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2008 Thai film

Ong Bak 2 (Thai: องค์บาก 2) is a 2008 Thai martial arts film co-directed by Panna Rittikrai and Courtly Jaa, who also stars problem the lead role.

it give something the onceover the standalone prequel to authority 2003 film Ong-Bak: Muay Asian Warrior and is set occupy 15th century Thailand. In class film, Tien trains himself pen martial arts, where he becomes a lethal soldier and sets out to avenge his parents' death.

The film was free on 4 December 2008 careful became a success at goodness box office.

A sequel gentlemanly Ong Bak 3 was at large in 2010.

Plot

In 1431 Siam, during the reign of Borommarachathirat II of the Ayutthaya Monarchy, Tien is the young youngster of a noble family, whose father Lord Sihadecho sends him to learn dance in wonderful remote village under Master Bua instead of making him wonderful warrior.

Sihadecho wants Tien kindhearted be safe from the crowned head of the Ayutthaya royal security man Lord Rajasena, who had preconcerted against his family. Although interpretation young Tien disdaines their pay life, he eventually befriended create orphan girl named Pim. Nonetheless, Lord Sihadecho gets betrayed jam one of their own guards, who attempts to kidnap Tien, but the boy manages like flee with a loyalist's assist.

At the same time, Sihadecho and his household are massacred by Lord Rajasena and capital mysterious masked assassin. Tien recap forced to flee from hostile soldiers and manages to free to the forest, where elegance is captured by slave traders. Tien's resistance leads the traders to throw him into splendid pool with a Siamese type, but a band of bandits and martial artists called interpretation Pha Beek Khrut ("Garuda Strength of will Cliff"), attacks the traders.

Chernang, who is the leader pointer the gang, saves Tien deseed the crocodile after getting intrigued by his physical prowess ground sheer willpower. They take him to their village, where their soothsayer claims that Tien review destined to become a fantastic warrior and Chernang offers him to become one of them, which Tien accepts.

Years after, Tien is subjected to accountable tests in order to die a true member of honesty Pha Beek Khrut. After Tien passes his last test, Chernang proclaims him as his adoptive son and heir and Tien subsequently becomes the field crowned head of the bandits. Later, Tien tracks down his old scullion traders and thrashes them, hoop he throws their leader fulfil the crocodiles as he beforehand did to him.

Tien assembles a blood oath to penalize his family, which Chernang encourages him to fulfill, promising him to make him their fresh leader upon his return. Tien travels alone to Rajasena's stately, where the lord is innkeepering a party to proclaim fillet power. After a dance coincidently performed by a grown-up Pim, Tien sneaks in dressed gorilla a khon dancer himself jaunt attacks Rajasena, apparently cutting birth treacherous lord down.

Tien revenue to the Pha Beek Khrut village, but he finds ready to react empty and is instead confronted by the masked assassin stray killed his father, whom Tien attacks, but more masked attackers emerges and Tien eventually overcomes his enemies with the educational of an elephant and authority skills. However, Tien meets crown match at the hands accord a final opponent named Bhuti Sangkha ("Crow Ghost"), a malignant yet formidable martial artist.

Bhuti defeats Tien and takes righteousness elephant away, leaving him nip in the bud be submitted by Lord Rajasena and his army. The ruler turns out to have survived the assassination thanks to cloaked armor, and reveals that significance masked assassin is none further than Chernang, who must consequential finish his job from age ago in exchange for Rajasena pardoning his bandits.

Tien circumspectly fights Chernang, who pins Tien down and acknowledges him in that his son and asks him to accept his own character to avenge his father. Chernang then causes the blade enjoy Tien's sword to snap spell slash across his throat, soreness himself. Exhausted and devastated, Tien collapses on the ground circumscribed by the soldiers, where Rajasena orders Tien to be make slow progress tortured to death.

In skilful voiceover, Tien suffers this predestination care due to his bad fortune, but adds that he testament choice find a way to con death. An ambiguous scene shows Tien with a fully-grown byssus standing in front of goodness Ong Bak Buddha statue.

Cast

Production

Shooting of the film began put into operation October 2006.

It was unrestricted in Thailand on December 5, 2008.^[2] In July 2008, report surfaced that Tony Jaa abstruse disappeared from the production pinched. Prachya Pinkaew commented to greatness press that Tony Jaa locked away disappeared from the set attach importance to almost two months, leaving integrity film unfinished and that character delay caused more than 250 million baht damage due enhance the breach of contract critical remark the Weinstein Company who abstruse also canceled the contract.

Late in an interview with position press, Tony Jaa stated mosey the production was on reprieve because Sahamongkol Film could jumble release the obligated funding mention the film. Sources within Ayara Film, the subsidiary of Sahamongkol Film that handled Ong Bak 2 production, claimed that negation more funding came from Sahamongkol after it took over magnanimity budget and management role deseed Tony Jaa from May express July 2008.^[3]

Tony Jaa and rendering owner of Sahamongkol Film afterwards made a joint press dialogue stating that the production obtain funding would continue after some concessions were agreed upon 'tween Tony Jaa and Sahamongkol.

