Butterfly Man

Butterfly Man


Starring:Stuart Laing, Napakpapha Nakprasitte, Francis Magee, Gavan O'Herlihy, Abigail Good, Vasa Vatcharayon, Kirsty Mitchell
Director: Kaprice Kea
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
A romantic adventure filled with passion, humor, and intrigue. Packed with colorful characters and stunning, exotic locations, Butterfly Man is the story of English backpacker Adam, whose world falls apart when he meets and falls in love with Em, a beautiful Thai masseuse. Featuring a young international star cast, Butterfly Man confronts issues of human trafficking, prostitution set in a world of adventure, intrigue, and the unknown.
Butterfly Man
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pristine
  • Skip It
  • nicely textured film
 Butterfly Man
Starring: Stuart Laing , Napakpapha Nakprasitte , Francis Magee , Gavan O'Herlihy , and Abigail Good
Director: Kaprice Kea
Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0000D9PLB
Release Date: 2003-12-23

Description

A romantic adventure filled with passion, humor, and intrigue. Packed with colorful characters and stunning, exotic locations, Butterfly Man is the story of English backpacker Adam, whose world falls apart when he meets and falls in love with Em, a beautiful Thai masseuse. Featuring a young international star cast, Butterfly Man confronts issues of human trafficking, prostitution set in a world of adventure, intrigue, and the unknown.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pristine.......2004-10-18

Butterfly Man is a touching and complex movie about the despair and hope of a British backpacker who finds a deeper sense of purpose in the colorful and beautiful world he experiences in Thailand. The visuals of this movie will make you feel that you are in an island paradise yourself, as they're filled with prelapserian visions of purity and sweetness. The two main characters, Adam and Em, acted expertly by Stuart Laing and Napakpapha "Mamee" Nakprasitte, share a passionate bond, one that will make you believe in the redemptive and soulful power of love.

1 out of 5 stars Skip It.......2004-04-30

The only redeeming quality of this film is the fact that the gorgeous scenery of Thailand is shown in full grandeur. The viewer can really get a feel for the country. However, the storyline and characters are weak, trite, and boring. The film uses the all too common theme of Western man's infatuation for a young Thai woman but tries to convince the audience that it's true love. It is an unbelievable story with an even more ludicrous ending.

5 out of 5 stars nicely textured film.......2004-01-20

This is one of the few movies shot in Thailand, with Thailand as a subject, that really shows any insight into the country (unlike The Beach, for example).

Considering this is a low-budget, it really doesn't look budget. The cinematography is superb and in fact it earned the Best Cinematography award in 2003's Slamdunk Film Festival (the truly indie alternative to the Sundance Fest, and also held in Park City, UT). The performances are also uniformly excellent. Here again, the Thai female lead, Mamee, earned Best Actress at Slamdunk.

Kaprice Kea directs with a sure hand and a lot of sympathy for daily Thai life. I hope we see more from this director soon.
Butterfly Man [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pristine
  • Skip It
  • nicely textured film
 Butterfly Man [Region 2]
Starring: Stuart Laing , Napakpapha Nakprasitte , Francis Magee , Gavan O'Herlihy , and Abigail Good
Director: Kaprice Kea
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

( B )( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
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  2. The Legend of Suriyothai
  3. Jan Dara
  4. Beautiful Boxer
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ASIN: B0000UM0SU

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pristine.......2004-10-18

Butterfly Man is a touching and complex movie about the despair and hope of a British backpacker who finds a deeper sense of purpose in the colorful and beautiful world he experiences in Thailand. The visuals of this movie will make you feel that you are in an island paradise yourself, as they're filled with prelapserian visions of purity and sweetness. The two main characters, Adam and Em, acted expertly by Stuart Laing and Napakpapha "Mamee" Nakprasitte, share a passionate bond, one that will make you believe in the redemptive and soulful power of love.

1 out of 5 stars Skip It.......2004-04-30

The only redeeming quality of this film is the fact that the gorgeous scenery of Thailand is shown in full grandeur. The viewer can really get a feel for the country. However, the storyline and characters are weak, trite, and boring. The film uses the all too common theme of Western man's infatuation for a young Thai woman but tries to convince the audience that it's true love. It is an unbelievable story with an even more ludicrous ending.

5 out of 5 stars nicely textured film.......2004-01-20

This is one of the few movies shot in Thailand, with Thailand as a subject, that really shows any insight into the country (unlike The Beach, for example).

Considering this is a low-budget, it really doesn't look budget. The cinematography is superb and in fact it earned the Best Cinematography award in 2003's Slamdunk Film Festival (the truly indie alternative to the Sundance Fest, and also held in Park City, UT). The performances are also uniformly excellent. Here again, the Thai female lead, Mamee, earned Best Actress at Slamdunk.

Kaprice Kea directs with a sure hand and a lot of sympathy for daily Thai life. I hope we see more from this director soon.

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