The Protector 2

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What is with all the criticism of this action packed film? People are complaining because there's too much action and not enough plot? That's what makes it great. Somebody is complaining that the scene with the motorcycles is too over the top? Too over the top? I've been waiting forever for a martial arts film that's over the top. What do I want in a martial arts film? Action. What don't I want. Talking. This is basically just one huge fight scene from beginning to end with classic moments reminiscent of some of the best martial arts films ever made. What makes it wonderful is that it's still so true to the low budget artistry of the original. It doesn't make any excuses for what it is. The guy gets his elephant stolen so he beats everyone up until he gets it back. What more do you want? He kicks people while his feet are on fire. Lightning bolts fly from his feet as he fights on live subway tracks. He even bungee jumps off a bridge. What more do you want from a martial arts film? Dialogue? I give it a score of ten for being so bad ass and true to the artform.

i just want to say that tonyjaa is absolutely sad waste of talent.he is great fighter.nobody perform original fight like him without wirework.but he is being waste in small budget movies,so i request to big names Hollywood director to sign him in a big movies.and i want to say BIG THANX to director of fast and furious 7' who gave tonyjaa a role. paul walker passed away wo don't know how long we have to wait for the movie.but director can raise the duration of tonyjaa'role in the movie.it ll be great chance for him and use him in a long duration fight scenes so other directors or Hollywood giants can see his performance.

Tom Yum Goong 2 marks Tony Jaa's return since his announced retirement after the failed Ong Bak 3 and living life as a Buddhist monk. The sequel to 2005's Tom Yum Goong has Kham's elephant Khon is kidnapped once again by an evil organization that plans to blackmail Kham into assassinating the President of Katana to kick start a coup. As flimsy as that plot sounds, it is the least of its problems. By incorporating special effects and stereoscopic 3D into the film's action scenes, Pinkaew forgets its major visual effect, namely Tony Jaa himself. The action is haphazardly cut with an embarrassingly huge amount of spatial jumps and tight close-ups that do not match, as if there was not enough usable footage. Many times the viewer enters the action after the first hit has been made. Apparently there were five editors on the project, what happened? Tony Jaa is at not in his peak physical form, and the film seems to be hiding it from the audience. He is not as fast or hard-hitting as he once was. Jaa's choreography is restrained, for most of the group fights he just seems to be dispatching people aside as quickly as possible. And the whole time, I was waiting for Jaa to show off. Every time Ja whips out the elephant boxing style, a style that he and fight choreographer Panna invented for the previous film, are some of the film's most exciting moments. Sadly, there is very little of it. Jeeja Yanin from Chocolate is unfortunately sidelined, she occasionally shows up to help Tony Jaa and vice versa, but otherwise there is little interaction between them. Clumsy cop comic sidekick Petchtai Wongkamlao gets some nice lines in but as seen in the first Ong Bak his strengths seem to lie in physical comedy, which he does not get to do here. The stunning Rhatha Phongam from Only God Forgives also makes a decent femme fatale, but the overabundance of supporting characters and a political assassination plot weighs everything down as the film takes on more than it can handle. Why does it have to be so complicated? Man loses elephant. Man goes and retrieves it, end of story! RZA, together with his film The Man with the Iron Fist and self-proclaimed love of martial arts films, is forging a reputation to being a kung fu film staple. His casting as the villain is cashing in on that particular geek sheik. Atrocious acting aside, watching RZA sharing an on screen fight with Tony Jaa had me rolling my eyes. RZA movie fights just fine, but does anyone buy him gaining the upper hand on Ja? Speaking of which, Marresse Crump, who plays the lead henchman, is a great on screen fighter who can go toe-to-toe with Tony Jaa. The first fight between Crump and Jaa had me pumped, and their last fight on a train track was the type of creative set piece I was expecting to see. Both fighters are capable of more complicated choreography but the choreographers held back with their fight. The fights always seem to be over before the audience can properly enjoy them. The first Tom Yum Goong had a video game boss level-like approach with its action sequences that kept topping each other in terms of scale and insanity, which was made it entertaining and hilarious. There is nothing to that equivalent here. The best Prachya Pinkaew film is still Chocolate, as it had a neat creative angle and managed to incorporate its action in telling an emotional story coherently. Tom Yum Goong 2 just seems oddly distracted and unconfident about what it wants to be.

I give a 4 only for some serious deadly stunts done by real professional fighters. Other than that the whole movie is a waste of time. I think Tony Jaan has also gained some weight compared to his earlier movies. The roof motor cycle fight was way too lengthy and did not give any thrills. The fight in the warehouse in TYG first part was simply fantastic. There is no comparable fights in this movie. The twin sisters were good with their fights but nothing great to mention in detail about it. Jeeja Yanin was good as usual, but I think she is also completely wasted her talents in this movie. RZA, seriously why? There is only build up and no big effects. Sorry,but was very disappointed.

Yes, I disagree with most of the reviews here. It's Tony Jaa and I watch it for the action. The plot isn't much at all, but I didn't care because none of his movies have good plots. And I'm not complaining about the few moments of CGI....why does CGI explosions and fire bug anyone? The action scenes are mostly pretty great. I will agree that the motorcycle scene really did go on far too long. And no, Tony does not have the personality or charisma of Jackie Chan or even Donnie Yen. I did like the fights with Mareese Crump, especially on the train tracks, and with the girl who starred in Chocolate. If you are a fan of Tony Jaa and the Muye Thai that he can lay on someone, then you should see it. If you're looking for great acting, good script, and not even a shred of CGI, then look elsewhere. Overall, no, it's not as good as Ong Bak, but anyone who's a fan of Tony Jaa should welcome seeing him in anything.

