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Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I've been disappointed by sequels, lately. Taken 3 is basically fast-editing with an older actor who just can't do the stunts anymore. Jason Bourne was the same thing. John Wick 2's fight scenes are just sad compared to the original; and, the sequel to Jack Reacher suffers the same thing. So, I turned on Ong Bak 2 expecting to turn it right back off... especially seeing the no-name production companies flit by on the screen.What I got was a martial arts movie CHOCK FULL of great martial arts. Stunts being done by the star of the film. Imagination, decent acting, a good but non-intrusive story and special effects that didn't seem cheap OR excessive.This is a good martial arts flick... right up there with the first Ong Bak or The Protector. Definitely worth a watch, then another one...

I'll keep this short and sweet...Tony Jaa switches between...Muay Boran,Kung Fu,Wushu,Silat,MMA & Kali all too effortlessly...in the same damn fight scene...I wont give away to many plot details (its a revenge flick period drama) but what i will say is this...It has a 20 minute finale fight scene thats just too good for words..Ong Bak and TYG Are better movies but not for the fighting...the fighting is where Ong Bak 2 Really exceeds anything Jaa had made previously...Less acrobatics..More Brawling. Storys passable and the directing isn't bad..the overall tone of the film is a tad dull...And still miles ahead of TYG 2 And Ong Bak 3....Here's Hoping Skin Trade & SPL 2 will re spark some of that former glory that jaa once possessed.

I enjoyed the original Ong Bak, though I'm one of those people who thought the fighting got a bit samey by the end. Anyway, I figured I'd check out the second in the series since it had a lot of glowing reviews here at IMDb.Two-word summary: it's awful.Four-word summary: don't waste your time.The first 15 minutes or so are an assemblage of vague, random events supposedly setting the scene for later events. It could be said that the flashbacks throughout the movie are intended to provide the missing detail piece by piece (and thus the opening is "intriguing"), but most people would like SOME indication of what's going on, who people are and whether anything that happens is at all important. As it stands, it's just a mess.The rest of the movie consists predominantly of average fight scenes strung together by a lack of story and a LOT of posturing. The whole thing tries SO hard to be dramatic that it's laughable: far too many pauses, close-ups and showdowns (which are mostly people staring at each other before something entirely predictable happens).The movie could be about two-thirds as long and be a riot of action but, as it is, it makes little sense. There's no logic to most of it - e.g. Tien getting "revenge" on slavers when those who captured him were slaughtered by the bandits who adopted him - and it's tedious. The dialog is appalling and, again, tries to be dramatic but fails miserably because there is absolutely no sense of danger at any time - everything moves too slow to get the adrenaline pumping.And the ending? Oh dear. Talk about just stopping production with no apparent reason or sense.All in all, it's a real shame. The first one was fun and had some good fights. This one isn't and doesn't. Avoid it unless you like an awful lot of really long closeups of people trying to look dramatic.

I'm new to Thai films, but I find some to be of high production value with excellent story. Ong Bak 2 fits this bill.I was intrigued to see this film because at first it seemed to be a period piece about certain point in Thai history. So I was eager to learn much about it. Then I came to understand that this is actually a martial arts film. This was my first exposure to Tony Jaa.I was impressed to say the least of all the action,the exciting story, and Jaa's screen presence. The movie is beautifully shot with new kind of exotic looks that's never been explored in western films.If this is the direction Thai films are taking, their future is bright, and I would like to see more movies of this kind to come from Thailand.