In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
The Protector (2005)
A kung fu directed by Prachya Pinkaew, starring Tony Jaa.
A young Thai man has his elephant stolen and goes to the city to get it back. He encounters violent opposition along the way.
This is one of the films that leads me to say "Tony Jaa can do no wrong". This is a kung fu film for people who like watching kung fu and Tony delivers. He fights a team of roller bladers, skateboarders and BMXers wielding florescent light tubes. He fights his way up a tower of stairs filled with enemies in one long shot. He fights giant guys by tying elephant bones to his arms. I've just given away all the good parts, but you have to see this if you're into fu. I'm rating it best.
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