You don't have to walk as far as Tn Ratchetc. As you say the soi is RH side and has a big greeg K bank sign if you ar walking away from Pinnacle. If going be MRT then take exit one. Went there today. Sucked a very sexy guy... Be prepared for total darkness when you first go in. It took me about 10 mins before I dared to walk at all. If you are smoker you will use your lighter as many did. Straight American porn good quality picture but the Americans should stick to 'war' and leave 'love' to the French...

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-- Today,(07th.), a'noon. I went-to THE STATE CINEMA. OUT in SAM RONG.
- ETA.: 13.hrs., (hoping to catch any lunch.-time visitors in for a quickie.);
- Adm'n.: 50.Bh., (60. Bh. for those arriving & parking their own cars in the forecourt.),.

-- I followed a young-looking & Thai:Chinese man along the soi and into the cinema, but lost him as the tkt. clerk took so long to give me my change.
- Possibly another dozen spectators therein?
- All films were hard, ortho-sexual & Chinese porn..
- Initially no success at all - certainly not flavor of the day/week/month or whatever.
- Eventually the a/m. Thai:Chinese man & I met; after a while he suggested that we go to the toilets, with wch. I agreed. What followed may be written later - but suffice it to write that he was 'Ready, Willing & Able.'.
- I stayed until approx. 14.30.hrs. and the above was my only success.

-- A couple of points for the Health & Safety conscious -
1.- The curtained ent'ce. into the actual movies is not at the back, as in many another cinema, but right in the middle; one ascends a dozen or so steps. Thus it's probably better to stand there for as long as it may take until one's eyes will have adjusted to the gen'l. gloom and a rough idea of where the aisles etc. are.
2.- The only safety lighting of the steps UP and DOWN is by the steps to the spectators' RIGHT; I didn't count the steps UP to the back this time, but -from an admittedly amnesic memory - there are possibly 12 steps UP a small landing - on wch. there's a fan, (so watch-out!), and then a futher 16 steps UP, (again, watch-out for the 2 fans!), to the walk-around by the back wall. (My much earlier posting of this movie-hse. has an exact count - for wch. scroll back.),.

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The seven times I went there, they had this French porn where there was a French maid in her black maid outfit who eventually got fucked by the master. There were also Asian porn movies. But no American porn. The cinema in Chinatown shows regular current movies (non-porn)--including the latest Moon vampire movie. I think the cinema by Saphan Taksin would play the lastest Rambo movie (the one that takes place in Burma) over and over again before closing, and before that, some old Thai movie maybe from the late-1960's.

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Dropped into the Prince late sunday afternoon having not been there for about 6 months. Incredibly there are some of the same good humoured folk there. Presunanly they've been home once or twice since.

Nothing has changed. A fair selection of trade on offer but I declined and moved on. There is a nostalgia about the place for me.

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-- An elderly, regular & farang visitor to the one remaining cinema in ChinaTown - The MAXIMA, 408, Yaowarat rd.*), commented that last sunday - 10th. - the place was crowded: almost standing room only!
- At one point the place was thrown into some confusion by the arrival of a family: husband, wife & young child! Ha!!
--* vide: this thread, postings #20. & 84..

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I believe the place is only crowded on weekends; I was there two weeks ago on a Monday and it was quite dead.

Also, the ticket receipt shows the name as "Chinatown Rama" (in Thai). Where did you get the name Maxima, Mr. Tile?

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-- Khun Rich.,
- A good question, forsooth! Possibly I shewed the tkt. to one of my Talking Boyz and he translated for me? But I would not be prepared to place hand upon heart.

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-- Today, (13th.), a'noon. I visited the BANG KHAE RAMA cinema.
- addr.: 176/171, Tnn. Petch Kasem,
Khet Bang Khae;
- Garmin co-ords.: 100-25-22.50.E.x13-42-37.62.N..
- dirn's. from TESCO-LOTUS, (Cruising Spots - post #360.), -
1.- Standing in front of TL. turn LEFT and start walking with the IN-going tfc.;
2.- After LESS than five mins'. walking you'll pass a branch of BKK. Bank, (LHS.); then, & set-back from the main rd., a whiteish & 20 storey HIGH-rise bldg., (LHS.), cross-over soi 62/3. and straight-away you'll come to a foot-bridge across the dual carriageway;
3.- Avail of the foot-bridge and note that at its other end you'll see a red & white notice advertising some dental practice, (sponsored by Colgate.), and between the two bldgs. and above a cloth covered arcade fading dull red Thai letters BANG KHAE RAMA;
4.- Pass through the covered arcade, pass, (LHS.), an open space with stalls & parked cars; pass a bldg., (LHS.); beyond the 2nd. open space, (LHS.), with parked cars you'll see the BANG KHAE RAMA cinema!
- From the side-walk to the cinema is approx. 130yds..

-- Inside the Box Office is to yr. RHS.;
- adm'n.: 50.Bh.;
- Pass through to the interior foyer: straight before you is a snax' counter with, to yr. RIGHT, the Men's hawng nahm;
- To yr. LEFT & RIGHT are the stairs UP to the cinema: walk-UP 12 steps, turn either RIGHT or LEFT and walk-UP another 10 steps to the body of the cinema;
- Once inside it's better to stay at the head of the steps until yr. eyes will have adjusted - Lighting is minimal: what's coming-in from the two sets of stairs, what's reflected from the screen and the 3 sets of LOW intensity red lighting for the EMGY. EXITS.
- From the head f the a/m.stairs there are 22 broad & shallow steps DOWN to the front row of seats and 11 ditto UP to the back wall.
- On the back wall are a couple of fire extinguishers about 5ft. off the floor and a couple of fans - tall men should watch their heads for the supporting steel-work!
- Seating is std. with four blocks separated by central longitudinal & lateral aisles. There is plenty of space between each row of seats. In general the seats are quite comfortable.

-- My ETA. was approx. 14.15.hrs.;
- Possibly another dozen or so spectators?
- Films were hard core & ortho-sexual porn..
- I stayed there for a couple of hrs. and then decided that enough was enough.
- I did not see any Lady-boyz or similar there.
- Not all that much activity that I could see amongst the spectators, many of whom appeared to be in the 40s-50s.age-gp. as far as I could judge. I scored twice with youngish men: one of whom, (a student-looking type with glasses.), was for free and the other, (looks & actions a money-boi.), -we went into a cubicle - asked for 100.Bh. for smoking him.
-- As with TESCO-LOTUS possibly wednesday isn't such a popular day for such activities?

-- NB.: In add'n. to one's usual supplies of Condoms, lube., facial tissues, mouth-wash, (non-alcoholic.), money, (LOW denominations.), etc. etc. possibly a small torch, (US.: flash-light.), would be helpful here?

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