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.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Writers: Panna Rittikrai (story), Prachya Pinkaew (story), 1 more credit »
Stars: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Booting lives in a small and peaceful village. One day a sacred Buddha statuette called Ong Bak is stolen from the village by an immoral businessman. It soon becomes the task of a voluntary young man, Boonting (Phanom Yeeram), to track down the thief in Bangkok and reclaim the religious treasure. Along the way, Boonting uses his astonishing athleticism and traditional Muay Thai skills to combat his adversaries.User Reviews
In
only their first movie, director Prachya Pinkaew and lead actor Tony
Jaa have created a very impressive, awesome action movie in "Ong Bak".
Jaa plays Ting, a muay thai fighter from a small village in Thailand.
The villagers revere Ong Bak, a statue of Buddha kept in the village's
temple, and believe it guarantees the safety of the village. Don, a
former villager turned criminal, removes the head from the statue and
takes it to Bangkok, to curry favour from the crime lord Khom Tuan. Ting
follows Don to Bangkok and fights for the return of Ong Bak.
Story wise, its a pretty standard action movie - it touches briefly on serious social issues in Thailand, but only very briefly. Action wise, its a pretty awesome action movie. Tony Jaa is pretty good showing off his muay thai skills on screen as he fights a range opponents. Most of the one-on-one fights are well choreographed and quite intense. As for stunts: some of them would make even old-school Jackie Chan green with envy. Jaa and Pinkaew have hit the nail right on the head when it comes to action movies, and in only their first go!
Story wise, its a pretty standard action movie - it touches briefly on serious social issues in Thailand, but only very briefly. Action wise, its a pretty awesome action movie. Tony Jaa is pretty good showing off his muay thai skills on screen as he fights a range opponents. Most of the one-on-one fights are well choreographed and quite intense. As for stunts: some of them would make even old-school Jackie Chan green with envy. Jaa and Pinkaew have hit the nail right on the head when it comes to action movies, and in only their first go!
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