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Ong Bak Reviews

2003

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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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- Tony Jaa is the new martial artist in town and he's the real deal in Ong-Bak. read more »
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- - 67
  - 12
  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... read more »
  
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  - Westcliff
  - 19 May 2005 at 00:23
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  - 0
  Underwhelming Disappointment
  
  I was told this is awesome. Not so. Good action sequences but a poor film. Basically is just someone taking something which does not belong to them and someone ... read more »
  
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- - Umesh
  - 3 reviews
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 16:23
- - 2
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  well worth watching
  
  Great film funny in parts with great fighting if you like martial arts then you will like this film worth a watch
  
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- - a customer
  - 29 Jan 2012 at 21:51
- - 4
  - 0
  ong bak wow
  
  This film has it all if your a fan of martial art films, flawless timing exellent choreography, Tony jaa is a true master.
  
  i would definitely ... read more »
  
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- - finity
  - 4 reviews
  - Preston
  - 17 Dec 2011 at 12:14
- - 2
  - 13
  Dont bother!
  
  this is simply not worth watching.
  
  poor acting, filming and the story line is just a joke.
  
  this site has a lot of films so i strongly ... read more »
  
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- 1074075
- - Oppod
  - 4 reviews
  - 17 Dec 2011 at 10:49
- - 2
  - 0
  Awesome Action
  
  Worth a watch if you are into martial arts films. This is one of the best I have seen in a while
  
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- - a customer
  - 23 Nov 2011 at 14:07
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  ong-bak.Tony jaa
  
  Tony jaa in ong-bak well the fights are really hard going I don't
  
  think I have ever watched a film and thought they were going for it
  
  ... read more »
  
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- 1065230
- - a customer
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 23:47
- - 0
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  Muay Thai-antasic!
  
  I first got into Muay Thai through Body Combat a fitness class that incorporates this martial art and i learnt some of the basics Muay Thai moves and loved it! ... read more »
  
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- - Frubin
  - 3 reviews
  - Hackney, London
  - 19 Nov 2011 at 17:22
- - 0
  - 0
  The fight scenes are stunning...
  
  I originally watched a badly subtitled version of this a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you are a lover of martial arts films this is the one.read more »
  
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  - ordinaryjo
  - 55 reviews
  - Enfield
  - 10 Nov 2011 at 18:52
- - 3
  - 3
  great movie
  
  great movie.there is a fine mix of action and some commedy which makes the movie quite entertaining to watch.great am,elbow,knees and leg moves from Toni Jaa.... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Oct 2011 at 17:23
- - 3
  - 2
  Great fight scenes not much else...
  
  Great fight scenes but the acting and some of the camera work was poor. The film is tied together by some very violent fight scenes. It's definitely a film ... read more »
  
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- - Jotizer
  - 3 reviews
  - 10 Oct 2011 at 11:09
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- - 67
  - 12
  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... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 104908
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  - a customer
  - Westcliff
  - 19 May 2005 at 00:23
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  - 6
  Do not mess with this man
  
  The opening scene of this film is awesome (climb trees for a living but not that well). This film does move slowly for a fighty film with a little 2 much ... read more »
  
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- - Paulie
  - London
  - 26 Mar 2007 at 14:02
- - 12
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  Some of the best fighting actions
  
  Saw this film on VCD about a year ago, surprised it took that long to appear in western cinemas! anyway, this guy is really really fit ! the story line is a bit... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 13 May 2005 at 16:38
- - 12
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  OUCH
  
  If you are a fan of old school martial arts cinema this is the film for you. You know the formula – there is a plot but that is fairly secondary to the ... read more »
  
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- - weeguy
  - Midlothian
  - 01 Jun 2005 at 17:20
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  Ting Tong says
  
  Tony Jaa's mastery of Thai boxing is a sight to behold and although I have only given this film one star I would recommend you watch it just to see some of ... read more »
  
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- - Count Daddy
  - his Tower of Wit
  - 09 Mar 2006 at 11:42
- - 13
  - 8
  brilliant
  
  saw this quite some time ago, the fight scenes are spectacular. If you are remotely interested in martial arts and you have seen loads of fighty type movies ... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 17 May 2005 at 21:18
- - 10
  - 0
  Stone Cold Master
  
  Tony Jaa goes on another retrieval mission in Ong Bak. Some shifty dude steals the village Buda Head and takes it off to Bangkok to sell to some other shifty ... read more »
  
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- - Mezza
  - 19 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 30 Jul 2008 at 20:13
- - 10
  - 0
  This film packs a punch!
  
  This is a must see film for any martial arts movie fan, and to be honest anyone that enjoys a good action film. Tony Jaa deserves to be put up there with ... read more »
  
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- - JZammit02
  - Norfolk
  - 25 Aug 2005 at 09:29
- - 6
  - 0
  brutal
  
  In a world of CG and wires (Matrix, Crouching Tiger) it's refreshing to see a movie where people are actually fighting without a crew of people to hoist ... read more »
  
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- - gc
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  - 12 Sep 2005 at 21:01
- - 5
  - 0
  Excellent fight sequences but didnt live up the hype!
  
  Ong Bak, the story of one man's mission to save his village's sacred dismembered statue in time for the biggest holy celebration on their calendar...... read more »
  
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- - frenzy-films.co.uk
  - London, England
  - 18 May 2006 at 14:05

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Critics' reviews
- Tony Jaa is the new martial artist in town and he's the real deal in Ong-Bak. read more »
- LOVEFiLM Review
  - Tom Charity
  - LOVEFiLM
- 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.
- 35054
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
- 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
- 48382
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
- Makes 'Crouching Tiger' feel like a trip to the ballet.
- 23996
- - Total Film
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11
- The most amazing stunts you'll ever see.
- 23995
- - Loaded
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11

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