anyone seen the movie Ong-Bak ?

[purbeast0]

woah man i saw this movie today for the first time ever. i believe its just a JAP movie and not in america yet, because I saw the R3 dvd.

the movie doesn't have the best story line or anything, but the fighting and flexibility of the main character is amazing! IMO, this movie put Hero and CTHD to shame.

i loved it and strongly recommend it!

 

[LtPage1]

"jap?"

 

[imported_Mike]

the movie looks interesting

 

[MercenaryForHire]

So you want me to go to a mindless switch-your-brain-off action movie, and then read subtitles.

One of those has to go.

- M4H

 

[CQuinn]

Just saw a trailer for it the other day, so it looks like it got picked up for US distribution.

Hero and CTHD were largely driven by thier storylines (haven't seen all of Hero yet),
so by your description I don't think this movie could put them to shame.

I may check it out though.

 

[DaveSimmons]

It just got a thumb's-down review here, and it's actually Thai. The reviewer said the martial arts were good but the story was weak and you didn't end up caring about the main character.

 

[shinseik]

the main character used to be a kickboxing champion, and yeah the moves are way crazy.

storyline blew hard though...village gets artifact stolen, guy goes to city to find it, discovers crime ring, beats crime ring, returns artifact. the end.

 

[LordMorpheus]

A) its Thai (did you even watch the damn thing?).

B) Jap isn't really accepted anymore.

C) Really cool movie.

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
So you want me to go to a mindless switch-your-brain-off action movie, and then read subtitles.

One of those has to go.

- M4H

With the subtitles in that film, even if you read 'em they make no sense, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Koing]

Yup it's Thai.

The lead was a stunt man turned main actor.

I enjoyed it enough. When I go watching these films I don't expect a lot from the story.

Koing

 

[axelfox]

Originally posted by: LtPage1
"jap?"

:roll:

 

[naruto1988]

it's...thai...and that movie kicked so much ass. or knee'ed so much ass =p
i take martial arts, so after watching it, i practiced my elbow and knee so much, haha.

 

[rpl318]

Great movie. Sure the story is nothing special but the focus is on the action. Tony Jaa is simply amazing! His athletic ability is on par with that of Jackie Chan (if not better). I can't wait to see more of his work.

 

[kb315]

I went to it yesterday after not hearing a single thing about it.

Man was I blown away. Yeah, the story sucked.

But the action was simply amazing. I could watch the fight scenes over and over again.

Everyone needs to go see this.

 

[yobarman]

my friend told me about, said the guy blows Jet Li away, and that's saying alot .

 

[0roo0roo]

they sound ewoks

 

[Literati]

It's a great movie if you watch it for what it is.

 

[SKORPI0]

Trailer. Looks like a good movie.

Rotten Tomatoes - 6.8/10

 

[Svnla]

This movie is not showing in my city. From what I hear, all the action sequences in the movie are real, no wire fu/CGI whatsoever.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
A) its Thai (did you even watch the damn thing?).

B) Jap isn't really accepted anymore.

C) Really cool movie.

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
So you want me to go to a mindless switch-your-brain-off action movie, and then read subtitles.

One of those has to go.

- M4H

With the subtitles in that film, even if you read 'em they make no sense, so it doesn't matter.

the martial arts are still mind boggling tho! :beer: awesome flick...

 

[MaluMan]

the movie is amazing...

"Any human being with even an ounce of appreciation for action and martial arts is going to have mental orgasms through 90% of this movie." (http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2005/02/ong_bak.html)

that quote sums it up perfectly!!

 

[3chordcharlie]

This was a really fun movie.

 

[tk149]

It's playing at a theater near me (in Chicago). I'll probably try to go see it soon.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Svnla
This movie is not showing in my city. From what I hear, all the action sequences in the movie are real, no wire fu/CGI whatsoever.

thats the only positive. rest is rubbish..annoying rubbish.

 

[Czar]

awsome movie

plot is so so, but the fighting squences are just THE best ever
No longer will it be Bruce Lee vs. Coke, it will be Ong Bak Guy vs. Coke and ong bak guy will always win!

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Svnla
This movie is not showing in my city. From what I hear, all the action sequences in the movie are real, no wire fu/CGI whatsoever.

thats the only positive. rest is rubbish..annoying rubbish.

rubbish is a vast overstatement.