A young martial artist goes to the big city in search of a stolen statue in this eye-popping action treat.
Ong Bak is a martial arts action film. The film is great and truly amazing and anyone who loves martial arts will love this film. The story is pretty basic as a martial arts film: a special statue is stolen and the main character goes to find it. The main character is Ting (Tony Jaa), Tony Jaa is a real martial artist, he does all the stunts in the film and all the moves and fighting he can actually do which is very impressive. There are NO! cgi or wire work in this film which makes it even more enjoyable that you know everything you see is really happening and isn't being touched by someone at a computer. My favourite parts of the film are of course the fighting which is going to be everyones favorite part but the underground fighting is especially cool .The film makes you feel like you are actually watching this fight as it happens. I think Tony Jaa will be one of the most famous martial artist and might be as famous as Bruce Lee which is a big statement and I think I might be right saying this only if he is able to promote himself across the world like Bruce Lee did. The only problem I see with other people watching this film is that you have to read subtitles or if you can understand perfect Thai cause most people hate reading subtitles for a whole film but if you can see past that this film will offer you the best martial arts film. This film is highly recommended! Please watch if your a martial arts fan you will really enjoy it.
In Northern Thailand, a statue in a Buddhist temple named 'Ong Bak' is stolen, so Ting (Played by Tony Jaa), is sent to go to Bangkok and retreive it. What is notable about this film is that there are no special effects or CGI, the action is done for real, using real human actors for the violence. If you like martial arts and fast-paced action, you will LOVE this movie.
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Martial arts action set in Thailand. When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, young Ting (Tony Raa) is selected by the villagers to travel to Bangkok and rescue the relic in time for an important ceremony that they hope will aleviate the drought in their region. Left on the temple steps as a baby, Ting was raised by the temple monks, who taught him the ancient martial art of muay thai but forbade him to use it in combat. But when Ting enters the seedy underbelly of Bangkok in search of the criminal genius who stole the sacred relic, he is forced to use his considerable martial arts skills to dispatch a host of evil henchman in a race against time to recover the relic before drought and starvation destroys his village.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a dutiful but endearingly naive young martial artist is charged to go to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it... Having drawn incredible comparisons to Bruce Lee and an early Jackie Chan, Thai sensation, Tony Jaa, bursts onto the scene! Amazingly athletic, not to mention charismatic, Tony Jaa refuses to countenance the use of props (yes, that's real glass, barbed wire and metal spikes!), wire enhancement and faked blows. What full contact you see is most definitely what you get! Added to this is a gleefully choreographed chase on the highways of Bangkok involving a fleet of tuk-tuk vehicles (the three-wheeled taxi iconic to Thailand), knowing location photography (visitors to the capital will recognise Khao San Road and the exterior of top nightclub hangout Suzy's Pub) and, most of all, an affecting story of one man's struggle to uphold village traditions against Western modernisation. Actors Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Suchao Pongwilai, Wannakit Sirioput, Cumporn Teppita, David Ismalone, Paul Gaius, Nick Kara, Rungrawee Barijindakul & Pumwaree Yodkamol Director Prachya Pinkaew Certificate 18 years and over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) ; DTS Additional Languages Thai Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour and 48 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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