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Laila Boonyasak, Maneerat Kham-uan, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk

Thai horror film in four parts.

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Directed by: Youngyooth Thongkonthun

Release Date: April 25, 2008

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  • MidnightMadwoman
    November 27, 2008
    MidnightMadwoman
    REVIEW #666

    I saw this film at the Toronto After Dark film festival and I think this was the gem of the lot. I have a soft spot for short horror films, and this group of four is such a multiplicity of tones and aesthetics. Each film stands out and is great in its own way, alth...( read more)ough some are better than others. Tit-For-Tat seemed to rely a little too heavily on computer animation, but I loved its ending. Happiness suffered from a slightly tired premise, but its execution was really skilled and the film totally engaging. My two favorites were the two most tonally different: Last Fright and In The Middle. Last Fright was a really terrifying movie about passive-aggression and guilt, all backdropped by a well-executed midair ghost story. It's a very rich plot for such a short film, and deserves a lot of praise. My absolute favorite of the bunch though is In The Middle, which is a horror-comedy about paranoid pop culture junkies who take a white-water rafting camping trip. Its cross-referentiality makes it especially funny and charming to horror nerds like me (as well, I'm sure, as the audience I saw it with). All in all, a great four films that rivals Three Extremes in quality.
  • Drewbacca
    October 27, 2008
    Drewbacca
    MY FULL REVIEW
  • alanjayh
    January 18, 2009
    alanjayh
    Thai 4 horror short stories...all parts had fine acting and fine production values. The first one about texting on the cellphone, while somewhat predicatable, was bone chilling--- a simple story very well told and the best of the bunch. The second one about a bullied student was...( read more) more gore and horror than chills, and turned into a splatterfest. The third one about the four boys camping and rafting was more comedic than scary, and also had a predictable ending. The fourth and final episode was slow to develop and more psychological driven. While original in nature with a few sudden jolts, its ending was hokey. I'd rate the first installment a solid 4 stars, but the three stories after only 2 stars.
  • cacutshaw
    November 2, 2008
    cacutshaw
    Awesome! A great anthology film with some great scares and big laughs. All the directors do an amazing job with the the stylish stories. Of course, anyone who's seen it is going to leave remembering "In Between" the most, frankly it is the best with some incredible comic perfo...( read more)rmances, but every story shines, proving Asian horror is far from dead. It just has to be done right, and every segment is a textbook example of how to accomplish that. Should become something of a classic if there is any justice.
  • John2223
    September 30, 2008
    John2223
    4bia are for short movies¨from 4 directors, titled:
    1-"Happiness": some creepy moments 3/5.
    2-"Tit for Tat": The goriest and lamest. 2.5/5
    3-"In the Middle": Some funny moments as well as creepy ones. 3/5.
    4-"Last Fright" the more thrilling. It is on an airplane creating a claust...( read more)rophobic flix. 3/5.
    Overall, 4bia has 4 short story that will keep you entertaned.
  • acidburnpooh
    October 29, 2009
    acidburnpooh
    i like this film...it is horrr movie,,,but,, there is one story that is funny....can't wait to see phobia 2....
  • che1321yamat
    October 4, 2009
    che1321yamat
    grabe! comedy na nakakatakot..
  • eleninthehouse
    September 14, 2009
    eleninthehouse
    Thai 4 horror short stories, and each part has different plot and character, the first one is about text message, the second one is about an ugly boy who always suffer from his friends, the third one is about journey through forest and the forth one is about affair . every plo...( read more)t of movie has its own way to shocked you, pretty thrill and scary (part 3 and 4) yeah. i don't like horror much actually,so by the times goes by, i 'll forget this
  • feiziyou
    August 12, 2009
    feiziyou
    I always have confidence of Thai ghost or horror films. 4bia comes with 4 simple stories and played with angle, music, timing and effects. I enjoyed being scared.
  • yellowongvivian
    May 18, 2009
    yellowongvivian
    nice short story but is not scary at all.

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  • shaaa
    August 26, 2008
    shaaa
    Great movie! :D
    Rock on!! I'd give ALL my supports to these talented directors!
    Can't wait for you guys new movie :P
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