Ong-Bak (Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior) Reviews and Ratings


  • palmeranthony40
    November 18, 2009
    palmeranthony40
    ong bak was great, I saw all of them aready
  • 21rclemente
    November 17, 2009
    21rclemente
    The rise of Jaa. Terrific fight scenes
  • theclassicdragon
    November 11, 2009
    theclassicdragon
    A pretty stellar showcase for Tony Jaa's skills, Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior makes up for what it lacks in story with a spectacular array of fighting prowess trumped up to fist-pumping brilliance.
  • ellelag75
    November 8, 2009
    ellelag75
    As much as I love martialist action, too much of it can tire you.
  • KObenKiLLer
    October 30, 2009
    KObenKiLLer
    I love this movie...
    but i still love tom yum goong lot better..
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 29, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    This movie was NEVER boring.Im not into Kung Fu flicks that much but this was definitely a good 1
  • hayneslauren
    October 21, 2009
    hayneslauren
    I love Kung Fu movies, but this movie bored me to tears.
  • childofevil2003
    October 19, 2009
    childofevil2003
    Tony Jaa is really agil, I loved the movie, but think the replaying of the big jumps was a bit much, showing three to four times each jump, it would have been just fine with two times, but with soo many it even got confussing to some watchers, and I had to rewind to show them it ...( read more)was the same jump over, and over, and over, and over!!!

    I hope they bring more of his movies to the States!!!
  • kaysalady
    October 18, 2009
    kaysalady
    Tony Jaa performs all his own stunts in this film. He's an incredible martial artist and performer.
  • stopitgoaway
    October 15, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    Tony Jaa is the new Jet Li and Jackie Chan with a thai boxing background. This guy moves as quick as Jackie, has the strength of Jet Li, put packs a more violent, deadly assault - he uses his knees and elbows for pure annihilation. Why does he use his elbow and knees so much? Bec...( read more)ause they are the hardest parts of the human body. And god damn in Ong Bak he proper messes up everyone he comes across. Thai boxing is proper hardcore, they don't mess about.In Ong Bak, the story is pretty non existent, basically some gangstas from the city come to our heros poor village and steal the Buddha's head statue, and so Tony Ja commits to bringing it back and restoring peace. Now with that out of the way, let's talk about the fighting as this is where the film excels. WOW, this IS the most realistic fighting you will ever see. The only thing I can compare it to is Ultimate Fighting, but ten times worse. Tony Ja will become a legend this is fact. His flexibility in fighting is so extreme, and this film is basically just crammed up with the biggest, most violent stunts you will ever see. For instance, in a scene where Tony and his newly met friends run away from a group of hoodlums, he gets away in style. This is done by jumping through the tiny gaps, either backwards sliding underneath cars, jumping feet and hands outstretched through a hope, running across people's heads, flippin, kicking, somersaulting absolutely everywhere. Remember when you first saw the matrix and you were like `woah', well this is so much better. For starts, the stunts in this film are REAL. Everybody gets injured. There are no wires, pulleys, fake punches, fake blood. This is how it should be. Hollywood take note. The best scenes come where there is a kinda of street fighter style arena, where the deadliest fighters compete to be champion. Tony gets accidently caught up in this, and doesn't mess around by defeating the champion with a single powerful knee thrust into the opponents chest as Tony bends forwards and twists to avoid the ensuing punch from the opponent then unleashes the killer blow. Everyone in the arena is stunned and Tony gets booed for bad sportsmanship.. But don't worry about that has the biggest fights of his life coming up.You need this film in your life. I haven't seen anything as violent and hardcore as this ever before. But even though its hardcore and low budget, the direction is slick. Double takes are often used for the incredible action so you can really appreciate, for example, taking out three men with a triple, twisting back flip and smashing their heads in with your knees and elbows at the same time with pure accuracy. I have watched this four times now and cannot get enough. Overall, the story line is weak and there are some hilarious cheesy moments, but this all works perfectly well as instead of going `god damn thats sick!' at the beginning, you will end up saying `ha ha! Did you see his elbow get torn backwards then snapped! Ha ha! This is genius!'. It's like CKY2 with all the accidents, but here it is intentional for someone to do themselves in. This is a film you will watch over and over again, and show your mates everytime they come round
  • jccmj
    October 15, 2009
    jccmj
    hey you realy want to see this movie is cool
  • matt5nimmo
    October 14, 2009
    matt5nimmo
    brillant martial arts
  • PattyCsU
    October 5, 2009
    PattyCsU
    The most recent martial arts masterpiece.
    Its fight choreography and action scenes are just pure beauty.
    A rather simple and contrived story but its fairly easy to follow so you can enjoy the stunning action sequences even more.
    Once Tony Jaa learns fluent english he has the p...( read more)otential to become one of Hollywoods greatest action stars.
  • adamcochran10
    September 20, 2009
    adamcochran10
    great film tony jaa's fighting style is so cool and there are sme really good free-running scenes too
  • ElCochran90
    September 18, 2009
    ElCochran90
    Awesome. Went out of the theater wanting to kick some ass. Tony Jaa's moves are amazing, and reminded me a lot of Bruce Lee's films. Typical plot, but great martial arts sequences. Good Thai film.

