Tony Jaa is back with a bang, as the baby-faced yet deadly Muay Thai master. This time, he plays a young man who travels to Sydney in order to find two of his father's elephants who were stolen by a criminal organisation with less than favourable intentions.
The result is a revenge movie of gargantuan proportions. With this film, Jaa has taken the success of Ong-Bak and upped the ante, creating more havoc, fighting more bad guys and breaking more limbs as he tears his way through Sydney's underworld in search of his pachyderm friends.
A number of scenes in this film stand out. Jaa fights a group of gigantic men, akin to Zangief of Street Fighter fame. He also fights against a Capoeira specialist with the moves and direct look of Eddie Gordo from Tekken. However, the scene that stands out above all others in this film, is one that literally takes the breath away. Jaa fights his way up three floors of a pagoda-like structure, fighting countless enemies, throwing them off things, breaking objects onto their heads, and breaking their arms. This may seem like average fight-movie thoroughfare, but when you consider the fact that the whole thing was done in one take, it should do nothing but impress. Watching it, as already mentioned, takes the breath away, and paints Tony Jaa as the legend he surely deserves to be.
Overall, this is a terrific film. More fights, more falls, more carnage. A terrific piece of cinema, with something for everyone. Jaa really is here to stay, and aren't we just glad he came.
The result is a revenge movie of gargantuan proportions. With this film, Jaa has taken the success of Ong-Bak and upped the ante, creating more havoc, fighting more bad guys and breaking more limbs as he tears his way through Sydney's underworld in search of his pachyderm friends.
A number of scenes in this film stand out. Jaa fights a group of gigantic men, akin to Zangief of Street Fighter fame. He also fights against a Capoeira specialist with the moves and direct look of Eddie Gordo from Tekken. However, the scene that stands out above all others in this film, is one that literally takes the breath away. Jaa fights his way up three floors of a pagoda-like structure, fighting countless enemies, throwing them off things, breaking objects onto their heads, and breaking their arms. This may seem like average fight-movie thoroughfare, but when you consider the fact that the whole thing was done in one take, it should do nothing but impress. Watching it, as already mentioned, takes the breath away, and paints Tony Jaa as the legend he surely deserves to be.
Overall, this is a terrific film. More fights, more falls, more carnage. A terrific piece of cinema, with something for everyone. Jaa really is here to stay, and aren't we just glad he came.