Raging Phoenix: Sometimes the only explanation you need is "made in Asia."

[darkeyedwolf]

Raging Phoenix

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[cranberrysheep]

Then came the evil kidnappers hopping around on tricked-out pogo sticks.

What in the WHAT?!

[darkeyedwolf]

[cranberrysheep]

So they cause people to fall into fits of hysterical laughter, thereby rendering them easier to kidnap?

[darkeyedwolf]

I was only disappointed the hero didn't whip out the mortal enemy of the pogo stick:

[calledinvain]

oh my god, this is your higher calling, isn't it.

seeking out thai movies that America will try to vainly remake in three years' time.

[darkeyedwolf]

Oh, god. With Jessica Alba as Deu.

[calledinvain]

try the other Jessica - J Biel. I don't think J Alba will deign to do any actiony films after Fantastic Four. She's a Real Actress, don't you know?

[boycottbananas]

homicidal drag queens

You can never have a Thai movie without one of those! XO

[darkeyedwolf]

LMAO LMAO I KNOW.

*checks off another bingo*

A;LKJSH;DFA

[aegistheia]

...

THAILAND IS FUCKING WONDERFULICOUS.

Drunken Soft Fist vs Drunken Muai Thai? Modded bladed pogo sticks and kidnaphoppers? Hip hop martial arts? Fabulous hair that makes me want to die? Shirless men with delicous pecs? Sandy training scenes of hardcore badassitude? (Holy shit even their PLANKS are extreme.) Honest-to-goodness multi-tiered fights? COUNT ME IN.

YOU ARE MAKING MY TO-WATCH LIST WAY TOO LONG.

I'm curious, why did Chocolate get such a higher rating than Raging Phoenix?

EXACTLY.

[darkeyedwolf]

YES YES YES. Not to mention breakdancing, alcohol (lots of it), masked showdowns, epic KOs, a badass soundtrack, the convoluted conspiracy of doom, evil Colin Farrell lookalikes, and a bikini-wearing Amazonian warrior princess played by a real-life fitness queen.

There's even a little romance!

(With their danger yoga, Deu winds up in Sanim's arms a lot...)

I only gave it three stars because the plot is so ridiculous, I couldn't justify anything higher. XD The martial arts are quality entertainment, but... well... pimped out pogo sticks.

Seems like it'll be my default setting for responding to Thai movies

[aegistheia]

a bikini-wearing Amazonian warrior princess played by a real-life fitness queen

Oooh, I saw her in the trailer. She looked delicious.

I'm not a giant fan of romance in action films (and aren't I a minority) - come now, they're called action, focus! - but when it's where the girl can kick as much ass as the boy, then I'm all for it! There's so much UST and full-body contact to be had in action films...

RE ***: Aaah, I see. I'm not sure how the convoluted conspiracy of doom would hold up to rational thought (I chose to not get spoiled) but I'd gotten the impression that it was pretty ridiculous. Luckily this movie doesn't seem to require a lot of coherent thought to appreciate.

(Yeah, I lolled for a long time over the pogo sticks when I saw them too. Just. Kidnapping with those things? Can you even make it over a crate with two bodies on one of those?)

Re: Seems like it'll be my default setting for responding to Thai movies

[darkeyedwolf]

but when it's where the girl can kick as much ass as the boy, then I'm all for it!

One of my favorite things about the film was her friendship with the rest of the gang. They took her seriously (she had to earn their respect as a fighter, just like a guy would) but they also treated her rather like a lady -- they weren't lecherous or perverted or anything, they were like her brothers, that kind of camaraderie.

I'm not sure how the convoluted conspiracy of doom would hold up to rational thought

Not at all. XD You'll understand when you get there.

[anenko]

I don't know where you find these things, but OMG THAT IS AWESOME. Sign me up!

[darkeyedwolf]

HA! I thought you might be interested. :D :D

[anenko]

I'm okay with my kinks. *g*

Did you get the movie off of jdramas?

[darkeyedwolf]

Here you go. Be warned the subs are rather Engrishy, but it's not really a movie with important dialogue, if you know what I'm saying.