Chopsocky gets a shot in the arm with this no holds-barred actioner that could propel martial artist Tony Jaa into a career beyond Thai borders. With little plot and a refreshing absence of effects, ...
The 2003 film “Ong Bak” and its exhilarating 2005 successor “The Protector” left no doubt there was a new force in the martial-arts arena: Tony Jaa, a Thai star whose stunts were truly mind-blowing.
Prachya Pinkaew’s thriller film Ong-Bak (2003) follows the legendary Thai martial arts warrior Muay Thai as he embarks on the quest to restore the revered statue Ong-Bak stolen from Bangkok. Here’s ...
Half an hour into “Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior” I thought I’d made a terrible mistake. The movie was impossible to follow and appeared to have been shot by blind kids with a Super 8 camera. Shots were ...
Many will argue that Tony Jaa is one of the most impressive martial arts actors alive today up there with the likes of Jet Li. His first film, Ong Bak from 2003, was what put him in the spotlight here ...
Back in 2003, a little Thai movie called Ong Bak introduced the world to an elephant-herder-turned-martial-artist named Tony Jaa. Directed by Prachya Pinkaew, the movie became a global sensation and ...
Tony Jaa's "Ong Bak 2" premiered to thousands of Thai filmgoers happy to get a break from the real-life political drama playing out in the streets of Bangkok. By Joel Gershon, The Associated Press ...
Thai martial-arts star Tony Jaa returns in this prequel to Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003). Dispensing with the acrobatic fisticuffs and gritty Bangkok locales that elevated its predecessor to a ...
Too much contemplation and not enough demonstration sends Thai-socky “Ong Bak 3″ slumping to the canvas. Latest and reportedly final installment lacks the emotional clout that would compensate for the ...
A brand new full-length trailer for Tony Jaa's Ong Bak 3 showed up on YouTube today (via SlashFilm) for those who are fans of this franchise that began as a cult hit back in 2003. We also featured an ...