tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762681276595673682.post1378229117042125985..comments2024-03-19T23:22:19.759+07:00Comments on Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal: News and Views on Thai Cinema: Old man and his flying house crowd Roommate outWise Kwaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462741207572023832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762681276595673682.post-54723064588560228052009-06-26T02:41:32.946+07:002009-06-26T02:41:32.946+07:00Even more old ways are being reverted to with the ...Even more old ways are being reverted to with the omission of English subs in the theatrical releases. I'm seeing it more and more and I find it a worrisome trend.<br /><br />So far, it's only been on films for "Thai" audiences that I didn't really care to see anyway. But I suspect it may become more prevalent as a way to combat piracy. No longer are the studios content to leave the subs off only DVDs as they come to terms with the onslaught of video cams and piracy in the digital age.<br /><br />On the bright side, I suppose if I no longer have Thai films to watch and write about, I can find time to finally take language lessons.<br /><br />It'll be interesting to see in the coming weeks how the releases of such high-profile films as <b>Nymph</b> and <b>Wongkamlao</b> hold up against such over-hyped Hollywood fare as <b>Transformers</b> and <b>Ice Age 3</b>.Wise Kwaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462741207572023832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762681276595673682.post-73685943678259930902009-06-24T20:58:07.996+07:002009-06-24T20:58:07.996+07:00I have to wonder if commercial Thai cinema will ge...I have to wonder if commercial Thai cinema will get back on track after reading the box office report. I would hate to see it be nothing but martial arts films. It's almost as if, after achieving some degree of international recognition for some films, Thai cinema is not only regressing back to films only Thais will see, but worse, making films even Thais won't see. The failure to have English subtitles on DVDs for films that would have critical and international interest also is shortsighted, especially for an industry that does not have the kind of audience base that would be found in the U.S. or Japan.Peter Nellhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161286159856159772noreply@blogger.com