kumpangxruk
sarNie Adult
Friendly ghost
article link - http://www.dailyxpress.net/2008/03/24/living/living_929.php
Thailand's favourite phantom, Mae Nak Phra Khanong, is back to haunt cinemas, this time as an animated character with a big heart
Published on March 24, 2008
The popular ghost story "Mae Nak Phra Khanong" returns to cinemas next month, but this time moviegoers won't be clutching their armrests while the beautiful phantom - unable to accept her early death - goes after her soldier husband.
That's because in "Nak", the legendary ghost takes the form of a cute animated character, and rather than doing any haunting, she's busy saving mankind from spirits with a bad attitude.
"We didn't want to repeat the same old story, and besides, it's too scary for animation," says producer Boyd Kosiyabongse.
The adventure begins in the countryside, where Nak and her fellow spooks are watching an outdoor movie. Suddenly, a bad ghost reaches out from the screen and grabs a little boy, hauling him off to the city for a power-boosting sacrificial rite.
Nak to the rescue
Nak teams up with other spirits - among them Phee Hua Khad (the headless ghost) and Phee Pred (the tall ghost) - and goes to the child's rescue.
"We show modern ghosts as the villains," says Boyd, who is better known as a pop musician. He's composed several songs for the soundtrack. "Times have changed. Today's ghosts are violent - they hurt people for no reason. It's very different from the Thai ghost films I saw as a kid. They were spooky, but entertaining."
Boyd is no newcomer to animation. A long-time comic freak, he started BBoyd CG several years ago and published the comic magazine Katch before launching the animated TV series "Dracula Tok".
He wanted to do a feature-length "Dracula Tok" but Sahamongkol Film president Somsak Techarattanaprasert. him to tackle Mae Nak instead.
Although 3D-animation is the popular industry standard, Boyd and his team decided to go with the old-fashioned 2D style. "It's friendlier and much more intimate," says director Natthapong Rattanachoksirikul.
'Nak' opens in cinemas on April 3.
By Parinyaporn Pajee
Daily Xpress
seems pretty interesting to me! i want to see the movie
article link - http://www.dailyxpress.net/2008/03/24/living/living_929.php
Thailand's favourite phantom, Mae Nak Phra Khanong, is back to haunt cinemas, this time as an animated character with a big heart
Published on March 24, 2008
The popular ghost story "Mae Nak Phra Khanong" returns to cinemas next month, but this time moviegoers won't be clutching their armrests while the beautiful phantom - unable to accept her early death - goes after her soldier husband.
That's because in "Nak", the legendary ghost takes the form of a cute animated character, and rather than doing any haunting, she's busy saving mankind from spirits with a bad attitude.
"We didn't want to repeat the same old story, and besides, it's too scary for animation," says producer Boyd Kosiyabongse.
The adventure begins in the countryside, where Nak and her fellow spooks are watching an outdoor movie. Suddenly, a bad ghost reaches out from the screen and grabs a little boy, hauling him off to the city for a power-boosting sacrificial rite.
Nak to the rescue
Nak teams up with other spirits - among them Phee Hua Khad (the headless ghost) and Phee Pred (the tall ghost) - and goes to the child's rescue.
"We show modern ghosts as the villains," says Boyd, who is better known as a pop musician. He's composed several songs for the soundtrack. "Times have changed. Today's ghosts are violent - they hurt people for no reason. It's very different from the Thai ghost films I saw as a kid. They were spooky, but entertaining."
Boyd is no newcomer to animation. A long-time comic freak, he started BBoyd CG several years ago and published the comic magazine Katch before launching the animated TV series "Dracula Tok".
He wanted to do a feature-length "Dracula Tok" but Sahamongkol Film president Somsak Techarattanaprasert. him to tackle Mae Nak instead.
Although 3D-animation is the popular industry standard, Boyd and his team decided to go with the old-fashioned 2D style. "It's friendlier and much more intimate," says director Natthapong Rattanachoksirikul.
'Nak' opens in cinemas on April 3.
By Parinyaporn Pajee
Daily Xpress
seems pretty interesting to me! i want to see the movie
