for the elderly Sadok (Nirut Sirichanya), is an Opapatika who is quickly decaying and needs to feast on the flesh of other Opapatikas in order to sustain himself. Sadok sends him out to capture others. The four Opapatikas remain in Sadok's hunt are Paisol (Chakrit Yaemnam), a ruthless assassin who must bear all the scars and wounds of his victims, Jiras (Somchai Khemklad), an immortal Opapatika, and the most powerful of them all who considers his immortality a curse, Aruth (Ray MacDonald), an invincible fighter by night, but weak in the daylight, and Ramil (Athip Nana), an adrenaline-fueled daredevil who can project a monstrous, ghostly creature to do his bidding.
There is also Detective Techit (Putthipong Sriwat), a police investigator who has learned the secrets of the Opapatikas, and wants to join their underground fraternity; he approaches Opapatika master Mr. Sadok (Nirut Sirichanya) in hopes of turning this dream into reality. Sadok allows Techit to become a Opapatika after the detective takes his own life, but as Techit gains the ability to see into the future, he begins to gradually lose his mortal senses as he does ritual battle with others. Techit is teamed up with Thuwachit, who leads a vast paramilitary army against the four Opapatika. The four immortals are also mysteriously drawn to a woman, Pran (Khemupsorn Sirisukha).
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Plot:
A man learns a powerful lesson about the price of immortality in this thriller from Thailand. The Opapatikas are a special breed of people who have died only to be resurrected and given special powers; they are invincible in combat, cannot be killed, and gain unique super-human skills.
According to Buddhist belief the evolution of birth can be divided into three forms:
* Sangsethaca: To be born amongst rot and decay, as a worm or maggot.
* Anthaca: To be born from an egg, in the various forms of birds.
* Chalaphucha: To be conceived in the womb as a human or other mammal.
Then there is a fourth form, Opapatika, which goes against Buddhist beliefs because it involves suicide: a class of supernatural beings who are born out of suicide. However, the powers that they gain also have a negative effect.
Thuwachit (Pongpat Wachirabanjong), the loyal mortal henchman for the elderly Sadok (Nirut Sirichanya), is an Opapatika who is quickly decaying and needs to feast on the flesh of other Opapatikas in order to sustain himself. Sadok sends him out to capture others. The four Opapatikas remain in Sadok's hunt are Paisol (Chakrit Yaemnam), a ruthless assassin who must bear all the scars and wounds of his victims, Jiras (Somchai Khemklad), an immortal Opapatika, and the most powerful of them all who considers his immortality a curse, Aruth (Ray MacDonald), an invincible fighter by night, but weak in the daylight, and Ramil (Athip Nana), an adrenaline-fueled daredevil who can project a monstrous, ghostly creature to do his bidding.
There is also Detective Techit (Putthipong Sriwat), a police investigator who has learned the secrets of the Opapatikas, and wants to join their underground fraternity; he approaches Opapatika master Mr. Sadok (Nirut Sirichanya) in hopes of turning this dream into reality. Sadok allows Techit to become a Opapatika after the detective takes his own life, but as Techit gains the ability to see into the future, he begins to gradually lose his mortal senses as he does ritual battle with others. Techit is teamed up with Thuwachit, who leads a vast paramilitary army against the four Opapatika. The four immortals are also mysteriously drawn to a woman, Pran (Khemupsorn Sirisukha).BUY THE DVD AT AMAZON
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