i got bored with it ... fastforwarded it to the second or third fight scene and then turned it off.
even if you win ...
i got bored with it ... fastforwarded it to the second or third fight scene and then turned it off.
where's my beer?
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I thought it was rather refreshing. I was getting a little tired of the whole grand Chinese tragic period piece with too much wire-fu.
My weapons teacher said of House of Flying Daggers: "Too much smoochy-smoochy, not enough knifey-knifey." As you might guess, he absolutely loved
Ong-bak.
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I like any action movie as long as there is good choreography in it.
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~Sima Qian
Master pain, or pain will master you.
~PangQuan
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Saw the movie a few months ago at a friends house. I thought the fights scene were good, but they seemed repetative (elbow knee elbow knee). I like the stunt work, jumping through panes of glass, giant flying knees. All good stuff. I must say though that the giant double flying knee to finish off the last fight was worth the price of admition.
Shifu
morning, has anyone seen this movie?
comments please.............. jackie chan step aside please, let the younger guy have a shot.......
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Haoli
i think most people got to see this via bootlegs and internet but I just saw it myself a couple of weeks ago...smokin'!!!!
some badass tricks and the specials on the cd showed that this guy can really do the stuff himself.
two thumbs up and a keeper dvd.
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Am I alone in disliking Ong Bakh?
Tony Jaa is a talented young man, yes, but I found that didn't outweigh:
The lousy camera work
The even lousier lighting
The almost laughably preachy plot
The (imho) unexciting and mediochrely executed fight scenes
And the really annoying thai techno during the taxi scene!
Simon McNeil
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Glorified TCMAist
well, since many of us were weaned on Golden Harvest and Shaw Bros. films with the likes as the Venom Gang,Jimmy Wang Yu, David Chiang,and Ti Lung, how can you compare your criticisms with
poor dubbing-I love hearing John Wayne's voice coming out of Bruce Lee's mouth
ridiculous fight scenes-I love the counter stepping footwork routines
plot? what's a plot? oh yeah,'You killed my (insert Master, Father,Brother,Family, Clan,Dog for all you Country Western Kung-Fu fans)
Backround Music-the same music they use on porno movies (well, from what they tell me. Of course I haven't actually seen a porno flick)
BTW-I just saw the trailer for his newest flick-we should be getting it in Chinatown in a few months, and it should hit the screens in a few years-it is amazing-more viscious technique, I was rewinding it over and over again
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I think so...lolOriginally Posted by SimonM
A man has only one death. That death may be as weighty as Mt. Tai, or it may be as light as a goose feather. It all depends upon the way he uses it....
~Sima Qian
Master pain, or pain will master you.
~PangQuan
"Just do your practice. Who cares if someone else's practice is not traditional, or even fake? What does that have to do with you?"
~Gene "The Crotch Master" Ching
You know you want to click me!!
Shifu
SIMON
I am not nominating it for the academy, just loved the moves, great muay thai set in the beggining, awsome leaps through, over and under various objects, and great agility, super cool fight scenes. as for plot, language, lighting and best boy grip and best supporting actor........ see 10 tigers post
KUNG FU USA
www.eightstepkungfu.com
Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
Wu style Taiji Chuan
Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."
Glorified TCMAist
BTW-the reason that guy had this ridiculous afro is because he was wearing a wig over a helmet. The reason his stance and some of his technique didn't look like Muay Thai is because he specializes in Muay Boran, which is the "old skool" of Thai Boxing, before it became a sport. Wider stances, many similarities to Hung-Ga in their "blocking" as well. Very cool stuff to see.
Daper Dan Man
I finally saw the movie and thought is was really great. I loved the fights and the way that he fought from a single form (for the most part) breaking down and aplying each traditional move. Brutal fights. And the guy could move. Very nice.
Loud City
I provided Hollywood Video with a valuable service by backing up a copy of Ong Bak on DVD+R and storing it at my house for them. I haven't watched it yet, though.
Daper Dan Man
You're always thinking ahead MK.
You should check it out this weekend. It's pretty good. I just watched kung-fu hustle too. While it was more "entertaining" I thought the fighting and action were much better in Ong Bak.
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