Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2009 - ‘4BIA’

Preceeded by short film "Dara"

Remember the spooky stories you used to tell at sleepovers? The ones you and your friends would whisper to each other until everyone was freaked out and hiding under the blankets? 4BIA is a lot like that – only with more eye-gouging. And falling off balconies. Seriously, you’d think people would be more careful. Don’t they watch movies? Which is exactly the point. 4BIA is a Thai anthology film for jaded, seen-it-all horror fans – a series of tales that poke open, mean-spirited fun at the Asian horror conventions that have sadly become trite and tired over the last 15 years (complete with sneering references to long-haired ghost girls), while incorporating the crutches and conventions of our modern world. Bullies! Texting! Bromance! Food Allergies! All there, and part of the nasty, shrieking fun. In 4BIA, restless spirits aren’t looking for sweet, warm closure. They want someone to PAY, and aren’t particularly choosy about whom. And in the end, isn’t that what we’re looking for in a scary movie? If brutal, unfair, bloody twists of fate aren’t your bag, you might be better off keeping your head under the blankets for this one.

Information from the festival's website