Suck Cinema updates?
 

Any news/updates on BKK suck cinemas? Still cannot figure out where the old Capital cinema crowd went. How is the "other" Chinatown cinema doing?

Not Thailand subject, but does anyone know any suck cinemas in Hong Kong? I have a lead on one, but not sure if it is open.
Thanks.

curious where that suck theater in hongkong may be ? can u tell ?
I think bkk suck scene is dead

Actually, I'd love to get a list together of suck cinemas in Asia.... I've got a long weekend away from work and might go check one out.

Here is what I know exists:
BKK
Manila--several
Saigon--possibly one ?
HKG--possibly one?
Any others? How about Jakarta, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, etc?
Thanks!

whats ur "lead" on the hongkong one than? for sure u must have a name ?

HK cinema
 

I am going to check out the HK cinema in person in mid-July. If it is open and active, I will post info. I know it was open as recently as spring of 2006. I tried to mail you privately, jose4u, but it bounced back.

Will be doing in-person research in BKK cinemas in early July. Hope the scene has improved since my last visit. Sadly, worldwide the cinema scene is in decline. In my extensive travels I have compiled quite a list, but all too frequently I find a favorite has closed. Going back to Buenos Aires in October; it has about six left.

If the skytrain ever gets across the river, I think we will experience a pick-up in the activity at the ones in Wan Wien Yai.

HK Cinema
 

There is a cruisy cinema opposite to the public toilet, at the end of Kwun Chung St. close to Austin Road. It is not a cinema, more a video room showing straight soft-core porn. Went there 2 years ago, there were 4 or 5 guys hanging around at the back, near the washroom. I guess one could meet guys up there but not having any action as the place was quite bright and small, could not seat more than a 100 people.

Hong Kong cinema
 

Went to Kwun Chung cinema in late July. Easy to find, Kwun Chung Street is off Austin Road, almost opposite the BP International Hotel in Kowloon. Admission is $40HK. They showed only soft core straight porn while I was there. Pretty demure crowd, a little discreet jacking, lots of trips to the toilet in back, but I never saw any real action. I was there mid-afternoon on a weekday. Hardly worth the trip, but fortunately there is plenty of free sex easily available elsewhere in HK, so it is still a fun place.

Was in BKK in July too and the decline of the suck cinema scene is downright depressing!

An elderly American acquaintance y'day. took a river ferry up to Nonthaburi.
He told me that the well-known cinema there has been gutted.
Another well-known, and possibly loved movie-house, has bitten the dustv.
'bye..

-- This forenoon my previously mentioned elderly and American acquaintance told me that some TH. associate of his from Saphan Kwai had given him the address of another movie-house along Rama IV. rd. but in the opp. dir'n. to ChinaTown: that is going-along in an easterly dir'n..
- He wrote-down the address but now can't find it.
- Has anyone heard recently of anyother movie-houses along Rama IV. rd.? If so names and addresses would be welcumed - ha!
-- bibi..

There was one on Rama IV before, on the right side of the road (going East), just before the Klongtoey intersection. Wasn't all that active, and I'm not sure if it's still there. Anyone?

That's one (more or less) near Queen Sirikit Convention Centre? Nope, must have been torn down. Haven't been able to find it for a long time. Even the building is gone.

-- Y'day., (04th.), a'noon. having a few spare moments I decided to follow-up my elderly American acquaintance's lead; so acting upon info. rec'd. I proceeded as follows -
1.- MRT., (u'gd. rly.), to Khlong Toei;
2.- Detrain at Khlong Toei stn.;
3.- Take 'EXIT ONE.', (1.), it's indicated as 'MEA. Khlong Toei.'
4.- At street level quit Exit One and make an immediate LEFT-about turn;
6.- Walk against the tfc., (tfc. is IN-coming while one is walking OUT-bound - 'LUMPINI TWR.' is behind one.), for approx. five mins.;
7.- One will come to a wideish soi on one's RHS.; on the opp. cnr. of wch. is a large and visible branch of 'KASIKORN BANK.',(on one's own cnr. is an office three windows' wide, with the no. 1230-6 on the RH. jamb.);
8.- Turn RIGHT and walk along that soi for approx. 100yds.;
9.- The cinema will be seen on one's RHS..

-- The Box-office is on one's LHS.;
- Adm'n.:50.Bh.;
- After entering there is a small soft-drinks'/snax stand ahead;
- The men's CR. is to the RIGHT and behind this stand - a bit squalid;
- On either side are stairs UP to the cinema;
- Ent'ces./exits are roughly half-way along the two side-walls;
- Illum'n. is poor: the interior stairs are not lit; the only illum'n. is from the screen, (LO-lvl. lighting there.), and from theEXIT and EMGY. EXIT signs;
- There is a space between the rear seating and the back wall;
- Hard core p*rn., (ortho. & l*sb**n.), was being shewn;
- Several ladies,(?), were plying their trade amongst the few spectators, (I arr'd. around 17hrs.),;
- At one time an employee walked-around with a flash-light and was shining it on and along the rows of seats.

-- name: 'LAEMSONG.';
- loc'n.: 1,208, Rama IV. rd., Phra Kanong, BKK.;
- contact: (02)-249 1437;
- adm'n.: 50.oo.Bh.;
- nrest. MRT.: Khlong Toei - approx. 6-7mins'. walk away.

-- E&OE. -- bibi. --

Yes, the Laemthong. That's the one I was thinking of. Not too exciting the sole time I was there.

-- Agreed; but it can be unwise to judge after only one visit, can't it?
- An elderly and American acquaintance, who's here to escape the winter in SF., prefers the cinema in ChinaTown, alleging that the 'PHANOL.' in Saphan Kwai is too 'Sticky rice.' for his preferences. But that having been written another elderly and Ameircan resident goes there frequently and thinks that it's the best movie-house in BKK. for his purposes!
-- bibi. --

-- The latest issue of the freebie mag. 'Thai Puan.', #18, (avail. at most of the usual outlets.), has an article entitled:
Chinese Cinemas ... (with very special features!).
- Amongst the places mentioned, (and I'm quoting verbatim et litteratim from the article*.), are -
1.- 'There are 2 in Wang Wian Jai. The biggest is off Taksin rd. beside the market. The other is off LadYa rd. just behind the clothes' market.
2.- 'There is another off Rama IV. just past the railway line behind the Kasikorn Bank.
3.- 'The one most well-known by foreigners is opposite the soi to the Shangri-La Hotel, but it is very difficult to find as it's down a long way.
4.- 'The next is on Phayayothin rd opposite to Big C; the Saphan Kwai BTS. station is very close. This is by far the biggest I've come-across and also the busiest.
5.- 'Crossing to the Thonburi side again, there is one in Bang Khae, behind the market. It is big but not busy.'.
- The contributor adds a final caveat: 'AYOR. and best to go with empty pockets!.

-- * Moderator, No infringement of copyright intended by me, but should you think so then please feel free to edit as necessary - "Up to you!".

-- bibi. --