Ghost of Mae Nak

I really liked this movie. The filming isn't great and the special effects are sometimes downright silly, but I enjoyed watching it. This isn't high class horror, but it was fun to watch. What other horror movie has a musical montage in the beginning of people fixing up a house?

Not for everyone, but Asian Horror seems to make me think. Find out what ghost wants, try to give it to her and hope for the best. This is a pretty common theme but I never get tired of the journey and this one took me in a new direction.

If you love Thai movies, especially scary ones, then you must get this one. I ordered for my mother who's thai, and she loved it.

Not interested

If you like the movie the Ring you would love movie Ghost of Mae Nak. This movie having a really nice Twist to it.

This movie is a ghost story made out of a legend. It was well written and the acting was excellent. If you like actual ghost stories, this one is definitely for you!

Love this movie!

Ghost of Mae Nak: 7 out of 10: First we had J horror ( stark white Japanese female ghosts with long black hair that scream) then Korea developed K Horror ( featuring stark white Korean female ghosts with long black hair that scream) and now we have T horror (featuring stark white Thai female ghosts with long black hair that scream). From the looks of all things alphabetical can a home grown Vietnamese ghost story be too far behind.Now I am not that big fan of ghost stories and the Japanese take on the subject has done very little to impress me. There are only so many faulty florescent lights and violin screams that one man can take. So it surprised me that Mae Nak is as entertaining film in its own right. For one thing this is more a romance than a ghost story.The story revolves around two very likable kids (named Nak and Mak) who are getting married and settling down when one of them (the guy) is haunted by a ghostly vision (see above). They have true love and the ghost is jealous or vengeful or in pain or something. So they have to help her spirit to rest because (SPOILER ALERT) they bought the house she used to live in and pledged their love on her unmarked grave and received part of her skull as a wedding gift. (No I'm not making this up) The non-ghost scenes however with the couple buying a house and dealing with various relatives and cultural demands are delightful and fresh to these western eyes. And the two leads are both attractive and pleasant and give of the aura of being real people with real lives. (They both have actual jobs and go to punk rock bars with friends).The movies other asset is the Final Destination style death scenes the ghost uses to exact revenge or protect the couple or whatnot. The special effects are excellent and the camera isn't to shy about the gore.The film clearly has a healthy budget and talent behind the camera. On the negative side the movie plot is right out of a Scooby Doo episode and the film is about as scary as one. Lack of fright aside for a J horror style ghost story this is a pretty good film.

This sounded decent, and the plot had promise, but that's where things ended. Low budget, terrible DVD quality, no scares, lazy acting and poor CGI. I own dozens of Asian horror's but I fought the whole way through this one not to turn it off. If you're looking for Thai horror specifically, I'd recommend Ghost Game instead. I will probably never watch this again.

Good DVD, with extras.

THANKS

very good

Spookey