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Ong Bak 2 (2009)

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Reviews Counted:59

Fresh:28

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.2/10

Consensus: It suffers from comparisons to its predecessor -- not to mention Tony Jaa's less-than-nimble direction -- but Ong Bak 2 has all the extravagant violence and playful style that fans of the original will expect.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sequences of violence.

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Oct 23, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: Martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa was hailed by international audiences and critics as the next Bruce Lee when he exploded on the scene with ONG BAK. Now he’s back and better than ever (this time... Martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa was hailed by international audiences and critics as the next Bruce Lee when he exploded on the scene with ONG BAK. Now he’s back and better than ever (this time behind the camera as well) with ONG BAK 2, an epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. Jaa stars as young nobleman who as a boy bears witness to the massacre of his family at the hands of a treacherous and power-crazed warlord. Bent on revenge, he joins a band of guerrilla fighters who school him in a dizzying array of martial arts and weaponry techniques before unleashing him on his unwavering mission to avenge his family’s murder.

With ONG BAK 2, Jaa takes his skills to the next level, showcasing himself as a master of a wide range of martial-arts styles, wire-free daredevil stunts, and even hordes of elephants, while proving to be a promising action director as well. --© Magnolia Pictures [More]

Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nirut Sirijunya

Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nirut Sirijunya

Director: Tony Jaa

Director: Tony Jaa
Screenwriter: Panna Rittikrai
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Ong Bak 2 is really just an excuse for several jaw-dropping set pieces that show off Jaa's killing skills.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/20/09
Cary Darling
Cary Darling
Dallas Morning News
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Stretched to nearly two full hours and deploying a seemingly endless array of flashbacks sequences, it becomes almost impossible to follow for more than a few minutes at a time and Jaa's utterly charm-free performance doesn't make things any easier.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/13/09
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

You can only get so mad at a movie in which a large crowd cheers and the lone subtitle reads "Hooray." With a period.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
11/12/09
Mike Russell
Mike Russell
Oregonian

Lovely to look at by small degrees, but a mud-spattered mess of a movie overall.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/06/09
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

It's an incoherent, would-be martial-arts epic with only a handful of action sequences in its favor.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
11/05/09
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The action bits make you feel like you've had pure adrenaline pumped into you, but the attention to artistic detail... is like something you'd expect from a Hollywood epic...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
10/29/09
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Moaning about the overlong, sloppily told story seems petty nitpicking when all I really want to see is Tony Jaa doing what he does best - beating the tar out of people, and we get that in spades in Ong Bak 2.

Full Review Source: TheDivaReview.com | comment Comment
10/25/09
Diva Velez
Diva Velez
TheDivaReview.com

Jaa, who co-directs, has only one thing in mind: a series of increasingly complex fight scenes in his characteristically wide-ranging style. If movie theaters allowed you to fast-forward past the filler, your life just might be complete.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
10/23/09
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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I could have enjoyed the film if it didn't present itself as some kind of self-important epic, which only makes the ridiculous dialogue and hackneyed plot stand out.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
10/23/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Bears virtually no connection to the original.

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10/23/09
Mike Hale
Mike Hale
New York Times
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Taking co-directorial reins with Panna Rittikrai, Jaa has erected a portentous platform for his high-flying athleticism, bearing none of the freewheeling spirit or humor that made his feature debut a guiltless pleasure.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
10/23/09
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Washington Post
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There isn't much of a plot, although Jaa's fans won't mind a bit. All they want is lots of bloody, muddy action in the Thai jungles, which they get.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 1 Comment
10/23/09
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Boring and insipid are words I never planned on hearing myself say when describing a Tony Jaa film, but I guess there's a first for everything.

Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment Comment
10/23/09
Adam Tobias
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times

Tony Jaa is a lot of fun to watch, but Ong Bak 2: The Beginning is not only a step back in time -- to 1431 -- but a step back in this martial artist's international film career.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/23/09
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
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Features a far more soulful and charismatic Jaa immersed in a ceaseless whoosh of extraordinary fight scenes involving everything from pebbles to elephants.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
10/23/09
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

Ong Bak 2, which bears absolutely no relation to the film that preceded it other than a title and a lead actor, is cinematic proof that you can indeed have too much of a good thing.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
10/23/09
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

Features an international star at the top of his particular game right now, delivering continuously impressive vehicles for his gritty, dirty style of martial arts.

Full Review Source: Movie Retriever | comment Comment
10/22/09
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
Movie Retriever

A perfect and perfectly goofy B-grade martial-arts picture.

Full Review Source: Critic's Notebook | comment Comment
10/22/09
Robert Levin
Robert Levin
Critic's Notebook

Unfortunately, the movie could use a bit of pachyderm memory, given its habit of flashing back to Tien's childhood with exactly the same footage used in previous flashbacks. Instead of the narrative being deepened, it keeps getting shallowed.

Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | comment Comment
10/22/09
Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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The goal of Ong Bak 2 was to make something bigger and better. They only succeeded with the first half.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
10/22/09
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com
 
 
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