Comments on: ‘Ong Bak 2′ opens in theaters, Jaa eyes Hollywood

By: dninja616

dninja616 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:44:32 +0000

it's already out subbed you know…..

By: dninja616

dninja616 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:44:32 +0000

it's already out subbed you know…..

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:22 +0000

I want to purchase Ong Bak 2. When is it going to be produced in English?

By: websheriff

websheriff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:03:35 +0000

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Hi Mark, (and everyone)

On behalf of Magnolia Pictures and the movie’s producers, many thanks for plugging "Ong Bak 2" ... .. thanks also, on behalf of the distributors and producers, for not posting any pirate copies or non-trailer clips of “Ong Bak 2” and if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, previews, then the official trailer for “Ong Bak 2” is available for fans and bloggers to post/ host / share etc at http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/ongbak2 ... .. for further details of on-line promotions for this movie and Magnolia releases generally, check-out www.magpictures.com and their official YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/MagnoliaPictures .

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By: EricTheRed

EricTheRed — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:15:04 +0000

I agree with Travis. The kind of stunts they do in Thailand can't be done in Hollywood which is exactly why I hope that Tony Jaa never comes here to make movies. Why would you want a watered down version of a Tony Jaa movie? To watch him struggle with English? I hope he stays in Thailand doing great stunts and fight scenes until he can't physically do it anymore. Then he can come to Hollywood and make “The Spy Next Door 2″. :)

By: Travis Graham

Travis Graham — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:39:36 +0000

My fear with a Hollywood Tony Jaa would be losing that raw brutal style that his Thai flicks have. Watching the outtakes from any of Panna's movies, those stunt actors are ridiculous and I doubt they'd be able to get the same kinds of shots, because of insurance if nothing else. I could be wrong, but that would be my fear.

By: tikkiexx

tikkiexx — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:49:42 +0000

i agree with Mark. id rather see him do a movie with a Donnie Yen or Lee Wu Ping before he does something in America. its getting harder and harder to make a splash in America as an action movie star. martial arts or otherwise.

By: Mark Pollard

Mark Pollard — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:53:03 +0000

That's the second time I've made that mistake. For some reason I have it hardwired in my brain that TWC released ONG BAK. Thanks for pointing it out.

I don't see Jaa realistically being a success in Hollywood either. There is too much working against him. He's at the point where Jackie Chan was back in the 1970s. Chan wasn't ready for Hollywood then. I'd rather see Jaa appear in a Hong Kong action film, or perhaps go up against Johnny Nguyen again in a Thai-Vietnamese co-production.

By: Daniel Zelter

Daniel Zelter — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:18:35 +0000

Weinco had nothing to do with the first Ong Bak. They handled Tom Yum Goong and redubbed and edited it as “The Protector” as “presented” by QT. I can understand why you would think so, though, since Besson decided to not only pull a Harvey on Ong Bak 1, but also refused to let anyone outside of Thailand see the original cut. However, the folks at Magnolia didn't like me equating them or Besson with Harvey-even though they tried to rip off customers with a dub-titled “Let the Right One In”-so they actually called me on their dime to convince me to give OB a chance, which is probably the only reason I saw it, since that shit was long-distance, and I figured I owed them something for that. Anyway, none of Jaa's flicks make money here, even by arthouse standards, so I don't see why they'll hire him, especially since Hollywood still loves its shakey camera work.