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05Jul2009

Jaa-Dropping New Trailer for 'Ong bak 2'

DateSunday, July 5, 2009 at 8:27AM
I've been watching martial arts movies pretty consistently for over 25 years. In that time, I've only seen a few guys on the level of Tony Jaa. Bruce Lee and early Jackie Chan, obviously, but check out the work of Yuen Biao if you've never seen him. I'd take Jaa over anything I've ever seen Jet Li do, if that tells you anything.

The point is Tony Jaa is one of the best martial arts actors we've ever seen, and his unbelievable action scenes and fight choreography is probably unparalleled right now. The good news is Jaa was still in his 20s when the first Ong bak was released, so he's still in his prime. Let's hope that means another couple decades of his films.

Ong bak 2 will hopefully get a healthy U.S. release, even though Jaa's The Protector wasn't a very big hit here. Hard to deny there will be some interest if enough people see this trailer, though. Is that a real alligator?

Have some of that, why don't you? Ong bak 2 will be in theaters on October 23rd.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment3 Comments |

Reader Comments (3)

I've been waiting for this since Cannes last year. Awesome.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAdam

Sweet! I'll see this

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEmo

I''ve been waiting for this since I saw the first film. I've watched other Jaa but Ong Bak was my first and my favorite. The hits practically reverberate off the screen! Why this isn't the standard for how such films are done I don't know but Jaa's more entertaining to watch than the so-called martial arts flicks sent up in recent years.

Monday, July 6, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAsana

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