ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

masercot I've been disappointed by sequels, lately. Taken 3 is basically fast-editing with an older actor who just can't do the stunts anymore. Jason Bourne was the same thing. John Wick 2's fight scenes are just sad compared to the original; and, the sequel to Jack Reacher suffers the same thing. So, I turned on Ong Bak 2 expecting to turn it right back off... especially seeing the no-name production companies flit by on the screen.What I got was a martial arts movie CHOCK FULL of great martial arts. Stunts being done by the star of the film. Imagination, decent acting, a good but non-intrusive story and special effects that didn't seem cheap OR excessive.This is a good martial arts flick... right up there with the first Ong Bak or The Protector. Definitely worth a watch, then another one...

Alireza S I don't know where to start I'm a big fan of action and specially martial arts movies but this one was a real disappointment. I heard that tony Jaa is a good actor with high martial arts skills and I had seen tom yum goong (the protector), although protector was not a bad movie but this one was really poor. there is no plot here, just fighting after fighting and it really bores everyone. even the fights are not the way that keeps you excited. I recommend you If you wanna see an action martial arts movie, see cradle 2: the grave from jet li and mark dacascos. or any other jet Li , Jackie Chan, jean-Claude van Damme movies, but not Tony Jaa's. I give it 2/10 just for some of the fight scenes that are NOT BAD.

ms_dragoon I'm not sure why people are rating this movie so high. This is one of the worst movies ever film. I am a big fan of Tony Jaa and the original Ong Bak, but this does not make Ong Bak 2 a good movie.There is no storyline. I mean, Is the main character, Tien, supposed to be getting revenge, finding a lost love, or trying to master martial arts? And there is no actual ending to the movie. The movie abruptly stops at a cliffhanger with some bad narration, setting an opening for a second part continuation.It appears all the budget to this over-budget film went to the badly choreographed fight scenes.The movie attempts to portray that after being raised by thieves, Tien, masters every known Martial Arts from swordplay, to Muay Thai, to a number Chinese Martial Arts styles, but this just ends up with some unrealistic fight scenes.Tony Jaa is amazing Muay Thai fighter, but when it comes to imitating Chinese art forms, there is a lot left to be desired. Most of the Chinese Martial Arts moves are stiff and often somehow transition into a Muay Thai stance or blow. Stick to Muay Thai, Tony Jaa, you are much better at that.I would have to say there are some nice weapons play, but they are often dragged on too long and many times mortal wounds are played off as mere flesh wounds.There is also a fight scenes where elephants are used to make some amazing fight scenes, but point of the elephants don't make any sense, when they don't do anything, but stand in place for acrobatics. (The elephant is supposed to be helping Tien, Tony Jaa's character, fight) All in all, this is badly made over-budget movie.

zardoz-13 This exciting, blood-drenched, historical revenge yarn about pugnacious Thai empires set in the 15th century qualifies as an in-name only sequel to Tony Jaa's "Ong Bak" (2003) with the acrobatic Jaa making his directorial debut. Action choreographer Panna Rittikrai of "Chocolate" lends Jaa a hand and the two of stage some incredible jaw-dropping, death-defying, gravity-flouting martial arts combat. In the war-torn kingdom of Ayudhaya, our hero Tien is the son of a slain nobleman Siha Decho, and he rarely has time to do anything but fight for his life during this exhilarating 98-minute epic. Most of this action-packed tale takes place in flashback and the narrative is often difficult to follow, but the action scenes compensate for this shortcoming. Initially, our agile, adolescent hero is captured by dastardly slavers and hurled into a murky mud pit with only his bare hands and his wits to battle a ferocious crocodile. This is a pretty terrifying scene but everything looks fairly realistic. While the young Tien is playing cat-and-mouse with the croc, another man, Chernang (Sorapong Chatree of "The Tsunami Warrior"), admires the urchin's audacity in the face of peril. Chernang is the chieftain of the Garuda Wing Cliff bandits. He intervenes to save Tien's life and slings the kid a sword to slash the croc. Afterward, a blind seer utters some mighty impressive declarations about the kid's future, and Tien finds himself learning how to become a champion. In the process, as he grows up, the long-haired Tien learns all kinds of arcane martial arts combat. Just watching the nimble choreography in the fighting scene will make you work up a sweat. In fact, Jarr created a new kind of fisticuffs that blends dancing with fighting and calls it 'Nataytuh.' Bangkok-born superstar Tony Jarr is truly the successor to Jet Li, Jackie Chan, and Bruce Lee. The elephant stampede scene with Jarr dashing across the backs of these lofty beasts as they trample the earth looks spectacular. Later, after our hero asserts himself over them, the entire herd bows down to him.