Art of the Devil III (2008)
Genre: Horror
Format: Netflix Stream
Director: Ronin Team
Having seen the first two movies in the series, I went into my viewing of Art of the Devil III with high expectations. Those movies have shown how nasty Thai horror tales can get and things do get a lot messier here. The gore is not the only star of the show but the team of seven individuals who are responsible in directing this sadistic movie got very creative with the storyline as well.
Art of the Devil III is a prequel to the second movie and it focuses on the vengeful teacher from that film before she exacted bloody retaliations upon the group of students who had wronged her. Despite having a consistency problem in terms of what actually happened to her family, the plot is quite intriguing because it shed a different light on the motivation behind this woman's venture into the realm of black magic. Basically, III is another revenge horror film but it's clear that the definition of who actually deserves a nasty comeback is rather vague. The teacher uses black magic to capture the heart of a married man and that lead to the husband killing his wife. Then, the wife's family uses black magic on the teacher who is able to eventually get back at them herself. Who is the real victim here? Perhaps everyone is but one thing is certain, when the bloodletting starts, there is certainly no mercy shown to any of the film's well-developed characters. The movie includes a couple of what your average western audience would consider to be taboo deaths and the way that these were filmed with sheer brutality made these deaths more horrific than a majority we normally see in western horror films. It does take a long time for the movie to get to the killings but the story remains interesting leading to that point, especially with the sometimes confusing but always intriguing scene changes that may or may not be chronological in the movie's overall timeline.
You don't have to watch the previous movie to find enjoyment from Art of the Devil III though having done so will bring the movie a lot more impact. It is not recommended however for the viewer to watch the previous movie after watching this one because of the spoiler finale. Art of the Devil III is another solid Thai horror movie and I sure hope that this movie gets another sequel because there is so much that they could do with the rather tragic backstory of the killer teacher.
RATING: 3 out of 5
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