Following the grand Asian-cinema tradition of sequels that have squat to do with the originals, here comes Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, which takes place hundreds of years before its predecessor, and ...
Remember the new Ong-Bak game from Studio Hive? We learned back in January that Hive was collaborating with the production studio behind the Ong-Bak movies. As it turns out, the studio is working with ...
Ong Bak – The Thai Warrior is a Thai-language martial arts drama film. Directed by Tony Jaa, the plot follows a young villager’s calm life turning into turmoil when a Buddha statue gets stolen from ...
Stuntmen detail how Ong Bak 2: The Beginning pays homage to Drunken Master II. A direct sequel to 1978's Drunken Master, the 1994 Kung fu comedy film follows Jackie Chan as a mischievous, yet ...
Bruce Lee is dead, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are slowing down, but the world of martial arts never sleeps. Keeping everyone awake these days is Tony Jaa, Thailand’s biggest action hero, who returns to ...
Martial arts and Hollywood are a match made in entertainment heaven; ever since Bruce Lee donned his iconic yellow jumpsuit in Game of Death, the action genre has never looked the same. While over-the ...
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 ...
Last year, film writer Matt Zoller Seitz wrote a defense of the much-maligned "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," in which he recalled his first viewing of the movie in 1984. "It was the first ...
Last week, Thai developer Studio HIVE and film studio Sahamongkol Film International announced that the popular muay Thai martial arts movie series Ong-Bak would be adapted into a game. To find out ...
There is a mighty urge to give Ong Bak 2: The Beginning a pachyderm-sized pass. Thai martial arts filmmaker Tony Jaa’s follow-up/ prequel to his original 2003 hit film largely accomplishes what it ...
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, ...
Ong Bak 3 is a 2010-released Thai martial arts drama film. Directed, written, and produced by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai, the plot focuses on a prince whose plan to seek vendetta for his parent’s ...