tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post1041127997002658232..comments2024-03-12T10:45:12.762-07:00Comments on moviesandsongs365: Bangkok Hilton (1989)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-12263862919413482392015-12-08T15:15:33.668-08:002015-12-08T15:15:33.668-08:00@Mark: Yeah, it’s a mini-series that stays with yo...@Mark: Yeah, it’s a mini-series that stays with you for life and teaches you about the harshness of the world. I may have caught a glimpse of it in 1989 when I lived in the UK, then saw the entirety in my 20s. <br />It sort of reminds me of Not Without My Daughter (1991), which likewise is impactful and cautionary about life abroad. I saw that one with Sally Field when I was in my teens. Don’t know if it holds up today, but it's haunted me for years. <br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-5765936574728694502015-12-08T14:31:19.332-08:002015-12-08T14:31:19.332-08:00I know that my mother, each time a news item revea...I know that my mother, each time a news item reveals a Brit has been banged up abroad or is facing the lash or death penalty, always says 'did no one watch Bangkok Hilton?!' Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-43552874305503668622015-12-08T12:30:01.872-08:002015-12-08T12:30:01.872-08:00@Mark: Watching these grown up things as a kid doe...@Mark: Watching these grown up things as a kid does do that to us! Bangkok Hilton could make the viewer tentative about travelling abroad and trusting people. Prison films fascinate me, I even did a letterboxd list: http://letterboxd.com/mas365/list/favorite-prison-films/ Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619249406686227577.post-54338673915377181672015-12-08T11:54:34.884-08:002015-12-08T11:54:34.884-08:00Brilliant mini series. I well remember watching it...Brilliant mini series. I well remember watching it on BBC1 as a kid and being traumatised for it. I bought it on DVD in the early 00s, in fact it was one of the first DVDs I ever bought. Must rewatch it again somedayMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.com