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Starring
:
Suthep
Po-ngam
Supakorn
Kitsuwon
Phintusuda
Tunphairao
Lene
Christensen
Writer
:
Sommai Lertulan
Kuanchun Phemyad
Taweewat Wantha
Adirek Watteleela
Director
:
Taweewat Wantha
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SARS
WAR (2005)
Reviewed
by Mike Banner
A schoolgirl, Liu (Phintusuda Tunphairao), is
kidnapped by a gang of thugs and held to ransom. Her father
forces Master Thep (Suthep Po-ngam), through a severe bout of
tickling, to help rescue her. He sends his student Khun Krabi
(Supakorn Kitsuwon)to the building where she's being held. The
criminals having left their address on the ransom notes'
envelope. Meanwhile a cockroach from Africa infected with the
sars no.4 virus has bitten a man and caused an outbreak of
flesh eating zombies at the same building. Soon the government
have quarantined the place and set explosives throughout. Can
our heroes escape before getting munched or blown to pieces?
This Thai horror-comedy definitely has its focus
on the comedy. The jokes come thick and fast for virtually the
whole of its 90 minute run time. With such a scatter gun
approach there are plenty of gags that fall flat but its
never long before another one comes along and they're mostly
funny. There's not much in the way of narrative or
character development but that's not what you'll be watching
this film for. There's lots of good gore, heads
frequently explode or are lopped off, and some very funny one
liners. The make up effects are good, the CGI is rather
cheap looking and there's some nice use of
animation. The characters know they're in a film
("Shit! we have zombies, a bomb and now a giant snake!
This film is really aiming for some cash.") and never
look like they're taking things seriously. This adds to the
madcap humour but means for a horror film there isn't much in
the way of scares or tension and the end feels a bit of an
anticlimactic kop out.
Overall the film , much like its hero, has a low
budget ramshackle charm that manages to entertain for the
duration but wont leave you thinking about it the next day.
Rating:
 
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