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Movie_Muse_Reviews Rest assured if 8-year-olds were old enough to see "Ong-Bak" there would by a Muay Thai studio in every American town. Yes, Mommy, I want to vault over cars; yes, I want to jump feet-first through hoops; yes I want to beat people up—err, defend myself—with what amounts to the strength of my elbows."Ong-Bak" is a martial arts showcase in this regard; any of the action scenes could be used as a recruitment video for the sport/art form. And then there's Tony Jaa, who aside from instantly elevating himself to modern equivalents such as Jet Li and Jackie Chan, plays a character in Ting who could teach every action hero that ever was a thing or two about humility. In fact, we could all learn a thing or two from the Buddhists.Ting lives in rural Thai village centered around a Buddhist monastery. When the head of the town's precious Buddha statue, Ong-Bak, is ripped off and stolen, Ting is tasked with heading to Bangkok to retrieve it lest the village see bad luck forever. Men have kicked ass over less.Filmmaker Prachya Prinkaew surrounds Ting with a vibrant ensemble. Ting's first order of business is to seek out his cousin, Humlae (Petchai Wongkamlao), a deceitful and shallow money-grubber of the worst kind and his little sister Muay (Pumwaree Yodkamol) with whom he runs cons. When Humlae realizes Ting could be a top prize fighter, he agrees to help Ting get the Ong-Bak back. It's currently in the possession of Komtuan, a wheelchair-bound crime lord with a tracheotomy. Although the dynamics between them could be described as cliché, this is a rather unique core cast of characters.With someone of Jaa's ability, it's not difficult to conceive of some creative action sequences and grin-inducing stunts. The smartest decision, however, is easily Prinkaew's choice to reveal Jaa's skills to us slowly, to tease his ass-kicking potential. The chase scene through Bangkok that shows off Jaa's acrobatic side gives us our first taste and leaves us hungry for what this guy can do when someone needs to be put in their place (a.k.a the floor).The fights don't disappoint either. Although they can get repetitive toward the end, Jaa provides a spectacle and the fight choreography is legit. And despite the "R" rating, "Ong- Bak" avoids getting brutally violent, instead more interested in the artistry of the fighting. The only poor technique choice is the use of the "let's see that again!" shot after Jaa does anything the film wants you to see as miraculous. This is a film, not a live sporting event, but that's not to take anything away from the cool moves they highlight. If they happened in live sports, I'd want to see them again too.The most enjoyable part of "Ong-Bak" aside from the martial arts is that the creativity is not limited to the fight choreography. Scenes like the street chase or the Thai taxi bikes chase make the film something that can be enjoyed by more than just martial arts connoisseurs.And everyone who watches "Ong-Bak" will walk away from the screen completely in awe of Tony Jaa. He's the kind of talent playing the kind of character that's impossible not to love.~Steven CThanks for reading! Visit moviemusereviews.com

Oscar Johansson First of i wan't to say that Ong-Bak had some very good fight scenes, and great action written all over it. But i found the story to be a bit boring and there was not much to hang on to or however i should put it, you don't feel much compassion for him is what i mean. For instance in "Ip man", we learnt to have great respect for Donnie Yen, he didn't wan't to fight but has to do it in order to protect his family and fellow man, that is in my opinion the perfect blend. However in this movie Tony Jaa is told right at the start: "Now that you have learnt all these fancy Martial arts moves, you must never use it!" and he of course says yes, just like in one of Bruce Lee's earlier movies when he swears to his master not to fight, just in self-defence. So Tony (or Ting) as he's called in the movie, goes against his father's wish the first chance he gets and beats the living crap out of everyone.But if that's all you're looking for, then i'd say this is the movie for you, and also keep in mind this is his first exhibition film, so in that sense it's alright. Just don't expect any deep scenes or over- meaningful dialog.

hanskrishandi The movie is about Ting from Nong Pradu's adventure to take back his village's sacred statue's head named Ong Bak with his friend Humlae. This movie has a great story also an excellent fighting scenes. Tony Jaa really showed his skill of martial art and using weapon. The film crew said that they did not use any special effect in the fighting scenes. I wonder if it was true because he really punched and kicked hard. And also I think Tony Jaa is not a really good actor, because in the movie he did not talk too much. He showed not very much expression. Petchtai Wongkamlao, the one played as Humlae, acted better. I will give 8 out of 10.

rynkrshnd In my opinion Ong Bak is a great movie, because it is a movie with real action, not with any special effects. Such of movies are cool but use effects, Tony Jaa, the main character has many great moves techniques. I think his techniques are specific from the other martial actors for example Jackie Chan. The story line is good. The messages of this movie are never give up and do the best. I will give 7 out of 10. The good things in this movie is it was not use any effects. The bad sides in this movie are the story line is too simple and the main character is not good in acting but good at martial arts.By: Human, not animal