Monday, January 19, 2009

Prachya Pinkaew (1962- )


You know this guy, don't you? And this movie? Sure you do. The one where the heroine is an autistic woman, who has a mortal fear of flies and who likes chocolate? The one where she learns martial arts by watching TV? The one where her best friend encourages strangers to throw knives at her head? It's the film of the decade.

And, investigating further, there are more gems from the Pinkaew archive. I particularly like the couldn't-care-less title of the horror movie 999-9999, and the trying-too-hard moniker of the musical Hoedown Showdown. And the 'karmic thriller-romance' Dark Side Romance, about a love affair between two spirits waiting to be reborn. It'll be difficult to find all these movies, but sometimes, if you want trash, you've got to dig for it.

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