Tom yum goong (2005)
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6.5,
Martial Arts
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew
Written by Napalee, Piyaros Thongdee, Joe Wannapin and Kongdej Jaturanrasamee
AKA: The Protector
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The protector is about a Thai man who raises elephants and learns the Muay Thai fighting style in order to protect them from poachers and such. When his grandfather is gunned down and two of his elephants are stolen, he heads to Australia to get them back.
While some of this movie is a bit on the dumb side, mainly a fight involving people on bicycles and motorcycles flipping over our hero while kicking at him. Other than that it remains pretty strong. There are tons of fights with people who cannot even come close to landing a punch on the hero. He merely runs through 95% of those he fights. It's a pretty lightweight martial arts movie, with a different kind of story. Worth a watch, but it's pretty silly.
6.5/10
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