ONG BAK: The Thai Warrior (Tony Ja)

[The Willow Sword]

So what is the dilly yo on this flick? i have been seeing previews of it here in Nova Scotia.

"no harnesses,,no safety nets,,does his own stunts,,,wowee zowee".

anyone have any more info on this?

PEACE,,TWS

[GeneChing]

Use the search function - ONG BAK (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=30218)

[@PLUGO]

Indeed . . . (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=390967&sortby=&sortorder=)

[cho]

You seeing it at Alamo Drafthouse, TWS?

[FuXnDajenariht]

i really like your quote from the hagakure 'cho'. it makes sense on a level besides the most obvious. i finally understood what its trying to say.

[The Willow Sword]

You seeing it at Alamo Drafthouse, TWS?

well i get back to Austin this friday,,i will most likely go there to see it. haha they dont serve beer and decent food in the theatres here,and this is canada for christs sake :confused:


to be more specific i was wondering if this is a film that was already made 5 years ago and is JUST now getting play time on USA theatre screens.

haha just looked at the links provided,,looks like i was right. you know the funny thing is that most of the people will be like WOW what a great NEW and recently made film :rolleyes:


PEACE,,TWS

[@PLUGO]

While we're on the topic, Gene & I have been batting around some possible ideas for new t-shirts...

here's one I came up with. It's rough but I thought I would post it here for opinions... do any of y'all this this should be a T-shirt?

[tug]

Hee, sifu funny. I vote yes.

[cho]

Just saw it last Thursday. Definitely worth seeing.

There's some REALLY bad acting, and the first couple of fights aren't that well choreographed, but the final fight makes up for it very much. The chase scene easily rivals that of Jackie Chan's early 70s/80s movies.

Gets a thumbs up from me.

[@PLUGO]

yeah, but what about the t-shirt?

[Hau Tien]

Originally posted by cho
Just saw it last Thursday. Definitely worth seeing.

There's some REALLY bad acting, and the first couple of fights aren't that well choreographed, but the final fight makes up for it very much. The chase scene easily rivals that of Jackie Chan's early 70s/80s movies.

Gets a thumbs up from me.

I was impressed with most of the fight choreography (except for the horrid one where the "big bad guy" threw cups, etc, at Ting).

I thought the acting was marginal and the chase scenes pointless. Sure, he can run and jump and flip and it is very impressive... but if the guys chasing him can keep up just by running normally, what's the point?:)

[tug]

Does anyone know who that big guy with the really bad perm is?

For some reason, he seems familiar to me.

[Shaolinlueb]

better of the thai movies i have scene, but i think it sucked

[GeneChing]

...for DS's thai pork shirt. Sometimes we don't give him enough work and idle hands are the devil's workshop... :rolleyes:

[@PLUGO]

he's just jealous 'cause he didn't think of it...

he's too busy digging up the corpse of the Kungu TV show for t-shirt ideas...

[SimonM]

The stunts were pretty good for the most part. The stunts (and fighting) were the main reason to watch this movie; you certainly wouldn't watch it for the amazing cinematography. :p Blurry and overly-red describes many of the scenes in the movie and the taxi chase is one of the most innane and pointless chase scenes I have ever seen. The plot was full of holes and the guy with the electric voice box was so annoying that they gave up on having him use it for the last few scenes. It was also funny watching the audience reacting to some of the less-impressive stunts in the movie while failing to notice some of the cleanest fight work in the film at all. I hope that the main actor (Jaa?) gets some roles in better films because he is good.

[Starchaser107]

I just saw it last night. It was indeed pretty cool. refreshing to see a movie like this I'm so sick of people flying all over the place and watching computer graphics dominate. not to say that stuff doesn't have it's place, and can't be appreciated. I hope this movie ong bak sets a new trend in a revival of the more realistic approach to fighting movies and less of the fantastical.

[SimonM]

Yeah and if they can get the action director from this movie together with a cinematographer from hollywood (or China) you might just make a good fight movie.

[Starchaser107]

If we're going that far might as well throw in an excellent screenwriter for a better script and dialogue.

[SimonM]

Yeah but I'd put up with corny dialogue and a poor script if the fighting and camera work are good.

[PangQuan]

I think with this, and "Unleashed" we are actually seeing the new trends begining. No wires, all realistic style.

Definately a fresh raw movie. I thought the voice box was funny as hel!, especially when he laughed "bzzzzzzzz" LOL

The best fight I think was the last psycho in the fight club.

