tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post8238697103389045947..comments2024-03-01T01:27:51.875+07:00Comments on Thai 101: Thai moviesRikkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196282287835224940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-34734919301725587482008-07-25T16:01:00.000+07:002008-07-25T16:01:00.000+07:00I still haven't seen โหมโรง, but I agree about the...I still haven't seen โหมโรง, but I agree about the acting in Suriyothai. These historical epics are saddled with the burden of portraying legendary history. It's how those in the present want history to be remembered, rather than how it probably was. <BR/><BR/>I think this shows in the acting. The actors are saying all the right things, but it's like a computer that plays the piano. It hits every note, but there's a subtle artificiality to it.<BR/><BR/>You know, I still can't sit through those cookie-cutter comedies, though. I know I'm missing opportunities, but I just can't stomach the cliche and the lowbrow stuff. Funny, because I grew up watching Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, etc. I'm not sure what to make of that.Rikkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196282287835224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905541471605961414.post-34843787492388354012008-07-20T04:14:00.000+07:002008-07-20T04:14:00.000+07:00สุริโยไท & โหมโรง were both, I thought, a litt...สุริโยไท & โหมโรง were both, I thought, a little weak in the acting department, but both visually *very* worthwhile. The latter was also très keen for its music. เรื่ิิองรักน้อยนิดมหาศาล is tremendously interesting. Another Thai film which has recently seen international distribution is สัตว์ประหลาด (strangely translated as 'Tropical Malady'). I fell asleep in the theatre, but I'm a cinema narcolept: the film itself is great.<BR/><BR/>My favourite Thai films—tho maybe not those with the greatest artistic integrity or whatever high-falutin' criterion—are the cheap comedies like เหยิน เป๋ เหล่ฯ. They're way over my head, but I see them as learning opportunities.Pathawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495211740477845842noreply@blogger.com