The Unborn (2003)

One of my all time favorites.

Good start, but then it gets ruined

As Good As It Gets

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Watching this movie was a waste of time for me. The story is not unique. I find nothing different here. As a horror movie it has no unexpected turn of events. You could have seen this kind of story in many horror flicks. Any clever viewer can guess the pattern of the upcoming events. So there is no surprises at all. Also this movie is lack of the main element - Horror. there are hardly any moments when you feel frightened. All actors performances is average. Bhandit Thongdee's direction is just 'OK'. There is nothing which can attract or engage viewers through out the film. After considering all these elements, the remaining impact of the film is ruined by the stupid background score. I will suggest don't waste your time.

I wasn't expecting a lot from this film, considering the comments (or lack thereof) that I had read. I love Asian films and since this is a Thai movie, I thought I'd give it a chance. I was very surprised and pleased on viewing the film. It's a classic ghost story, the type where the ghost(s) needs the help of a living person(s) to finish something left undone. The story and special effects were top notch. If you are a fan of Asian cinema, or ghost stories in particular you can't go wrong with this film.Thai movies haven't been to well received in the West (except for the recent Ong-Bak action films), but this film along with Shutter are definitely two very good Thai horror films that you should check out.

In this movie, which is more complicated and intelligent than most people seem to realize, Bandit Thongdee presents us with a ghost story which tells us that ghosts are not all bad. They may have a problem to communicate with the living because they look and act scary, but they are righteous and very protective. When Young, Pretty and Pregnant Poh ('Sai' Inthira Charoenpura) is brutally beaten and left for dead in a lake by a vicious drug dealer (Wannakit Siriput), she is saved by the ghost of another girl, living in the lake, having been murdered by the same fellow. She was killed for her unborn child, which a sorcerer had ordered from the drug dealer to use for his witchcraft. Poh doesn't die but ends up in a hospital. She thinks she has become a little strange, though, because she sees ghosts and apparitions everywhere. She is also visited by the ghost from the lake, which touches her pregnant belly and scares her. But the ghost is actually there to help Poh, though. She helps her to kick her drug-habit, diverts her from a thought of abortion (with an iron-wire bucket handle), helps her find the ghost's own unborn child (kept in a jar for good luck in a gambling den), and also kills the drug dealer for her (played very well by Wannakit - The guy is really vicious, and doesn't deserve a second of sympathy from the viewer when he plummets to his death). But Poh's worries are not over yet. She has another enemy close to her, who is out to kill her for a whole different reason... Apart from the story, the acting is very good. Sai transforms during the movie from a derelict, rather foul-mouthed drug-user to a radiantly beautiful young woman who really wants to help people out, and becomes interested in life again. She carries this movie very gracefully. Wannakit is also perfect as the psychopathic drug-dealer, as is Aranya Namwong as Dr. Rudee. It is also much fun to see for yourself how many ghosts you can count at your first viewing; there are bound to be more at your second, third etc.

I think this film is acceptable for me because it's give me many things from that like about the action of human. It means if you do something bad ,it will gonna get you, haunt you like this film show. Let check this film!