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Saint Jack, only Hollywood movie completely shot in Spore
Saint Jack, only Hollywood movie completely shot in Spore
After looking for this movie for a long time I finally managed to find it online and it wasn`t a dissapointment! Firstly it shows Spore in the 70`s and a few places no longer there like the old airport, old Bugis with trannies all around, secondly it shows things as they are, corrupt Ganhman, CIA, US officials... and surprisingly, this low pimp being the most honorable man in the whole story. Definitely worth a watch!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Jack
Probably still heavy censored:
http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Saint-Jack-S ... 1066351162
Or at Amazon much more expensive ($60-90)
http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Saint-Jack-S ... 1066351162
Or at Amazon much more expensive ($60-90)
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Terrible movie. But interesting to seeing old Singapore again. (I arrived here 3 years after the movie was shot so much was the same including the taxis and Boat Quay).
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
StageVu requires that I download some alternative webplayer, so that's clearly not happening.
Nearest I got was this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=228NZuLOosw
Saint Jack OFFICIAL Trailer
Nearest I got was this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=228NZuLOosw
Saint Jack OFFICIAL Trailer
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JR8, just right click on the link "Direct download link (.avi file)" and click save link as...... Save it to your desktop or wherever. Then use VLC video player to play the file. It helps if you have a download manager as well as I tried to just used the inbuilt download and it dropped the download 2x. Of course, it might have been the time of day/traffic. The third time I used my download manager and it downloaded okay. That way you can watch it at your leisure.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
VLC for the win. Plays everything and doesn't have adware etc.JR8 wrote:StageVu requires that I download some alternative webplayer, so that's clearly not happening.
Nearest I got was this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=228NZuLOosw
Saint Jack OFFICIAL Trailer
The movie was interesting for about 60 mins. I was watching for the scenery.
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Guess you can tell who the old coots are (Singapore wise that is).PNGMK wrote: The movie was interesting for about 60 mins. I was watching for the scenery.

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
I couldn't quite work out where the "Bandung Club" building was located though.... a lot of other places were familiar.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Guess you can tell who the old coots are (Singapore wise that is).PNGMK wrote: The movie was interesting for about 60 mins. I was watching for the scenery.
It's all a bit sad., I was in Chiang Mai over the break ... I'd move there in heart beat just for the 'feel' of the city - it reminded me a bit of the early years in Singapore.
I can see why most ppl won`t like it. It`s pace is quite slow and the whole movie is a thorough description of only one character. Very different from modern movies we are used to in which the scenery changes by the second, and action, comedy, love and special effects are all packed in one. From that perspective Saint Jack is definitely more hermetic, as are a lot of older movies. Definitely nothing shocking for modern standards, no +18 content, shows how standards have changed.
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