JunkerSeed Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 You may be seeing some TV commercials where the Rza from the Wu-tang clan is telling you to watch some action movie called Ong-Bak because it's the martial arts movie of the year. As usual, the Rza is right. You should watch this. Tony Jaa is indeed the next big asian martial arts star, and Ong-Bak is exactly what the martial arts genre needs right now. Not only does Tony Jaa use Muy-Thai, and not kung fu like everyone else, but he uses no wires, and no special effects. Hell he was a gymnast before he was a stunt man. If you were going to compare him to any other action star it would definately be Bruce Lee. I say this because there's no gratuitious punches kick or jumps thrown in for theatrics. Its a few, extremely hard-hitting moves that really look like they hurt. It's hard to describe, but the fighting comes off as realistic. The moves are all logical, and the end result is a very different experience from watching a highly stylized martial arts film with lots of wirework and flair (not to say stuff like that is bad). This is definately a movie for people who want something where people don't fly through the air unnaturally and perform humanly impossible feats. When Tony Jaa does something in ong-bak, you can be impressed, because he actually did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Ong Bak was amazing, sure the story's bollocks but the stuntwork is incredible. Hard-hitting is right, there's gratuitous use of progressively more vicious looking elbows. If you like martial arts movies then this is definitely worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Just watched a trailer for this. That stunt where he slides under the car looks insane . Will see if anywhere round here is showing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Junker & The RZA speak pretty highly of this one...it doesnt look to be about the story, but if youre interested: A sacred Buddha statuette called Ong Bak is stolen from a rural village and it soon becomes the task of a young man, Boonting (Phanom Yeeram), to track the thief down to Bangkok and reclaim the religious treasure. Along the way, Boonting must use his astounding athleticism and traditional Muay Thai skills to combat his adversaries. ..the real hype behind it is the tagline: "No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached." Tony Jaa is making a name for himself by going against the Jet Li/Woo Ping trend of wirework, and doing everything himself. I dont know anything more than that yet, because ive been tryin to download this one to my POS computer for the last day and a half, and it keeps failing. That said: Dear LL... » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « is there anyway we can convince your ma that bootlegging unreleased asian cinema is the goods? can i mebbe buy her a coke or something? cause this one, Zebraman and the 3 extremes look awesome, and i could prolly get all 3 on your super-computer in like a day... I know KOS & some others dig good asian cinema too, im fairly certain this one's Thai...anyone else seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 i saw some write up of that, i must go see it... looks good. Empire reckon this film is "deserving of crossover success!" Its meant to be really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Previous OngBak thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jont Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 Good poster, it illustrates that this movie, above anything else is about elbow. There's a scene where the hero jumps on some goon and delivers multiple elbows to the head that brings me to tears. "Stop! Stop! He's already dead!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deacon Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 I watch this film everyday in work. It's amazing. The best fight sequences I've seen in a film. The man is crazy I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 So, Junker & the RZA were right, this was awesome. Only LL stayed awake the whole time (almost....Ario X, Donut, Jax ), the plot is no more so than a Chan flick, but the action is unbelievable: lotta elbows, and way more Capauelo (sp) than i know from Muay Thai, but the best parts are the chase scenes throughout town. My copy was a bit darker & hard to see on my monitor, but it got me in the mood for more kung-fu flicks, so ima try to find the old Shaolin ones soon. Anyway, this was cool: anyone whose ever dug Jet Li, Bruce, Chan, Chiba classics etc needs to give this one a go. Next up from Junker's recommendations: Zebraman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Fett Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 If you liked "Ong Bak", your sure to like/love the movie, "Tom-Yung- Goong", starring Tony Jaa, of "Ong Bak". Here's a synopsis: A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards. Tom-Yung-Goong Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zulu9393 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 i gotta check that one out... i agree w/ everyone else, ong-bak is the absolute shit. one of the things i thought was really cool is the instant replays from other angles for certain stunts. it saved me a lot of time rewinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Hey, whats goin on zulu? Darth - thanks for the there, ill be sure to check that one out when i get a chance, too, good lookin out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 new Ong Bak 2 trailer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKS01 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 new Ong Bak 2 trailer! Fuck yeah, Tony Jaa is the shit, can't wait to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmithx Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 yup really good stuff, can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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