Konterr Brilliant and touching

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

chi_town_fed Mad kudos to a martial arts film set in muck and mire. The grittiness of this film sets it apart from others. The hero and most of the cast looks like they need a shower throughout the movie, which adds an authentic feel to this film versus fighters wearing fully pressed, spotless wardrobes.Writing is great. The lead character is developed from credits to credits and continues to evolve to the very end of the movie. The villain is a too cliche and over the top for my taste, which caused me to reduce my rating. The fight scenes, especially at the end are phenomenal! OMG! This guy is good. His skill rivals some of the best I've ever seen. Yes. I know it is choreographed, but you still need the skill to pull it off. I'd hate to fight this guy, especially if he is in a bad mood.I didn't care for the mysticism, which only served to distract from the story, but I accept it is likely a cultural thing and try to look past it.ONG Bak 2 is an action packed emotionally thrilling film that forces viewers to relate to the characters. You even feel strongly about the leader (good or bad) of the clan, especially at the end. The tragedy in this movie makes you feel the anguish of the main character. The last fight scene is beyond climatic as the lead characters anguish comes to a head. It is also very powerful as it comes without people running up walls and jumping into trees. Then came the elephant . . .

Tweekums Set in fifteenth century Thailand, this film opens with a man and a boy fleeing along a forest track on horseback; the boy gets off and escapes and the man is killed. The boy, Tien, isn't out of trouble though; he is captured by slavers then, after attacking a captor, he is forced to fight for his life… against a crocodile! He is saved by Chernang; the leader of a bandit group known as the 'Garuda Wing Cliff'. Tien is invited to join the group and trains to be a fighter.In a series of flashbacks we learn about his past; he was the son of a local lord who had been trained to dance rather than fight, much to his chagrin. His family is then killed by power hungry lord leaving Tien the sole survivor. We then see that this happened just before the opening scene. Returning to the older Tien, he has finished his training and is now determined to get his revenge on those who killed his family.I haven't seen the original 'Ong Bak' but from what I've read this has nothing to do with that apart from sharing a title and main star. The plot is fairly simple; it is clearly there to provide an excuse for lots of martial arts scenes… and these are pretty spectacular. Tony Jaa does a great job as Tien in these scenes; the action is impressively choreographed in a really physical way; yes he does defeat countless attackers but it does at least look as if the fighting takes a toll on him. There is surprisingly little dialogue; just enough to tell us what is happening although I suspect one could turn off the subtitles and still follow what is happening! The ending is a spectacular fight that finishes in a way that is clearly setting things up for a sequel. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody wanting lots of great martial arts action without needing a deep plot.

dushyant chaturvedi I had the premonition of disaster when I saw Tony Jaa's name in the list of scriptwriters and then my heart sank when he was also listed as one of the directors. Some random kingdom is expanding and killing people in Thailand, 600 odd years back. Jaa's family is massacred and he is adopted by a pirate gang who give him the mandatory weapons training so that he can go and f**k everybody's ass some day. This is as unintentionally hilarious as they come. The costumes, the set pieces, the acting, the story all fall into the category of "so bad that they are good". There are flashback scenes which show the family members of Jaa being knocked off. They are howlarious and you cannot stop laughing. There is the omnipresent gratuitous violence against women. In between Jaa also becomes a sort of Robinhood against human trafficking. Ong Bak was entertaining as it had the right dose of humor and action along with a straight story line. Here, there is only a "dark" tale of revenge which is so ineptly directed that it will cure the sleeping disorder of even the most hardened insomniacs. This is what is called Brand Dilution in marketing jargon. Ong Bak was a respectable product. They came up with this just to earn a few quick bucks. The ironical part is that they failed even in that. 1 out of 5 for this.

BA_Harrison Ong Bak 2: The Beginning is not a continuation of the first film, neither is it a prequel in the true sense; the story takes place several hundred years ago, and tells of Tien (played as an adult by Tony Jaa), the son of a murdered lord, who becomes a powerful warrior after a clan of outlaws adopt him and teach him their combat skills.This period setting allows for a far more epic feel than the first film, but the broader scope of the plot ultimately means less minutes devoted to pure, bone crunching action, a fact that has understandably disappointed those hoping for another relentless, adrenaline fuelled, juggernaut of a martial arts movie. Add the fact that Jaa's impressive Muay Thai skills are often overlooked in favour of weapons based action, and it's not surprising that this film hasn't been as overwhelmingly well received as its predecessor.On a more positive note, the film looks absolutely fantastic, with beautiful cinematography, sumptuous costumes, and some truly outlandish characters, and when the action does kick into top gear, it is utterly breath-taking, especially during the flawlessly executed, bone-crunching final battle between Tien and a host of enemy warriors, where we finally get to see the star delivering his trademark punishing blows with knee and elbow.In short, Ong Bak 2 is a very enjoyable slice of solid action entertainment—not quite as jaw-dropping as part one, but then what is?7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.