Tony Jaa!

Tony Jaa is the new Jackie Chan. If by that you mean amazing fight scenes of true acrobatic skill done in long takes with no stunt man being used. Tony Jaaa does not have Jackie's comedic timing and Keaton-esque humorous physicality, but skills..... oh yea. I ust finished Ong Bak 2. This one is titled "Tom Yum Goong". Yep, that is the spicy lemon-grass soup you get at Thai restaurant. The stunts are amazing, the fights are great and it's everything you watch an old Jackie Chan film for without the humor. The films aren't ugly and brutal, just not comedies. Thai boxing is brutal. Lots of knees and elbows. The stuff Tony Jaaa uses would probably kill people in real life. I don't know how the stuntmen could take these strikes. It is the most entertaining version of a true fighting style you will see in a film. The kicks are fancy, but brutal! There is quite a bit of Thai culture mixed in that is intersting and the plot about his missing elephant makes an animal lover like me understand his need to kick ass. This film might not be out in the US for a while, but Ong-Bak is readily available. It might be listed as "Thai Warrior". This one is well worth seeking out for the amazing action you will see displayed. Forget plot and enjoy the scenery, fights and stunts. I guarantee you will be amazed at what you see. Rent the first one at least. I love Jackie, but his best days have past. Long live Tony Jaa! I also saw the Exorcism of Emily Rose. Intersting but not great. A good courtroom drama about a Exorcism. I am intersted in the subject and read about the original case. Cerainly worth a rent. I'm hoping to get to Battle Royale 2 tonight. the first one is a classic. We'll see what happens with the second. The love sequels in Hong Kong film. Sequels are nutty over there. Way beyond what you see in the states. Oh, rent or buy Sin City. It proves that if you have the original creator involved, you can make a good comic book movie. Frank Miller was very involved and the new Extended version shows this. This is a comic book movie that absolutely rocks. You can also try Hellboy, Road to Perdition, Fudoh, Lone Wolf and Cub, Spiderman, Batman Begins, Constantine and Sam Raimi's first "comic book" movie, Darkman.