Follow-Up
Finished watching Ong-Bak 2 last night.
As a martial arts film, it's pretty amazing. The last 15 minutes of the film feature an extended fight scene between Tony Jaa and multiple opponents, during which Jaa switches between multiple martial arts styles and utilizes a variety of weapons. It's a stunning display of talent by a master martial artist.
As a film overall though, it isn't very good. The thin storyline is dragged out, the big twist at the end isn't foreshadowed well, and thus feels tacked on, and doesn't pack the emotional punch it should, and the film ends on a non-ending.
It is a beautiful movie to look at though.
As a martial arts film, it's pretty amazing. The last 15 minutes of the film feature an extended fight scene between Tony Jaa and multiple opponents, during which Jaa switches between multiple martial arts styles and utilizes a variety of weapons. It's a stunning display of talent by a master martial artist.
As a film overall though, it isn't very good. The thin storyline is dragged out, the big twist at the end isn't foreshadowed well, and thus feels tacked on, and doesn't pack the emotional punch it should, and the film ends on a non-ending.
It is a beautiful movie to look at though.