Generally it is really a bad movie. I have been unable to watch the whole thing without falling asleep or finding something else to occupy my time.
BUT!! I am buying my second copy (the first one was damaged) and will buy another (if that one fails), to watch the introduction (I love the narration) and the award/promotion scene where a General promotes and decorates the bad guy.
I play the part of the General in that scene. I was stationed in Thailand (I was only a Major) when they filmed this movie and got the bit part along with several other Army folks that fill out the award and promotion ceremony scene. Later, the Thai director asked me to voice over the beginning of the flick with their narration (which I had to polish up to be real English....).
I saw the movie for the first time in Bangkok at a local theater. It was dubbed in Thai at the time and I was the only farang (Foreigner) at the theater. I stuck out like a sore thumb and all the Thais were wondering why I was there. Then came the award scene and they all turned and looked at me, pointed and whispered to each other. I was a celebrity!!! Gave up on ever seeing the "Thai Movie" again, but then found "The Lost Idol on Estrada's filmography, realized it was the one and indulged myself on Amazon.Com to buy a copy.
Never got to meet Estrada, but my wife did at the local Hilton Hotel in Bangkok over brunch, and got his autograph and spent some nice time speaking with him and his wife.
All in all my one minute of fame, captured forever on video tape....a terrible movie.....but one I will keep and remember forever!!!
BUT!! I am buying my second copy (the first one was damaged) and will buy another (if that one fails), to watch the introduction (I love the narration) and the award/promotion scene where a General promotes and decorates the bad guy.
I play the part of the General in that scene. I was stationed in Thailand (I was only a Major) when they filmed this movie and got the bit part along with several other Army folks that fill out the award and promotion ceremony scene. Later, the Thai director asked me to voice over the beginning of the flick with their narration (which I had to polish up to be real English....).
I saw the movie for the first time in Bangkok at a local theater. It was dubbed in Thai at the time and I was the only farang (Foreigner) at the theater. I stuck out like a sore thumb and all the Thais were wondering why I was there. Then came the award scene and they all turned and looked at me, pointed and whispered to each other. I was a celebrity!!! Gave up on ever seeing the "Thai Movie" again, but then found "The Lost Idol on Estrada's filmography, realized it was the one and indulged myself on Amazon.Com to buy a copy.
Never got to meet Estrada, but my wife did at the local Hilton Hotel in Bangkok over brunch, and got his autograph and spent some nice time speaking with him and his wife.
All in all my one minute of fame, captured forever on video tape....a terrible movie.....but one I will keep and remember forever!!!
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