webfact Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 No Ban For 'No Escape,' Movie Depicting Coup Filmed In ThailandBy Khaosod English BANGKOK — An upcoming Hollywood movie about a military coup in a fictional Southeast Asian nation – filmed in Thailand – has been approved by censors to open later this month.Despite online rumors today that “No Escape” had been banned by the The National Film and Video Censors Board, a member told Khaosod English such reports were false, as the movie was approved for audiences 15 and up on 28 July.“It is not banned or prevented from being screened in Thailand. It’s just a normal action film,” said the official, who asked not to be identified by name, citing ministerial regulations.In late 2013, actors Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan filmed the movie - then called "The Coup" - in northern Thailand. The movie is about a fictional Southeast Asian nation where the military overthrows civilian rule to stage a coup. Not long after Thailand's nonfictional coup took place, the film's name was changed to "No Escape."Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1439203313 -- Khaosod English 2015-08-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketandsee Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This will be interesting. I wonder if it will be shown on incoming flights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This is just silly... I thought we were done with third rate flicks after Bangkok Dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I think this is very smart of them. Downplay the movie as nothing more than an action flick. Any ban will only result in more views. I also think that the Thai government wants to remind the people about the chaos which it creates when he government is destabilized lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimlove Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Can Watch it on movieday for 100B - gonna bring our own sprite ... Wife can buy her caramel-popcorn, makes me wanna puke I eat our own M&M ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Edited August 10, 2015 by bamnutsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 if it were about recent events in Thailand, a low budget production could not afford all the clackers and foam hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) Why would it be banned? From the trailer this isn't even remotely like what happened in Thailand. Watch the first 5 or 6 episodes of a British show called "Strike Back", season 5 this year. It's very good and interesting. These episodes all take place in Thailand. I love how much money he gives the guy on the boat to use his phone...a fortune. Edited August 11, 2015 by oneday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketandsee Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Why would it be banned? From the trailer this isn't even remotely like what happened in Thailand. Watch the first 5 or 6 episodes of a British show called "Strike Back", season 5 this year. It's very good and interesting. These episodes all take place in Thailand. I love how much money he gives the guy on the boat to use his phone...a fortune. Maybe it's more representative of the future than the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg Bob Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Looks like you've never heard of the Thammasat Massacre then... back to studies, my friend! Edited August 11, 2015 by Blitzkrieg Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Probably right. Thai coups are pretty lame. On the movies trailer the cops have Thai writing on their riot shields though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajtom Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Fact or Fiction ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg Bob Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Probably right. Thai coups are pretty lame. On the movies trailer the cops have Thai writing on their riot shields though. Wrong! It's Khmer and upside down. Stop, Think and Act! It helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 That trailer is about as far away from the real Coup as one can get. No wonder they passed it,adds an exciting dimension to what is far from exciting in reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPiPuPePo Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Probably right. Thai coups are pretty lame. On the movies trailer the cops have Thai writing on their riot shields though. Wrong! It's Khmer and upside down. Stop, Think and Act! It helps! I noticed that in the trailer and thus thought it was about a fictional coup in Cambodia during the 60s-70s. If it's supposed to be about Vietnam, they really got sloppy--was it shot in Cambodia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 It was filmed in Chiang Mai I think, wasn't it? Didn't they set a hotel on fire with some overenthusiastic special effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg Bob Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Probably right. Thai coups are pretty lame. On the movies trailer the cops have Thai writing on their riot shields though. Wrong! It's Khmer and upside down. Stop, Think and Act! It helps! I noticed that in the trailer and thus thought it was about a fictional coup in Cambodia during the 60s-70s. If it's supposed to be about Vietnam, they really got sloppy--was it shot in Cambodia? No, it was shot in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Then why is there Burmese script on the police riot shields and I don't think Vietnamese wear the longyi?. One goof I noticed was a True satellite dish on a building......in 1963. Might be a good movie with Brosnan in it. Edited August 12, 2015 by ratcatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg Bob Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Then why is there Burmese script on the police riot shields and I don't think Vietnamese wear the longyi?. One goof I noticed was a True satellite dish on a building......in 1963. Might be a good movie with Brosnan in it. Well spotted! Yeah, the movie will be really good, but not sure if it helps to bring more tourists to Thailand...? Good thing is that people forget easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Then why is there Burmese script on the police riot shields and I don't think Vietnamese wear the longyi?. One goof I noticed was a True satellite dish on a building......in 1963. Might be a good movie with Brosnan in it. Well spotted! Yeah, the movie will be really good, but not sure if it helps to bring more tourists to Thailand...? Good thing is that people forget easily. I was wrong. Not Burmese at all. Blitzkrieg Bob is correct, inverted Khmer script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketandsee Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Why does everyone think it is about a previous coup and not the future? What am I missing? Edited August 13, 2015 by phuketandsee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajtom Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Ahhhh come on boys wheres Prayuth and his war carriage...... Disappointing lads The old fella with big boots on and a spear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 This film is based on the coup in Vietnam in 1963. Thai coups are too lame to base a film on, except maybe for the Manhattan Rebellion in 1951. Looks like you've never heard of the Thammasat Massacre then... back to studies, my friend! While dramatic it was not a coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I don't know why the movie reviewers say the lead character is implausible? He's a clueless American who moves to a foreign country with no grasp of the native language and no grasp of local affairs. Sound familiar, 555? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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