"Ong Bak 2" is a throwback to the kung fu flicks of a previous generation. First-rate action scenes alternate with florid melodrama, and jaw-dropping stunts try to compensate for saccharine plot ...

There is a mighty urge to give Ong Bak 2: The Beginning a pachyderm-sized pass. Thai martial arts filmmaker Tony Jaa’s follow-up/ prequel to his original 2003 hit film largely accomplishes what it ...

Many will argue that Tony Jaa is one of the most impressive martial arts actors alive today up there with the likes of Jet Li. His first film, Ong Bak from 2003, was what put him in the spotlight here ...

The last time I looked, action-film star Tony Jaa was leaping tall buildings at a single bound in 2003’s “Ong Bak,” released here two years later under the title “Thai Warrior.” I loved the ...

Following the grand Asian-cinema tradition of sequels that have squat to do with the originals, here comes Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, which takes place hundreds of years before its predecessor, and ...

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.