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Ong-Bak - The Thai Warrior | 
 enlarge | Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Actors: Petchtai Wongkamlao, Tony Jaa, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai, Chumphorn Thepphithak
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 7241
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D2230408D
UPC: 024543204084
EAN: 0024543204084
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: August 30, 2005
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Amazon.com
No computer graphic can ever surpass what a real human body can do--and what the body can do is on spectacular display in Ong-Bak, a Thai action movie starring the lithe and flexible Tony Jaa. When the head is stolen from a holy statue in Jaa's rural village, he goes to Bangkok to get it back. Of course, it just so happens that the thief is connected to a bar where criminal big shots gamble over bare-knuckle brawls, and Jaa is--despite his virtuous efforts--drawn into the game. But that's only the beginning; a chase through the city streets rivals the ingenious acrobatics of Jackie Chan, with Jaa leaping between panes of glass, over a bicycle in motion, and through a wreath of barbed wire. Jaa's fighting prowess has been compared to Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and just about every other martial arts master, but he has an equal degree of charisma as well. He won't win acting awards, but his engaging presence carries the movie. One word of warning: The numerous fights will make you wince as much as gape in astonishment. Ong-Bak follows the action-flick tradition that the hero needs to be as battered as possible before he ultimately triumphs, and the battering is intense. --Bret Fetzer
Description
When the head of his village's sacred Buddha statue is stolen, simple country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it. Raised by a monk who has trained him in Muay Thai, Ting has vowed to never use his lethal martial arts skills. But once he arrives in the big city, Ting is forced to fight. It's non-stop action as Ting infiltrates Bangkok's seedy underworld and takes on a series of lowlifes and criminals in his quest to obtain the sacred head.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 136 more reviews...
 Awesome! simply AMESOME!!! April 15, 2008
L. J. ASCENSION (Victoria, Australia)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tony Jaa, the new champion. This movie has excellent stunts ands fight scenes a must buy for martial arts lovers. you won't regret.
 Best MA movie ever ! March 10, 2008
John
Easily the best martial arts movie ever made. Great muy thai. I train in the art, and the movie is like watching an instructional video on thai boxing. It has everything and more that you would ever need in a MA movie. Best ever.
Martial Arts Action...at its best February 26, 2008
Martial Arts Damsel (Cypress, Texas United States)
Admittedly I'm not keen on the story....but talk about jaw dropping action. Its just well executed moves... one after the other from a real life martial artist. To see Tony Jaa in action is to oberserve a disciplined student of an ancient art. Simply breath taking to say the least.
 If you like Martial Arts.... February 25, 2008
Jessica Bostock
If you enjoy Martial Arts then you will like this. Sure it is cheesy and subtitled but the Muay Thai fighting is so fun to watch. Tony Jaa is truly amazing.
 A So-So Throwback to 80s Martial Arts Flicks February 9, 2008
R. T. (GA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Tony Jaa has an interesting fighting style and on-screen charisma. That wasn't quite enough to carry this film, though. Once you get past the poor script, the poor acting, the poor camera work and the poor lighting, you've basically got something that resembles an early 80s action film instead of the slick new films being made today.
Jaa is impressive with his rough and tumble style of Muay Thai fighting, much tougher than Van Damme's style with lots of knees, elbows and head slams thrown in. Unfortunately, he does more running and jumping in this movie than fighting. When he does fight, it's either against the type of skinny, scrawny extras who always got mowed down by Bruce Lee by the dozens, or it's against villians who look like the boss characters in 80s video games. They have names like Mad Dog and Big Bear, they look more weird than tough, and they only have one or two good moves.
Another quirk about this film was the fact that some of the fight scenes seemed to be sped up, making them look like old black and white Keystone Cops sequences. The fact that most of the fighters appear to be about 3 feet tall on screen made these fight scenes resemble a couple of little kids slapping each other on a school playground. Maybe that's just the Thai style of film making, though...
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