[PangQuan]

Oh also, Just to let you all know Tony Jaa studied kung fu in Hong Kong for a few years. :)

[wdl]

I like his front thrust kick. Granted, it's glam'd up a bit, it's still cool to watch a movie make use on one in that manner.

-Will

[JKDChick]

3 words:

Knives For Sale

[PangQuan]

LOL, that was hillarious.

[Jhapa]

i downloaded and watched it, it was in thai w/japanese sub, so i didn't understand it at all but i would have to say that it was one of best fight scenes that i have watched in a long time. one scene i didn't like is that one fight scene with that big grunting guy that throws stuff.

here is the trailer for his new movie (http://www.tomyumgoongmovie.com/trailer.mov)

[ChinoXL]

whenz da next movie commin out? O.O it looks.. gangsterr

[spiraler]

his fighting style didnt look very thai to me, at first i thought it was chinese martial arts because of his stance and arm positions, almost like praying mantis or snake.
he did use the elbows and knees of muai thai very well though. but didnt he have a certain cma style about him, especially his manuvering and weaving and attacking with a small circular defense/offense. very cool though, i heard he was the best fighter in the world for his class.(so i hear)

[noah]

Watched Ong-Bak yesterday night, Finally someone looking credible!
didn´t know about the elephant... :rolleyes:

Noah

[SevenStar]

I saw the thai version of ong bak several months ago - great action in that film...and with no wires.

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

i got bored with it ... fastforwarded it to the second or third fight scene and then turned it off.

[Swordless]

I thought it was rather refreshing. I was getting a little tired of the whole grand Chinese tragic period piece with too much wire-fu.
My weapons teacher said of House of Flying Daggers: "Too much smoochy-smoochy, not enough knifey-knifey." As you might guess, he absolutely loved
Ong-bak.

[PangQuan]

I like any action movie as long as there is good choreography in it.

[@PLUGO]

Hey there's a search function!

[Mighty Scott]

Saw the movie a few months ago at a friends house. I thought the fights scene were good, but they seemed repetative (elbow knee elbow knee). I like the stunt work, jumping through panes of glass, giant flying knees. All good stuff. I must say though that the giant double flying knee to finish off the last fight was worth the price of admition. :eek:

[EarthDragon]

morning, has anyone seen this movie?
comments please.............. jackie chan step aside please, let the younger guy have a shot.......

[Oso]

i think most people got to see this via bootlegs and internet but I just saw it myself a couple of weeks ago...smokin'!!!!

some badass tricks and the specials on the cd showed that this guy can really do the stuff himself.

two thumbs up and a keeper dvd.

[SimonM]

Am I alone in disliking Ong Bakh?

Tony Jaa is a talented young man, yes, but I found that didn't outweigh:

The lousy camera work
The even lousier lighting
The almost laughably preachy plot
The (imho) unexciting and mediochrely executed fight scenes
And the really annoying thai techno during the taxi scene! :eek:

[TenTigers]

well, since many of us were weaned on Golden Harvest and Shaw Bros. films with the likes as the Venom Gang,Jimmy Wang Yu, David Chiang,and Ti Lung, how can you compare your criticisms with

poor dubbing-I love hearing John Wayne's voice coming out of Bruce Lee's mouth

ridiculous fight scenes-I love the counter stepping footwork routines

plot? what's a plot? oh yeah,'You killed my (insert Master, Father,Brother,Family, Clan,Dog for all you Country Western Kung-Fu fans)

Backround Music-the same music they use on porno movies (well, from what they tell me. Of course I haven't actually seen a porno flick)

BTW-I just saw the trailer for his newest flick-we should be getting it in Chinatown in a few months, and it should hit the screens in a few years-it is amazing-more viscious technique, I was rewinding it over and over again

[PangQuan]

Am I alone in disliking Ong Bakh?

I think so...lol

[EarthDragon]

SIMON
I am not nominating it for the academy, just loved the moves, great muay thai set in the beggining, awsome leaps through, over and under various objects, and great agility, super cool fight scenes. as for plot, language, lighting and best boy grip and best supporting actor........ see 10 tigers post

[TenTigers]

BTW-the reason that guy had this ridiculous afro is because he was wearing a wig over a helmet. The reason his stance and some of his technique didn't look like Muay Thai is because he specializes in Muay Boran, which is the "old skool" of Thai Boxing, before it became a sport. Wider stances, many similarities to Hung-Ga in their "blocking" as well. Very cool stuff to see.

[Judge Pen]

I finally saw the movie and thought is was really great. I loved the fights and the way that he fought from a single form (for the most part) breaking down and aplying each traditional move. Brutal fights. And the guy could move. Very nice.

