There is copyrighted music used in the film, which is really compelling If you use modern free youtube music Has lost its original historical significance Please forgive me all the copyright owner
I completely agree that modern music may not suit your film. However, you likely don't need to worry about copyright issues if the songs are oldies. If you're still concerned, feel free to send me your song requests, and my friends would probably be able to assist.✌
Wow, Thomas, words cannot truly and adequately express our gratitude to you for the time, passion and effort that it must have taken you to collate and upload these snapshots of our cinemas from a past era. Absolutely priceless! For those of us of a certain vintage who had the privilege and destiny to have actually physically and materially savoured the experience of movie viewing inside these vintage buildings, just the recollection of those moments bring on such a flood of nostalgia pinings. Pleasure, pain and poignancy - all a mixed bag really. It is the veritable price of progress that the old, where they are deemed out of sync and step with contemporary times and need, must give way for change to supplant (some say usurp) them in the larger scheme of things. Sad but inevitable (although in the expansive countryside of some countries, time does seem to stand still, at least on the surface). The other side of the coin is of course the ultra-modern, breathtaking and exquisite architectural icons that now dot our Singapore landscape (Marina Bay, Esplanade, Changi Airport, MRT, the lot) that are the undisputed pride and gems for the whole world to enjoy. This is my first time commenting on your video uploads and this is the my first viewing since a while back. So I hope not to speak out of touch and context with the following suggestions, please : i) Maybe for each photo frame in future, you could freeze it for say, at least 15 seconds so viewers can take in all the details, especially those little nooks and obscure elements that are of supreme interest to those who hold dear their personal connections to the particular cinema in question. As it is now, it can be quite a rush before the next picture comes on. Of course we can always use the pause button, provided we do so within the fleeting time allotment. Not a big deal, but it does augment the viewing pleasure quotient. ii) If you are up for it, English text could be incorporated for those not versed in Chinese characters/script. I'm okay with Mandarin (and Cantonese, yay!) iii) My previous residence was at the now-demolished Queen's Crescent rental flat neighbourhood (off Queensway) so Golden City and Venus cinemas at Margaret Drive ("The One-Armed Swordsman, Wang Yu") hold very deep resonances for me (man, I can feel the tears welling up in my heart even as I am typing now). King's cinema, once located at Jalan Membina, (opposite Tiong Bahru MRT station) was also another favourite haunt of mine (I believe it did screen the Taiwanese classic "Feng cong na li lai" , arguably Wan Sha Lang's greatest pop hit, and starring the late Ke Jun Xiong). Majestic Cinema, along Eu Tong Sen Street (Chinatown) was where I joined the snaking queues to lay my very excited hands on tickets for Bruce Lee movies. This particular video montage seems not to have included The Oriental cinema (Dong Fang Xi Yuan), situated previously along New Bridge Road, diagonally opposite Majestic. What about Pacific cinema within the much cherished Great World Amusement Park? Such wonderful, simpler times, with basic entertainment options and much cheaper tickets to boot! (Joget Dancers charging 50 cents for one dance to one song! Wonder how the very attractive ladies are doing now, in 2021?). And of course not to omit Jurong Drive-in cinema, South East Asia's first such marketing innovation, I understand. Perhaps these old movie houses are in your other video uploads? iv) Again, the background choice of Mandarin movie soundtrack and dialogue will be Greek to those not familiar with the language. Maybe include also audio snippets of English films as a much appreciated service to a wider spectrum of viewers here? I'm sure the majority will agree. Just some passing thoughts coursing through my fatigued mind , in the wee hours of the morning this day. I hope to offer more constructive and applicable ideas with more viewings. And certainly I look forward to more viewers' comments and reminiscences. For instance, perhaps Mr Mohd Yusuff Sharif, one of your commenters below, could be kind enough to share his recollections of Malay films of old, vignettes and the odd and quaint encounter with patrons, episodic highlights etc. That would really be very good indeed! Once again, Thomas, our deep heartfelt thanks to you for the opportunity to take a peep into our private moments of our past years. You stay strong!
Thanks, I just like to share old days memories and old music with people with my interest of simple video editing skill where I learn from youtube, I got no big hope on it because I am not a professional film producer, my skill and knowledge are very limited. thanks for you appreciation and suggestions.
