Ong-Bak (2003)
Mud People Staring at a tree: check.
Stunningly photographed: check
King of the mountain in said tree: I’m glad we didn’t think of this game when I was a kid.
If we can recover Ong-Bak: Young Ting.
Trigger warning: Asians playing baccarat.
Strung out Gambler-chick: I have double 9.
Parkour Fu: check
Knives for sale: check.
Ting runs on shoulders: Looney Tunes.
Big Bear Fu; Beer sign Fu; Refrigerator Fu; Penny Fu; Underwater Fu; Rope Fighting Fu: check.
Tracheostomy Smoking: check.
Burmese Junkie Fu; Six-rigs-at-a-time Fu; Fire Fu; Lots of Instant Replay Fu; Sword Fu; We’re back to Rope Fighting Fu; Buddha Head Fu: check.
Ultra Noir Cinematography. I've only seen two Thai films, as far as I can remember, and they both knocked my socks off: this one and Chocolate. The both really get noir right. And a little googling tells me that they both have the same director and choreographer. The worldwide rights were purchased by Luc Besson who released District B13 a year later.
I saw a 35mm version that had the Thai rock music score, but had the western editing.
Great flick. By all means, check this one out.
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