Ong-bak: The Thai Warrior (2005)
Bad guys steal the head off of a small village's Buddha (Ong-bak) and they send young Ting to the big city to fetch it back for them. Ting's a nice, uncorrupted (read kinda bland and boring) kid, but he's been trained in the Muay Thai martial art by a local monk.
What follows is a light on plot/heavy on elbows to the head series of chases and brawls -- which is just fine by me. Ting's moves are so amazing that the film often repeats the more incredible moves from different angles and different speeds, just to make sure we saw them. No wires, no CG, just awesome athleticism; at times I actually laughed in delight.
The movie reminded me somewhat of a Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie. It never really mattered what the story was, it's all about the dancing. In this case, we're here for the beat downs and they don't disappoint.
B-
What follows is a light on plot/heavy on elbows to the head series of chases and brawls -- which is just fine by me. Ting's moves are so amazing that the film often repeats the more incredible moves from different angles and different speeds, just to make sure we saw them. No wires, no CG, just awesome athleticism; at times I actually laughed in delight.
The movie reminded me somewhat of a Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie. It never really mattered what the story was, it's all about the dancing. In this case, we're here for the beat downs and they don't disappoint.
B-
posted by MeMe | 2:07 PM
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