Platypuschow Myself and Thai cinema have had a mostly good relationship over the years, though I've usually expected not to I've often enjoyed their works.This horror effort is heavily influenced by the likes of The Ring (1998) and The Grudge (2002) but unlike them it doesn't come close to delivering.Telling the story of an aspiring actress who finds fame through crime reenactments but becomes obsessed with one of the victims as a haunting/possession begins.The movie does have its tense moments but they are handled so poorly that the impact is lost.Interesting story, not the worst performances but the people behind the camera should perhaps go back to film school as those are the folk responsible for this lackluster mess.The Good: Some nice ideas The Bad: Deaths are ripped straight from The Ring (1998) Badly directed/produced/edited Things I Learnt From This Movie: Someone couldn't be bothered to come up with an original concept and just decided to remix several bits of Asian cinema

vengeance20 Bought this second hand in CeX about a few years back but never got round to watching til now. Finally I did. And to say, it was a good film, but got blurred after the 50min mark. The film is about a young girl named Ting/May, who gets a side job by police to reenact murders & crime scenes. But 1 particular case, however, involves a woman, Meen. Who vindictively kills anyone involved in the reenactment or tries to use her murder as a way to get rich. The end however, well... it was confusing But here's what I think:Now, this was what I thought it was until the 50min mark. Though the end however makes me think that Meens spirit takes the form of Ting/May after she broke the head dress decoration. Meen didn't want to move on but wanted to live again, so she possessed Ting/May. But I still think there was more to it, it got confusing as it dragged.The scare scenes were good, the horror was also good, there was some really sinister things going on which I really liked & thought were entertaining. So there was some good, but I felt the film could've been a little less long & to be honest, the ending part after 50mins was a little unnecessary, a less confusing ending would've been better & not to dragged out.But it was overall a good dark, thriller/horror film! 6/10

Paul Magne Haakonsen Usually the horror / ghost movies that come from the Thai cinema tend to be rather interesting and have captivating stories. "The Victim" ("Phii Khon Pen") however, didn't really live up to many others in the same genre from Thailand.The story is about a young actress who comes into a streak of fame and fortune when she is hired to portray victims in a TV reconstruction show of criminal cases. However, her portrayal of those killed and forced to leave Earth prematurely draws the attention of a malignant spirit that lingers.Story-wise, then "The Victim" doesn't really impress much with the storyline. I am not fully sure whether it is because of the script or if it is the editing of the movie that made it seem like somewhat of a half-hearted attempt at a ghost story movie.Effects-wise, then "The Victim" does deliver a good amount of effects and CGI. It is not really overly scary, but it does make good use of effects, both mundane and CGI alike.As just mentioned above, then "The Victim" isn't really a movie that will scare you or leave you afraid of the dark. Sure, there were some nice enough shock moments to make you jump out of your seat, but in overall, then the movie isn't really scary.Pitchanart Sakakorn, playing Ting / May, did a good job with her given role, and really carried the movie quite well. However, she was struggling with an uphill battle, as the rest of the movie didn't really give her much to work with.For a Thai ghost horror movie, then "The Victim" was fairly weak and bland, and there are far better and far scarier ghost movies available from the Thai cinema market. And the DVD release comes as scraped as they get; there is the play movie feature and chapter selection - nothing else! No extras, no nothing. That was just weak.

mapb The Thai horror films I've seen have all been pretty similar, neatly packaged (but effective) ghost stories heavy on the scares. This film goes for a much greater degree of complexity, but I'm afraid it may have overreached itself a little bit. Other reviews will familiarize you with the plot. I'll just say that the "twist" halfway through - that the entire movie up to then has been a movie in the filming process - is interesting, no doubt, but feels very unnecessary. The two segments have very little to do with each other, other than the first half serving as a gigantic red herring for the second. I will go ahead and reveal that the ghost responsible for the mayhem in the second part has no relation to the first part. In fact, it seems almost like the director had two very good ghost story ideas but couldn't make a full movie out of either, so simply decided to throw them together.All that aside, if you're just after scares "The Victim" serves up its fair share. Even this aspect feels a little disorganized, though. There are a couple truly well-done, beautifully eerie scenes that really add to the atmosphere, but the movie is packed with rapid-fire scares that get very desensitizing very fast. I found myself actually wishing that they would slow down and build some tension. As strange as it may sound, "The Victim" might do well as two short films. The theme of victim-hood certainly applies well to both halves. As two films in one, though, it's something of a mess. However, it still shows some really good ideas and even a certain touch of elegance, and might be preferable to many Asian horror flicks.