etoks21

Why do you believe that audio is authentic? I'm not saying it is or isn't, I'm wondering why you think it is.

Is he supposed to have swallowed the USB? Do you have a link to a good summation of this?

Because Chinese media corporations, which are subservient to and operate in fear of, the authoritarian Chinese government, which does not like ANY publicity about anything that doesn't reflect beautifully upon the People's Chinese Republic, want only rainbows, unicorns, and cotton candy articles disseminated about their industry and performers. In response, MDL chooses to ignore inconvenient stories that might arouse suspicions, such as allegedly drunk actors "falling" out of windows. Best option: Don't cover the story at all.

If that doesn't answer your question, I can't help you. Don't be naive and don't be so quick to dismiss uncomfortable questions as "conspiracy theories." Every day, all over the world, lots of conspiracies of all kinds play out. Calling inconvenient questions "conspiracy theories" has become another form of shorthand for STFU.

The most hilarious and creepy af aspect of this regarding MDL is that this actor's bio page remains up, but makes NO mention of his death. The only indication you will find that he no longer exists on this plane is the use of the word "was" in place of "is" in the first sentence of his bio. lol I guess MDLers are too scared to edit the bio to include his "fall" and subsequent departure to become a "star in the sky" as Korean entertainment companies like to say of their entertainers who have killed themselves. :D

What's this bit about him allegedly being "cut open" to retrieve a usb drive?
Not sure whether to recoil in horror or laugh out loud at that rumor. I've poked around on the Internet for verification but, of course, all is speculation and obfuscation.
Anyone have the real dirt on this? Why would a usb drive be in the guy's abdomen?

Gotta love Asian celeb/entertainer rumors/controversies.
Our celeb scandals here in the US are downright boring by comparison. :)

I'll repeat what I wrote to another commenter below:

"MDL is leery of endangering whatever Chinese $$$ flow into its coffers in return for promoting Chinese films and series. This place doesn't operate for free, yet we, the members, aren't paying anything. What we DO pay with, instead of $$$, is the lack of trustworthy information in general, and coverage of films/series out of places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, India, and Indonesia, in particular.

Those listed countries have produced loads of worthy content, but you won't hear a peep about it on MDL because those countries don't fork over the $$$."

MDL is leery of endangering whatever Chinese $$$ flow into its coffers in return for promoting Chinese films and series. This place doesn't operate for free, yet we, the members, aren't paying anything. What we DO pay with, instead of $$$, is the lack of trustworthy information in general, and coverage of films/series out of places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, India, and Indonesia, in particular.

Those listed countries have produced loads of worthy content, but you won't hear a peep about it on MDL because those countries don't fork over the $$$.

Ah, China, and its good old "Public Security Authorities," always ready and eager to enforce the STFU OR ELSE law for the good of society.

Here in the US, the Chinese Public Security Authorities are Trump's role model for the new American Public STFU Authorities. Free speech is no more.

It's China, where "STFU" is enforced by law thru "Public Security Authorities."

Glad to have helped you to a better understanding of commenter-to-commenter interactions. You're welcome.

I'm not responsible for, nor limited by, anything other people post.
I'm perfectly "chill" though. Thanks.

Expressing/revealing one's pathologies through online comments, MDL or otherwise, is such an extremely common behavior. Imagine, drawing conclusions about a person's perspective/mindset from words they speak or write...truly bizarre, eh?

It's good you logged off. Perhaps you need a break.

The only thing odder than responding to a three-year-old comment just might be responding to a response to a three-year-old comment that you claim to think it was odd to respond to three years later in the first place.

"some of us prefer not to watch those sorts of scenes because they can be disturbing or triggering. much like the way your mind seems to work."

Except that you DID go ahead and watch it despite what you expressed in your op. Why do you think you did that? A fixation on "these sorts of scenes?" Or a fondness for performative expressions of disapproval of "these sorts of scenes" that you actually find quite intriguing...?

Concern yourself with the workings of your own mind. Between the two of us, it's the stranger one.

Do you have a rape fetish?

This lovely little film moved me a long way along the road to a better understanding of and a lot more empathy toward trans people. I have seen it twice now. It will take a third and fourth watch to put all the pieces together, I think.

Especially in light of its limited budget, its accomplishments are remarkable. I'd love to see this remade with a big-ass budget to do the story justice. The dancers at the club were fantastic. My big budget fantasy production of this flick would expand their production numbers into the real kick-ass thing.

Bravo!
9/10

Did someone tell you you couldn't "critique" me?

Who is "we?" You and other faux blind people?

How any performer looks is one hundred percent the business of the audience. What do you surmise is the purpose of makeup, hairstyles, wardrobe, and fifty other things whose sole purpose is to influence our visual perception of a character's appearance and thus, the impression they make on us.

That you don't want to acknowledge that Holland is painfully thin, pale, with large lips, etc. is fine. Do that. Meanwhile, keep your nose out of other audience members' business and how they perceive a character based on appearance.

"dragging it" lol The OP made one, brief comment. Hardly "dragging."

Boy Pakorn is one of the best actors I've seen in anything out of Thailand.

He seems incredibly familiar to me, but I don't watch Thai dramas other than pre-2020 BL, and I haven't seen any of his movies. Thus, I spend half the time he's on screen in a frustrated state. lol Wish I could place where I've seen him before. He has great charisma and screen presence, and I don't see him "acting," but "being," as so few actors are able to successfully do.

He's the reason I'll keep watching this.
That Thai speech thing where they go "hoo!" to express mockery or feigned surprise always cracks me up.

oops. Too late.

This is hilarious, or at least as much of it as I found was hilarious.

I was able to find only parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 on dailymotion. If anyone else knows where the entire flick or the parts I couldn't find are, please let me know.

For now, 8.5/10