Ong Bak 3 (2011)

Can anyone tell me what is actually going on in this film?? Firstly, and this is key, the fight sequences are top notch and I come to expect nothing less from Tony Jaa. Having seen the prequels to this film (Ong Bak in particular is fantastic) and Warrior King this doesn't quite live up to first Ong Bak but it has a good go. There is no question that Jaa's physical prowess is phenomenal, a serious Jackie Chan if you will. Jaa's directorial style in places is snappy with some interesting tricks. Lots of long tracking shots in the fights really help to prove that there are no Wires, CGI and certainly no stunt men. Secondly, and this is the problem, the film is a classic case of style over content. The storyline has more holes than a string vest and what bits you can understand are silly, out of context and flat out odd. I have watched this twice and I feel no more clued up. Can anyone explain the man with the wicker basket on his head?To sum up - this is one of those films that you will want to fast forward until there is a fight which means it will take you about 20 minutes in total to watch this film. Great fighting but not much else. If you want to watch a fantastic martial arts film in the last 5 years then when you have skipped to the fights in this, go out and get yourself RAID and RAID 2: Berandal, then you will have to opportunity to watch two modern classics of the martial arts era!!

Ong bak 3 has a story which suits me its not stupid the directing is bad and the film is rushed in many ways this also lacks action. Thre is one scene where assassins invade the thIs village and that scene could have been good as the music is excellent its about the thai culture and when there is the action i wished it was non stop because the odd mummify is humorous and the film is bad and badder but the music is good band as a film it is stylish and the climax is mixed with a dancing style.ong bak 3 needneeded more action more music. Style and it could have been fun but no and tony hads to try his best to entertain me.

Having sat through the confusing jumble that was Ong Bak 2, I figured I should see the third one to complete the story. Big mistake.Ong Bak 3 picks up where the second film left off, not only in the story but in the confusing, jumbled mess of rubbish that spends most of its time posturing. Seriously, how many slow close-ups and intense stares can an audience put up with from a lead who says so little and has no expressions other than angry, sad and happy?This third installment is, in short, awful. The story is almost non-existent and horribly contrived: the crow guy, the sudden haunting of the evil king, Tien effectively turning into a Buddhist monk in short order, blah blah blah.There's also the issue of boredom. You know how action movies have those slow, supposedly emotional breaks in them so you can recover from the intense action? Well, this one consists of about 90% breaks and 10% action... which really isn't that intense even when it does happen. The advantage of DVD is that you can fast-forward through the painfully long pauses and all that intense staring and get to the bits where something - anything! - happens.All in all, OB3 is the final descent of the trilogy. After a glorious start, it turned to poop in the second installment and finally fell headlong into tedium and pointlessness.My advice? Watch the opening fight scene, then fast-forward to the ending fight scene. Catch the crow fight if you like. Everything else is redundant.

Well, sorry for my bad English (i would never write into a language i can not cope with, but this case is special). After i have seen too many negative reviews, including one coming from a jerk from my own country, i decided to push back the "kali yuga wave" (yes, it's a joke the big-headed occidental people will not understand). Let's get strait to the point, Ong Bak 3 have wonderful moments that can value the movie without all the fighting scenes. The great negative approach some people have about this movie, can only show the great prejudices and great grade of ignorance from such people. The story is well carried of, the images and photography are superb, the personages are fair and simple, and the overall is a great story. If someone likes stupid things like cars running fast, buildings blowing out in great explosions, mass murder, etc, etc; please go tho a sanatorium instead of the movie exhibition halls.