Coherent Insanity

Bangkok aint big enough for the two of us

Tears of the Black Tiger (2000): 4.5/5

Tears of the Black Tiger had me at the opening credits (not to mention the movie’s title alone). It certainly is a unique movie, being a Thai western cult melodrama fused with stylized color-flustereded scenes and awesome, absurd imagery. With horrible acting and extremely laughable dialogue, ‘Black Tiger’ is consistently awkward and corny, and knowing that it’s the kind of movie that doesn’t take itself seriously makes it all the more endearing. Thanks to http://eternalsunshineofthelogicalmind.blogspot.com I found some screencaps to the movie since I can’t find the words to express how much I truly enjoyed it. If you ever get a hold of a copy, take note that this wonderful piece of bizarre cinema is meant to be a FUN film. Nitpickers stay away haha this one’s for keeps.

Watch this movie alone. Seriously

Alone (2007)

Alone (2007): 3/5

You’ll know when a film’s twist isn’t a ‘twist’ anymore when you expect to see it coming. But in this case, by not expecting that expected twist made my viewing experience with ‘Alone’ all the more pleasureable. Yes, I don’t get it either. The makers of the 2004 hit ‘Shutter’ bring another ghost film ‘Alone’ which has been garnering considerable excitement among horror fans. It’s a story about a girl, Pim whose vengeful siamese twin, Ploy comes to haunt her. The two were separated after adolescent angst took over, against Ploy’s wishes as she wishes for them to remain together for ever and and ever.

No prizes for those who can guess what happens next as it’s a pretty simple non-narrative driven film. It’s basically a rollercoaster of cheapish thrills and fills the entire movie with shock after shock along with the creepy atmospherics. Visually, the film comes off subtle filled with gray colors that exudes a genuine supernatural aura. It’s all in good nerve-wracking fun, even for the most experienced horror fan but the only thing that irks me about this film is Ploy’s ghost looking like post-exorcism Linda Blair. Ten more points to this film for upping the ghost stereotype!