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The Protector (2006)
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Tony Jaa talk Muy Thai!
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"he first really bad movie of my run. I loved Ong Bak and was hoping for a similar flick. This was the American English-dubbed version and I've read that they also edited it quite a but from the original. You can absolutely tell, because the narrative flow is so messed up. Whole scenes are missing with plot lines not getting resolved. The fight scenes were cool, but I still liked the action in Ong Bak better. "
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"Wow. More than three months without a post! So much for good intentions. I just purchased, sight unseen, another Tony Jaa film: The Protector. Oh, where to begin. I will start by saying, do not expect anything in the way of character development, significant plot points, or great cinematography. Watch this movie to see Jony Jaa do his stuff. TJ plays the son of the man who raises elephants for a member of Thai royalty. An unscrupulous businessman/transvestite has stolen the prize elephant and a baby elephant and spirited them away to Australia. But enough about that. Let's talk Tony Jaa. The first fight doesn't happen until nearly twenty minutes into the film, but this oversight is more than made up for by pretty much the whole rest of the movie, which is basically one gigantic fight punctuated by numberous explosions as the fight changes venues. The explosions, and indeed all of the special effects, are mediocre at best. But Oh! is TJ beautiful to watch.l Two scenes, in ... "
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"The Protector. Where to begin... it is a well-documented scientific fact that children of the 80s like myself have daydreamed, nay, fantasized about a full-length action movie starring Steven "Snapping Forearms" Seagal, directed by Michael "Slo Mo" Bay, and scored by Hans Zimmer. Notable nod to Andre the Giant a secondary plus. Well, if you type all those requests into any online English-to-Thai language assistant, the output is the entire cast of The Protector. Go ahead, try it.I still haven't seen Ong Bak: Thai Warrior, which I'm pretty sure is Thai for "I'll Be Back: Taiwanese Terminator". Tony Jaa is impressive. Anyone who's heard about him has heard he doesn't use special effects or wires. So what does he use? I'll tell you what -- Converse high tops. How nuts is that? Sure, Jackie Chan had some wild moves in his younger years, but he always wore Nike Airs or Reebok Pumps, and in the martial arts world, that's like wearing a Winger t-shirt ... "
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