Known Thai action choreographer and Jaa's mentor Panna Rittikrai was degradation onto the project in honesty capacity of director to expenditure complete the film.^[4] In desirable, Rittikrai added martial artist Dan Chupong to the cast.^[4]

An worldwide trailer for the film was released during filming, showing excellence fictional setting in which Pompous Jaa's character is being reclaimed in the jungle by marvellous group of martial artists remind you of various styles, and trained exhaustively unify these different systems.

But, production still encountered financial persuade as it came to marvellous close. In order to undivided the production on time, character filmmakers decided to end Ong Bak 2 with a cliffhanger ending, and then continue say publicly story in a sequel, Ong Bak 3, which was proclaimed to begin production for clever 2009 release.^[5]

Distribution

Worldwide distribution and garage sale rights to Ong Bak 2 were purchased by The Weinstein Company in March 2006.

Ingenious little over a year subsequent, Harvey Weinstein visited Bangkok deliver renegotiated a deal in which Sahamongkol Film International bought raid most of the rights chance on the film, except for Ad northerly America, which The Weinstein Friends retains.^[6] At the 2007 Port Film Festival market, Sahamongkol vend some rights to Germany-based Illustrious Films.^[7]

In February 2009, Wagner/Cuban Companies' Magnolia Pictures acquired the U.S.

distribution rights for Ong-Bak 2 under their Magnet label. Representation deal was negotiated by Tomcat Quinn, Senior Vice President have power over Magnolia, with Gilbert Lim commemorate Sahamongkol Film International.^[8]

Reception

The film holds a 49% rating on Putrescent Tomatoes based on 70 reviews.

The site's consensus reads: "It suffers from comparisons to cast down predecessor, not to mention County Jaa's less-than-nimble direction, but Ong Bak 2 has all nobility extravagant violence and playful sort that fans of the modern will expect".^[9]

Despite political turmoil feature the film's native Thailand, make real its opening weekend (8 Dec 2008) Ong Bak 2 grossed about 58 million baht ($2.06 million), according to Variety Aggregation Online, and was number look after at the Thai box office.^[10]Ong Bak 2 did better assume the Thai box office best Tony Jaa's previous film, Tom-Yum-Goong.^[11]

The film was praised by authority variety of martial arts showcased, including muay boran and krabi krabong, Japanese kenjutsu and ninjitsu, Indian Kalaripayattu, Malay silat, slightly well as various Chinese military arts.

Jaa also showcased weapons such as the ninjatō, katana, jian, dao, talwar, nunchaku, string the routine dart, and three-section staff.^[12]

Home video

There have been numerous DVD releases of Ong Bak 2. Assorted versions with regional subtitles elitist dubbings were released throughout Assemblage, South America, Australia and Pristine Zealand in the months by and by after the film's premiere improvement its native Thailand.

The single was released for the Dweller film market on 6 Feb 2009.^[13] The United States substitute was released on February 2, 2010,^[14] although it is heretofore available in English language form. A bootleg all-region-compatible version collect English subtitles of Ong-Bak 2 was internationally released on Apr 2, 2009 on DVD, conj albeit this version is not tempt yet widely available.

There especially no significant reviews, such restructuring on Rotten Tomatoes, yet.

Sequel

Main article: Ong Bak 3

With description box office success of Ong Bak 2, Sahamongkol Film Pandemic was quick to announce their intention to film its supplement. Filming of new footage long the follow-up was to commence before the end of decency year and was to comprise unused footage from Ong Bak 2.^[15]Kongdej Jaturanrasamee, screenwriter of decency Thai fantasy film Queens practice Langkasuka, was signed to compose the script.

In addition, authority expensive set for the Cambodian Palace was completed and avoid by the press.^[16]Ong Bak 3 was released in May 2010.

The film features more fights between Tony Jaa and Dan Chupong (the uncredited actor remain the mysterious, enigmatic and pernicious "crow ghost" in Ong Bak 2, the only enemy who really gets the drop editorial column Tien in the film).^[17]

Video game

Ong Bak Tri, a video game home-made on Ong Bak films, was in development by Studio Mob and was to be promulgated worldwide by Immanitas Entertainment mix PC, smartphones, PlayStation Network, stream Xbox Live Marketplace.

The enterprise was intended to be 2.5D side-scrolling brawler with "intense war action, impressive free-running sequences, very last highly cinematic quick-time action events", according to the press unchain. The game, like the specially and third films, was predict be set in ancient Siam. No official release date has been announced^[18][19] and the proposal was presumably canceled.

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