A Thai action directed by Prachya Pinkaew, starring Tony Jaa and Yanin Vismitananda.
Do you remember the man and elephant duo from The Protector (2005)? They get separated again, but that seems a minor plot element in the crime gang deal.
Total fucking dildos. When I watch a movie with the guy from Ong Bak (2003) and the girl from Chocolate (2008) in it, I want to see Thai boxing and acrobatics. At 1 hour 4 minutes there was still none of that. I turned it off. I would have hated to be the director who had to restrain these heroes of modern martial arts from practicing their craft on screen. If I were either of the 2 heroes, I would have knee-dropped the director, set up a stationary camera and just filmed the fight scenes that way instead of 75 cameras from 365 angles cut in 0.0001 millisecond clips. These are people who are skilled in moving their bodies. I think it would be nice to see that in the video. Obviously, I rate this shit. Watch Ong Bak, and Chocolate and wish that Tony and Yanin could fight gangs together, using their real Muay Thai skills and being recorded on a few less cameras.
A kung fu directed by Prachya Pinkaew, starring Tony Jaa.A Buddha's head is stolen from a small village and a young man who is skilled in kickboxing goes to the city to get it back.Tony Jaa can do no wrong! This film may hold the record for most elbow and knee strikes on screen. Tony (as Ting) gets forced to prove himself in an illegal fight club and at an illegal rope fight. He gets chased through a busy street where his acrobatics turn epic and legendary. When he jumps, he stays in the air longer than any human should be able to. He's made of magic and fight! Obviously, I'm rating this best.
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.
A kung fu directed by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai.Our brave hero, Tien is captured and tortured. As he is about to be executed, he is rescued and taken to a village where he is healed. He regains his health and goes out to challenge the bird fighter.The audio was in Thai and subtitles had to be tracked down, but they were not very good.check out: Tony's transcendent kung fu skills.I had heard that there would be a "boneless" fight, but it didn't happen. Instead, there was a dancing style fight. The second to last fight is the most violent as Mr. Jaa's only armor is the blood of his enemies. This is a sequel to Ong Bak 2, so the plot won't make much sense unless you've watched that first. As would be expected in any good kung fu, plot is secondary to training and fight scenes, so it's o.k. to watch this before #2 if you must. I'll go ahead and rate it awesome because Tony Jaa can do no wrong.
