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Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, 2003

Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao

Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew

Written by: Suphachai Sithiamphan

Language: Thai, English

Country: Thailand

Runtime: 105 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.2

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The mood of Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is stylized, exciting, and rough. The plot centers around a one-man army, righting wrongs, and lone wolves. It is a foreign, action, and crime movie. Stylistically, Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior features martial arts. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is fast. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is set in Thailand. It happens in contemporary times. Visually, it involves special effects. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content.

Summary of Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

Tony 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 center 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 humor 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.

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Language:	Thai, English
Country:	Thailand
Release date:	17 October 2004
Runtime:	105 min

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Tony Jaa

as Ting

Petchthai Wongkamlao

as Humlae / Dirty Balls / George

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Variety

Strongly recalls Hong Kong kung-fu movies of the late '60s and '70s, with physical grit, over-the-top heroics and inventive fight choreography providing the entertainment. Full Review

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by: Derek Elley

Entertainment Weekly

Ong-Bak (taken from the name of the sacred statue) is delivered raw, with an on-the-fly compositional approach from director Prachya Pinkaew that includes dim lighting and jumbled editing. Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

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Forget the plot, if you like action

If you like action movies, the plot is pretty standard usually. Here holds no different. A young villager trained in Muay Thai heads to Bangkok to retrieve his village's statue. Yes, sounds a bit ridiculous. However, the focus is the action, which... Read and rate it

04.March.2011
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by: Albert Valentin
Albert Valentin rated this movie8/10Great

Ong Bak

There is a purity and focus that sets this flick apart from the contrived and conventional baloney of Hong Kong. l,. m, . Read and rate it

28.February.2011
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by: jim
jim rated this movie10/10Must See

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