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In an abandoned 6-meter deep pool, a couple is stranded there with a deadly predator.In an abandoned 6-meter deep pool, a couple is stranded there with a deadly predator.In an abandoned 6-meter deep pool, a couple is stranded there with a deadly predator.
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- TriviaOne of the 1000+ uses of duct tape is fashioning a ladder out of it. Just saying.. of course there are many YouTube videos demonstrating this, and one will often see a solution for climbing DOWN to safety, but thrown upward and hooked around something sturdy on the pool deck would've been a great and intelligent effort or attempt.
- GoofsWhen the main male lead character explores the drain tunnel, not only is it much taller or far more wider a diameter than necessary for a pool this size, it terminates in a vertical vestibule or worker shaft with a ladder that goes back up to the pool deck. Most likely, a drain tunnel for such a pool would run horizontally/ laterally straight out 90° from the basin, and either be a large unified stream of outflowing water, or the tunnels or pipes more likely would branch out into several smaller pipes, and then distribute the outflow of water to the environment, into the surrounding ground, returning the water to the water table underground.
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Don't you just hate it when you find yourself trapped in a pool with a hungry crocodile?...
I stumbled upon "The Pool" by random chance. I hadn't heard about it. I didn't know who starred in it. I didn't even know what it was about. It was a Thai movie, and given my fascination and interest in Asian cinema, then of course I took the chance to sit down and watch the 2018 movie "The Pool" from director and writer Ping Lumpraploeng.
So how was this movie? Well, actually it was quite good, taking into consideration the relative simplicity of the storyline. But the movie was also somewhat predictable, but still turned out to be thrilling and exciting.
The concept idea of the storyline is having a guy stranded in a pool with no means of escape, since the pool has been drained of enough water to make it impossible for him to reach the top of the basin. Then comes help, in the form of his pregnant girl friend, but things go horribly awry. And to make matters worse, a crocodile ends up in the pool as well, also with no means of escape.
The movie was entertaining from beginning to end, though some of the scenes were definitely quite generic and you know what would happen even from a mile away.
The crocodile was adequate, though some of the close-up scenes where it attacked Day was painstakingly CGI animated and you could see that even with your eyes closed.
The acting was good, and heeradej Wongpuapan (playing Day) and Ratnamon Ratchiratham (playing Koy) were actually performing well and carried the movie with enough confidence that the storyline worked out in their hands.
However, "The Pool" is hardly a masterpiece in Thai cinema, nor is it a movie that you are likely to watch more than just once.
So how was this movie? Well, actually it was quite good, taking into consideration the relative simplicity of the storyline. But the movie was also somewhat predictable, but still turned out to be thrilling and exciting.
The concept idea of the storyline is having a guy stranded in a pool with no means of escape, since the pool has been drained of enough water to make it impossible for him to reach the top of the basin. Then comes help, in the form of his pregnant girl friend, but things go horribly awry. And to make matters worse, a crocodile ends up in the pool as well, also with no means of escape.
The movie was entertaining from beginning to end, though some of the scenes were definitely quite generic and you know what would happen even from a mile away.
The crocodile was adequate, though some of the close-up scenes where it attacked Day was painstakingly CGI animated and you could see that even with your eyes closed.
The acting was good, and heeradej Wongpuapan (playing Day) and Ratnamon Ratchiratham (playing Koy) were actually performing well and carried the movie with enough confidence that the storyline worked out in their hands.
However, "The Pool" is hardly a masterpiece in Thai cinema, nor is it a movie that you are likely to watch more than just once.
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- Aug 5, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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