I went to Tuk Com today, and on the ground floor the DVD store Scorpion or 'Manpong' in Thai, (I think), is offering a good selection of original DVD's at 99 baht with a buy one get one free offer.

So that's 49.5 Baht for an original good quality DVD.

Fill your boots!

I went to Tuk Com today, and on the ground floor the DVD store Scorpion or 'Manpong' in Thai, (I think), is offering a good selection of original DVD's at 99 baht with a buy one get one free offer.

So that's 49.5 Baht for an original good quality DVD.

Fill your boots!

are you 100% sure, bearing in mind this place just got recently raided and lots of unoriginal DVD's taken away.

Edited May 19, 200719 yr by buriramboy

I went to Tuk Com today, and on the ground floor the DVD store Scorpion or 'Manpong' in Thai, (I think), is offering a good selection of original DVD's at 99 baht with a buy one get one free offer.

So that's 49.5 Baht for an original good quality DVD.

Fill your boots!

are you 100% sure, bearing in mind this place just got recently raided and lots of unoriginal DVD's taken away.

Yes, I am 100% sure. Scorpion DVD on the ground floor do not sell copies, only original DVD's.

Those raids took place on the fourth floor where DVD copies are sold.

Scorpion DVD store is on the ground floor on the right hand side when entering Tuk Com from Pattaya Tai.

how recent are the movies that they are selling at that price then??

how recent are the movies that they are selling at that price then??

Obviously, they are not recent releases.

But they are not ancient, they are two years old and more. I estimate that there are 200 movies at 99 baht.

Something there for everyone.

Was up on the 4th floor yesterday and i will confirm that most of the shops were closed up and absolutely nothing was on display - i was looking for a CD for Photoshop - spoke to one guy whose small stall was open and was able to sell me the disc for 150 baht -

Thanks Libya, I'll check it out.

I was up on the 4th floor last week - everything shut and bolted.

As soon as they saw 'high roller Mobi' appear, they rushed to unlock the shutters and give me a personal tour of their establishments - assuring me that they would 'protect me' in the event of a police raid.

As I was browsing the wares, it was amazing how many farangs appeared out of the wood work and started buying everything in sight

Obviously lurking in the shadows, awaiting my arrival.

Twaz ever thus in LOS

I visited the fourth floor (Tuk Com) yesterday, and went to 'Time' DVD store (copies). Business was as usual, except that all the box-sets on the walls were missing.

I bought 'Hannibal Rising' good copy, but a totally crap film.

I'll go back to the Scorpion DVD store and have a really good look at the two-for one offers again, and try and make a list (of the available movies) and post it here later.

This is not a complete list of the movies available for 99 baht (buy one get one free) = 49.5 Baht each: Original DVD's : Excellent Quality: But Ones I have bought;

Ratings: I have rated the ones viewed:

1. Hotel (5/10) poor really

2. The Hours (6/10) good acting, but not my cup of tea (oscar winner)

3. Sylvia (7/10) a lot better than I expected: Gwyneth Paltrow & Daniel Craig

4. Elizabeth (8/10) Cate Blanchett (oscar winner)

5. Iris (7/10) Kate Winslet (oscar winner)

6. I am sam (6/10) Sean Penn: not bad, worth seeing

7. Traffic (9/10) Michael Douglas, Zeta Jones, excellent (oscar winner)

8. Animal Factory (8/10): Willem Dafoe (very good)

9. Dear Frankie (8/10): So much better than I expected

10. Doctor Zhivago (7/10) Better than original

11. Mysterious Skin (7/10) Disturbing but essential viewing

12. Hotel Rwanda (8/10) Very good

13. P.S.

14. The Merchant of Venice

15. The Machinist

16. Mind Games

17. The Final Cut

18. Virus

19. Caught in The Headlights

20. The Poet

21. Sexual Life

22. The Paradise Virus

23. Godsend

Thanks for the tip. I bought some 2 for 99 baht DVDs here in Bangkok so it seems that this offer is available at all the 'Scorpion' outllets.

I did not see all the titles you listed, but I am sure that they can be easily found as Mang Pong (เเมงป่อง) shops are located in nearly every shopping mall in Bangkok, and also on some skytrain stations. They are as common as cockroaches (maybe not scorpions).

