Ong-bak (2003)

Regista:

Prachya Pinkaew

Writers:

Prachya Pinkaew (story)
Panna Rittikrai (story)

Data di uscita:

23 ottobre 2003 (Singapore)

Genere:

Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Slogan:

To fight for the honor of his village, he must unleash the ancient art of Muay Thai: 9 Body Weapons

Plot:

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

Plot Keywords:

Violent Movie | Punch | Motorcycle | Cruelty | Bet

Premi:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

One Of, If Not The, Best Martial Arts Movie Ever Made

Cast

Petchtai Wongkamlao	...	Humlae / Dirty Balls / George (as Petchtai Wongkamlao)
Tony Jaa	...	Ting (as Panom Yeerum)
Pumwaree Yodkamol	...	Muay Lek
Suchao Pongwilai	...	Komtuan
Chumphorn Thepphithak	...	Uncle Mao
Cheathavuth Watcharakhun	...	Peng
Wannakit Sirioput	...	Don
Rungrawee Barijindakul	...	Ngek
Chatthapong Pantanaunkul	...	Saming
Nudhapol Asavabhakhin	...	Toshiro
Pornpimol Chookanthong	...	Mae Waan
Udom Chouncheun	...	Ta Meun
Boonsri Yindee	...	Yai Hom
Arirat Ratanakaitkosol	...	Tang On
Woravit Tanochitsirikul	...	Sia Pao

Alias:

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (Philippines: English title) (USA) (trailer title)
Daredevil (USA) (informal literal English title)
Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Singapore: English title)
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (International: English title) (festival title)
Thai Fist (Hong Kong: English title)
Ong-Bak - Nato per combattere (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of strong violence, language, some drug use and sexuality.

Durata:

USA:105 min | 104 min (director's cut) | Spain:100 min (DVD edition) | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Hong Kong:108 min

Nazionalità:

Thailand

Lingua:

Thai | Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital EX

Divieti:

Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Spain:13 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Australia:MA | Austria:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:18 | USA:R | Mexico:B15

Luoghi delle riprese:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Baa-Ram-Ewe

Curiosità:

Tony Jaa trained extensively in the ancient form of Muay Boran (the predecessor to Muay Thai) for four years in preparation for Ong-bak (2003).

Errori:

Revealing mistakes: When Hum Lae and Ting venture into the Cave riding a motorcycle, the stand of the motorcycle is still down.

Citazioni:

Humlae: At least let me help you start your motorcycle.

Movie Connections:

Parodiato in Lung gam wai yi dzi wang mo leung leung (2005)

One Of, If Not The, Best Martial Arts Movie Ever Made

I've seen some of the negative comments people have made, and they are really off base, and quite frankly, stupid.

This movie is filled with incredible fight scenes, from the multitude of fights in the fighting circle, to that final fight in the cave. Most of the movie, in fact, was fight scenes, so I find it hard to believe that people think that there aren't any fight scenes in it. Those people who think that there aren't any action scenes in it are blind, obviously.

As another user has said, the whole point of Ong Bak was to display Tony Jaa's skill at martial arts, which is utterly incredible. Tony Jaa is the best martial artist I have had the pleasure of watching on the big screen.

While the plot wasn't the most original, why on earth did you go into Ong Bak expecting some sort of Oscar winning drama, such as Titanic? This movie was merely introducing Tony Jaa's skill to the North American audience.

People really need to lighten up. Just because a movie doesn't have an incredibly detailed and complex plot, that doesn't mean it's a bad movie! There is nothing wrong with a so-called "mindless" action movie, such as Ong-Bak! Just because it isn't some sort of drama, or another plot-saturated film, that doesn't mean it is garbage! While it may not have the best plot around, in terms of pure martial arts, this is the king. There is not a single martial arts movie out there that I have seen, that is more enjoyable than this movie, and I've seen a lot of martial arts movies.

If you are not stuck up, and you are able to enjoy a good martial arts movie, than Ong Bak is definitely for you! This movie is the best marital arts movie I have ever seen, and I gladly give it a 10/10.