Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Oxide Pang Chun
Danny Pang

Writers (WGA):

Jason Richman (screenplay)
Oxide Pang Chun (1999 film)

Release Date:

5 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

There's only one way out.

Plot:

A hitman who's in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Remake Of Thai Film | Date | Deaf Mute | Shot In The Forehead

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Joe
Shahkrit Yamnarm	...	Kong
Charlie Yeung	...	Fon (as Charlie Young)
Panward Hemmanee	...	Aom
Nirattisai Kaljaruek	...	Surat
Dom Hetrakul	...	Aran
Tuck Napaskorn	...	Kong's Brother
Steve Baldocchi	...	Michigan
Chris Heebink	...	USC
James With	...	Chicago
Peter Shadrin	...	Anton
Arthajid Puengvicha	...	Official
Duangjai Srisawang	...	Man in Arena
Veerasak Boonchard	...	Winai
Joe Sakol Palvanichkul	...	Tuk Tuk Driver (as Sakol Palvanichkul)

Also Known As:

Time to Kill (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #43590) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:R21 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Bangkok Dangerous

Trivia:

The picture was shooting during the 19th September Coup d'etat. Nonetheless, filming only stopped for six hours. The Armoury department claim they fired the only shots in the coup.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Joe twice declares that he lives by the rules, leave no traces. Yet throughout the movie, he handles his guns and ammo with bare hands--leaving fingerprints and DNA all over them.

Quotes:

Joe: 1. Don't ask questions.
Joe: 2. Don't take an interest in people outside of work.
Joe: 3. Erase every trace.
Joe: 4. Know when it's time to get out.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Bangkok Dangerous (1999)

Soundtrack:

GONNA MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL

Awful tedious overblown poorly filmed clunker

This is probably the worst movie to come out in years. Production values of a junior high school 8 mm hand held. Cage races through this with the look of a man trying to get off this set asap. It is an exaggeration to use the word plot, the screenplay has less suspense than watching somebody paint a fence. The so called plot turns were painful to watch, and the "arty" grainy washed out look of this film was probably an attempt to save a few bucks by producers who belatedly realized they had been steering this overloaded barge onto the rocks. For the first time ever, I actually asked for my money back after seeing this dreadful film. I got it. Why did I see it in the first place? I heard Mr. Cage on the Adam Corolla show. Nick and Adam, you owe all of us a huge apology.