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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
In a poor village in rural Thailand the Nong Pra-du temple
houses the sacred statue of Ong Bak. The villagers believe
that Ong Bak has magical powers that keep them safe and prosperous.
One night, former villager Don cuts off and steals the head
of Ong Bak to gain favor with crime boss Khom Tuan.
Without the head of Ong Bak- the village will fall into ruin.
All hopes for survival now rest on the shoulders of orphan
villager Ting- a reluctant but gifted Muay Thai boxer who
must travel to the seedy streets of Bangkok and fight for
the life of his village.
Misc. Info:
The version that will be distributed outside of Thaïland
is not the original one. It's the "Luc Besson's version".
The french director has bought the right of the movie in France
and has done a new music and a new editing. This will be the
"occidental" version of ONG-BAK, distributed everywhere.
And I can assure you: It kicks ass.
--- Submitted by "SPECTROMAN"
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Magnolia Pictures
Luc Besson's Europa Corp / Baa-Ram-Ewe (Production)
Release Date:
April 7, 2004 (France)
February 11, 2005
(US)
March 10, 2005
(Australia)
DVD Info (PAL / Zone 3) |
CLICK HERE |
RELATED LINKS__________
OFFICIAL SITE (France)
ongbak-lefilm.com --- CLICK
HERE
OFFICIAL SITE (Japan)
mach-movie.jp --- CLICK
HERE
OFFICIAL SITE (Australia)
ongbak.com.au --- CLICK
HERE
NON-OFFICIAL SITE
fabdial.free.fr --- CLICK
HERE
OFFICIAL SITE (Studio)
europacorp.com --- CLICK
HERE
TORONTO FILM FEST. (Onk Bak / Misc. Info)
e.bell.ca/filmfest --- CLICK
HERE
BUZZ__________
VARIETY REVIEW (Toronto Film Festival)
+ Oct. 1, 2003
Traditional chopsocky gets a shot in the arm with
"Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior," a muscular, no holds-barred
actioner that could propel real-life martial artist TONY JAA
into a career beyond Thai borders. With little plot and a
refreshing absence of high-tech effects, pic strongly recalls
Hong Kong kung-fu movies of the late '60s and '70s, with physical
grit, over-the-top heroics and inventive fight choreography
providing the entertainment. After closing Bangkok fest, film
hauled in a hunky 3 million admissions ($7 million) on nationwide
release in February. Offshore sales have been brisk.
With no CGI or wirework in the action sequences, what you
see is what you get -- aside from the usual editing trickery.
Jaa, whose real name is Panom Yeerum, studied a range of martial
arts under Thailand's equivalent of Bruce Lee, Phanna Rithikrai
(who does stunt chores on "Ong-Bak). Jaa entered the
industry as a stunt double, notably for Robin Shou on "Mortal
Kombat." On the evidence of his first starring role,
Jaa's no great actor but he has an old-style, focused intensity
that's marked the best Asian action stars of the past, including
Lee.
--- By DEREK ELLEY, VARIETY.COM | Click
here for full review | |