This is not a complete list of the movies available for 99 baht (buy one get one free) = 49.5 Baht each: Original DVD's : Excellent Quality: But Ones I have bought;

Ratings: I have rated the ones viewed:

1. Hotel (5/10) poor really

2. The Hours (6/10) good acting, but not my cup of tea (oscar winner)

3. Sylvia (7/10) a lot better than I expected: Gwyneth Paltrow & Daniel Craig

4. Elizabeth (8/10) Cate Blanchett (oscar winner)

5. Iris (7/10) Kate Winslet (oscar winner)

6. I am sam (6/10) Sean Penn: not bad, worth seeing

7. Traffic (9/10) Michael Douglas, Zeta Jones, excellent (oscar winner)

8. Animal Factory (8/10): Willem Dafoe (very good)

9. Dear Frankie (8/10): So much better than I expected

10. Doctor Zhivago (7/10) Better than original

11. Mysterious Skin (7/10) Disturbing but essential viewing

12. Hotel Rwanda (8/10) Very good

13. P.S.

14. The Merchant of Venice

15. The Machinist

16. Mind Games

17. The Final Cut

18. Virus

19. Caught in The Headlights

20. The Poet

21. Sexual Life

22. The Paradise Virus

23. Godsend

What's No. 21, Sexual Life about then?

Hi Libya,

Not wishing to disparage in any way - in fact I might go and have a looksie today myself, but a great majority of the titles you listed were on sale for 99 Baht at their branch in Ekami Major cinema complex some 2 years ago! I know because I bought most of them at the time.

I guess someone over-ordered (or made?), and they've been trying to get rid of them ever since.

It's horses for courses, but I thought that 'I am Sam' (I'm a huge fan of Sean Penn) and 'the Hours' were absolutely mind blowing.

This is not a complete list of the movies available for 99 baht (buy one get one free) = 49.5 Baht each: Original DVD's : Excellent Quality: But Ones I have bought;

Ratings: I have rated the ones viewed:

1. Hotel (5/10) poor really

2. The Hours (6/10) good acting, but not my cup of tea (oscar winner)

3. Sylvia (7/10) a lot better than I expected: Gwyneth Paltrow & Daniel Craig

4. Elizabeth (8/10) Cate Blanchett (oscar winner)

5. Iris (7/10) Kate Winslet (oscar winner)

6. I am sam (6/10) Sean Penn: not bad, worth seeing

7. Traffic (9/10) Michael Douglas, Zeta Jones, excellent (oscar winner)

8. Animal Factory (8/10): Willem Dafoe (very good)

9. Dear Frankie (8/10): So much better than I expected

10. Doctor Zhivago (7/10) Better than original

11. Mysterious Skin (7/10) Disturbing but essential viewing

12. Hotel Rwanda (8/10) Very good

13. P.S.

14. The Merchant of Venice

15. The Machinist

16. Mind Games

17. The Final Cut

18. Virus

19. Caught in The Headlights

20. The Poet

21. Sexual Life

22. The Paradise Virus

23. Godsend

What's No. 21, Sexual Life about then?

It is a romantic comedy starring Eion Bailey inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's play 'La Ronde', following the sex lives of nine different characters whose lives intersect through shared partners.

This is not a complete list of the movies available for 99 baht (buy one get one free) = 49.5 Baht each: Original DVD's : Excellent Quality: But Ones I have bought;

Ratings: I have rated the ones viewed:

1. Hotel (5/10) poor really

2. The Hours (6/10) good acting, but not my cup of tea (oscar winner)

3. Sylvia (7/10) a lot better than I expected: Gwyneth Paltrow & Daniel Craig

4. Elizabeth (8/10) Cate Blanchett (oscar winner)

5. Iris (7/10) Kate Winslet (oscar winner)

6. I am sam (6/10) Sean Penn: not bad, worth seeing

7. Traffic (9/10) Michael Douglas, Zeta Jones, excellent (oscar winner)

8. Animal Factory (8/10): Willem Dafoe (very good)

9. Dear Frankie (8/10): So much better than I expected

10. Doctor Zhivago (7/10) Better than original

11. Mysterious Skin (7/10) Disturbing but essential viewing

12. Hotel Rwanda (8/10) Very good

13. P.S.

14. The Merchant of Venice

15. The Machinist

16. Mind Games

17. The Final Cut

18. Virus

19. Caught in The Headlights

20. The Poet

21. Sexual Life

22. The Paradise Virus

23. Godsend

What's No. 21, Sexual Life about then?

It is a romantic comedy starring Eion Bailey inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's play 'La Ronde', following the sex lives of nine different characters whose lives intersect through shared partners.

i hope they wear condoms