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Love of Siam

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This is an excellent movie.
The actors especially Mario Maurer are so cute and loveable.

The story is a little long-winded but the acting is good, and the story line is very touching.

Must see, if you like gay teen love stories.

Make no mistake. The Love of Siam is definitely an excellent movie. But I would be keep an eye on the current run time listed. Yeah, it isn't released yet, so it's subject to change. But 150 minutes is the run time of the Theatrical release. The Director's Cut's run time is 172 minutes. Normally, when a movie has a Directors Cut, the extra scenes are often just exposition that serves little purpose. But in this movie's case, I can safely say that the extra scenes that are put back into the movie definitely tie up some loose ends that originally left some people scratching their heads when they saw the theatrical version. Just something to keep an eye on, especially considering there is another version of the movie that is fairly international-friendly (though it has its own list of problems including sometimes dismal English for subtitles, and the need to manually correct the incorrect aspect ratio). And I can already definitively say that alternative has all the original supplementary materials of the Thai release, and then some.

I bought this DVD weeks ago, but didn't watch it until a few days ago. I bought the DVD because I had read good things about the movie previously and had chalked it up to something to watch one day when I didn't have anything else to do. Well, having watched it now, I can officially label this my latest "crush" film. "Crush" films are those films that I enjoy so much that I go back and watch 'em again the next day.... and I replay favorite scenes again and again, almost to the point of knowing exactly what the characters are going to say before they say it....and where I go on the internet and look for reviews and interviews and....well, you get the picture.

This film is wonderful. I'm not going to claim that I liked everything that happened in the story, but the movie, overall, is one of the sweetest, tenderest and most touching portrayals of teenage/first love that I've seen on film. There is a real innocence that comes across from the two actors, and although it is true that there is much more in the movie than their love story, the relationship of Mew and Tong is the center, and purpose, of the whole movie.

Some have claimed that the film is too long. I disagree. I never even noticed the time. And now I am going to try and find a copy of the Director's cut, which is longer than the version on this DVD, and which also contains deleted scenes, behind the scenes footage and all of the other goodies that I have come to love about DVD's.

I recommend this movie.

I just watched this in the local cinema
Wat can I say?
Simply a beautiful wonderful movie
A simple love story about love in all its forms, gay, straight, family, friends etc.
The cast is uniformly good especially the 2 leads.
You really do feel and root for them.

What do you do when u love someone and it is not reciprocated?
Do you want that someone to be happy?
What if the love u have for someone is forbidden?
Or if your love for someone lost is stiffling and killing you?

Brilliant music & songs even though I do not understand Thai that doesn't mean you cannot appreciate the lovely songs in this movie.
The young cast is uniformly good looking especially the actor acting as Tong.
He is just stunning!
Sure, it might be a bit draggy at times but definitely worth sitting thru.
Highly recommended!

One of the best movies I have seen come out of Thailand. A story of the boundary between love and friendship. The film is also about family and what it takes to hold family together after loss. I hope the Director's Cut will be released in the future. A beautiful film that will last with you long after you finish. I can't say enough good things about this multilayered film. Wonderful.

**** ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR ****

i don't know where this director got the 4 young men for the parts of MEW and TONG, but this is one the best acted films i have seen.
the young men a excellent actors. they should be extra proud to be able to carry this story line.
Also, whom ever picked the music for this film has a excellent ear. i have
watched this film twice, 1st for the great acting / story, and 2nd to listen to
the music. all the music fits each scene with a BANG.
everyone was excellent in their parts, but again i just have to acknowlege
the maturity and skill of the young men in their portrayal of MEW and TONG.

This is my favorite film ever. The story is very moving. I saw it twice in the theater when it was released in Thailand. I still cry when I watch it.

The acting is a bit spotty, especially early on. Mario got a lot of attention, but as far as I am concerned Pitch (Mew) is the real star of this film. His acting is extremely natural and you believe him at every love-struck second. The other character that I found extremely heroic is Ying.

The film has a great soundtrack as well. And I always love seeing Bangkok on film.

I love the fact that this is not a "Hollywood" movie.

Get your hands on the Director's Cut if you can. It clocks in at another 15 or 20 minutes longer but the scenes that have been cut for this version go a long way to explaining a number of things that don't quite make sense.

Yeah, I get it. If you're gay, there's no happy ending. That seems to be the message at the heart of most dramas centered around same-gender attractions. I won't list any spoilers, but I found the end of this film not worth the long, convoluted journey it takes getting there. Despite a promising start, Tong (Mario Maurer)is a doof whose frustrating indecision made me want to scream. The layers of dysfunctional family drama adds a lot of dialogue and confusion, but there's no real message, no real sense of overcoming. I was looking for a twist, a turning point, but the movie just crawls on down the same, worn rut, dragging your heart along with it to no fulfilling resolution.

Films (and books as well) like this do little more than wag a finger at gays and say, "See, that's what your life is going to be - suffering." The fact that there is no gay hustler character and the film doesn't end with a suicide is a step in the right direction, but to me, it's a small consolation. This film twists the heart, but in the end, leaves you depressed and unfulfilled.

Once Flaubert wrote that '"To deny the existence of sad feelings just because they are sad, is as to deny the sun just because it is not noon". This is certainly a thought worth keeping while watching Love of Siam.
This romantic film explores in a touching narrative different forms of love. The main story devolpes without definitions or expectations, in a form of feeling and experiencing love that ends in a unexpected but yet beautiful ending. I strongly recommend this movie, well narrated, well interpreted and touching.

The movie is well written, well acted, and a tear jerker. It is amazing that these young people are so talented. The music score, actually sang by the actor, is great.
This movie is a tear jerker and you may not agree with the ending, but life seldom ends the way you want. That only happens in a Disney movie. I saw this movie through a movie rental and had to buy it after seeing it. It is in Thai with English subtitles. The first time I watched the movie I spent a lot of time reading the subtitles. But the second time I watched. I was able to really get into the movie even more now knowing what they where saying. This wonderful movie is really a great love story. Hope you enjoyed it, as much as I did.