This has been up for awhile, but I wasn’t sure if y’all had seen it yet.
(OK, I know i technicially isn’t a Kung-Fu flick…but come on, Ong Bak rocked)
Cool!
…but isn’t Tom Yum Goong a dish with basil and hot pepper? 
i did like ong bak but there was something about the movie that really didn’t amaze me. once was enought. but i can watch the old classics over and over. -----snake in the eagles shadow, shaolin excecutioners, north shaolin vs south shoulin and any of the five venoms are just a few.
Tom Yum Goong
it’s the name of the restaurant that serves as a cover for the illegal operations in the movie.. details are at the movie’s website http://www.tomyumgoongmovie.com
the plot seems a little cliche, but i’m sure the action will be bad ass (who watches these movies for good dialogue and character development anyways?) 
read the plot for the movie. seems like ong bak but with elephants instead of a statue
and two handed sword dueling instead of um… knees and fists!!!
Here is a review of the new Tony Jaa movie…SPOILERS
ok tom yum goon is out
im expecting illegal downloads
now
yeah…this looks like it’s gonna be friggin hot…that kick to the street lamp in the trailer sold it for me…i mean, the elephant plot sounds like it could be interesting, but what i really want is to see Tony Jaa beat mofo’s down.
Tony Jaa’s new film ( Tom - Yum - Goong )…
If any of you liked the fight scene’s in ( Ong - Bak ) I’m sure you’re going to like the one’s in ( Tom - Yum - Goong ) Jaa take’s Muay Thai to next level in my opinion. This one’s a must have in my book…
All my thai comes from restaraunt menus, so is this movie really about noodle soup?
i enjoy tony jaa’s movies but there is something about them that doesn’t sit right with me. he is very talented but i can only watch his movies once or twice while as i can watch other kung fu movies over and over. good movie though
It was okay. I thought Ong-Bak was better. I think people were trying to get this out just to commericalize his success, come on…it’s about losing a freaking pet Elephant. The way he somehow ended up in fights was rediculous, had no connection sometiems at all.
thats one thing i noticed about these movies. some of the parts of the movie are hard for western people to relate to. example elephant. in ong bak i didn’t like the motorized tricycle race with the big explosion at the end of it.
Tom Yum Goong is about soup, sort of…
Tony Jaa’s post Ong Bak work was disappointing. There are some great fights, for sure, including one extraordinary single shot (around 5 minutes, no cuts) where he takes out dozens of guys, plus a fine capoeira vs. muay thai fight. And who can fault fights with big time wrestlers and a domintrix with a whip? :rolleyes: Sadly, this film is painfully encumbered by too much plot that makes no sense. It’s very uneven, not at all up to par with Jaa’s last film. But definitely check it out for the fights - just speed to the fights and skip the rest.
The next Tony Jaa release that I’ve heard on the horizon is Spirited Killer, allegedly going to be released for the US market in the next month or two. Jaa was part of a stunt team under Panna Rittikrai, and they made several films which are only available on Thai VCD at this point. The US Spirited Killer is supposed to have all sorts of bonus tracks featuring a lot of old interviews and footage.
Funny, that’s how I watched Ong Bak the other day when I was showing it to a friend.
that’s a little recursive…
How can you say
not at all up to par with Jaa’s last film
for Ong Bak? Did you see Jaa’s previous film? He has several, but they’re only available on Thai DVD. I’m looking for recommendations on those.
I liked Ong Bak a lot, not just for the fights, but for it’s take on Thailand. It remined me of when I was in Bangkok getting my arse kicked for a week trying muay thai. I liked Petchtai Wongkamlao’s character, which made his character in Tom Yum Goong rather redundant. I also liked Pumwaree Yodkamol’s performance.
BTW, I heard that Jaa really was raised in the country with elephants, which explains a lot of what he was trying to do with Tom Yum Goong to me. They say he developed his jumping skill jumping over elephants.
Anyway, a good fight scene is a good fight scene, and I’ll keep watching Jaa, if only for the fights. Hell, I remember staying up 'til 2am, slogging through the stupidest chop sockies on kung fu theater, just to watch those fights. Thank the lord for fast forward!
Does anyone have any recommendations on his old stuff - or even better Panna Rittikrai recommendations?
clip of capoeira vs Muy Thai (movie)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8514518157668120764
when watching this in the movie a couple months ago, i was wondering.
on the capoeria fighter, is that scar that spells PRAY real or fake you think?