[MasterKiller]

I provided Hollywood Video with a valuable service by backing up a copy of Ong Bak on DVD+R and storing it at my house for them. I haven't watched it yet, though.

[Judge Pen]

You're always thinking ahead MK.

You should check it out this weekend. It's pretty good. I just watched kung-fu hustle too. While it was more "entertaining" I thought the fighting and action were much better in Ong Bak.

[MasterKiller]

I also have a back-up copy of KFH. I prefer the back-up copy of Shaolin Soccer, though.

[MasterKiller]

OK... I watched it. After all the hype, I was disappointed. It was pretty much like any Kung Fu movie ever made. I guess because it was Muay Thai instead of kung fu it made some people here cream their jeans.

I give it 2.5 stars.

[SimonM]

I'd have given it the same rating if not for three things:

1: The cave fight scene was so poorly lit that it obscured a lot of the action.

2: I saw the boom mike drop into the screen WAY too often.

3: The taxi chase scene. It was boring, too long, and the AWFUL music in the background during that scene gave me a headache.


1.5 stars out of 5 and it was lucky to get that. A totally disappointing film.

[SimonM]

I did get a chuckle out of the "too much smoochy smoochy not enough knifey knifey" comment about HoFD though.

[jethro]

not musa, but I saw a really weird movie that came out this week. it is 22.99 and no way I'm gonna find out how it is for that much money. I did some research, and it actually came out in 2001!!! Another great miramax release. Hopefully somebody has seen it. It says it won like 173 british film awards. If juna reads this, i'm sure he will post all of them:D

[Cobra Commander]

"Warrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriorssssssssssssssssss, come out to
playyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"


"Warriorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsssssssssssss come out to,
playyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"



"Warriorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs come out to playyyyyyyyyyyyy!"

[jethro]

you know that gang that wears the baseball uniforms, then you've seen me. Me and five of my gang member friends are coming over to annihilate your leathre jacket gang:mad:

[Cobra Commander]

you know that gang that wears the baseball uniforms, then you've seen me. Me and five of my gang member friends are coming over to annihilate your leathre jacket gang:mad:


Hey relax! It wasn't us! We didn't do it! It was the Rogues!
Just ask Swan or even Cowboy!

If you attack us with your bats, we will be forced to get support from the "Lizzies" and the "Public Washroom Gang" that hangs out at Union Station!

[VingDragon]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/the_warrior.html

i'm curious if that movie is worth of penny. anybody seen it already?

[jethro]

nobody has seen this?

Hey people from the uk, you have to reach back in your memory banks to 2001 when it came oput, but I am still waiting for juna to post all of the awards this movie won.


Gene-
can you tell me why miramax just leaves all these movies sitting on their shelves for years and years?:mad:


And cobra, I still have a couple more rogues to interview, but it's not looking too good for you:mad:

[Cobra Commander]

nobody has seen this?

Hey people from the uk, you have to reach back in your memory banks to 2001 when it came oput, but I am still waiting for juna to post all of the awards this movie won.


Gene-
can you tell me why miramax just leaves all these movies sitting on their shelves for years and years?:mad:


And cobra, I still have a couple more rogues to interview, but it's not looking too good for you:mad:


Haha! TOo late! Me and the Warriors already reached Coney Island! YOu can still come meet me and Swan if you like on COney Island though.

We'll be under the big Farris wheel. YOu won't miss it, there will be 2 wino's and a guy who looks like Mike Tyson operating the Farris wheel.

Funny, even though Coney Island's amusement parks for the most part have been dead for the past 2 decades?

[Hard Fists]

I rented it last week from Hollywood Video. Tony Jaa looks pretty tough. It had some funny/corny parts in it and the acting wasn't great but it had a couple of good fights. Some are more realistic than others, but the guy's technique looks solid. I will be looking for more titles from this actor, and from the general production team. I'll recommend it.

[jethro]

not musa, but I saw a really weird movie that came out this week. it is 22.99 and no way I'm gonna find out how it is for that much money. I did some research, and it actually came out in 2001!!! Another great miramax release. Hopefully somebody has seen it. It says it won like 173 british film awards. If juna reads this, i'm sure he will post all of them:D


But I am sure that beat the s**t out of this movie.

