Khoht phetchakhaat

Based on the introduction, this movie supposedly depicts a true story that happened in the Chumporn Province of Thailand in 1964. At least, that is what is presented as fact at the beginning of this film. In any case, what then transpires is a scene in which a fisherman is thrown from his small boat and consumed by an unknown creature residing in the waters of the Bang Mud Canal which flows through several small villages in that part of Thailand. Needless to say, as the body count continues to rise the local villagers begin to suspect that either an alligator or crocodile is behind it all. They also realize, through trial and error, that they are ill-suited to kill this creature and subsequently bring in outside help to eradicate this menace. But this giant alligator isn't easily subdued. Now, rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that this turned out to be a fairly interesting horror film in this particular sub-genre. The special effects were adequate enough but what really stood out was the local scenery and the manner in which the director (Anat Yuangngern) managed to personalize the characters to emphasize the drama and make it more realistic. Even so, the style of transitioning from one scene to another seemed rather clumsy after the first time or two and also slowed the movie down in the process. Likewise, for a supposedly true story some of the action scenes were a bit too exaggerated and tended to cast doubt on the historical accuracy to a certain degree. Again though, this wasn't a bad film for this particular type of movie and I have rated it accordingly. Average.