Ong-Bak (2003)
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