Now this movie although a 'scary movie' is not very scary at all (at least for me, I've seen over 700 horror movies so I suppose I don't scare easily anymore but I don't think anyone is really gonna clench to their seats with this one).But it still kept my attention somewhat throughout the running-time which is a bit of an accomplishment at least, granted the pretty faces helped a lot with that and it's also visually fairly competently done... The scenery is nice and scenes of gore and blood are good fun, even though the jump-scares are less successful.The acting is... so so at best but yeah seen a lot worse when it comes to that as well.The music is a little overbearing at times, over-dramatic and loud.The script is, again I've seen movies with worse lol, but yeah nothing to spend your last money on and probably a movie that only holds up for a one time watch.And yeah I wouldn't call it "good" but it kept my attention somewhat so it's not all bad either, in the end I can only give it about 4 or possibly 4.5/10 though.

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.

As a horror film junkie, I thought Pernicious was a fun flick. It had enough gore to keep fans of movies like Saw or Hostel interested, but it also had some fun wit in its dialogue. If you're a fan of Bruce Cambell horror movies, you'll probably like the dialogue which helps cut the tension. The mythology behind the movie was interesting and helped move the plot and make it stronger. The three female actresses, besides being hot, did a great job in their roles. One of the criticisms I've read is the idea of the three main characters being teachers. According to some individuals, the fact that they're young, hot and like to party seems to make it incongruous with their profession. I disagree. It is not unrealistic to be a young female, hot, straight out of college, a teacher, far away from home and love to party! Being filmed in Thailand gives Pernicious a sense of authenticity. The beauty of Thailand along with Thai mythology help give the movie its initial sense of foreboding. Within the first five minutes of Pernicious, you know something creepy is going to happen. Add James Bressack's penchant for gore, the fun dialogue and three hot chicks, Pernicious is definitely worth a watch. If nothing else, you might learn there is another side to your kid's young, hot teacher!

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this sick little film. There are many, many things that make it an exceptional film, but I think the thing that makes it stand out more than anything is the fact that it combines two sub-genres of the horror movie to make it a bit more unique than all of the other movies that reside in this kind. It's a slasher, with gore such as tongue-cutting, stabbing and eye gaging as well as a creepy, jump-scare oriented film. It leaves the viewer on edge, never knowing whether or not to expect a gruesome murder scene or a spooky edge of your seat scare! I think Bressack really outdid himself with this film and shows a lot of promise as a filmmaker.