The greatest movie ever made..!

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Terrible and pointless story, Which would not be out of place in a soap opera. The only upside is the use of Thailand for a backdrop. The three actresses should of been wearing bikinis that would of made the film more watchable.

PERNICIOUS is a US/Thai horror film with a ridiculous storyline and even more ridiculous execution. It feels a little like the equally sleazy and explicit SICK NURSES, another Thai horror flick that emphasised outlandish gore over the niceties of plot and originality.This film's narrative concerns a trio of American bimbos who travel to rural Thailand to start teaching careers (when you see the characters of these women, you'll know how ridiculous and unbelievable that is). Before long they uncover a spooky golden statue in their rented home, are menaced by grisly dreams, and haunted by the spirit of a ghostly little girl.About the only thing this film has going for it is a fairly novel basis for the spooky goings-on: the use of child corpses in Thai black magic, something that fills real-life newspapers every now and then. It's a chilling premise, but this film soon turns into a silly rip-off of THE GRUDGE, except with really awful CGI effects instead of anything halfway decent. Bizarrely, there are also some extremely unpleasant gore sequences thrown into the mix, including one 'torture porn' dream sequence which is among the most explicit I've ever seen. It smacks of desperation in a film that otherwise struggles with poor acting, scripting, and a totally unmemorable playout.

The title made me think that Pernicious was going to be one of those "mockbusters" from the studio The Asylum, but it ended up being a legitimate North American-Thai co- production whose premise evokes the wave of Asian horror which was fashionable in the previous decade. And I have to say that it fulfilled its mission on the most basic thematic level, because it resurrects the female ghost concept adding pretty much blood and some moderately original twists. Unfortunately, the poor performances and weak direction demerit the experience, and avoided me from being very satisfied by it. Needless to say, I will refrain myself from mentioning the surprises in the screenplay of Pernicious, so I will only say I liked its mythology, the wild natural settings and the ghost's innovative mechanic to attack its victims. And, like it occasionally happens with films which are set in distant countries (at least from my point of view), the story is spiced by captivating cultural details which end up being more interesting than the story itself. But, sure, without losing the common denominator of the horror which is understood in any language and region. On the negative side, the most important problem comes from the atrocious performances from the leading trio of actresses. Ciara Hanna, Emily O'Brien and Jackie Moore are certainly attractive, but they feel absolutely forced, antipathetic and occasionally laughable in their characters. And then, we have James Cullen Bressack's uncertain direction, which shows difficulty in orchestrating fluid and coherent scenes, besides of the fact it doesn't generate too much suspense or atmosphere. Nevertheless, I have to admit that Pernicious didn't bore me, and I appreciated its disturbing displays of gore. So, I can give a slight recommendation to it, specially as a reminder of a rich culture in which magic is a normal part of daily life. But what I would be really scared of are the jungle mosquitoes. Who needs bloody rituals when there are "bloodsuckers" with the size of a hummingbird?

The American Alex (Ciara Hanna), Julia (Emily O'Brien) and Rachel (Jackie Moore) travel to Thailand to a voluntary work and they lodge in an isolated house where they find a golden statue of a girl. They meet three British guys and bring them to the house for one-night stand and they have a dreadful nightmare with them. In the morning, they find that they have been stolen and the guys have gone missing with their jewels and the golden statue. Soon they meet a witch that tells a story about abused children called Kumari that return as a revengeful ghost. Further, they find that they are in danger. "Pernicious" is an awful movie with terrible story, characters and performances. I was lured by the fake reviews in IMDb and wasted my time watching this film. The characters are detestable with their arrogance and stupidity with the exception of Julia and in the end I was expecting for their soonest death to end the film. My vote is two.Title (Brazil): Not available