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It's so stupid but somehow so entertianing, it's so fake(CG) but somehow you just didnt care anymore, everything was so lousy but you cant stop and had to finish watching, it's a very low budget film and the director just didnt care if anything makes sense or not, which made the story so crazy, so dramatic or basically limitless unreal(in a good way) . So much fun from start to finish, it could be even better if you take some weed beforehand, seriously!!!

The film has lots of suspense, tension n hell lottuva far-fetched scenes. The film is a mix of 127 hours, Cast Away, Apocalypto, etc. Too many unbelievable scenes saved by tension filled scenes. The effects of the crocodile is a bit shaky but still commendable.

I can't count how often the two main characters acted dumb in this movie, but I still suffered for these weirdos. The stage is as simple as can: A deep pool, pumped out, at first 1 and then 2 dumb people plus 1 crocodile. Fading out that the crocodile might kill a person in some minutes, there were tough moments. I did like the production by building up suspense with minimal things like a ringing cellphone or a dog taking notice of them both. There are so many little things to notice that it makes the (tolerant) audience shiver with impatience of what happens next. A more sober audience will only count the dumb fails of the two protagonists. So I would recommend that movie to an uncritical audience, which just wants to have some entertainment. It has a wicked idea I like.

I stumbled upon "The Pool" by random chance. I hadn't heard about it. I didn't know who starred in it. I didn't even know what it was about. It was a Thai movie, and given my fascination and interest in Asian cinema, then of course I took the chance to sit down and watch the 2018 movie "The Pool" from director and writer Ping Lumpraploeng.

So how was this movie? Well, actually it was quite good, taking into consideration the relative simplicity of the storyline. But the movie was also somewhat predictable, but still turned out to be thrilling and exciting.

The concept idea of the storyline is having a guy stranded in a pool with no means of escape, since the pool has been drained of enough water to make it impossible for him to reach the top of the basin. Then comes help, in the form of his pregnant girl friend, but things go horribly awry. And to make matters worse, a crocodile ends up in the pool as well, also with no means of escape.

The movie was entertaining from beginning to end, though some of the scenes were definitely quite generic and you know what would happen even from a mile away.

The crocodile was adequate, though some of the close-up scenes where it attacked Day was painstakingly CGI animated and you could see that even with your eyes closed.

The acting was good, and heeradej Wongpuapan (playing Day) and Ratnamon Ratchiratham (playing Koy) were actually performing well and carried the movie with enough confidence that the storyline worked out in their hands.

However, "The Pool" is hardly a masterpiece in Thai cinema, nor is it a movie that you are likely to watch more than just once.

Firstly the plot on how ridiculously the man gets trapped into a deep pool. Why to have a ladder inside the pool, no need for that. Secondly, how much time would it take to empty a huge pool like that with only 1 small drain? My guess is he would have starved before getting trapped there. Thirdly the crocodile, you see more lifely crocs in some video games, this one was so bad, even the acting of the croc. Did they take some zoologist with them when they created that croc? Don't think so, cuz the croc behaved more like an angry dog than a crocodile. But still the movie was catchy, very catchy to say the least.

Saw this at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (BIFFF for intimates). Remarkable how the film makers succeeded in filling one and a half hour running time with just a seemingly simplistic situational plot. Impossible at first sight, but they did it. It was not super-tense all the time, but there were ample unexpected developments to keep us alive. A bit of humour was included, also a bit of romance mixed with marital problems (even a row about an abortion in such dire circumstances). There is no limit to the number of mishaps and stupidities included in this movie, but without these we would have had no story and thus no movie with several tense scenes, unexpected twists and surprising developments.

I'm at a loss why the crocodile was not threatening all the time. It may be the nature of the beast, e.g. sleeping when its stomach is filled. A very unexpected development was that the crocodile even laid some eggs (it was a female one, the twosome deduced), coming in very handy when being stuck in the pool for three days already. Yet a dangerous thing to do, as the crocodile was not very happy when she could not find her eggs back, hence not prepared to be lenient.

The script also succeeded in giving an important role to dog Lucky a few times. Its action were not always in their advantage, but he still was very present some of the time, despite being outside the pool and with an unbridgeable distance between the dog and the twosome in the deep. Shouting to a dog and telling him what to do, does not always have the desired effect.

If on a quest to find an illustration of the saying that Limitation Reveals The Master, don't look any further. This movie has it all: less than a handful of protagonists, a confined stage for the players, only a few props, all of this assembled in a very simplistic decor. The crocodile may very well be the costliest item on the set, as it looked very convincing and alive, apparently not a DIY product.

All in all, though obviously an example of one-off entertainment, this movie is well made and included a lot of original ideas. Its synopsis may look uninviting upfront, but don't that let mislead you when deciding to book tickets for it. See for yourself who (if any) will survive.

I wanted to like it more. When i watch a low budget thriller/horror movie, i want to reward their efforts by giving a good rating. But, to be honest, there are a lot of dumb and "what the hell and not in a good way" moments here. A lot of unintentionally funny scenes too, i laugh so hard watching a few of them. A lot of unnecessarily melodramatic scenes, also.

