Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

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didier L @RT18203544 5d Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior showcases Tony Jaa as a genuine action star. The film's straightforward narrative serves primarily as a vehicle for its spectacular martial arts choreography, and that's more than enough. The fight scenes are inventive, intense, and executed with remarkable precision. Although the story lacks depth and some supporting characters are underdeveloped, the film succeeds where it matters most: delivering thrilling, high-impact action that still impresses years later. A landmark martial arts film that helped introduce a new generation to Muay Thai on the big screen. See more Mickey B. @Mickerdoo Jun 2 Jaa obviously has the it factor and wildly impressive stunts. But the movie’s story and color grading were only so-so. Enjoyed Humlae. See more felipe g @RT02922576 05/08/2025 Um dos filmes mais autêntico do gênero e o Tony Jaa é um artista marcial fenomenal sem dúvidas! See more Virgo V @vision 04/26/2025 Ong-Bak is a 2003 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and featuring action choreography by Panna Rittikrai. It was written by Suphachai Sittiaumponpan. It stars Tony Jaa in the lead role, alongside Petchtai Wongkamlao and Pumwaree Yodkamol. It is also called Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior in North America, Thai Fist in Hong Konog, Enter the New Dragon in India and Ong-Bak: The Hunt of the Statue of Buddha in Vietnam. Ong-Bak proved to be Tony Jaa's breakout film with the actor hailed internationally as the next major martial arts star. After Ong-Bak became a hit in Thailand, sales rights for outside Asia were purchased by Luc Besson's EuropaCorp, which in turn re-edited the film. Most of the subplot involving Muay Lek's sister, Ngek, was removed and the final showdown between Ting and Saming was shortened. Vision wrote: "Ong-Bak showcases an amazing improvement in Thai action choreography. Tony Jaa at his finest. The story was progressively perfect, the martial arts were fantastic and convincing, the acting was comical and impressive, especially from Tony Jaa and Petchtai Wongkamlao and the production was a fine tune of the Bangkok crime world. Four fries!" See more Felipe G @RT89683895 02/06/2025 Na minha opinião Ong-Bak é um dos melhores filmes do gênero destaque para o Tony Jaa ele é um artista marcial fenomenal! See more KingProsi T @RT44987486 12/17/2024 It’s mostly the nostalgia speaking, but I loved this movie as a kid and still do now. It’s fun to watch and the action is nice. Tony jaa does a great job with his skills. See more Read all reviews

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