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| Year: | 2005 |
| Country of origin: | Thailand |
| Director: | Prachya Pinkaew |
| Genre: | Martial arts action |
| Starring: | Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai |
| Rating: | 2/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427954/ |
| Tagline: | No tagline |
| Favourite line: | N/A - Subtitled |
The story is pretty bad here.
If you can believe such a thing, the hero from the first movie must this time fight to discover the whereabouts of his pet elephants(!) who have been kidnapped by some random bad guys, for financial gain.
The elephants are mother and child and,. By God, he wants them back.
As a result he sets out on a kick boxing adventure, punching and kicking his way to save the vulnerable pachyderm's.
Silly, no?
There is a cultural reaosn for this though, as in Thailand, where the movie is both set and made, the elephant is a sacred symbol, though of course the premise seems a little strange to Western mentality.
The fighting is spot on, but the whole thing is handicapped by the ludicrous nature of the storyline.
Still, fast forward to the martial arts sequences and you should still enjoy it a little.
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