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30° i februari (2012)
An accurate look at Thailand
I live in Thailand and this is the best representation of typical day to day life in Thailand that I have seen in movies or TV. This is probably true because it is obviously filmed in Thailand, and shows glimpses outside the urban tourist areas. I have not encountered very many Thais with such good English skills as those depicted, but overall it is very accurate. I like that it shows the Thais in both good and bad lights. There are many women in Thailand like Narn that are out to fleece the foreigner for all they can, particularly in Phuket. But there are a lot more like Oh and Dit's family that are poor, hardworking and moral people. They even managed to capture some of the elitist arrogance of the police and government workers that is common in Thailand.
What impresses me the most and to a minor degree detracts from the show for me is the depiction of the main character Swedes. To me it paints the Swedes in a very poor light. They are rude and arrogant towards the Thais, but most significant is that all of the main Swedish characters seem to be either completely clueless or batshit crazy. I repeatedly find myself chastising the characters for their stupidity and shaking my head in disbelief that anyone could be such idiots. I certainly hope that they are not representative of the typical Swede.
40 Days and Nights (2012)
Try this...
If you are desperate/ bored/high enough to watch this movie, try this little game: Count how many times the phrase "let's go!" is heard in the film. I swear some characters say it 5 times in a 60 second clip.
It really is like someone set out to make a film that was bad in every way possible. If you can appreciate the sheer absurdity of its badness, then you might enjoy it. On the other hand, if that's what you're looking for, I would say Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a better choice. This movie is kinda of like an aquatic Damnation Alley, but much worse than that bomb.
It would have been fun to be in the screening room the first time that it was shown to investors. I would guess that the producers had a metal detector to go through before entering the screening room to insure none of the backers were armed.
The black, gray, and blue camouflage is kinda cool looking though.
Disclaimer: I've never produced a movie, and if I attempted to do so, it would probably be even worse than this one. I hope that I would have the sense to never let anyone see something so bad.