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 You are doing fine, Thomas, serious. In addition to the still photos and background audio embellishments, maybe you would like to share, here and there, a bit of movie trivial, or personal remembrances of your visits to the cinemas, those long ago days. To get the ball rolling, here are two of my contributions, please : 1) Nora Miao's bit part as the roadside drinks seller in Bruce Lee's "The Big Boss", where she was harassed by some hooligans, was really a late decision to cast her. She was actually on holiday in Thailand (all expenses paid by the movie studio) when the director decided to rope her in for her cameo in an unexpected turn, necessitating some minor changes to the script. As a young kid I always was puzzled why she did not play a bigger role in the film, maybe complementing the other Taiwanese female lead. I got this piece of enlightenment from Nora herself, in her subsequent media interviews on her recallings working with the late Bruce, decades later. She never married by the way. Reading between the lines after all these years, fans will likely gather that she was infatuated (secretly in love with the man) and the feelings ran deep enough that she left things to fate (Bruce of course was already married to Linda, American citizen, with son Brandon and daughter Shannon). Nora also said that Bruce treated her "more like a little sister". Sigh......the travails of being young, inexperienced and being star-struck. 2) Remember the days of 50 cents admission ticket for the cheapest seats for movie re-runs? It was verily the case at Pacific cinema, Great World Amusement Park even in the early '70s. I was purchasing my ticket when I realised that this scruffy, bare-thread boy was actually pleading with the box-office staff for a refund of his 50-cent ticket. He pleaded and pleaded but to no avail. Coming from humble financial circumstances myself, I did feel for him. Still do, decades later. Your thoughts here? I hope viewers of your videos will similarly and generously share some of their movie experiences and encounters. It will make for very interesting read, definitely! Many thanks.
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 thank s for the reply. Have a good weekend. Take care, bad times will pass, good times will come, mei you wern ti. Jia you. Happy new lunar year of bull. Adios mi amigo.
Venus and golden city is where I stay around there known as tanglin halt 16 storey. They just rebuild the hawker centre. Movie is the only affordable entertainment during those old days.
Where is Savoy in Boon Lay, Jurong in Taman Jurong, Gala in Beauty World, Clementi and Woodlands - Not Comprehensive. Only Focus on Central and Eastern Singapore.
kings theatre at kim tian rd. where i watched so many movies there during my childhood years. taiwan qiong yao romances, kung fu movies, the wyner ah B, alan tam, etc.
There is copyrighted music used in the film, which is really compelling
If you use modern free youtube music
Has lost its original historical significance
Please forgive me all the copyright owner
I completely agree that modern music may not suit your film. However, you likely don't need to worry about copyright issues if the songs are oldies. If you're still concerned, feel free to send me your song requests, and my friends would probably be able to assist.✌
勾起的年轻时逛的戏院。回味无穷。谢谢。
我是台灣人,有幾家戲院是我83.84年在新加坡工作時常經過的地方,謝謝您的影片帶我回去過往
太感谢你了，这些都是珍贵的回忆
谢谢分享 缅怀过去 无限回忆
Wow, Thomas, words cannot truly and adequately express our gratitude to you for the time, passion and effort that it must have taken you to collate and upload these snapshots of our cinemas from a past era. Absolutely priceless! For those of us of a certain vintage who had the privilege and destiny to have actually physically and materially savoured the experience of movie viewing inside these vintage buildings, just the recollection of those moments bring on such a flood of nostalgia pinings. Pleasure, pain and poignancy - all a mixed bag really. It is the veritable price of progress that the old, where they are deemed out of sync and step with contemporary times and need, must give way for change to supplant (some say usurp) them in the larger scheme of things. Sad but inevitable (although in the expansive countryside of some countries, time does seem to stand still, at least on the surface). The other side of the coin is of course the ultra-modern, breathtaking and exquisite architectural icons that now dot our Singapore landscape (Marina Bay, Esplanade, Changi Airport, MRT, the lot) that are the undisputed pride and gems for the whole world to enjoy.
This is my first time commenting on your video uploads and this is the my first viewing since a while back. So I hope not to speak out of touch and context with the following suggestions, please :
i) Maybe for each photo frame in future, you could freeze it for say, at least 15 seconds so viewers can take in all the details, especially those little nooks and obscure elements that are of supreme interest to those who hold dear their personal connections to the particular cinema in question. As it is now, it can be quite a rush before the next picture comes on. Of course we can always use the pause button, provided we do so within the fleeting time allotment. Not a big deal, but it does augment the viewing pleasure quotient.
ii) If you are up for it, English text could be incorporated for those not versed in Chinese characters/script. I'm okay with Mandarin (and Cantonese, yay!)
iii) My previous residence was at the now-demolished Queen's Crescent rental flat neighbourhood (off Queensway) so Golden City and Venus cinemas at Margaret Drive ("The One-Armed Swordsman, Wang Yu") hold very deep resonances for me (man, I can feel the tears welling up in my heart even as I am typing now). King's cinema, once located at Jalan Membina, (opposite Tiong Bahru MRT station) was also another favourite haunt of mine (I believe it did screen the Taiwanese classic "Feng cong na li lai" , arguably Wan Sha Lang's greatest pop hit, and starring the late Ke Jun Xiong). Majestic Cinema, along Eu Tong Sen Street (Chinatown) was where I joined the snaking queues to lay my very excited hands on tickets for Bruce Lee movies. This particular video montage seems not to have included The Oriental cinema (Dong Fang Xi Yuan), situated previously along New Bridge Road, diagonally opposite Majestic. What about Pacific cinema within the much cherished Great World Amusement Park? Such wonderful, simpler times, with basic entertainment options and much cheaper tickets to boot! (Joget Dancers charging 50 cents for one dance to one song! Wonder how the very attractive ladies are doing now, in 2021?). And of course not to omit Jurong Drive-in cinema, South East Asia's first such marketing innovation, I understand. Perhaps these old movie houses are in your other video uploads?
