The Protector (2005)

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The martial artist Tony Jaa shows his ferocious and fierce fighting style in this movie. He beats a lot of people by simply fracturing them. The incredible action sequences are just ingeniously choreographed, which is among the greatest action scenes I've ever seen. Tony becomes an international action star after this film.

First of all I wonder why the English title for this movie ended up as "Warrior King" on the DVD, when the movie is titled "Tom Yum goong" or "The Protector". But irregardless, the movie is entertaining. Do take into account that is it a very milked recipe; one man against countless scores of bad guys.Yeah, there are some similarities between "Ong Bak" and "The Protector", which were a bit weak plot-wise and in originality.The story is about Kham, a peaceful guy tending to elephants, who has to go to Sydney in order to get his two beloved elephants as they have been stolen, but the road is full of obstacles and the opposition is bountiful.As for the action, well if you are familiar with Tony Jaa then you know what you will get, and he doesn't fail to deliver. One good thing is that the audience doesn't have to watch different angles of the same scene over and over again. But aside from Tony Jaa, then there are also other great martial arts practitioners in "The Protector", including Johnny Tri Nguyen for example.The reason why I am rating "The Protector" a mere six out of ten stars is because it is lacking originality in its story. Everything else in the movie was great though.

The Jaturungkabart once were protectors of Thailand's revered Royal war elephants. Kham (Tony Jaa) is from a long line of protectors. He grew up with great elephant Por Yai and his calf Kohrn. Elephants are taken by poachers with the help of corrupt officials. Kham goes to Sydney to confront Vietnamese gangster Johnny to avenge his father and save his elephants.It's got action, real stunts, Tony Jaa and explosive destruction. The acting is B-level. I don't expect Tony Jaa to be an extraordinary actor and he has good charisma for a stuntman. It's his action that speaks louder. I like policeman Mark but the rest aren't that special. The comedy ranges from cute to cheesy. On that note, there is a Jackie Chan impersonator. For that to truly work, the movie needs the real Jackie Chan who would nail the comic handoff of that scene. The story is functional but this is an excuse to see action stunts. Although Jackie would have done it with better humor.

WARRIOR KINGBloody hell... this guys really doesn't hold back!This film is about a kid growing up in a family that respects elephants. He has two elephants that he loves, but when his father gets killed and the elephants stolen and deported to Australia. He goes on a mission to find them and bring them back.This is a moving story and very nice. The elephants look so nice and the relationship they have with the boy is amazing. They are very protective.The action is also very brutal. He is an amazing fighter, and when he is fighting it reminds me of a more brutal, serious Jackie Chan. He is jumping, flipping and kicking all over the place. It all looks so real too... there are scenes where I was thinking he actually was hitting the other actors... it looked so painful and realistic. There is also a fantastic fighting scene which was all shot from one camera and didn't cut away... it was a long scene and the fighting was amazing... it was very well put together.There is also another scene that I loved where so many people got their legs and arms broken. It was just snap snap snap... It made me cringe a bit, but it was just a great scene.The acting was alright... Tony Jaa plays the main character. He does a great job. You can see the emotion in his role towards these elephants.There were a couple of funny moments in the film. I quite like the fact that this film had a few different elements in it. Comedy, action, drama and thriller.The film is mostly spoken in Thai, so if you don't like movies with subtitles, then you won't really enjoy this. Subtitles never really bothered me. In fact some of my favourite movies are Japanese horrors.I will give this film 7 out of 10.Very entertaining and a lot of ass kicking! The other actors must have woken up either very sore or in hospital the day after shooting this movie.For more reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl