Many will argue that Tony Jaa is one of the most impressive martial arts actors alive today up there with the likes of Jet Li. His first film, Ong Bak from 2003, was what put him in the spotlight here ...

Ong Bak 2 isn't a movie; it's a videogame. Lacking the elements which generally constitute a film – little things like story or character or performance – Tony Jaa's MMA follow-up is difficult to ...

Ong Bak 2 is a Thai-language martial arts drama film helmed by Panna Rittikrai and Tony Jaa. The storyline follows a young orphaned boy who miraculously survives the bloodshed in his childhood and ...

Last year, film writer Matt Zoller Seitz wrote a defense of the much-maligned "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," in which he recalled his first viewing of the movie in 1984. "It was the first ...

Following the grand Asian-cinema tradition of sequels that have squat to do with the originals, here comes Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, which takes place hundreds of years before its predecessor, and ...

Bruce Lee has left us, and Jackie Chan and Jet Li are slowing down, but the world of martial arts never sleeps. It's Tony Jaa who's keeping everyone awake these days. He's Thailand's biggest action ...

There's no relation between Ong Bak 2: The Beginning with the first Ong Bak, released a few years ago, except that it stars Tony Jaa, Thailand's big action hero, known previously as Panom Yeerum. As ...

Ong Bak 2 isn't a movie; it's a videogame. Lacking the elements which generally constitute a film – little things like story or character or performance – Tony Jaa's MMA follow-up is difficult to ...

"Ong Bak 2" is a throwback to the kung fu flicks of a previous generation. First-rate action scenes alternate with florid melodrama, and jaw-dropping stunts try to compensate for saccharine plot ...

Dir: Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai. Thailand. 2009. 110 mins. Considering the high level of martial-arts spectacle unleashed in 2003 Thai action film Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, it’s perhaps inevitable ...

A hit throughout Southeast Asia when it was released last year, "Ong Bak 2" is a throwback to the kung fu flicks of a previous generation. First-rate action scenes alternate with florid melodrama, and ...