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careful not to get the red sun version

It may be uncut but the 20th century fox version has much better picture quality and good subtitles too. The only thing you are missing out on is a couple mroe parts in the village. It is just not needed. If the story was actually good it might matter. But the reason to watch this is the stunts. The fights are some of the hardest hitting stuff you will ever get but Tony Jaa's stunt work is second to none. If you are a fan of watching great action movies check this out casue it is the best one that has come out in a while.



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No Stunts No Wires No CGIs Just Actions; Just Amazing

You like Jackie Chan films? Or remember Bruce Lee? If so don't miss this one from Thailand where the film industry is thriving more than ever. And remember the name of Tony Jaa stunt-turned-actor (incidentally he was a stunt in the second 'Mortal Kombat' film and his then co-worker was Ray Park 'X-Men') Jaa's martial arts skills based on Muay Thai (Thai-style fighting) are simply astonishing.



[NO STUNTS NO CGIs] Strangely titled film 'Ong-bak: Thai Warrior' is as the title says an exciting Thai actioner starring Tony Jaa (real name Panom Yeerum) who plays the hero Ting living in an apparently sleepy country in Thailand. Not exactly you soon see. In this interesting opening scene you see these scantily dressed guys climing up one big tree and during the fighting they fall one by one onto the ground. This is actually a kind of festival or ritual of the hero's village but what you should realize is the film uses NO CGIs NO WIRES ATTACHED.



[FORGET THE STORY] Story? Need one? OK Tony Jaa's hero has to track down the theives who cut off and stole the head of the sacred statue in his village. With this mission he goes to town where he meets one middle-aged man George and his friend (perhaps girlfriend) Muay. Before you know it they all got in troubles for the thugs start attack them.



[ACTIONS] Then actions begin which are simply eye-poping. One example: in the cat-and-mouse chase scene in the market running away from the bad guys Tony Jarr jumps over the tables stalls and cars (!) with Jackie's comic timing. And look how he slides into UNDER an RV! To add to them he leaps through a ring of barbed wires (real ones I suppose) and comes out unharmed never stopping a moment!



Himself a Muay Thai fighter Tony Jaa (or his character) joins in several illegal boxing bouts. You might say you have seen this kind of bloody bone-crunching fight sequences in the past. Not Tony Jaa's high-kicking that strikes the opponent at the speed of lightening. This sounds like cliche I know but it is true his agile movement reminds me of the deadly power of Bruce Lee and the ultra-fast speed of Jet Li.



And that's not the end for Jaa does many many other actions which I refuse to write about here for you should see them for yourself in theatres. Again I say Tony Jaa uses no stunts no special effects or no strings. Of course he will not win the Oscar for acting the hero of this film but when he can fight like Lee Chan and Li who cares?



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Ong Bak 2

Its hard to put into words whether I like Tony Jaa's follow up to Ong Bak. On the one hand the movie looks great has a better story idea than either Tom Yum Goong or Ong Bak and delivers on the action. But at the other end of the spectrum from what I like there are the obvious problems.

The film as it is marked the troubled debut of Jaa as a director a task that was marked with him apparently suffering a breakdown running away from the set and apparently on finishing the movie with the original director of Ong Bak stepped in to help. Theres a lot I dig with the story even if its riffing on themes from Hollywood movies. The whole thing seems set up like an ode to Jaa's inspirations from the martial arts movies He cribs from to plot elements out of films like Conan and Empire Strikes Back. But the pacing feels sluggish in reality and never really captured my interest out of the action scenes. Theres a basic idea of a revenge story but the film spends maybe an hour focusing on Jaa's Tien training with bandits before rushing to a finale where He's avenging his parents murder at the hands of a ruthless conquerer. And the less said about the ending the better in my opinion.

Still like I said when the movies in action mode it delivers. Truthfully most of the times thats all I really watch a martial arts movie for even though a good story would help. When the movie dishes the action it does it well showing Jaa dishing out several forms of martial arts beatdowns in the opening. There are some amazingly good scenes throughout like at a slave camp featuring what looked to be a person fighting a real crocodile or the ensuing revenge where Jaa unleashes drunken kung fu to destroy the slavers. But nothing compares to the last fifteen mintues with Jaa taking on masked sword wielding assassins dishing out the punishment and going to a duel between two fighters with his signature mhuy thai of course before fighting Dan Chupong on the back of an elephant. One of my big issues with Tom Yum Goong was the lack of a great fight scene. This film certainly rectified this error presenting a scene that stands alongside the best modern martial arts action scenes in my opinion.

Look in the end the movie could have been better. But at ninety seven minutes with a so so story when it dishes out the action all my complaints are basically moot. Its not the best but what it does right it does it perfectly and provides this action fan what He wants.More detail ...

Tony Jaa, the martial arts master
who is as mesmerizing as ever
(Entertainment Weekly), stars in this epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. This prequel to Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior takes Jaa s skills to the next level, showcasing him as a master of a wide range of martial arts styles. THE BEATDOWNS ARE EPIC, with several jaw-dropping set pieces. The climactic scene qualifies as one of the BEST MARTIAL ARTS FIGHT SCENES EVER. (LA Daily News)

Really good for a lazy day!
The movie is good. The action is great.

The action is different than Ong Bak in that they have more film cuts and use many martial arts, but the action is absolutely visually stunning and as usual, Tony Jaa clearly put life and limb on the line for his art.

If you have 10 bucks and have nothing to do, it is a nice treat!
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Tony Jaa, the martial arts master
who is as mesmerizing as ever
(Entertainment Weekly), stars in this epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. This prequel to Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior takes Jaa s skills to the next level, showcasing him as a master of a wide range of martial arts styles. THE BEATDOWNS ARE EPIC, with several jaw-dropping set pieces. The climactic scene qualifies as one of the BEST MARTIAL ARTS FIGHT SCENES EVER. (LA Daily News)

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Great flic, but has NOTHING to do with the first film...
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, is a killer martial arts period piece film... lots of great action and stunts. One of the best! But just a little notice, it has NOTHING to do with the first film. Feel free to watch it all by itself!
It's actually far Superior to the first IMHO, and the first is pretty good too!

Tony Jaa Is Incredible
I have a Chinese version (chinese or english subtitles) and it is something to see. Tony Jaa's skills are incredible and he shows his stuff in this movie far beyond what he's shown us before. I have just pre-ordered the Blu-Ray version, and I imagine the format will just make it better. You will not be disappointed.

Excellent Flick
This movies is awesome, Alot better then the first one. Tony J. has proven to be one of the best.

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