There is a mighty urge to give Ong Bak 2: The Beginning a pachyderm-sized pass. Thai martial arts filmmaker Tony Jaa’s follow-up/ prequel to his original 2003 hit film largely accomplishes what it ...

Many will argue that Tony Jaa is one of the most impressive martial arts actors alive today up there with the likes of Jet Li. His first film, Ong Bak from 2003, was what put him in the spotlight here ...

The last time I looked, action-film star Tony Jaa was leaping tall buildings at a single bound in 2003’s “Ong Bak,” released here two years later under the title “Thai Warrior.” I loved the ...

"Ong Bak 2" is a throwback to the kung fu flicks of a previous generation. First-rate action scenes alternate with florid melodrama, and jaw-dropping stunts try to compensate for saccharine plot ...

Last year, film writer Matt Zoller Seitz wrote a defense of the much-maligned "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," in which he recalled his first viewing of the movie in 1984. "It was the first ...

Following the grand Asian-cinema tradition of sequels that have squat to do with the originals, here comes Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, which takes place hundreds of years before its predecessor, and ...

Ong Bak 2 is a Thai-language martial arts drama film helmed by Panna Rittikrai and Tony Jaa. The storyline follows a young orphaned boy who miraculously survives the bloodshed in his childhood and ...

Bruce Lee..Jackie Chan...Jet Li move over - a new champion has arrived and his name is Tony Jaa! Ong-bak (2003) Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008) Ong Bak 3: The Final Battle (2010) To fight for the ...

Bruce Lee has left us, and Jackie Chan and Jet Li are slowing down, but the world of martial arts never sleeps. It's Tony Jaa who's keeping everyone awake these days. He's Thailand's biggest action ...

A hit throughout Southeast Asia when it was released last year, "Ong Bak 2" is a throwback to the kung fu flicks of a previous generation. First-rate action scenes alternate with florid melodrama, and ...

Ong Bak 2 isn't a movie; it's a videogame. Lacking the elements which generally constitute a film – little things like story or character or performance – Tony Jaa's MMA follow-up is difficult to ...