Oct
8
| Meat Grinder |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Director | Tiwa Maytaisong |
| Actors | Mai Charouenpura Rattanabunlhung Thosawad Duangta Toongkamanee |
| Disc Layers | 1 |
| Source | DVD |
| Image Quality | Excellent |
Meat Grinder is one of those movies where the main character, a woman who murders people and feeds them to her restaurant customers, is so psychotic and morbid that, at first, I didn’t think I was going to be able to sympathize with any of the characters. But that’s not the case at all. In fact, by the end of the movie I really pitied her. She’s had a rough life, and it’s easy to see how circumstances led her to such a disturbed psychological state.
This is a slow-paced, beautifully shot horror movie. Thai director Tiwa Maytaisong turns grotesque imagery into art with vivid colors constrasted against a gritty, grimy background. 
The result is a Hotel-esque movie, but instead of the nihilistic celebration of violence common in American films, we get a sympathetic look at a woman whose gruesome tendencies have been shaped by an unfortunate life. A sort of horrific drama, if you can imagine it. That being said, there’s enough blood, dismemberment, and meat grinding to satisfy the most jaded horror fan.
At the time of this writing, there is no retail version of Meat Grinder available with English subtitles. The DVD I have was subtitled by a fan from the original Thai DVD. The picture looks great - very sharp, colorful, and clean.
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