Aug 6 2009 'Ong Bak 2' Trailer: Ong Bak vs. a Crocodile

I've featured a couple other Ong Bak 2 previews here before, but I'm pretty sure this is the first one in English, and, more importantly, the first where you see that star/director Tony Jaa fights a crocodile. Call me a man of simple tastes, but any man who fights either crocodile or alligator on-screen has earned not only my ticket money but my undying devotion. At least until around 2012, when man/crocodile fights will become standard reality show entertainment.

Enjoy watching Tony Jaa kill some dudes/animals:

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Oct 31 2008 'Ong Bak 2' Trailer Proves Tony Jaa One of Our Best Murderers

This trailer is in a non-English tongue, and may be the same as a promo reel from June that I can't get to work anymore, but once you watch this (possibly for the second time), you will not care. To summarize what you'll be seeing: Tony Jaa brutually murdering a bunch of guys with a variety of weapons (swords, series of looped rings, his fingers and knees, etc.). That's mostly it.

As you can see above, he's so good at killing people, he is revered by nature's greatest murderer, the elephant. You know how hard it is to win the reverence of elephants? Really hard. Nearly impossible. They couldn't care less. You've got to really tear shit up before they'll bend one of their wastebasket legs in respect.

So awesome:

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Jun 17 2008 'Ong Bak 2' Promo Reel Promotes Notion of Tony Jaa Brutally Destroying People

Thanks to Todd at TwitchFilm for sending over the promo reel to Tony Jaa's directing debut, the sequel to Ong Bak that bears no connection to the original outside of the name "Ong Bak" and Jaa endlessly beating the hell out of people. I'm not the biggest martial arts film fan, but I have to admit I was pretty blown away by some of the clip (basically everything that occurs after elephants inexplicably become reverent), and I have to give credit to any action movie that lists attack moves as if they're the stars. Wolf Trumping Rope Dart is in this? I love Wolf Trumping Rope Dart!

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Jul 17 2007 Warlocks Hate Period: Dynamite Warriors Trailer

As I've often pointed out, few things in life are as awesomely ridiculous as Thai action flicks. Dynamite Warrior comes from the same country and the same choreographer as Ong Bak and The Protector, so my hopes that it could turn out as awesome as a guy throwing a baby elephant may not be unfounded.

Here's the actual synopsis from Apple, because no smart ass commentary from yours truly could ever be as good as the real deal on this one:

Set in rural Thailand during the 1920s Dan Chupong (Born To Fight) plays Jone Bang Fai a young man riddled with grief and bent on revenge after witnessing his parents’ murder by a callous and malicious killer. The only information Jone has as to the killer’s identity is the memory of a tattoo-covered man who is part of an organized group of cattle rustlers. Jone makes it his mission to stop all cattle rustlers and in the process return each head of cattle back to its rightful owner. After searching the country high and low, Jone finally believes he has found the murderer in a small rural village in the North of Thailand. To Jone’s dismay he learns that the killer is in fact a warlock of immense power, a nearly invincible mystical man who is trying to control the whole village. His one weakness? He can be harmed only by weapons that have been treated with the menstrual blood of a young virgin. Armed with this knowledge and a few hundred highly charged rockets (and a dash of menstrual blood), our intrepid hero goes up against one of the most dangerous men to have ever walked the Earth.

Wow.

May 17 2007 Ong Bak 2 Bought by Zee Germans, or Something

To do list: 1. Throw baby elephant through window 2. Flex.

Ahh, you know what really hits the spot on a hungover Thursday morning? (Yes, I am that awesome - the doctors say it's booze induced) I'll tell you what, another excuse to post the elephant-throwing clip from The Protector.

Thailand's Sahamongkolfilm Intl. has struck a low seven figures deal with Germany's Splendid Films for muay thai martial arts actioner "Ong bak 2."

The Weinstein Company still holds North America rights. Pic is a non-sequential sequel to "Ong bak," which was breakout movie for action star Tony Jaa. Jaa both stars on and is helming "Ong bak 2."

To me, that all sounded like "Blah blah blah Ong Bak 2 blah blah blah." Thai action movies could teach their American counterparts a thing or two. Namely, if you're gonna make a dumb action movie, make it really dumb, and really action-packed. Otherwise you get mediocre, watered-down, wannabe-epic garbage like Troy or anything Jerry Bruckheimer has ever done (I also heard he hates blacks).

I like Tony Jaa because he could kick a giraffe in the face and because let's face it, young Thai boys are hot. See him do cool stuff, after the jump.

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