cronkdoldt Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 So... do you ever get this feeling of a strong sense of deja vu when you're watching a movie and it reminds you of LOS? I don't mean 'The Beach' or 'Deer Hunter' or anything directly Thai-related. I mean movies about something else, but that still set off your LOS-alarms. For example: Some Like it Hot The scenes in the dressing room where the girls are walking around blithely unclothed while (in disguise) Jack Lemon's and Tony Curtis' eyes are bugging out - straight out of my first trip to a restroom in a BKK gogo bar. My Fair Lady Several levels... the phonetic training reminds me of my girlfriend trying to clue me into the subtleties of tones: "The khai's of gai are khai'd mainly by KHRAI?!" There are also lots of scenes of Audrey Hepburn resisting Higgen's efforts to drive the street waif out of her for the sake of proper appearances in higher society. Much the same feeling I get when taking a cluster of bargirls cosmic bowling. Blade Runner This one works backwards - BKK night areas reminded me of the street scenes right from the beginning. There's also the element of 'is she or isn't she' wrt to Rachael; substitute 'katoey' for 'replicant'. Alice in Wonderland "Eat this, don't ask". Mealtime in the girlfriend's village, general weirdness everywhere, but nobody seeming to mind. Man of La Mancha Older dreamer guy projects ladyhood on other-than-ladylike bar girl. Windmills are tilted at. Mutiny on the Bounty The crew just wants to be friendly with the natives, but the Blighs of the world (insert modern equivalents here) want to spoil the fun. Freaks Just walk down Sukhumvit any evening after 9pm. "Gooble gobble, gooble gobble - one of us, one of us!" From Dusk Till Dawn Two words - Titty Twister Any other movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 I thought KS changed his name, and was a katoey on his first trip in LOS!!!! PS: sent you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronkdoldt Posted September 29, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 I thought KS changed his name, and was a katoey on his first trip in LOS!!!! Nope, don't know that one. I was thinking more mainstream movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 My trollmeter is in the red here............ Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronkdoldt Posted September 29, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 My trollmeter is in the red here............ Why, is it losing money? Time to recalibrate that meter, BelgianBoy. Another movie: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Ingrid Bergman plays a hot barmaid, who sometimes turns tricks if she likes a guy. Spencer Tracy (as Dr. Jekyll), helps her on the street one night and she makes it clear she likes him. Her reaction when he declines her offer is *exactly* like that of the gals outside Thermae if you chat with them for a few minutes and decide to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changnoi Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 Some Like it Hot The curtained bunks along the 2nd class coaches on overnight trains Blade Runner You mean "replicunts" Goodfellas The scene where the gangsters' wives (prostitutes) get together Les Enfants du Paradis "C'est tellement cher l'amour" The Maltese Falcon Our hero drugged and rolled Duck Soup Well... duck soup (with rice noodles) Casablanca Except I'm the one getting on the plane. The Producers "Would you believe it ? I met her in a public library !" A Double-O Seven Movie "Hi, I'm Pookie Midnite". "The namesh Bond, Jamesh Bond: Lishenshed to feel". Difficile est non satiram scribere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 Apocalypse Now CORMAN "Let's see what we have here... roast beef and..., usually is not bad. Try some Jerry, pass it around. Save a little time when we'll pass both ways. [color:red]Captain, I don't know how you feel about this shrimp, but if you'll eat it, you never have to prove your courage in any other waycolor=red> ... I'll take a piece here ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted September 29, 2002 Report Share Posted September 29, 2002 You forgot Star Wars. The music in the bar scene in that runs through my head every time I walk into Thermae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_S Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 You have forgotten the classic "The World of Suzie Wong". The Foreigner that falls for the bar girl, the secret baby at home, the friend who screws you BG 'cause you have had a falling out with her. The Girls in the bar! The BG wanting to be like a western girl. I have never seen a movie so close to the real plot. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 Another one: "Saint Jack", with Ben Gazzara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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