I was expecting too much. but after i saw the movie i was very disappointed. same old story with very bad fighting choreograpy. And the Plot, How could you lost elephant twice?? The fighting is awful . I give 8 star for the first TYG. Tony jaa met a worthy opponent. like capoera master,wushu master and the 3 big guy. but in this movie he cant even beat the LC ( the black guy ) which i don't thing he has skill in martial art. The Motors Gang chasing in roof top ??? come on man. its make no make sense. What is the point of this stunt for? and yet the 3D effect arrrggghhh. who would expected watching tony jaa's movie in 3D? NO ONE!!!. if i wanted to watch fighting movie in 3D ,i would rather watched Resident evil. i wanted to watch pure combat fighting with natural stunts.natural move. no wire string no fake bomb just like ong back and TYG1. enough said If you fans of tony jaa.don't watch this movie. or you will as disappointed as me.

With Ong Bak and Tom Yum 1 (the first Protector) Tony Jaa exploded onto the scene with his ferocious fighting style, energy and choreography. In 2005 after Tom Yum 1 I really thought this guy is going to be up there with the best. The bar was raised. Fast forward 8 years and 2 Ong Bak sequel/prequels and now Tom Yum 2. Wow! How on earth could someone so talented screw up as much as this? O.k, so his next movie will be Fast and Furious 7 and I think he's doing a movie with Dolph (straight to DVD before it's made) so he's trying to break the American market. Good for him and I hope he does it. FF7 will bring some money in and surely there'll be a surge on old movies i.e Ong Bak and Tom Yum 1 but as far as longevity goes. Jaa is already past his best and according to IMDb he's only 37! Enough of the Jaa hate and onto the movie. Very simple . . . Tom Yum Goong (2005) . . . . . . . Terrible script, awful acting, awesome fight scenes which made you feel every hit. This movie and Ong Bak really raised the bar for fight scenes in movies. . . . in 2005 Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013) . . . . . Terrible script, awful acting, ridiculous use of 3D, awful green screen and the worse CGI I think I ever seen . . . ever. The fight scenes are boring and polluted by terrible FX. It really is a god awful movie. The Raid http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Raised the bar again for action movies and I was really hoping Tom Yum 2 would at least be on a level with it but it is an absolute joke. To compare the quality of action to the Raid would be a travesty but what I can say is Jackie Chan is 59 and he can move twice as fast as Jaa in this movie. Really, really, really . . . .it's a joke. Jaa is there for the bucks. I feel sorry for RZA who loves this genre but constantly turns up in these terrible movies. Don't think QT will endorse this one, even M-150 and MaMa noodles didn't which was so blatant in the first. Easily the worst movie of 2013 bar none.

Finally saw TYG 2. I have to say this is the worst tony Jaa film so far.Not one bit because of Jaa but entirely due to its director Prachya Pinkaew. Cant believe he blew such a great opportunity after giving us Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong.The basic plot is more or less the same as TYG 1 so no point in wasting time in talking about it.Lets get straight to the action.I don't understand this need to go on broad canvas and ruin the kind of films that you stood for.(Raid 2 looks to be going the same route from the last 2 promos). There are several scenes were there was such a huge opportunity to choreograph a great fight scene but the director simply ruined it by his sudden obsession with wire work and poor CGI. The biggest irritation for me was to see the director desperately trying to pass off Mareese Crump as this newest greatest martial artist on the block. Watch him just for 2 minutes and you realise its all a farce. Crump is not 1/10th as good as Prachya thinks he is.All his fight scenes with Jaa are poorly choreographed in an attempt to make Crump look good. You can clearly see Jaa has been asked to go half -speed and cut down on his moves to make it look like an even contest and it is all the more disbelieving that someone as novice in Capoeira as Crump can match upto Jaa when we have already seen how convincingly he took on the much superior Capoeira fighter Lateef Crowder in TYG1.The only scenes choreographed well are the ones that do not involve Crump , most definitely the one in the hotel room where an unarmed Jaa fights several armed men. Its a pretty short scene but expertly choreographed and such 1-2 scenes give glimpses of the Tony Jaa we know.Sadly the director had other ideas. Jeeja Yanin is wasted and most of her stunts have wire work. Less said about RZA the better.This one needed a villain who could match up to the level of Jaa , someone like Scott Adkins perhaps.Tony Jaa has admittedly slowed down and looks a bit overweight than his usual lean self. age is catching up.I know Fast and furious is a crap series but i am hoping to b surprised by Jaa's outing in it. Hope they utilize his potential.

I have been on the edge of my seat waiting to see this movie - biggest movie let down of my life. Everything that made Tom Yum Goong excellent was completely absent in this sequel. We all loved the 4 minute, one cut sequence inside the restaurant in TYG - the longest fight scene cut in this movie is about 4 seconds. All fight scenes are filmed close up and have been clearly cut together in the cutting room. In most fight scenes, you either see the top part of their bodies or the bottom half as the camera is zoomed in too much, scenes change to quickly - so its irritating to watch. Stunts? All replaced with CGI and tonnes of wire work. I would comment that the CGI is of poor quality, but I am still annoyed that the stunts/fight scenes used them in the first place. I didn't see this film in 3D, but it's obvious that some of the pointless (CGI) action sequences were just to give that 3D experience of broken pieces flying towards you. Storyline? Terrible, but to be honest I didn't care before I watched the movie, I just wanted to see the action. Only spoiler I will mention... At the end of the movie, RZA apparently the an equally skilled fighter to Tony Jaa - I guess I've said enough.