Archive for 'Thai' Category

Bangkok Dangerous by The Pang Brothers (2008)

5 February 2010

Normally I am not a fan of remakes, and most of the time think they should not be made (like the possible OLD BOY and HARVEY remakes that are in the works), but this one I was actually impressed with. First off it it is the Pang’s themselves who are remaking their own film, now [...]

Bangkok Dangerous เพชรฆาตเงียบ อันตราย by the Pang Brothers (1999)

4 February 2010

I can’t believe it has taken me this long to see this film, as I have seen many other of the Pang Brother’s films, especially their Hong Kong films, and I always found them at the very least to be very stylish, if usually lacking it too much story. And this film does have style. [...]

Ong Bak 2 by Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai (2008)

1 February 2010

I had been looking forward to this film since seeing the first Ong Bak, though was a bit scared by the production history of the film (Jaa’s much publicized break up with former director Prachya Pinkaew and then Jaa just disapearing from the set of his own film for months). Still I was quite surprised [...]

Brave by Thanapon Maliwan and Afdlin Shauki (2007)

25 June 2008

Balls to the wall Thai action, reminiscent of the best of 1980′s and 1990′s Hong Kong action, just non stop from start to finish, and well worth checking out. Sure the story isn’t too deep, and their isn’t a huge amount of character build up, and Michael B. is not as skilled as Tony Jaa, [...]

Chocolate by Prachya Pinkaew (2008)

23 June 2008

Pinkaew’s latest Thai actioner, and his first since his much publicized break with Tony Jaa is still good clean fun. Reminds me of the height of 1990′s Hong Kong action focusing on a girl this time. And even though Jeeja Yanin (Yanin Vismitandana) cannot come close to Tony Jaa in martial arts skills, it is [...]

Last Life in the Universe by Pen Ek Ratanaruang (2003)

8 December 2007

I saw this film because it was shot by my favorite cinematographer, the drunk and amazing Christopher Doyle, and it is certainly an interesting film, but very strange. Especially with 2 characters who can barely communicate, and an ending that gives clues, but does not give away much of anything. I think I may have [...]

Dynamite Warrior ฅนไฟบิน™ by Chalerm Wongpim (2006)

18 September 2007

This is an over the top wire fu action spectacular, with lead, Dan Chupong warting a hat reminiscent of Indiana Jones, and it really makes me yearn for the good old days in Hong Kong when they too used to make ridiculous action spectaculars like this. Unfortunately those days are over, but luckily it seems [...]

Tom Yum Goong by Prachya Pinkaew (2005)

13 December 2005

I was sold after seeing Ong Bak I was sold on this team of Tony Jaa and Prachya Pinkaew, and this film just cemented it more. Once again I hear complaints about the story, well it isn’t a bad story, it is just a simple story. Ong Bak was about a man going to get [...]

Born to Fight by Panna Rittikrai (2004)

10 October 2005

I checked this out because it is produced by Prachya Pinkaew who directed Ong Bak, so I expected a light story and amazing action, and i wasn’t at all disapointed. Sure the story is ridiculous, and just a means to have a war of fight scenes with athletes and gymnasts and thai boxers against evil [...]

Ong Bak by Prachya Pinkaew (2003)

11 February 2005

I have been hearing nothing but bad things about this movie, that the story was awful, and that it only had good action. Well I am pleased to report that this is wrong. Sure it isn’t a complicated story, but the story is good enough, and better than many recent American action films. And the [...]