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lovingboth) wrote2005-05-20 08:34 am
lovingboth) wrote2005-05-20 08:34 am
So what else is someone going to the cinema last night to see?
A film with...
...a complete division between the good and the evil, with the latter driven by power and greed
...a script that's a bit ishy in places
...fabulous fight scenes
...a hero who, when he kills / disables people with guns, doesn't pick them up, but prefers a hand-to-hand weapon like a sabre
...a villian who uses the good guy's spirituality for evil
...an ending you can spot as soon as the final confrontation starts
...in-jokes for the observant fans
Yes, Ong-Bak has jaw-droppingly good sections, with more spine-tingling stunts than almost any other film since Jackie Chan's peak. When you have a star and a flight/stunt director as good as these, who cares about the clichés in the script?
...a complete division between the good and the evil, with the latter driven by power and greed
...a script that's a bit ishy in places
...fabulous fight scenes
...a hero who, when he kills / disables people with guns, doesn't pick them up, but prefers a hand-to-hand weapon like a sabre
...a villian who uses the good guy's spirituality for evil
...an ending you can spot as soon as the final confrontation starts
...in-jokes for the observant fans
Yes, Ong-Bak has jaw-droppingly good sections, with more spine-tingling stunts than almost any other film since Jackie Chan's peak. When you have a star and a flight/stunt director as good as these, who cares about the clichés in the script?