简介："Bathhouse" TheGayPhilippines AmosLassenandCinemaPride ItseemsthatthismonththePhilippinesisreleasingalotofgaymovies.Wehave"PaperDolls","Circles"andnow"Bathhouse"."Bathhouse"usescharacterstotellthestoryofwhatgaylifeisinthePhilippines. Thoseofusthathaveexperiencesbathhousesknowthattheyareplaceswherewecangoforsexwithnoinhibitions.Yougoin,takeoffyourclothes,wrapatowelaroundyourwaistandindulgeinhedonisticpleasure.Thebathhouseisaworlduntoitself--aworldofsex,sexandmoresex.Wordsareseldomspokenandallittakesisaglanceoramotiontoinitiatethemostprimalofourinstincts. Whileatthebathsonenight,Rico(RayAnDulay),ayoungstudentandsomewhatofanerd,meetsChris(JetAlcantara)andthechemistrybetweenthetwoislikemagic.RicothinkshehasfoundhisMr.Wonderful.Insteadhefindshimselfonapathofcheatingandenvywithalittlelovethrowninfortaste.ChrisseemstolovethebathsmorethathelovesRico.Abathhouseisnotexactlytheplaceonelookstofindlove. "Bathhouse"showstherealityofwhatgoesoninthegayundergroundknownas"TheTubs".Rico,wholookslikeayoungishJackieChan,discoversthatheisgayandjoinsthemembershipofthelocalbathhousethinkingthathewillfindbothtrueloveandhimselfthere.Theobjectofhisadmiration,Chris,ishunkyandknowsitandlikemostmenthatfrequentbathhouseswantstosharehisbodywithasmanymenashecan. Inaturallyassumedthatamovieentitled"Bathhouse"wouldbeaboutwhatgoesoninabathhousebutthismoviewasorethanthat.CrisaldoPablo,thedirector,goesalittlefurtherindepictingthegaysceneofthePhilippines.Healsoshowsthereallifeofthepeopleandthedifferentwaysthattheymeet--throughtheinternet,atthepublicpark,throughads,etc.Itisanexcitingpictureoftheislandsandshowsgaylifethereaswehavenotbeenprivyto. Theactingandthecinematographyarefirstratebutthestorycouldhavebeendevelopedabitmore.Allinall,IlikedthefilmagreatdealandamgladthatIgottoseeitandhopethatallofyouwillwatchitaswell.ItisalwaysgoodtolearnaboutgaylifeinotherplacesandthismoviegivesanaccuratepictureofgaylifeinthePhilippines.IdidhaveoneproblemwiththefilmandthatisthatafterRicolefthisparents,hedidnotgolookingforajobbutsomehowhemanagedtohavemoneytojointhebathhouseandhavealotofsexwithoutseeminglyspendingapenny.IjustwonderifmoneyisneededinthePhilippines.AIDSwasalsonotmentionedinthefilmandwedoknowthatAIDSisauniversalproblem--bathhousesintheUnitedStateswereclosedbecauseofAIDSbutitseemstobenotaprobleminthePhilippines.…