Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Jirayu La-ongmanee | ... | Pey (segment "Novice") (as Jirayu Laongmanee) |
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Ray MacDonald | ... | Older Monk (segment "Novice") |
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Chumphorn Thepphithak | ... | Senior Monk (segment "Novice") (as Chumporn Theppitak) |
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Apasiri Nitibhon | ... | Pey's Mother (segment "Novice") (as Apasiri Nithipon) |
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Dan Worrawech Danuwong | ... | Arthit (segment "Ward") (as Danuwong Worrawech) |
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Gacha Plienwithi | ... | Old Man (segment "Ward") |
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Sarinrat Thomas | ... | Senior Nurse (segment "Ward") |
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Chartpawee Treechawanvong | ... | Nurse (segment "Ward") |
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Charlie Trairat | ... | Joi (segment "Backpackers") |
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Suteerush Channukool | ... | Driver (segment "Backpackers") |
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Akiko Ozeki | ... | Japanese Girl (segment "Backpackers") |
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Theeraneth Yuki Tanaka | ... | Japanese Boy (segment "Backpackers") |
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Danaipat Labpipat | ... | The Boy (segment "Backpackers") |
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Nicole Theriault | ... | Nuch (segment "Salvage") |
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Peeratchai Roompol | ... | Toey (segment "Salvage") |
Phobia 2 is composed of five short movie segments directed by five of the best directors of Thai horror films. A teenager who committed a crime goes to a sacred place for meditation and hiding that brings him fright and guilt about what he did (segment Novice). A young man gets haunted in an hospital by an old man in coma who's not too far from him (segment Ward). Two men along with two hitchhikers in a truck got into a big trouble after opening the back (segment Backpackers). A secondhand car dealer realizes what the previous car owners/passengers had terribly been into (segment Salvage). An ill hardworking actress whose role is a ghost is reported dead after she was brought to the hospital (segment In the End). Written by Al Beato
I quite liked Phobia so I was quite disappointed that this sequel, with five segments by different directors, doesn't come close to matching the first.
What I especially liked about Phobia was that three out of the four stories had good suspense. For horrors with relatively low budgets, the way to go is definitely suspense over special effects. With Phobia 2, none of the stories had any level of suspense close to the first's. The first segment was boring, the second was unoriginal, as was the third (zombies!) but it was still kinda cool, the fourth was kinda messy, and the last story was... fun, actually, since it was humorous and had a couple of twists in it.
I'll give the movie a marginal thumbs-up based on the third and last stories.