One of the best films i have seen

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

(aka Tom-Yum-Goong, The Warrior King, Thai Dragon, Revenge of the Warrior)A much hyped fight film from Muay Thai expert Tony Jaa with many many excellent stunts and chase sequences. The only problem is we have now seen all this before from various other martial arts experts.The film itself is fine but its not really too original in any aspect, a simple revenge plot as usual and Jaa showing his skills yet again. Its very spectacular but I personally didn't get too engrossed. The most impressive thing about the whole film is the MMA fight sequences (the basic reason for this movies existence), mainly the fight between Jaa and Capoeira fighter Lateef Crowder.This one fight sequence is the most impressive fight I've seen in years, its fantastic, Crowder is amazing and almost too good to be true with his moves. Add to this the following fight between Wushu expert John Foo and then a one off battle against wrestling strong man Nathan Jones which is impressive merely to see the size differences, think Bruce Lee v Kareem Abdul Jabbar.To be honest the film is worth seeing for those three fights, apart from that its business as usual with this action film.7/10

Tom Yum Goong (The Protector) is that kind of film that will make you an admirer of Tony Jaa from the word go!Its the kind of film where story is just an excuse to show off the brilliant action skills of the lead actor.It belongs to the genre of all those Bruce Lee and Chan films. Tony Jaa himself is like an updated version of both combined together.A legend in his own right. There is nothing that he doesn't seem to know - Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Kick boxing, Gymnastics, Parkour .... you name it and he has got it! The perfect fully loaded action hero.My personal favorite scenes are one in the warehouse where he beats a gang of 20-25 people and it looks believable yet spectacular. His fight with the Capoeira fighter Lateef Crowder and finally, that bone-breaking spree scene which in my opinion,is the greatest action scene in cinema history.Highly recommended!

I tried this one twice when I started doubting myself given the favorable reviews. No luck this really is just a stupid movie with some big stunts.Ong Bak really set the bar for Tony Jaa and this films departure from such a successful formula into Tony Jaa VS Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles,DayGlo-motocross-riding, street-gang-hoodlums in Sydney just didn't lift my skirt.Like Jackie Chan's Australian film (whatever it is called) it's weak and feels like 'Hollywood on the Goldcoast'. Unlike Chan's Rumble In The Bronx which went all out for cartoon silliness and was much more successful.There may be some great stunts and if you can watch a film purely for that then this one might be the greatest film you've ever seen.

Tony Jaa is properly the best material artist around at the moment and he is gaining cult following, especially with fans of material arts films. Jaa first came to the world's attention after the excellent Ong-Bak which was an action film with no special effects.Warrior King is the follow up to Ong-Bak, seeing Tony Jaa and director Prachya Pinkaew reunite. The plot of the film is Kham (Tony Jaa) and his father (Sotorn Rungruaeng) rise Indian elephants and Kham's father hopes his elephant Por Yai would be presented to the King of Thailand for ceremonial reasons. Por Yai had a calf, Kohrn, and Kham as a teenager develop a close bond to Kohrn. Thai gangsters steal the elephants during the inspection of Por Yai and Kham's father is shot and wounded. Kham finds out that the elephants were taken to Sydney and he goes to try and find them. Whilst in the city he has to take on a underworld of Asian gangsterism in Sydney. In Australia Kham ends up befriending and working with Sergeant Mark (Petchtai Wongkamlao), a Sydney police-officer from Thailand and Pla (Bongkoj Khongmalai) a Thai woman forced to be a call-girl.The plot is similar to Ong-Bak, and is very thin. But that's what most material-art films are like, and I don't care. The main thing you are concerned are the action scenes, and they are top-notch. Tony Jaa beats up a lot of people in this film. Bongkoj Khongmalai does the action with relish and unlike films like the Bourne Films which use shaky cam and quick editing, Khongmalai uses steady cam and no-editing, especially a scene where Kham has to fight his way up four floors in a building. Some of the acting is a little ropey, but as I said it's the action that manners. Warrior King is a mighty entertaining film.