iv) Again, the background choice of Mandarin movie soundtrack and dialogue will be Greek to those not familiar with the language. Maybe include also audio snippets of English films as a much appreciated service to a wider spectrum of viewers here? I'm sure the majority will agree.
Just some passing thoughts coursing through my fatigued mind , in the wee hours of the morning this day. I hope to offer more constructive and
applicable ideas with more viewings. And certainly I look forward to more viewers' comments and reminiscences. For instance, perhaps Mr Mohd Yusuff Sharif, one of your commenters below, could be kind enough to share his recollections of Malay films of old, vignettes and the odd and quaint encounter with patrons, episodic highlights etc. That would really be very good indeed!
Once again, Thomas, our deep heartfelt thanks to you for the opportunity to take a peep into our private moments of our past years. You stay strong!
Thanks, I just like to share old days memories and old music with people with my interest of simple video editing skill where I learn from youtube, I got no big hope on it because I am not a professional film producer, my skill and knowledge are very limited. thanks for you appreciation and suggestions.
@@singaporethomasgiam5608
You are doing fine, Thomas, serious. In addition to the still photos and background audio embellishments, maybe you would like to share, here and there, a bit of movie trivial, or personal remembrances of your visits to the cinemas, those long ago days. To get the ball rolling, here are two of my contributions, please :
1) Nora Miao's bit part as the roadside drinks seller in Bruce Lee's "The Big Boss", where she was harassed by some hooligans, was really a late decision to cast her. She was actually on holiday in Thailand (all expenses paid by the movie studio) when the director decided to rope her in for her cameo in an unexpected turn, necessitating some minor changes to the script. As a young kid I always was puzzled why she did not play a bigger role in the film, maybe complementing the other Taiwanese female lead. I got this piece of enlightenment from Nora herself, in her subsequent media interviews on her recallings working with the late Bruce, decades later. She never married by the way. Reading between the lines after all these years, fans will likely gather that she was infatuated (secretly in love with the man) and the feelings ran deep enough that she left things to fate (Bruce of course was already married to Linda, American citizen, with son Brandon and daughter Shannon). Nora also said that Bruce treated her "more like a little sister". Sigh......the travails of being young, inexperienced and being star-struck.
2) Remember the days of 50 cents admission ticket for the cheapest seats for movie re-runs? It was verily the case at Pacific cinema, Great World Amusement Park even in the early '70s. I was purchasing my ticket when I realised that this scruffy, bare-thread boy was actually pleading with the box-office staff for a refund of his 50-cent ticket. He pleaded and pleaded but to no avail. Coming from humble financial circumstances myself, I did feel for him. Still do, decades later. Your thoughts here?
I hope viewers of your videos will similarly and generously share some of their movie experiences and encounters. It will make for very interesting read, definitely!
Many thanks.
真有回憶感，惦記感，懷舊感，往昔感，想念感，童年感，追思感，回味感，懷念感，思念感，昔年感。。。。。
哈哈！百感交集。
记忆 中60年代的光明戏院建筑物比较新,戏院前是个停车场,路边有小贩,还有卖打架鱼的.
小坡Rex丽士戏院沒收录在影片里.
謝謝，有一部單單講麗士戲院的影片。。。
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 👍
非常感谢您的貢献！我香港的！
保留舊文化音樂與歷史圖片流傳給以後的人看，是公民的責任，我喜歡這個責任！！！
沒有了！😢😢😢
當年戲院是少數有冷氣的地方
Looks very much like our Ipoh Ruby Theatre now converted into a cushion shop. It is still located at Anderson Road.
影片裡用了有版權音樂 實在是逼不得已
如果用現代免費youtube音樂
根本就失去了原有的歷史意義
敬請版權主人包容
Thanks very much for the memories, sir. I remembered well, as a young boy passing along many of these places while on the bus with my grandparents.💐
We all share the same old happy memories 😃
新邦勿洛戏院我小时候就在我外婆家附近，当时2，3歲我四舅常带我去看戏看的都是鬼片或神怪片，没记錯的话戏院的名称应该是叫丽丽戏院
之前如切路靠近NTUC超市附近有露天电影院，好像叫丽丽电影院，小时常常妈妈帶我去看电影，负心的人(纪宝如主演)，楊门女将，
哈哈！以前我也常去，我有這間戲院的影片，不妨看看！
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 见到有一段写勿落上段，好像是丽丽露天电影院
@@tecklau6079 我沒聽過麗麗戲院，無所謂啦，重要的是你有一段美好的回憶就好了！
大形电影院已成过去历史以前看电影就是享受😧😯😃
Interesting never seen never been there. Thank you for sharing.
