dave_tf-old
March 8th, 2008, 09:10
The latest Thai movie from my Netflix queue.
Despite being released under the Tartan Asia Extreme label, this is a fairly simple ghost story with an endearing twist. I won't uncover any of the plot, but while it has it's creepy moments, it twists the genre in a delightful way.
Made by a talented young director and featuring an appealing cast of youngsters and one of Thailand's most famous female actors, it's set in a time somewhat pre-contemporary--maybe the 60's or 70's--and is very well shot, lit, and composed.
It's a good story, well presented. It's not one for the gay ghetto, but Thailand lovers/missers should enjoy it. The DVD extras are pretty cool too. There's even a subtitled commentary track that was pretty entertaining in itself.
While I'm talking movies...my favorite Thai movie is one I don't believe has been released on DVD yet. It was a historical epic which was a huge hit several years back. I saw it in a Bangkok theater in Thai sans subtitles but followed the story fairly well. I don't recall the title, but the poster prominently featured an Elephant. Said elephant died and was mourned in the media during either that trip or a later one.
With those clues, does anybody have any idea what that movie was called? And could I be missing it from reading Netflix blurbs?
Despite being released under the Tartan Asia Extreme label, this is a fairly simple ghost story with an endearing twist. I won't uncover any of the plot, but while it has it's creepy moments, it twists the genre in a delightful way.
Made by a talented young director and featuring an appealing cast of youngsters and one of Thailand's most famous female actors, it's set in a time somewhat pre-contemporary--maybe the 60's or 70's--and is very well shot, lit, and composed.
It's a good story, well presented. It's not one for the gay ghetto, but Thailand lovers/missers should enjoy it. The DVD extras are pretty cool too. There's even a subtitled commentary track that was pretty entertaining in itself.
While I'm talking movies...my favorite Thai movie is one I don't believe has been released on DVD yet. It was a historical epic which was a huge hit several years back. I saw it in a Bangkok theater in Thai sans subtitles but followed the story fairly well. I don't recall the title, but the poster prominently featured an Elephant. Said elephant died and was mourned in the media during either that trip or a later one.
With those clues, does anybody have any idea what that movie was called? And could I be missing it from reading Netflix blurbs?