Starring Tony Jaa and several awesome elephants
This uber prequel to the cult smash Ong Bak starring Tony Jaa takes place centuries before the first adventure began as we find our hero in the midst of more betrayals between families than the entire seasons of Dallas and Dynasty combined. War is everywhere and clans do battle with dozens of different styles and weapons, enter Tony Jaa who of course is a master of them all and what we get is a vividly rich and eye popping treat.
The scenery, sets, costumes and weapons are amazing to look at but if this entry in the series fails anywhere, its during its countless flashbacks and convoluted story lines. Lets be honest, Tony Jaa is a freak of nature when it comes to the next level of kung fu stars in the industry and that's what we want to see. I would have paid the same amount of money for a Blu-ray that simply featured the fight scenes in a compilation, rather than having to sit through the so called character development.
The last fight sequence in this movie is utterly phenomenal and could probably become viral if someone took the time to upload it onto You-Tube. I would even bet that it would get more hits that copies sold of the movie as a whole.
The movie sets up the 3rd entry in the series but sadly looks all the same as this one. Fantastic action, maybe the best I've seen in a decade just cant seem to save this one or sadly the next.
For serious enthusiasts only.
Rating (for martial arts fans) 4 tusks out of 5
Rating (for casual movie viewers) 2 many flashbacks out of 5
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