影片自己不小心刪除，重新上傳！
还有惹兰勿杀新世界的大光戏院和太平洋戏院，现在的我在3月2020年搬回小时候住过的地方，太多的回忆。桥北路还有奥迪安戏院和首都戏院。
哈哈！一樣的感覺。
Miss old days....
Me too!
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 Mr Giam, are you related to Mr Giam , GTM engineer , Kedah High way construction 1989 ?
@@sandlongpp5851 hahaha, no, now jobless, half handicap still seeking for job, thanks 😊
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 thank s for the reply. Have a good weekend. Take care, bad times will pass, good times will come, mei you wern ti. Jia you. Happy new lunar year of bull. Adios mi amigo.
Venus and golden city is where I stay around there known as tanglin halt 16 storey. They just rebuild the hawker centre. Movie is the only affordable entertainment during those old days.
Love the Good Old days....
还有大世界里有四间戲院
广东，太平洋，大西洋，青天戲院没有照片呢
你一定有美好的記憶！！
太平洋是在新世界
@@simonlim2994 謝謝指正。
My childhood time
Fantastic!
now this vid is more old singapore! thank you tom
Because I can find the real old photo from google!
Where is Savoy in Boon Lay, Jurong in Taman Jurong, Gala in Beauty World, Clementi and Woodlands - Not Comprehensive. Only Focus on Central and Eastern Singapore.
I got part one video cover the rest of it, thanks 👍🙏
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 l have seen Part 1 & Part 2 before l commented. Thank you.
@@matthewchai826 thanks for supporting, bless you!!
in geylang lorong 1, gay world got 3 cinema, happy..Victoria & silver city... now my age 53 .. thank you for showing..
My friend, youth days memories were the best memories in life, life is short, 53 is time enjoy life to the max!!!
I enjoyed seeing wrestling in gay world and can still remember most of the wrestlers name and the referee. It's a wonderful during my younger days.
👍👍👍👍👍
電影這行業。終於輸給電視。以前記得在三巴旺。一間叫做蘇丹戲院。看一部美國超人電影和印度片霸王妖姬。買票時常為著能買到票打到頭破血流。現在六十多年過去了。電影己不再好康了
看電影給了我們許多有趣的記憶！謝謝留言。
電影輸給盜版，電影院輸給電視和互聯網。最後全部輸給手機和移動網絡。🤔😏
@@Merci167 唉！天下間的事，變幻無窮，不能盡如人意，認命！
💯
kings theatre at kim tian rd. where i watched so many movies there during my childhood years. taiwan qiong yao romances, kung fu movies, the wyner ah B, alan tam, etc.
My friend, we all love old movies, they give us so much fun during the good old days!! I never forget that!
I remembered a open air
cinema in Pek shan Teng 20cents entrance
三巴旺(中邦村对面)还有一家叫做(京都。今都戏院)
哈哈！你應該也是位電影迷吧？電影給了我們許多樂趣！
不是只是新加坡，全世界都变了样
身爲小人物，無奈呀無奈！！！
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
沒看到大巴遙戲院光前戲院
謝謝提醒，忘了吧，我自己也不知道。。。
我還有第一集的舊戲院影片，不知有提到這兩間戲院，我自己也忘記了，謝謝。。。
这里没有提到荷兰村的荣华戏院 !
感謝您 請加入臉書的 十哩之外 頁 分享
謝謝您的邀請，真是上天賜的機會！
有些戲院描述的 年份不準確 1975年 我還有去過銀國戲院看戲
謝謝，網路資料，太久以前的事，沒有人要去記它，回憶一下，開心一下！！
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 謝謝你提供的影片資料 我會繼續支持你的
@@tantianjoo6655 你也可以做影片，把你所經歷的新加坡與大家分享，謝謝！
@@singaporethomasgiam5608 我也不懂 製作影片 也沒有時間 ，我可以提供一些 舊的錢幣給你
对了，我差一點忘記还有一些旧唱片。我可以帮你 我可以藉你 製作影片
The chai chee open air,
Only $0,50 cent super cheap,
但是当时的钱值是大的。 薪水 一百元可以养活全家人。
70年代100块不可能养活全家 😄😆
某些戲院名跟台灣很像
哈哈！香港也一樣。
是金都戏院 不是金星戏院
謝謝了，這裡沒去過，谷哥資訊。
第一？
不小心delete影片，重新上傳！！
4 nian qian de wo
作戏的是疯子，看戏的是傻子