Action fans will love it and those that thing martial arts started with the Matrix will find out just how much more compelling action is whenever it isn't being produced on a hard drive somewhere. Overall, not a brilliant film by any means but one that really delivers in terms of what it sets out to do. Rest assured, it is stunning at times and, although it niggles that the film is set around the action as opposed to vice versa it is forgivable when it is this enjoyable! Of course, a film that relies solely on action is never going to be one that manages to win praise beyond the bounds of the genre, but it helps that, within that genre it blows away a lot of competition and justifies its UK wide cinema release. However, none of this really matters does it? Without wires and without special effects, the fight scenes had the cinema audibly reacting with gasps and groans as Jaa did things that did not seem possible but also delivered some very, very brutal moves that made even the toughest in the room wince. With this, perhaps it is no surprise that the performances are roundly average. Happily it only really last 15 minutes before we are given the first of many, many action scenes. Before I talk about the main only? First off, the plot is very basic, so basic that really I could have done it in a sentence and still given you more than you needed to know. However, once there, he finds that the only way to get the head back is to kick and elbow people. Ting goes to Bangkok to join up with former villager Humlae who now is a street hustler and calls himself George. Ting lives in a village where they worship the statue of Ong-bak. Along the way, Boonting uses his astonishing athleticism and traditional Muay Thai skills to combat his adversaries. It soon becomes the task of a voluntary young man, Boonting Phanom Yeeramto track down the thief in Bangkok and reclaim the religious treasure. One day a sacred Buddha statuette called Ong Bak is stolen from the village by an immoral businessman. Booting lives in a small and peaceful village.
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It also features new hip-hop/rap music on the credits that has nothing to do with the film, Thai culture or Thailand - see Movie Censorship.From Saint Maud to The Wicker Man here are some British horror movies that are certain to keep you looking over your shoulder for weeks to come. However, it omits a subplot involving Mui and her drug addicted sister. This cut features ALL the fighting and graphic violence including two brutal limb breaks near the film's finale. Lastly there's the French Luc Besson cut, which has become the most widely available edit since its release in 2004. Visually, the Thai and UK versions are identical, except that the UK version features a new orchestral score composed by Richard Wells. The film has been released in at least three versions: the Original Thai version (108min), the UK version (108min) and the French Theatrical Version (105min). The US, French, and Hong Kong releases have the Luc Besson cut with differing exclusive extras. The German release has a longer cut of the film, though it is not the original Thai version but a hybrid edit, and has few extras. Thai Teaser (Thai, English, no subtitles) (1:28) French Teaser (Thai, no subtitles) (0:57) Theatrical Trailer (French, no subtitles) (2:05) Interview de Tony Jaa (Interview with actor Tony Jaa) (Thai, forced French subtitles) (6:12)īande-annonce + Teasers (Trailers and Teasers) Interview du réalisateur Prachya Pinkaew (Interview with director Prachya Pinkaew) (Thai, forced French subtitles) (8:53) "Avant-Premières en public" ("Previews in Public" footage from the film's Premiere) (French, Thai, no subtitles) (2:33) "Mouvements du Muay-Thaï" (9 "Muay-Thai Demonstrations with Tony Jaa") Making-Of du clip "Je reste guetto" ("Making of the Music Video Tragedy") (7:12) "Making-Of" featurette (in Thai, forced French subtitles) (48:39)Ĭlip "Je reste guetto" de Tragédie ("Tragedy" music video) (English, French, no subtitles) (4:01)