Tookae Ruk Pang Mak (2014) Reviews

• Stupidity And Excessive Self-Indulgence

  j-penkair2015-10-10

  I went to this film prepared to like it with passion, having liked some of the earlier works of Mr. Yuthlert Sippapak, the director. What's not to like? A strong sense of nostalgia, the disappearing beauty of Thailand's rural innocence, and a puppy love story. It should have made a highly watchable film. It is indeed watchable, production-wise. Cinematographic works are well-done. Same level of quality for editing and original soundtrack. Then, everything collapses. Yuthlert's past success might have given him enough confidence to advertise a self-portrait, hoping that the audience would be crazy about him as he himself probably was, having made millions for Thai film investors to justify it. Yuthlert could not have been more wrong. The film turned excessively self-indulgent from early on. It was a big- screen masturbation of a Thai film director. Flat humours are funny only for Yuthlert. Romance is romantic only for Yuthlert. Plot holes are irresponsibly left throughout the films as Yuthlert had failed to care about other people's perception of realism. Years ago, the nostalgic "Fan Chan" became unexpectedly successful. The teens of the 1980's and 1990's turned up in long cues to capture their time in capsule. I personally believe that the investors of this one film had been led to believe that they were to have another Fan Chan on their hands. Now, they should realise how unwise they had been. Yuthlert should look back with his past glory with pride, since the future is now very uncertain for him. "The Chaingkan Story" is ultimately an embarrassment of Thailand's great movie-making skills and an exceptionally stupid storytelling.

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• The best Thai romantic comedy ever!!!

  kaewsathit2014-09-07

  I've never written a movie review before and this is my first time, plus I'm not a native English speaker, so please bare with it. I'm gonna make it short. This movie is packed with some good qualities. You'll find yourself enjoy almost every moment all the way to the end of the movie. There are varieties of emotions through out the movie, humor, cuteness (overloaded!! hahaha), romance, , sadness, classic, modern, you name it. The actors and actresses' performance are acceptable and actually great considering that most of them are new faces. The plot is good and interesting. It's about a young boy, Tookair, who is wholeheartedly fell in love with a girl, Pang, in their sweet childhood. Annnnnd the rest you have to watch it yourself because I really don't know how to tell a story hahaha. Anyway, I wish the make-up is better than this, especially the actors and actresses' hair, look so unnatural and sometimes a bit annoying to my eyes. The cinematography is OK but I wish it's even better than this because the location is really good. In conclusion, this is a very good Thai movie that exceeds my expectation and highly recommended. Watch it with your family and friends to share laughter and enjoy moments together.

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