A young couple reawaken the spirit of a famous old Thai legend.A young couple reawaken the spirit of a famous old Thai legend.A young couple reawaken the spirit of a famous old Thai legend.
Porntip Papanai
- Ghost of Mae Nak
- (as Pornthip Papanai)
Kowit Wattanakul
- Mak's Father
- (as Kowit Watthanakul)
Karnjanaporn Plodpai
- Mak's Mother
- (as Kanjanaporn Plodpai)
Meesak Nakarat
- Mr. Angel
- (as Meesak Nakkarat)
Marasri Issarangkul Na Ayuttaya
- Nak's Grandmother
- (as Marasri Issarangkul Na Ayutthaya)
Ammara Assawanon
- Wedding Special Guest
- (as Amara Asawanond)
Thanadet Meeprasert
- Kong
- (as Thanadej Meeprasert)
Charay Mueanprayun
- Tick
- (as Charay Mutpayoon)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the 20th film version of the Thai legend of Mae Nak.
- ConnectionsReferences The Exorcist (1973)
Featured review
Ghost story without scares...
The synopsis and the DVD cover to this movie does have a certain appeal, and it does give you some sense of hope and expectation to the movie. However, don't get your hopes up too high.
For a horror movie, then "Ghost of Mae Nak" is fairly slow and anything but scary, bordering on being overly predictable at times. Plus there are random scenes where the ghost is shown and then they just cut to some other scene, leaving you clueless as to what happened after the ghost appeared, and also raises a big question mark as to why people wouldn't be scared out of their pants after having seen a ghost that up close and personal.
The story told in "Ghost of Mae Nak" is about an ancient tale of love between Mae Nak and Mak. And oddly enough, it today's time, there is a young couple in love with similar names Nak and Mak. It is said that the ghost of Mae Nak will come between anyone who would stand between her and her true love.
I will say that the storyline itself is adequate, although there are no scares at any times throughout the movie. Plus it also becomes rather predictable at times. The movie was suffering from an overhanging sense that no one was really scared given their predicament and situation, which made the movie have an approach which just lead to you not really buying that much into it.
As for the special effects, well they were there, and they were adequate. Not top of the line Hollywood blockbuster effects, but effective enough and doing what they are supposed to do.
There was a single turn of events that I hadn't seen coming. Without saying what it was, it is towards the end of the movie, at the temple scene. It was actually a nice touch, but it didn't manage to pull up the overall enjoyment of the movie as a whole.
The idea with the bone amulet was a nice touch to the movie, though, I will say that much.
For a Thai ghost and horror movie, then "Ghost of Mae Nak" is a fairly standard movie, that offers nothing new to the genre, nor does it hold any scares or overly spooky moments. If you enjoy Thai and Asian horror (and ghost) movies, then there are far better movies available.
For a horror movie, then "Ghost of Mae Nak" is fairly slow and anything but scary, bordering on being overly predictable at times. Plus there are random scenes where the ghost is shown and then they just cut to some other scene, leaving you clueless as to what happened after the ghost appeared, and also raises a big question mark as to why people wouldn't be scared out of their pants after having seen a ghost that up close and personal.
The story told in "Ghost of Mae Nak" is about an ancient tale of love between Mae Nak and Mak. And oddly enough, it today's time, there is a young couple in love with similar names Nak and Mak. It is said that the ghost of Mae Nak will come between anyone who would stand between her and her true love.
I will say that the storyline itself is adequate, although there are no scares at any times throughout the movie. Plus it also becomes rather predictable at times. The movie was suffering from an overhanging sense that no one was really scared given their predicament and situation, which made the movie have an approach which just lead to you not really buying that much into it.
As for the special effects, well they were there, and they were adequate. Not top of the line Hollywood blockbuster effects, but effective enough and doing what they are supposed to do.
There was a single turn of events that I hadn't seen coming. Without saying what it was, it is towards the end of the movie, at the temple scene. It was actually a nice touch, but it didn't manage to pull up the overall enjoyment of the movie as a whole.
The idea with the bone amulet was a nice touch to the movie, though, I will say that much.
For a Thai ghost and horror movie, then "Ghost of Mae Nak" is a fairly standard movie, that offers nothing new to the genre, nor does it hold any scares or overly spooky moments. If you enjoy Thai and Asian horror (and ghost) movies, then there are far better movies available.
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- paul_haakonsen
- Mar 30, 2013
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- Also known as
- 幽魂娜娜2:鬼剎
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- Gross worldwide
- $160,387
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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