thoughts on Ong-Bak (2003)?

Kino. Best martial arts film of the decade.

I'd rate the first two on par with the ip man films, they are really good. They don't make stuff like this anymore.

>the next Bruce Lee
>horrble accent , terrible English
close but no cigar

>>212811269 (OP)
good movie. crap sequel when they decided to do the THAI historical shit.

>>212811269 (OP)
A really good surprise when it came out but I'm not sure it aged well, I should try a rewatch.

>>212811386
so ong-bak 2 is worth watching?

>>212811708
you could probably skip it but I liked it. The first one is really where it's at

>>212811269 (OP)
I've seen it twice because I somehow forgot I've seen it. It's a surprisingly forgettable movie. The story is super-thin, the characters are rather hollow and lack any form of depth (except for the thieving friend). While he's skilled at martial arts, Tony Jaa lacks the charisma Chan and Lee has. There's next to zero banter, I don't remember a single dialogue. His patented knee-move is very cool but sadly overused. Every guy he fights has a pillow on the head as a padding. Then finale in the cave is kinda boring considering it's supposed to be the culmination.

Don't get me wrong, if you're a fan of martial arts its worth seeing. But I'm just surprised how forgettable it was.