Ong Bak 2 (2008)

Instant Favorite.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Ong Bak 2: The Beginning is an exercise in noise & color which leaves the viewer scratching his head & at times his brain. What did I watch? Even the most thematically starved martial arts films will have a fight or two to recommend it but wow, what a paucity of ideas we have here. Although boasting a moving dance number, no amount of story manipulation can invigorate this tired tale of revenge & retribution.

Ong Bak 2: The Beginning is not a continuation of the first film, neither is it a prequel in the true sense; the story takes place several hundred years ago, and tells of Tien (played as an adult by Tony Jaa), the son of a murdered lord, who becomes a powerful warrior after a clan of outlaws adopt him and teach him their combat skills.This period setting allows for a far more epic feel than the first film, but the broader scope of the plot ultimately means less minutes devoted to pure, bone crunching action, a fact that has understandably disappointed those hoping for another relentless, adrenaline fuelled, juggernaut of a martial arts movie. Add the fact that Jaa's impressive Muay Thai skills are often overlooked in favour of weapons based action, and it's not surprising that this film hasn't been as overwhelmingly well received as its predecessor.On a more positive note, the film looks absolutely fantastic, with beautiful cinematography, sumptuous costumes, and some truly outlandish characters, and when the action does kick into top gear, it is utterly breath-taking, especially during the flawlessly executed, bone-crunching final battle between Tien and a host of enemy warriors, where we finally get to see the star delivering his trademark punishing blows with knee and elbow.In short, Ong Bak 2 is a very enjoyable slice of solid action entertainment—not quite as jaw-dropping as part one, but then what is?7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.

Aside from beautiful scenery and some cool fight scenes, this was pretty bad. Every stereotype is here: black and white heroes and villains, a paper-thin plot involving avenging a father's death (complete with corny flashbacks), and hilariously bad dubbing. Not only were the voice actors clearly white Americans living in the 21st century, they emphasized the wrong words and sounded like they were reading from a notecard. I could have done a much better job! But if it weren't for this unintentional source of comedy, I would have felt like I wasted my time. See it with you friends while having pizza and beer and are looking for muy-thai and ironic laughs.

I don't know where to start I'm a big fan of action and specially martial arts movies but this one was a real disappointment. I heard that tony Jaa is a good actor with high martial arts skills and I had seen tom yum goong (the protector), although protector was not a bad movie but this one was really poor. there is no plot here, just fighting after fighting and it really bores everyone. even the fights are not the way that keeps you excited. I recommend you If you wanna see an action martial arts movie, see cradle 2: the grave from jet li and mark dacascos. or any other jet Li , Jackie Chan, jean-Claude van Damme movies, but not Tony Jaa's. I give it 2/10 just for some of the fight scenes that are NOT BAD.