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73. 13 Beloved (2006) (16 points)
Nominated by: Johnbobb (5/6 remaining)

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Importance: 4
Fear: 5
Snake: 7

13 Beloved is a movie that won't be for everyone, but is one of those greats for genre fans that provides healthy doses of thrill in a high concept plot. Darkly humorous, 13 Beloved is all about Phuchit, a man down on his luck and the lengths he's willing to go through to solve his financial problems which seem to stack up by the second. At his most vulnerable, Phuchit receives a mysterious call claiming the chance to win 10,000 baht if he simply kills a fly that's been buzzing around him the entire time. It proves to be true, and from there Phuchit is inclined to keep playing for even bigger sums of money, however the tasks increasingly get more disgusting, violent, and life-threatening. It's kind of like the horror version of The Simpsons episode "Homer vs. Dignity". Though a lot of is certainly dealt seriously and can even be hard to watch, there's an air of comedy that hangs over the whole film many of which revolve Phuchit's sad life as the universe's perpetual punching bag which relieves a lot of the tension.

The film was remade as 13 Sins in the United States, and it's actually a surprisingly solid remake. It takes itself a lot more seriously though; they're both worth a watch in my opinion, but 13 Beloved definitely is the better version!
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