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Ong Bak
2003
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it. Read more
| Starring | Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol |
|---|---|
| Director | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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Ong Bak
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
| Starring | Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol |
|---|---|
| Director | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Studio | E1 ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Thai, English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Aug 2005 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
Ong Bak (2003)
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Enjoyable action movie built around the athletic skills of Tony Jaa, whose more spectacular stunts are shown two or three times, shot from different angles and in slow motion in case audiences missed them the first time around.
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Nong Pra-du village, northern Thailand. Once every 24 years the festival of Ong-Bak comes around, but this year the... read more on Time Out
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52 out of 60 people found this review helpful
Tony Jaa is shaping up to take the martial art crown
Muay Thai - a particularly effective Thailand based martial art. This film has it and isn't afraid to use it.
The plot is fairly simple, but who wants complicated plots when the action is so smooth and in so much abundance.
A martial art film for martial art fans, lightly humoured and finally hitting our shores.
The film sometimes looks like a showcase for Tony Jaa, who, if the rumours are correct, could be the next Bruce Lee but definately the next Jackie Chan.
If you are growing tired of blue screen, unrealistic effects, too much wire work then this is the film for you. NO WIRES, NO STUNT DOUBLES and NO CGI!
Look to the east for more action films, Thailand should be sitting proudly next to Hong Kong. America beware - your Hollywood glory days are numbered.
(Who needs to be disappointed by Star Wars when quality viewing like this is available) -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A benchmark for martial art films.
Now in terms of martial art films ive seen a lot. Jet Li one of my favs. I was a bit jubious at first watching a film from Thailand. I was not dissapointed. This film is absolutely awesome. The story is light hearted to be fair but you can just see and feel the passion behind the main character to his village and his duties. And in terms of fight scenes, they are mind blowing, no stunt doubles, no wires no CGI, just pure Thai skill. It had me gripped from start to finish. I can not stress enough how good this is. Get it now and put it at the highest priorty. Its a must. You will not be dissapointed!
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