Ong-Bak (2003)
Are you up for a classic martial arts adventure that hearkens back to the days of Bruce Lee, but crazier? Then you may have found your match in 'Ong-Bak', a whirlwind of a tale where the insane stunts and fight choreography are pretty much off the charts. Tony Jaa, you are absolutely insane, sir. But in a good way. As it should be with films of this kind, the story is almost absurdly thin: there is a poor farm village in Thailand that have one prized possession, which is a statue of Ong-Bak, their deity. When a sleazy prick steals the head of the statue, young and extremely gifted Muay Thai-fighter Ting (Jaa) is sent to the big city of Bangkok to try and find the head and return it. Naturally, Bangkok is quite the contrast to the countryside and Ting quickly finds himself in the dark underbelly where illegal and rather brutal fights are staged. Eventually, he will have no choice but to rely on his skills to kick the everloving snot out of his opponents. Simple, really: see ...
