Name your Top 3 or 5 Thai Martial Arts/Action Films!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:25

With the recent influx of examples I figured we could start a thread to try and keep a track of them and to name our favourites.

I've only seen one so it's easy:

1. Ong-Bak - I thought it was overrated but it wins by default

I do have TYG and Born to Fight (2004) to see soon.

What are yours? What are the Thai Martial Arts Film you're most looking forward to seeing?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:30

Top 2
1. Tom Yum Goong
2. Tabunfire

The rest I've seen (Ong Bak and Born to Fight) are not good enough to be on a top list.

EDIT: forgot Bangkok Dangerous (non-martial arts action). Doesn't matter, though, as it isn't any good.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:35

I've not heard of Tabunfire before. It's good, then? It looks like it has a decent DVD:

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/f ... ?fid=11586

It's known by "Dynamite Warrior" in America. I cannot find it on eThaiCD under any of it's names. It's interesting you preferred TYG to Ong-Bak, sorry I forget why you said you preferred it.

Is Bangkok Dangerous an action film?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:36

Top 3:

Bang Rajan
Ong Bak
Born To Fight

Warrior King, Suriyothai to see soon

I say BR first because although OB has awesome action it doesnt have much plot but BR has a better story with characters you care for

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:38

BR not NR right?

Is Bang Rajan an action film? It doesn't look like one.

Suriyothai isn't an action film, so I didn't include it. It's an Historical Epic, it does have action though.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:50

bradavon wrote:I've not heard of Tabunfire before. It's good, then?

My Tabunfire comments are somewhere in the seen thread... here

HungFist wrote:Tabunfire (Dynamite Warrior) – 4,5/5
Cannibalism, black magic, vertically limited warriors (midgets), huge moustache, muay thai (with some wire work this time)... Tabunfire is a high kicking camp dream come true. Combining off-the-wall story elements and quality action and mixing the soup with virgin blood this a strong candidate for the best action movie of the year.

bradavon wrote: It's interesting you preferred TYG to Ong-Bak, sorry I forget why you said you preferred it.

TYG is better than Ong Bak because the action is better and the film moves notably more fluently. And it doesn't show every cool move thrice.

bradavon wrote: Is Bangkok Dangerous an action film?

It's an assassin action drama by the Pang Bros. Gunplay, no martial arts. Features one good scene (the ABT part)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Mar 2008, 17:59

I guess Bangkok Dangerous is an action film then.

I hate it when they show the same action scene again and again. I saw it the first time!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Mar 2008, 18:34

NR, eh? No I meant Bang Rajan
Oops, just edited my post.

OK, Bang Rajan isnt all out action, its an epic drama with some battle scenes, but I couldnt think of any other Thai films.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Mar 2008, 18:51

Thanks.

I thought I'd ask so we don't go off on a tangent mentioning any old Thai film.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 12 Mar 2008, 19:09

I thought "Bangkok Dangerous" was a very good film.

I guess we are all gonna agree mostly on the action films. Hence, I am going to name other great Thai films I have seen.

Jan Dara
Last Life in the Universe (probably the best overall non-action Thai film I have seen)
6ixtynin9
Monrak Transistor

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Mar 2008, 19:16

Thanks but I was really interested in Martial Arts or Action films as there seems to be a sudden influx of them and it's harder to know which are the "ones worth seeing". It's hard to agree on which ones are the best if we don't know what they are

Is Jan Dara any good? I once had it on VHS (from DVD) but never got around to seeing it. All the talk was over the nudity, other than it being any good.

I heat Last Life in the Universe is very good. It was up for several awards in UK Film Award shows. I once had it on Thai DVD but sold it on during my clear out. The Thai DVD isn't that hot anyway.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 12 Mar 2008, 23:55

Jan Dara, ahhhh Christy Chung naked... What more could you ask?!

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 13 Mar 2008, 00:15

Irrespective of that, it's a very good drama on its own with very good actors.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 Mar 2008, 00:15

I must be the only white guy with an asian fetish who thinks Christy Chung is ugly...

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 13 Mar 2008, 08:49

best thai movie ever

my girl

best drama/comedy

citizen dog

best martial arts thai

ong bak
TYG

best thai horror

alone
shutter
13 beloved

and if you liked last life in the universe you will like these movies also, same style

Syndromes And A Century - 2006
ploy ( from the director of visible waves and monrak transistor)
ok baytong

thats it for now

sawasdee krab !

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Mar 2008, 08:53

Sawadee Krup back at you.

Is Shutter good then? It looks so average but everyone whose seen it, raves about it. It has a decent UK and I think American DVD.

I was hoping you'd be able to come up with other examples of decent Thai Martial Arts films? You seem to have seen a fair few, more than most anyway.

Kop Khun Krup.