Classic Review: Romantic Blue, Thailand movie from 1995!
It's amazing how nowadays you can find any movie you like, and from any country you are interested in thanks to Internet. however in the 90s that wasn't possible, and ofcourse the audience could only watch what Hollywood or your local place could offer, and miss a crown jewel from another place of this world. Romantic Blue is one of those movies that if you were a movie lover in the 90s you proberly now sad you missed it then but happy you can see it now.
Released in 1995, Romantic Blue is a romantic drama crime thriller from Thailand. Starring the 90s King of Pop in Thailand Somchai Kemglad, and his girlfriend at that time Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya (who also was a singer). It was once an all-time top grossing Thai movie and winner of numerous awards.
Story:
Mai (Somchai Kemglad) and Men (Pramote Seangsor) are brothers. Mai quits school to go work as a mechanic while his brother stays in school and chases girls. However his need for money increases as his father gets sick and ends up in the hospital with bills no one can afford. He has a girlfriend he loves named Pom (Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya). Their uncle named Bo (Aaron Pavilai) who also work as a mechanic there knows of his financial problems and teaches him how to break into cars. He introduces him to a professional car theft gang and he starts working for them. The gang is run by Toh (Surasak Wonthai) who he soon finds out is a violent sadistic killer. They all start arguing about the division of the profits from the cars. His girlfriend runs off with his brother as he is never around. Can Mai fix things up with her and can he get out of the gang alive?
Awards:
Romantic Blue won the Thailand National Association Awards 1995 for: Best Motion Picture, Best Director (Rashane Limtrakul), Best Leading Actor (Somchai Kemglad), Best Leading Actress (Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya), Best Supporting Actor (Aaron Pavilai), Best Movie Script, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography.
Also it won the 1995 Entertainment Correspondents Association Of Thailand's Suraswadi Awards for: Best Leading Actress (Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya), Best Cinematography, Best Motion Picture (top-grossing).
overall:
with an entertaining, funny, dramatic and exiting story, the movie is a forever Asian film classic, the cast is well spot on for their characters and helps the movie get alive. Also it has a lot of nostalgia of the early 90s for those who love nostalgic motions, for example the hair cuts, the songs, the music, and the blue night colors that was used a lot in the 90s. And speaking of songs, Somchai Kemglad sings all the songs for the movie and somtimes with his girlfriend Suttida Kaseman Na Ayutthaya. The songs are excellent melted in the movie, and helps move the tune up while here are some sad moments.
I reward this classic movie 8/10
