| Bangkok Hilton [1990] | ![Bangkok Hilton [1990]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HT90WM73L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Ken Cameron
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Denholm Elliott, Hugo Weaving, Joy Smithers, Norman Kaye
Studio: Delta Visual Entertainment
Category: Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 2755
Format: Box Set, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 272 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.9 x 2.4
EAN: 4006408806486
ASIN: B00004CZKU
Theatrical Release Date: October 9, 1991
Release Date: August 29, 2000
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 Brilliant - but an appalling soundtrack September 7, 2008
This mini-series is well acted and has a great plot surrounding a young woman who was duped into carrying drugs through Bangkok. The plot is more complex and rich than that simple summary and it is exceptional viewing.
As others have commented, the soundtrack is appalling. Most contemporary movies seem to have constant and unnecessary noise put in for effect that is annoying but this film tops the lot. The background music is high volume and it seems that the creator of this is trying to compete with the actors for the viewer's attention. It almost destroyed the whole movie. I blame the producer for allowing this ego trip on what should have been a classical piece of viewing.
 Avoid this Scandinavian import! March 26, 2008
It is a great series but you would be well advised to stay away from this Scandinavian import of Bangkok Hilton. It is heavily edited by approximately 50 minutes and both audio and video quality is below standard.
Wow! August 9, 2006
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
Oky, i have to focus my review on Miss Kidman. At such a tender age over 20 years later she remains as good as she was back then. She was obviously born with a gift for lighting up the screen.
Back to the story, with a compelling plot, even if it contained some of the worst actors i've ever seen in my entire life (which it didn't) it would still keep you focused and amazed.
Pulls at the heartstrings April 24, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Yes, the soundtrack is pretty appalling (but annoyingly memorable) and the plot has quite a few holes (who would use a big silver flight case to transport one camera and a spare lens?) but it's a crackingly good story. The three main characters are all excellent actors, so it's a shame that the DVD is such poor quality. The credits at beginning and end of each episode list everybody featured in the entire series of 6 (odd), there are no subtitles for the bits of dialogue in Thai, and forget about anything extra! Also there are a few obviously Australian actors playing English people, but only minor characters. Overall it's still pretty powerful stuff. I don't think the plot is a carbon copy of Midnight Express at all, after all in Bangkok Hilton the girl is innocent and set up.
An epic story of redemption ... shame about the soundtrack September 3, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
The plot is like one of the great Victorian novels, although mainly set in Australia and Thailand. It's not at all subtle, but with a storyline that takes in an illegitimate daughter, drug-smuggling, Japanese treatment of prisoners of war, and Thai executions of criminals, and Australian 1980s TV production values, what can you expect?I have to say that this two-DVD set is a lot longer than the version I saw on the BBC in the early 1990s, which was broadcast over two evenings. The other surprise for me is the fairly appalling synthesizer soundtrack. Clearly I had been so gripped by the storyline that I didn't notice the music on first viewing. For most Britons, this was their first glimpse of Nicole Kidman. Even then, the ambition of the actress shone through. And finally, I suspect that, if Bangkok Hilton hadn't been made, the plot of Bridget Jones Two would have taken a different turn.
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