Khun krabii hiiroh (2004) Reviews

• Silly Thai Zombie Madness

  ElijahCSkuggs2006-12-16

  Going into this movie I knew that it's supposed to be somewhat gory, somewhat funny and that it's from Thailand. So immediately from knowing Thai humor, the humor is going to be very silly. And this is the main reason why people aren't enjoying this flick? Whatever, I enjoy Thai silliness....the dude in the Tony Jaa flicks is one funny dude in my opinion. Sars Wars is about a zombie epidemic that hits Thailand...well, just one building, but it hits and what follows is a very silly, sometimes funny and a slightly gory movie. I'd rather not try to explain the entire plot, it's just pretty much a rescue mission with romance, gore, some alright anime scenes and a giant snake. I enjoy all of those facets of entertainment and even though Sars Wars didn't do a great job combining the lot it still was a pretty fun movie to watch. It's Thai humor to a T. It even has some transsexual moments, which is always funny and unbelievable since it's a big thing over there. Anyways, if you're looking for a new gore flick to check out, this definitely fits the bill. You might even enjoy the silly-ass Thai humor too. 7 outta 10

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• Thailands answer to Brain Dead...

  FatPete2005-11-12

  ...is almost as good as the original! This is a very stupid movie. The jokes are horrible, and the plot isn't much to speak of. However, I totally love it for these reasons; There is a lot of zombie mayhem in this movie. And I mean a lot. Although the zombies, for some reason, had fangs and could run (which in general is a no-no), I absolutely loved them. The movie makers must've had distance to themselves, and not taken themselves too seriously. Had they done that, and tried to make the first Thai zombie epic, they may have failed, and a fall from that high would be much worse. Sure, the comedy in this movie is stupid, but it's becoming of the style. So, this in an all-out splatter feast with lots of immature antics thrown in for good measure, and I highly recommend it.

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• Super Fun And Genuinely Funny Thai Horror/Comedy

  EVOL6662006-04-22

  I didn't know what to think going into SARS WARS, except that I didn't think I'd really dig it all that much. I'm not a huge horror/comedy fan (although there are a few that are brilliant) so I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this one very much. I have to say, I was VERY pleasantly surprised. SARS WARS is completely off the wall - and though very derivative in terms of most of the films "elements" - it pulls everything together nearly flawlessly... Apparently the SARS virus has mutated into it's fourth strain that turns people into zombies. Thailand was unaffected until some bug flew in carrying the disease and bites a local resident. Next thing ya know all hell breaks loose in an office building where the virus is quickly being transmitted. Into this mix - throw in a bungled kidnapping plot and rescue attempt, a giant mutated snake, an acrobatic zombified baby, and a building full of zombies...yeah - you can't really miss with that combination. The best part about SARS WARS is that it is genuinely funny. Like laugh-out-loud funny. The jokes work in this one. They don't feel overly forced (except in 2 or three parts where the actors address the fact that they're in a cheezy horror film - I HATE when that is thrown into films...) and again - even though many of the elements of the film are lifted from other films, it still feels fresh. I'm takin' 1\2 a point off for the irritating "hey we know we're in a cheezy B-film" references and another 1/2 point for the fact that there isn't 1 shred of nudity even though there are some scenes that would have easily called for it...other than that - I can't really find fault in this one. If you dig BRAINDEAD, EVIL DEAD 2, PLAGA ZOMBIE: MUTANT ZONE, and other zombie/comedies - you'll dig this one too...9/10

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• Shaun Of The Dead meets Story Of Ricky

  mamamiasweetpeaches2005-11-07

  My husband brought this movie home the other day and I assumed it was going to be an all four on the floor bloodbath with tons of violence and gore. The first 5 minutes of the movie he couldn't get the subtitles to come up in English and I have never been so confused in my life. (The car hits a guy in a bear suit Why????) It took awhile for me to realize that this movie had a comedic silly side. It took me awhile to get into the mix of violence, adventure and goof-ball humor...but only about ten or fifteen minutes and then I found myself laughing and enjoying myself. The story is about a virus called Sars 4 that is going around turning people into zombies. While this is going on a group of not-too-bright bad-asses are trying to kidnap a wealthy man's nubile, school girl daughter. There is a hero-type who is in love with her and trying to get her back. There's also his wise old teacher and a sexy female doctor running around. I know, it's hard for me to explain the plot, because there is so much crammed into the hour and half here that you really must see it for yourself. If you like goofy martial arts revenge flicks like Story Of Ricky and silly zombie spoofs like Shaun Of The Dead this movie is Must See. I can honestly say it's not like anything else I've ever seen!

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• "We have zombies, a bomb, and now a giant snake..."

  niz2006-01-06

  Sheer unadulterated genius. SARS WARS is a gut-wrenchingly funny, utterly deranged, deliriously original, absurdist zom-com from Thailand. A team of thugs kidnap pretty schoolgirl Liu and hold her hostage in an apartment block. Little do they know, a zombie outbreak is taking place in the very same apartment, a giant snake is on the loose, and the government have set a timer to blow up the building to contain the outbreak. Think that sounds crazy? We haven't met the good guys yet: Khun Khrabii, a stoic hero sent to rescue Liu, his master Thep, a balding lecher with a battery-powered light sabre, and sexy scientist Dr. Diana, creator of an antiviral shot that has a 25 in 26 chance of accidentally making the patient's head explode. And then there's the bad guys... Director Taweewat Wantha and his team of writers have crafted something akin to the fevered imagination of Peter Jackson's BRAINDEAD, combined with the wild "mo-lei-tau" surreal/spoof humour of Hong Kong's Stephen Chow. The actual zombie and horror-themed content is surprisingly well realised, with excellent make-up effects, some great CGI sequences, and a real sense of tension; but its in the ridiculous send-ups of everything from Japanimation to John Woo to Star Wars to The Crying Game that the movie really takes off. Thoroughly self-aware, characters constantly make references to the film's attempts to "make money, not win awards": a little unfair, because there is far more craft and ability on view in this film than in a hundred Hollywood blockbusters put together. Certainly none of the recent crop of zombie films pouring out of Hollywood come close. Even Stephen Chow, the acknowledged king of this style of comedy, should feel threatened: this is a better film than KUNG FU HUSTLE, and is possibly even better than SHAOLIN SOCCER too.

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