[quote name='LinkinPrime']You should be able to if you go into advance edit.[/QUOTE]
Thank you
[quote name='hobbie8046']Very nice prices out there for this; that said, it was terrible...terrible...
I had to rewatch Ong Bak and The Protector afterwards.[/QUOTE]
I enjoyed The Protector the most out of all 3.
[quote name='au7oma7ic']I wouldn't say this at all. Tony Jaa movies have good action, but to be honest, why would I watch a Jaa movie over a Jet Li movie with great shot composition and action as good (if not more "beautiful" and fluid)...such as Hero or even Fearless (to cite some newer works that is).
I did enjoy Ong Bak though, and part 2 looks incredible.[/QUOTE]
Their movies are only beautifully shot because of all the money behind them now. They were never known to make beautifully shot movies on their own.
They were known to make good action flicks. A lot of their works before moving over to the US weren't so pretty. However, the action was what made it worth watching.
The reason their recent movies look so good is the professional cinematographers that their well known directors have hired. (Hero - Zhang Zimyou, Fearless - Ronnie Yu). Both directors have been around for a long time and are well respected internationally. Before the martial arts movies they would shot more artsy flicks.
Go back and watch Police Story, Rumble in the Bronx, Hitman (HK version), Fong Sai Yuk (US title - The Legend) and tell me those were well composed or beautifully shot. They were shot as cool martial arts movies nothing more.
Also, I feel that both Jet and Jackie are past their prime. They keep making movies because of all the money involved. All the while complaining about not getting legit acting roles. Which is B.S. since they have the name and money to finance their own projects. But it might not pay 15 - 20 million. Both have been willing to compromise and water down their works for a nice big fat paycheck. Jackie isn't making the crazy action movies that made him famous. He is perfectly willing to whore himself out to Hollywood as long as they give him a big paycheck (more recently - The Spy Next Door).
The last time Jackie made a truely good martial arts movie was The Drunken Master Part 2 around 1994 (US - Legend of the Drunken Master).
Jet is the same way. His career was dead in Hong Kong. So he came to the US since Hollywood has seen his movies. He was marketed as really good martial artist. But he kept on making substandard movies and continues to do so as long as he gets a big payout.
Jet Li is being sold as a badass martial artist but he was a forms champion. Also, he doesn't do his own stunts.
Tony Jaa started as a stunt man and continues to do his own stunts. This is what people go to see and this is his selling point. Same for Jeeja Yanin from Chocolate. She does her own stunts.
[quote name='camelking6969']i have watched ong bak 1 &2 atleast 5 times, they are great action fighting movies. i will definatly get it on bluray for that price. he was in another movie called the protector which is good. i also recomend chocalate if you are into these types of movies[/QUOTE]
I though Jeeja Yanin's movies could only get better after Chocolate but her new movie Raging Pheonix wasn't all that good. The crappy CG used at the end of the cave ruined the movie for me.
[quote name='madcyantist']Guys, let's be honest. Ong Bak is amazing. Ong Bak 2 is not. Although still worth a watch if you're a fan of Tony Jaa, the movie is nowhere near, practically not at all except for a few sweet moves by Tony, as the first one. With that said, still a good deal.[/QUOTE]
Ong Bak 2 sucked. However it wasn't a total loss as was the case with Raging Pheonix. It had some good ideas but they weren't properly executed. Part of the problem was letting Tony Jaa direct a big budget picture. He had never directed a movie before. This movie was over budget and Tony Jaa disappeared for 3 months with only 80% of the movie complete. They had to bring the director of Ong Bak 1 back to finish the movie.
Amazon has now raised the pre-order price to $20
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