However, there are some positives too. Leading actor is extremely likeable character and his acting was not bad. The actress was likeable too as a character, but her acting was..let's say not very good, i don't wanna be mean. Furthermore, it's entertaining. This is a watchable survival movie, if you are looking for some mindless fun and you are a big fan of this genre (One location survival/thriller-horror movies). I can't recommend it but if you lower your expectations, you 'll maybe enjoy it.

There are different types of ⭐⭐⭐.

There are 3⭐ disappointing because you were expecting something close to a masterpiece. But there also 3⭐ that are, in fact, very enjoyable surprises as you were expecting something bad. This is clearly on that 2nd group.

The first impressions are terrible. I have no idea why you would start your film with a flash forward scene of one of your biggest weaknesses: your big fake CGI monster. Yeah, it's that bad and the reason why I didn't watch this before. However, if you move from that, the story is interesting, there a lot of plot twists, very good acting and a surprisingly good direction. Damn, I even liked the animal behavior (as he was just there, bored like most animals behave). It can be a bit cheesy sometimes and you can question a lot about what's happening in scene, but it's really effective creating tension and suspense. I will keep an eye on future projects of this director.

If you're told the water was released in a 20 foot deep pool with no steps or ladders, you don't decide it's the best time go to sleep on a raft. As soon as he did that I was out of the movie because there was no way anyone is actually this stupid and I couldn't root for this moron surviving.

A better idea would have had him getting out of the pool minutes after his friend left and having him slip and hit his head passing out in the water and then waking up when the water was low.

Having him decide to take a freaking nap as the water was going down just made him too stupid to live and you just want the croc to eat him as soon as it fell inside the pool.

But the croc was too busy sleeping with a perfectly placed roll of duct tape in it's mouth that the dummy needed.

And then there's the idiot girlfriend with the diving fetish...she wants to dive so badly that even after she sees the pool only 1/4 filled she makes a giddy beeline for the diving board. What the hell??

And to make matters worse, these idiots procreated and have their idiot spawn growing inside her. You just want to root for the croc!

I had one hearty laugh towards the end after I tilted my head and thought "Sure, Jan" when our "hero's" insulin shot fell perfectly onto a cloth.

Unfortunately, this movie contained a bunch of unintentional laughs and "yeah, right" moments. But, worst of all: it had thee most fakest looking crocodile I've ever seen in a movie. And that's sad because it was supposed to be one of the biggest threats of this Open Water in Reverse knock-off.

Basically, under extremely unlikely circumstances, a man gets trapped and abandoned in a huge, albeit empty pool with no ladder or way out. To make matters worse, his girlfriend shows up, gets trapped with him and the aforementioned, hungry and angry crocodile in there stalking them. (Mostly sleeping, but when awake, stalking.) How will they possibly escape THE POOOOOL of DEATH?!

I didn't give up on the movie because, well, the lead was sexy (ha,) a lot of the time I could absolutely feel his pain of the gruesome things that happen to him and I do love me some When Animals Attack films as well as being trapped with nearly no possible ways to escape. I mentioned this is a rip-off (well, sorta) of the Open Water movies, but specifically part two. In that movie, the cast is in the ocean around their boat, but no ladder or way to get back onboard. In that movie, to add tension, there's a baby on board. In The Pool, there's a chained up dog up on deck, who they, of course, named "Lucky." Ha. Ha. I get it.

Mistakes are made by the lead, constantly - causing me so much frustration and while some graphics look good, others look fake as all Hades. One death in the movie was kinda shocking, but another's survival, though it was supposed to be happy, would've elevated this movie tenfold had they perished.

It's not the worst, by far it isn't. It's just a breezy 90-minute Saturday afternoon viewing. If you can get past that terrible CGI'd croc.

***

Final thoughts: Okay, I'm not from that country, nor ever been. But, seriously? The Olympic-sized pool has no ladder or shallow end? I know it's possible, but is it plausible?

This is really a good movie. I totally enjoyed it. 9/10 and worth every point.

Its a special story about an empty pool and its poolboy and his girlfriend and dog and 7 feet crocodile, sharing 400 m2 of nears empty slippery space . its a story that takes place in a extremely confined area, and its an extreme adventure of brilliantly bad luck and severe fight for survival.

the plot and filming are extremely ingeniously made and filmed, and the tema the film is spun around , have always spun around in my head as a young boy/ adult training in the swimming pool to become the best. its technical quality of filming are superb, and the editing are likewise. its suspense and horror sharing a pool with a crocodile are nearly over the edge of mfantasy.

take a look at this film , its special, original, but also predictable, but the acting are really good, so beware whenever your in the pool, you might sit in like a fly in the can bearer flower. the grumpy old man recommends...

I'm not sure what another reviewer meant writing "man becomes spider ..." - not that the rest of the review made more sense to me. But anyway, you have to suspend your disbelief! And when I say you have to - I mean multiple times! Over and over again - and just accept some real tough coincidences happening that allow the movie to happen.

There is no real plot here - but it doesn't need one. As the main characters don't seem to need certain things to make it at times ... though will they survive overall? The odds are not in their favor ... and even when they catch a break, something happens to ... break their break. Ridiculous and occasionally over the top, this can be "fun" to watch for some

While listening one line story it seems not possible to caught up in empty pool...but when you hearing whole script it going to surprise you...a guy trap into empty pool with his girl friend and unfortunately a crocodile came into that pool also...both finding ways to escape from there...it is watchable movie