What's the best tranny movie you guys saw?

[robertlouis]

I thought Breakfast on Pluto was poor... but just remembered the film Transamerica which was good...

Yes, it was excellent, and the lady from Desperate Housewives was a revelation as the transsexual lead.

[alpha2117]

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It had a decent portrayal of a transexual character who was actually a normal decent human being. It's based a fair bit on Carlotta, Carole is the most lovely woman who managed to cross over to the mainstream back in the early 70's.

http://www.carlotta.com.au/Carlotta/Home.html

[ValerieNelson]

Different for Girls is worth a watch if you've not seen it.

I agree, I loved this movie.

[needsum]

Does The Birdcage count? Really more of a drag-queen thing but very very funny and well done, didn't desparage the scene and actually painted a good light on all of it. Also I recently saw Ticked Off Trannies with Knives. Loved it!

[robertlouis]

Does The Birdcage count? Really more of a drag-queen thing but very very funny and well done, didn't desparage the scene and actually painted a good light on all of it. Also I recently saw Ticked Off Trannies with Knives. Loved it!

The Birdcage was a crude knockoff of a far better French film, La Cage aux Folles, which has already been mentioned here.

Why the fuck the American public don't take to the far superior French originals and then flock to see piss-poor Hollywood remakes is beyond me.

[Prospero]

They're did the same with The Killing - which was a remake of the better danish TV drama.

[robertlouis]

They're did the same with The Killing - which was a remake of the better danish TV drama.

Too lazy, or illiterate, to read subtitles.....

BTW, I watched the first episodes of the US remake of The Killing, and thought it was pretty good, but sadly entirely unnecessary.

[Prospero]

I saw the first and yes - thinner than the original and less good, but if you've not got access to The killing in Danish better than many other things of its ilk.

[robertlouis]

I saw the first and yes - thinner than the original and less good, but if you've not got access to The killing in Danish better than many other things of its ilk.

Yes - even the jumper looks less bulky!

[Prospero]

I'm told she changes it occasionally - which Sarah Lund never did