    57/100
  • lanba
    September 13, 2009
    lanba
    Excelent pure martial arts
  • NuditysShiver
    September 5, 2009
    NuditysShiver
    Tony Jaa is an animal here. Mixing his own style of Muay Thai and turning it into one lethal weapon. The underground fight he has between three different fighters, one after the other, is still one of the best. He delivers a lot of heart in his movies. Something I admire about him.
  • Lencho
    August 25, 2009
    Lencho
    one of the best martial arts films of all time
  • dafubaikpunya
    August 24, 2009
    dafubaikpunya
    pergh gua memang minat
  • ahhh1989
    August 16, 2009
    ahhh1989
    It's not very strong plotwise, but the action scenes are top-notch. I did enjoy it. It's no masterpiece, but it's very entertaining.
  • palmaaugusto
    August 8, 2009
    palmaaugusto
    The best Tony Jaaa is the best
  • rescueme39
    August 4, 2009
    rescueme39
    After I got my hands on "The Protector" a while back, I heard from numerous places that "Ong Bak" was even better. Meh, that isn't true.
    Get one thing out of the way and get it out quickly: These movies have terrible storylines, full of plot holes and ridiculous leads and stupid ...( read more)characters. But, that's not what they're about. You watch Ong Bak for one reason: The action.
    Here's the thing though:
    The action here is unparalleled. Alright, well, I personally think the fight scenes in The Protector are better, but that's opinion. You can't really argue that the action here is bad, however, as its all real, all crazy, and all cringe worthy. It doesn't have a 5 minute- 1 take scene like the Protector, and it doesn't have Tony Jaa versus 50 people (also in the Protector) at one time, but it does feature some of the craziest ass stunts I've ever seen. Like, during one scene, Jaa's legs get covered in oil, and then an explosion occurs. He jumps through the explosion, his legs catch ablaze, and he kicks someone in the face.
    Yeah, the whole movie is full of crazy shit like that.
    The only real problem though, is that the movie tries to be story heavy. Where the Protector kinda just threw the story out the window, there are some down sequences in this movie where it just gets irritating and you wait for Tony Jaa to kick someone through a door. The side characters not only seem useless, but they're annoying... so when one of them dies, you really don't give a shit.
    MY biggest problem with the movie, however, is a tie between too things. Car chase sequences in Bangkok should not exist. Seriously. Watching those VW Bus Taxi things chase each other through the streets with the overly dramatic music wasn't intense or riveting but sad and pathetic. Secondly, the main villain in this movie is an old guy with a stoma. Worst. Villain. Ever! Not even going to lie, I thought he was just in it as a joke at first, but then it turns out he's the bad guy? Tony Jaa versus some muscle bound freaks on steroids is why better than Tony Jaa versus old man in a wheelchair who needs to talk through an electrical device. I really have no idea who thought this was good writing.
    Oh well.
    Watch for the flips and crazy real fight scenes. Ignore the plot at all costs.
  • perseu
    August 1, 2009
    perseu
    Zero story and cool action scenes.
  • malharhussain
    July 28, 2009
    malharhussain
    Good Muay Thai Show with a good story....& I loved the background score....
  • lotr1351
    July 4, 2009
    lotr1351
    Awesome Fight Scences. 8/10.
  • McCorpse
    June 30, 2009
    McCorpse
    no ropes to make this movie...!?! tony jaa is amazing. Probably my favorite martial arts movie
  • lightpattai
    June 27, 2009
    lightpattai
    it's the best thai action movie i've ever seen.......in me life....with gr8 fight scenes n' sequence.....all those live stunts....whew......he n' his superb martial art rocks n' rollzz........yeyeye......
    with this acton flick tony jaa beats up all other action figures n' step in...( read more)to international scenario.....
    this movie rRRRRrrrruuuUUUUUuleszzzzssssszzzzz.....
    if u love action, martials arts n' combat fights.....this is d movie U shouldn't miss....5* for my muay thai warrior.....[ \m/ ..... :-bd ]
  • iveypatrick
    June 26, 2009
    iveypatrick
    yes, yes, yes, the plot is simple and convulted, yet you don't go to kung fu films for the nuances of character or plot-developement, ya go for the ACTION, and this film easily delivers. Tony shows his stuff off as best as any star from Hong kong and keeps you into it untill the ...( read more)end. if ya like high-octane combat and don't mind a simplistic plotline, then sit down and enjoy!!
  • exureimundo
    June 24, 2009
    exureimundo
    This was fascinating to watch, as I am a huge lover of Asian martial arts. However, the plot was typical, and the hero was one-dimensional.
  • DrStrangeblog
    June 18, 2009
    DrStrangeblog
    Tony Jaa: heir apparent to Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan/Jet Li? Almost.

