Ong Bak 2 is directed by Tony Jaa himself who is the lead actor as well. He works along with his long-time. Upload failed. Please upload a file larger than 100x100 pixels; We are experiencing some problems, please try again. You can only upload files of type PNG, JPG, or JPEG.
In my opinion it's more of a fight reel than it is an actual film but what a fight reel it is. Tony Jaa's directorial debut, Ong Bak 2, was plagued by behind the scenes problems - including the star-director melting down under the pressure and simply disappearing for two months - but there's no doubt that as far as the on screen fighting goes what he managed to put on screen is absolutely spectacular. There's also no doubt that the version of the film releasing throughout Europe features a Luc Besson recut rather than the Jaa original while the US version is yet to be determined. Which means if you want to see it as it was made you've got to look to Asia.
And if you want to see it as it was made and want to understand what's going on, you've got to look to Korea, where an English subtitled version has just released. Check the trailers below the break and hit the link below to pick it up. French Trailer Thai Promo Reel. Am I the only one who hated this film? Don't get me wrong, Jaa is a great martial artist but his direction here is really horrible. This one has less of a story than the first, you don't really give a crap about Jaa's character, and the ending is a cliffhanger.
And I absolutely loved the first one. I want to mention the fight sequences in this film because they're so damn mediocre. Jaa so wanted to fuse muay thai with other martial arts so badly that he forgot to choreograph and shoot a 'good' fight sequence. In addition to this, his forms for the other martial arts look more like imitation rather than mastery.
Martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa was hailed by international audiences and critics as the next Bruce Lee when he exploded on the scene with ONG BAK. Now he's back and better than ever (this time behind the camera as well) with ONG BAK 2, an epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. Jaa stars as young nobleman who as a boy bears witness to the massacre of his family at the hands of a treacherous and power-crazed warlord.
Bent on revenge, he joins a band of guerrilla fighters who school him in a dizzying array of martial arts and weaponry techniques before unleashing him on his unwavering mission to avenge his family's murder. With ONG BAK 2, Jaa takes his skills to the next level, showcasing himself as a master of a wide range of martial-arts styles, wire-free daredevil stunts, and even hordes of elephants, while proving to be a promising action director as well. Rent $4.99. Buy $9.99. Martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa was hailed by international audiences and critics as the next Bruce Lee when he exploded on the scene with ONG BAK. Now he's back and better than ever (this time behind the camera as well) with ONG BAK 2, an epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. Jaa stars as young nobleman who as a boy bears witness to the massacre of his family at the hands of a treacherous and power-crazed warlord.
Bent on revenge, he joins a band of guerrilla fighters who school him in a dizzying array of martial arts and weaponry techniques before unleashing him on his unwavering mission to avenge his family's murder. With ONG BAK 2, Jaa takes his skills to the next level, showcasing himself as a master of a wide range of martial-arts styles, wire-free daredevil stunts, and even hordes of elephants, while proving to be a promising action director as well. Rent $4.99.
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