REVIEW: “Shutter” (Original 2004 Thai version)

“Honey, I think the dog’s on the bed again OH SWEET FUCKING CHRIST”

YEAR OF RELEASE: 2004
STUDIO: Panasia / Tartan Video
MPAA RATING: NR
LENGTH: 97 mins
DVD? (Y/N): Y
BLU-RAY? (Y/N): N
NETFLIX? (Y/N): Y (DVD)
STREAMING/DIGITAL? (Y/N):  Y (Amazon both for rent and purchase)

EFFECTS (1-5): 4
SCORE (1-5): 3
OVERALL (1-5): 4

SYNOPSIS: A group of young people celebrate the upcoming wedding of one of their friends with much heavy drinking. On the drive home, a photographer and his girlfriend hit a woman with their car, leaving her prostrate and motionless on the road – then panic and flee the scene. Guilt consumes the couple after their choice, and they soon notice strange ghostly shapes – some resembling faces – creeping into the photographer’s negatives and prints. When their friends begin dying under mysterious circumstances, they soon realize they may be haunted by more than merely memories.