Sop Dek 2002

It's so freaking great! Absolutely loved it! I can't describe it well enough but just watch it.

No story, no horror, just an excuse to scare women into accepting their bodies are tools to make babies

I was given the chance to sit down and watch "The Unborn Child" (aka "Sop Dek 2002") here in 2020. Now, it should be said that I had not even heard about this 2011 movie from writers Poj Arnon and Thanadon Nuansutthi before getting the chance to actually physically sit down and watch it. But it being a Thai horror movie was actually enough to catch my interest.

Well, I will say that "The Unborn Child" is definitely not your average run-of-the-mill Thai horror movie. Especially so because director Poj Arnon is definitely going well beyond what you would expect to see in a horror movie. Mind you, that "The Unborn Child" can be a very visceral and visually disturbing movie to some viewers, and that is why I think that this is not your average horror movie. Personally, I don't mind the way that director Poj Arnon took the movie, because this is, after all, only a movie meant for entertainment purposes.

The storyline in "The Unborn Child" was actually good. There were some genuinely creepy and disturbing moments throughout the course of the storyline, which made it quite well worth to sit through the movie. And I like that writers Poj Arnon and Thanadon Nuansutthi actually had managed to concoct a storyline that wasn't weighed down by being overly predictable.

Now, the ending of the movie was a bit cliché, I will say that much. Of course, I am not going to reveal the ending. But I wasn't particularly much a fan of the way the movie ended.

For a horror movie, then "The Unborn Child" proved to be adequately entertaining. It is more of a creepy and disturbing type of horror movie, than it is a jump scare horror movie. And it deals with some topics that definitely leaves you with a lasting impression.

The acting in the movie was quite good, and I enjoyed the performances put on by the actors and actresses, as it really helped to bring the storyline to life on the screen.

The special effects in the movie were adequate, although the CGI animated babies were just atrocious to behold, and that was something that served more of a blow to the movie, than it served as a thing that helped the movie along in any way. Horror movies definitely need to have proper CGI if making use of computers to bring something forth on the screen.

My rating of "The Unborn Child" is a six out of ten stars. I was adequately entertained. And if you enjoy Thai horror movies, it is actually quite well worth to sit down and watch "The Unborn Child" if you are given the chance to do so.

Following a weird string of deaths, a photographer and his wife grow concerned about their daughters' claims that an invisible friend is behind it, and when several local classmates also reveal they're suffering similar incidents it all leads back to a gruesome secret buried under their noses.

From the very start, this one proves to be quite an enjoyable topical effort. Among it's more entertaining aspects here is the manner in which it touches on its topical references. The subject of an abortion caused by an epidemic of teen pregnancies is hammered into us from the very start, as the shriveled corpse of an aborted fetus is waved at the camera before unceremoniously thrown into the trash. Likewise, the scenes with the reporters making the connection before the dead bodies and the spate of illegal abortions create a rather intriguing viewpoint. That this procedure to get rid of them is so commonplace the act is considered routine and treated flippantly is quite shocking and creates a strong commentary on the youth. As well, that there's a rather thrilling supernatural angle to play off is wholly appreciated. This creates a fine atmosphere through the lowest possible approach, hearing the sound of a baby's voice out of nowhere. That the characters react to its presence makes it genuine, and despite the playful nature of the giggling, there's a decided creepiness to those scenes where it appears to lead their daughter into precarious situations. From drawing her away to the temple, causing the daughter to go play on a swing-set unsupervised or getting her to play on the edge of a stairway in the apartment, there are some rather creepy scenes in the film. Other creepy scenes feature more traditional scare attempts. Dream sequences featuring bodies dripping blood from birthing locations, characters claiming to see spirits standing behind others in pictures or video or even catching ghostly figures lurking around offer up some rather chilling moments. As well, the scenes at the temple showing the disposal of the corpses set the stage for a truly enjoyable final act that generates several impressive supernatural attacks. The various encounters within the apartment building or the other girl which are quite terrifying and set the stage for the revelation at the end which is far more haunting and devastating than anything else in the film. These manage to hold this one up overall as there are a few issues. The biggest problem is the fact that there's just way too much going on in the plot to keep anything straight as for what's happening. It takes way too long before we're aware that everything happening is occurring within the same universe as it randomly hops around between these stories all of which means it takes way too long before it really gets going. The other issue is some rather wonky CGI present in the attacks that don't need to be there as this had worked far better without much of that involvement and the scenes stand out in contrast because of that. These here are the film's few problems.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and continuous children-in-jeopardy.

I just wanted to watch a random horror movie on Netflix. Not sure what I was getting into. Odd message at the start about consequences and morality, possibly not translated to the best degree. Thought maybe due to the subject matter it was a standard government warning. Anyway, young girl starts hearing voices and other minor spooky things happen. Not very riveting until it goes full bananas the vengeful foetuses. This is one of the most f'ed up things I've ever seen. The part I find most interesting about this film is, until near the end, I couldn't tell if it was conveying a pro-life message or highlighting the health issues caused by abortion being illegal. They really shot their message in the foot. So yeah, it's pro-life horror flick and it's as wonderful as it sounds. I'm amazed the outrage brigade haven't lobbied Netflix to remove this.