See prang (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Directors:

Banjong Pisanthanakun
Paween Purikitpanya

Writers:

Banjong Pisanthanakun (writer) (segment)
Paween Purikitpanya (writer) (segment)

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (Thailand)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Face Your Fears

Plot:

4BIA is a Horror Anthology. The first segment, "Happiness" is about a lonely girl who corresponded with...

Plot Keywords:

Black Magic | Text Messaging | Anthology | Camping Trip | Glasses

Cast

Laila Boonyasak	...	Pim
Pongsatorn Jongwilak
Maneerat Kham-uan	...	Pin
Kantapat Permpoonpatcharasuk	...	Aey
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk	...	Pink
Witawat Singlampong	...	Diaw
Chon Wachananon

Also Known As:

4bia (International: English title)
Phobia (International: English title)

Runtime:

Singapore:240 min | Thailand:120 min

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Suvarnabhumi Airport, Racha Thewa, Amphoe Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand

Company:

GMM Tai Hub (GTH)

Trivia:

The Thai name of the segment titled 'Happiness' in English means 'Lonely'.

Movie Connections:

References The Sixth Sense (1999)

4bia

I must say that 4bia is one of the good Thai horror movie. Directors from Shutter, Body 19 and Iron ladies prove that they all can come up with suspenseful tales together. There are four stories and each of them is 30 minutes. The four stories are pretty engrossing, suspenseful and interesting.

The story: First, we get 'Happiness' directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon who did Iron ladies. A girl has a broken leg and stays in her apartment. She sends SMS to friends and soon she received a SMS from someone mysterious. She soon chats with him and asks for his picture. It turns out...things are not always what they seem. It is creepy and thrilling. 3/5

The second story is not very thrilling nor suspenseful but still good. 'Tit for Tat' directed by Paween Purijitpanya who did Body 19. A guy use black magic to take revenge on a group of students who bully him. You will know the outcome as nowadays, this kind of plot are common. The gore and violence take over suspense and the thrills. Though without the suspense, it is still engrossing. 3.5/5

Third story is 'In the middle' by Banjong Pisanthanakun who did Shutter and Alone.Four buddies camp in a forest. They make fun of horror movies and tell ghost stories before bedtime. One of them was drowned when they went water raft. They start to search for him and soon things start to get creepy. I think this story is the most suspenseful and the ending is not what I had expected. Though there is suspense, the story is a bit slow. The suspense starts later. 3/5

The final and fourth story is' Last Fright' by Parkpoom Wongpoom who also did Shutter and Alone. An air stewardess is to escort a corpse who is a princess alone. Things start to get creepy and thrilling. As the third story has the suspense, this one has the thrills. Although like the third one, this started off a bit slow but it still manage to thrill me. 3/5

Overall: Is it worth to watch it? Yes, it is. Suspense and thrills fans should watch this. I am not afraid to say but 4bia is actually one of the best horror and Thai movie I had seen. It is recommended to watch this. It is good although I am not a horror fan. Rated NC-16 in Singapore.