list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Spirited Killer on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Spirited_Killer/288243/default.aspx Title: Spirited Killer
Year: 1996
Director: Panna Rittikrai
Plot: When a vengeful force of death emerges from exotic jungles of Thailand to terrorize an adventurous group of travelers, it's up to one fighter with enough skill to conquer an army (Tony Jaa) to take on the murderous maniac and save the innocent explorers in this martial arts extravaganza from the same team that thrilled action lovers with Ong Bak. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:08:22 GMTSpirited Killer1996Panna RittikraiWhen a vengeful force of death emerges from exotic jungles of Thailand to terrorize an adventurous group of travelers, it's up to one fighter with enough skill to conquer an army (<a href="/players/P___380534/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tony Jaa</a>) to take on the murderous maniac and save the innocent explorers in this martial arts extravaganza from the same team that thrilled action lovers with <a href=/films/322828/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Ong Bak</a>. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)212http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t87198z18dw.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Spirited_Killer/288243/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/grasshopper/archive/2006/12/21/4866.aspx Post By: grasshopper
Post To: Grasshopper's Martial Artis Movie Musings
Post Date: 12/21/2006 3:47:00 PM
Body: This is my first film review EVAR, so we will see how it goes.I just finished watching Spirited Killer, one of Thai wunderkind Tony Jaa's first movie efforts.The film opens with a local witch doctor selling an immortality potion which kills whoever drinks it. One of his victims escapes, and a group of enraged townsfolk attack and kill the doctor.Fast forward five years. Two groups of adventurers - one from China, seeking a vein of "holy metal", and another from Japan seeking ancient relics - converge on the village just as a seemingly indestructible stranger begins killing everyone in his path. The two groups of adventurers join forces with the villagers to try to stop the killer, with Tony Jaa leading the offensive.But is the killer the master, or the apprentice?Oh: there is a musical number accompanying Jaa's introduction.The default for the DVD is the dubbed version, so I suggest you set up the movie for "Thai" language and "English" subtitles before the first frame rolls. Even by the generally atrocious standards of English-dubbed martial arts flicks, this one is pretty bad.The subtitles were written by someone with an excellent grasp of English. However, I sometimes wondered if this person knew much Thai. I don't speak Thai, but it really seemed sometimes that the subtitles didn't really fit what was happening onscreen.Most of the film involves people running from point a to points b,c,d...z, and at each point getting the crap beaten out of them by the bad guy. The fights themselves are fairly realistic from a physics point of view - no wirework or CGI - but the amount of punishment these people soak up before succumbing to injury is superhuman. Half of the sword slashes draw no blood, and the visible wounds are quickly washed away by sweat and buckets of water.The writing and dialog (subtitles version) jumps wildly between being mediocre and superbly cringe-worthy, particularly in the interactions between the locals and the two groups of adventurers.The actors themselves are obviously accomplished martial artists and display a speed and agility which put to shame even the super high-budget American efforts. The director put forth special effort to showcase several different styles, although in the end they all kind of looked like a Thai spin on Chinese kung fu.I recommend watching the movie for the fight scenes and fast-forwarding through much of the dialog. If you MUST watch the whole thing, make sure you have subtitles ON and English dubbing OFF.
]]>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:47:00 GMTgrasshopperGrasshopper's Martial Artis Movie Musings12/21/2006 3:47:00 PMThis is my first film review EVAR, so we will see how it goes.I just finished watching Spirited Killer, one of Thai wunderkind Tony Jaa's first movie efforts.The film opens with a local witch doctor selling an immortality potion which kills whoever drinks it. One of his victims escapes, and a group of enraged townsfolk attack and kill the doctor.Fast forward five years. Two groups of adventurers - one from China, seeking a vein of "holy metal", and another from Japan seeking ancient relics - converge on the village just as a seemingly indestructible stranger begins killing everyone in his path. The two groups of adventurers join forces with the villagers to try to stop the killer, with Tony Jaa leading the offensive.But is the killer the master, or the apprentice?Oh: there is a musical number accompanying Jaa's introduction.The default for the DVD is the dubbed version, so I suggest you set up the movie for "Thai" language and "English" subtitles before the first frame rolls. Even by the generally atrocious standards of English-dubbed martial arts flicks, this one is pretty bad.The subtitles were written by someone with an excellent grasp of English. However, I sometimes wondered if this person knew much Thai. I don't speak Thai, but it really seemed sometimes that the subtitles didn't really fit what was happening onscreen.Most of the film involves people running from point a to points b,c,d...z, and at each point getting the crap beaten out of them by the bad guy. The fights themselves are fairly realistic from a physics point of view - no wirework or CGI - but the amount of punishment these people soak up before succumbing to injury is superhuman. Half of the sword slashes draw no blood, and the visible wounds are quickly washed away by sweat and buckets of water.The writing and dialog (subtitles version) jumps wildly between being mediocre and superbly cringe-worthy, particularly in the interactions between the locals and the two groups of adventurers.The actors themselves are obviously accomplished martial artists and display a speed and agility which put to shame even the super high-budget American efforts. The director put forth special effort to showcase several different styles, although in the end they all kind of looked like a Thai spin on Chinese kung fu.I recommend watching the movie for the fight scenes and fast-forwarding through much of the dialog. If you MUST watch the whole thing, make sure you have subtitles ON and English dubbing OFF. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/death/MemberTagFilms.aspxdeath
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