[jethro]

dude you are done for now. I am bringing my own mike tyson look-alike with me and let's just say I got a couple of surprises that are staying revealed, but I WILL BE THERE PUNK:D

[Cobra Commander]

dude you are done for now. I am bringing my own mike tyson look-alike with me and let's just say I got a couple of surprises that are staying revealed, but I WILL BE THERE PUNK:D


Bring it on :eek: :) :confused:

I also got a gay Chuck Norris look-a-like who operates the haunted house on the other side of Coney Island. So its all gooooood! lol

[jethro]

I'm still roundin up the rest of the boys. I got bob sapp, but I had to give him a lifetime supply of cotton candy to come along. This will certainly be the end of all wars. But since I still have not seen the warrior(s), it will be a while before I come up with a witty remark, punk:p

[Cobra Commander]

:p
I'm still roundin up the rest of the boys. I got bob sapp, but I had to give him a lifetime supply of cotton candy to come along. This will certainly be the end of all wars. But since I still have not seen the warrior(s), it will be a while before I come up with a witty remark, punk:p



:p :p

sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, if only i had some roses..........................

[VingDragon]

i think we're talking about that movie :

http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/the_warrior.html

[jethro]

I can't get that site at my work, but you probably read the first post, so hopefully somebody has seen it. And I am not lying this won like 492 awards for best picture ever and best acting by an arabian, best warrior movie ever, ...

[Hard Fists]

Oh, I think that your talking about this: http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-warrior/22790/main I thought you were talking about that Thai movie that one some awards in Europe. Yeah I wanted to see this real bad in the theater, but it only came out in New York and LA...that's BS. They could have showed it in the artsi ****si theaters in DC and lots of people would have went. Let us know how it is if you buy it. Hollywood Video says it's for rent at there locations, but I haven't seen it at the one near my house.

[jethro]

:confused: looks like the one:confused:
:confused:

gonna have to rent it on net flix or hollywood video, but doubtful I will remember:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:



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[jkdninja]

Has anyone seen this movie? It is all in Thai, I think. The dvd that i have has subtitles. I thought the fight scenes were pretty good so was most of the action sequences. I have heard that the filmmaker and the actor are in the process of filming a new movie. If you saw the movie what did you think about it?

Kent

[Radhnoti]

I enjoyed it, high energy. Here's a thread that was devoted to it a while back:

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35382

[shaolinmonk]

Hi,

what do you think of the "Ong Bak" Movie. It's fantastic, isn't it?

[stainlesschi]

**** yea tony jaa is amazing ive seen some of his demonstrations too

[GeneChing]

There’s an Ong-Bak video game coming… (http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox-360/theres-an-ong-bak-video-game-coming/) Getting There
Geoffrey Tim January 18th, 2012 clock image 11:30 am

I don’t know how many of you are in to foreign martial arts flicks, but if you are, you’ve no doubt seen Tony Jaa’s Ong-Bak. It’s a Thai movie about a young kickboxer trying to retrieve a sacred treasure from from Bangkok’s crime under world – featuring some of the very best martial artistry ever committed to celluloid.

Released nearly a decade ago, it’s now getting a video game adaptation.

Studio HIVE has announced it’s acquired the licence to use the property for video games, and will be bringing Ong-Bak to consoles later this year.

“Ong-Bak is well known as a powerful international martial arts brand,” says Sahamongkol Film International business development director Akarapol Techaratanaprasert in a press release “We are very selective with our licensing partners and found in Studio HIVE the right partner to bring Ong-Bak to gaming platforms. “Their approach to tie in movie and game is the right way to create a perfect interactive entertainment.

Kan Supabanpot, General Manager at Studio HIVE adds: “It’s a great honour for our team to work on the very first Ong-Bak multiplatform game. As a Thai development studio we love the movie and have a deep understanding of the Ong-Bak brand values and we make sure that the videogame will be an inspiring martial arts action experience for gamers.”

I just don’t see this working, but I delight in being proved wrong. The last game I played that was based off of an asian film property was Stranglehold, featuring a digital version of Chow Yun Fat. It…wasn’t too bad, provided you’re able to disengage your brain for a few hours.
Exactly how powerful an international martial arts brand do you think Ong Bak is?

[doug maverick]

i dont think it matters...you make a video game where you can do cool stunts and whup ass its gonna sell. might breath life back into this dead series.

[GeneChing]

Enter to win KungFuMagazine.com's contest for THE ONG BAK TRILOGY (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/sweepstakes-the-ong-bak-trilogy.php)! Contest ends 6:00 p.m. PST on 08/07/14. Good luck everyone!

[GeneChing]

See our ONG BAK TRILOGY Winners (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?67952-ONG-BAK-TRILOGY-Winners) thread.