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