Had quite big expectations of this film and although it was and enjoyable film, it doesn?t bring anything new to Asian Horror or the Horror genre in general.
I also have the remake and it?ll be interesting to compare the two, once I have watched.
Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana, Unnop Chanpaibool, Chachchaya Chalernpol
A shock accident on a lonely country road has terrifying repercussions for a Bangkok photographer and his frightened wife in the Thai horror sensation that chilled audiences at the Gérardmer and Bangk... read more
Directed by: Parkpoom Wongpoom, Banjong Pisanthanakun
DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (1,627)
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November 22, 2009
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September 28, 2009
A swing and a miss! Completely derivative horse shit. Cool ending, though, and surprisingly solid performances. Too bad it isn't scary, relying heavily on audio cues (some of which are shockingly misused) and falling back on the old, now unscary Asian girl ghost crutch. Shutter i... read more
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March 19, 2009
Best watched at night with the lights down to get the full effect. There are images here that can SCARE even the most hardened of viewers. Too bad the story is totally ludicrous and unoriginal, otherwise this would have been a great horror movie.
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July 25, 2008
Wonderfully shot horror film whose atmosphere far exceeds the film itself. Again it's an Asian horror film that focusses around an investigation, a dead girl and many twists. The first problem comes from the initial hit and run incident. Neither person seems that bothered after h... read more
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July 4, 2008
This is a a very good Thai horror film along the lines of The Eye, The Grudge, Ring. This has also been remade this year into a US version. A lot of the scares and imagery is similar to the other films mentioned, but it's a good story and has some jumpy bits. If you like these st... read more
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June 3, 2008
By the numbers Asian horror with a couple of novel twists and jumps but I'm bored with the genre.
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April 27, 2008
A Bangkok photographer and his girlfriend hit a young woman on a lonely road and flee the scene of the accident. Soon, a ghostly female image starts to appear in his photographs. Potentially good ghost story is held back a bit by a morally feeble portagonist and pacing issues. ... read more
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March 3, 2008
I rather enjoyed this - possibly because I felt sorry for Natre. It does seem to rely a little more on jumps than 'scares' (ironically, I fell for the same jump twice when I rewound to catch something I'd missed, despite knowing it was coming) but that really didn't hinder my enj... read more
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January 27, 2008
Generic in it's premise, but not badly done at all. Had this come out around the beginning of the "ringu" wave it would had gathered more attention. For a change, this ghost doesn't want to be "pacified" or any of the usual stuff. And the usual plot twists one comes to expect act... read more
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October 26, 2007
Not a great horror movie, But has some really scary moments & I liked the closing scene
Critic Reviews
...ultimately comes off as yet another hopelessly derivative and downright interminable Asian creeper... Full Review
The latest in the line of hairy hauntings, Shutter, for the most part conforms to expectations, although it has a pay off which lifts it above the pack. Full Review
Shunning random carnage, this horror carries you with it to the final twist. Full Review
Competently handled, decently acted and contains a couple of twists in the final reel that may give you a jolt. Full Review
Familiar though it may be, the film is well made and contains more than its fair share of supremely creepy moments, plus there's a clever twist near the end that you really won't see coming. Full Review
If some of the shocks come off feeling as dated as last summer's Polaroids, it's a small price to play for a picture that manages to be scary and unsettling without resorting to cheap thrills and gore. Full Review
This reasonable Thai horror flick can't decide when and how its disgruntled wraith - female, as usual - is allowed to manifest herself. Full Review
There's some scare-voltage here, and some cliches. Full Review
The first-time directors, Parkpoom Wongpoom and Banjong Pisanthanakun, might not have names that roll off the tongue, but they have a way of getting noticed. Full Review
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