    The only one of the above that I'm a fan of is Jackie. Bruce is too '70s schlock and Jet's wire fu really gets on my nerves. Tony Jaa from Thailand is a new breed of Asian action hero, incorporating incredible a...( read more)crobatics with intense fighting skills. Ong Bak is filmed in what I call 'slo mo crushing blow' style.

    Jaa is incredibly agile, probably moreso than Chan as some of his leaps and twists (all REAL stunts performed without wires or CGI) are incredible to witness. Easily the best sequence in the film shows Jaa evading a gang of 15+ pursuers down the streets of Bangkok, with my favorite stunt showing him running across their shoulders. This sequence also contains the only humor in the film, and one of the jokes involving a knife-seller is a riot.

    If Ong Bak contained two more scenes on this level, then Jaa truly would be a serious competitor to Chan's heyday. But even so, he has a great shortcoming in charisma - while Chan is self-effacing with a constant twinkle in the eye, Jaa is very neutral and - let's face it - rather stretched as an actor. He also looks dangerous a la Bruce Lee, depositing many attackers to the ground with a single strike. Part of Chan's appeal is that he's not an overly imposing specimen, just a regular-looking guy who can suddenly break out those incredible moves.

    Be assured there are fight scenes - LOTS of fight scenes. Amazing fight scenes. This will appeal to the Bruce Lee set who would likely give this an even higher rating; I'm more slanted towards the stunt end of the Hong Kong spectrum and creative fight scenes with props that Chan is famous for. So what's on display in Ong Bak is top-shelf execution, just not my preferred style.

    What cannot be ignored is the supremely lousy script and story. Sure, those elements always take a backseat in Chan's films too, but his screenplays look like Mametian works compared to the writing hackery of Ong Bak.

    Now that Jackie Chan is a decade removed from his last great action movie (sigh), at least there is the promise of similar new thrills to come from Tony Jaa.
  • fedrhino7291
    June 15, 2009
    fedrhino7291
    Move over Jet Li, Jackie Chan
  • silvergremlin88
    June 12, 2009
    silvergremlin88
    amazing power, and intense action.
  • WORNGBIT
    June 7, 2009
    WORNGBIT
    ohh yeahhh he's the thai warrior oright 10 out of 10
  • salehzu
    May 29, 2009
    salehzu
    Very Talented Man.
    Good Marshal Arts Movie.
  • sfhola1
    May 19, 2009
    sfhola1
    Despite its clumsiness with anything that isn't action, this wildly inventive, brutally entertaining martial arts classic-to-be is thoroughly deserving of crossover success.
  • OrAnGpLaNeT
    May 14, 2009
    OrAnGpLaNeT
    leh thn..babak fighting smpoi..
  • hazlyn65
    May 11, 2009
    hazlyn65
    Wild action scenes in this good movie with Tony Jaa.
    Thai boxing.
  • loymabait
    May 5, 2009
    loymabait
    u got see this mutia at it best the real kick boxer movie must see family and kids
  • Deppheadkc
    April 8, 2009
    Deppheadkc
    One of the better thai warrior type movies. The fights were full of action and the story was easy to follow.
  • tickerbell87
    March 31, 2009
    tickerbell87
    that was a grate movie to
  • djkynky1
    March 31, 2009
    djkynky1
    or translated "Dude where's my statue" Tony Jaa kicks ass in this film, for real. This is what a martial arts film should be. I'm talking to you JCVD!
  • simkuring11
    March 28, 2009
    simkuring11
    this movie is very good with great matrial art of thai
  • cathymckee
    March 24, 2009
    cathymckee
    one of the best films of 2005, brilliant stunts and martial arts tony jaa is the best, apart from chow yun-fat
  • martinjr4
    March 16, 2009
    martinjr4
    Fantastic martial arts action, Tony Jaa is on top of his game in this movie.

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Ong-Bak (Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior) Summary