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Jaa follows in the powerful martial arts footsteps of Bruce
Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li in ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR,
one of the first films to centre on the ancient fighting system
of Muay Thai, which utilizes the body's limbs to potentially
devastating effect. Jaa stars as Ting, a quiet young man who
lives in the peaceful village of Nong Pradu. As the village's
special celebration approaches, a Bangkok villain named Don
(Wannakit Siriput) steals the head of the Buddha statue Ong-Bak,
which is said to protect the village from bad luck. Ting volunteers
to go to the big city to bring back the head of Ong-Bak, but
remembers what he was taught by sage monk Pra Cru (Woranard
Tantipidok): he must not use his Muay Thai skills to harm
people. However soon after arriving in Bangkok, Ting, a peaceful
fish out of water, finds that the only way to recapture the
village's sacred treasure is by using his arms, his legs--and
his head. Influenced by the films of Thai action star Phanna
Rithikrai, director Prachya Pinkaew hired the Muay Thai expert
to serve as martial arts and stunt choreographer for ONG-BAK,
resulting in highly effective and believable scenes between
Ting and a multitude of criminals and evil boxers out to get
him. Pinkaew adds a fun sense of humour to the serious story,
not only in some of the crazy stunts but also in the character
of George, played by Thai comic Petchthai Wongkamlao. Jaa
is charmingly fearless in the lead role, performing all his
own stunts without any special effects, computer enhancement,
or ropes.
All Customer Reviews
5 out of 5 - 28 Aug 2006
No hesitation in giving this 5 stars. A must
see film for all martial arts movie fans. The movie starts
slowly with Tony Jaa as the unlikely hero but as the tempo
hots up each action scene builds on the previous and it is
a pleasure to learn about Moay Thai (the documentary on disc
2 is fab). Witness a modern day Bruce Lee- no higher accolade!
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