Thanks Omy.sg for the invitation to catch the upcoming Thai horror movie COUNTDOWN.
Date: 19 February 2013
Venue: GV Plaza
Rating: M18
CA: VIOLENCE, DRUG USE AND COARSE LANGUAGE [暴力及吸毒画面及粗俗语言]
Starring: Patchara Chirathivat (Peach), Jarinporn Joonkiat (Toey), Pattarasaya Kruesuwansiri (Peak)
Director: Nattawut Poonpiriya (Bas)
♥ Synopsis ♥
“4…3…2…1” no matter where you are, everyone in the world is looking forward to the countdown to New Years Day, which includes 3 Thai teens in New York City. They are roommates. Jack is a rich kid from Thailand who lies to his parents that he’s in NYC to study, where in reality he is actually spending their money on a daily basis just to have fun. Pam a materialistic girl who would do anything to impress others and finally, Bee, Jack’s girlfriend, who has yet to reveal to anyone why she came to NYC in the first place.
In this Thai thriller set in New York City, three rich kids want to throw a New Year’s Eve party in their apartment. They call up a drug dealer, an American guy called Jesus. When Jesus arrives the countdown bash turns into a psychological game that involves violence and torture.
“4…3..2…1” They are counting down without knowing for sure that their new day is going to be waiting for them….
Jesus – “Welcome to the night of your life!”
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Categorized as 18+ as the director does make clever use of the violence, presenting it in a fresh and interesting way compared to other Thai movies, but despite the scary premise the movie never reaches the tense heights we would hope for.
Still, it’s not a bad first effort from Nuttawut who clearly tries to tackle the issue of fading morals in today’s society and the inability of people to face up to their mistakes. He obviously wants to get across the message that people should to deal with their bad karma before it’s too late, as you might not have tomorrow to fix it.
Overall I still find it not worth watching, as it’s really a confusing movie~! >.<
Rating ♥ 2.5/5