The Protector [Blu-ray]

Seriously. Badass movie.

alot of action that was what was so good about the movie check it out.

I have heard that Tony Jaa wanted to do Kung Fu movies his whole life, but never realized that they used wires for the "flying" stunts. While that story is questionable at best, it makes sense with some of the stunts in this film.Have you ever wanted to see a guy long jump 20 feet to knee a guy in the chest?Have you ever wanted to see a guy kick a guy out of a helicopter, while standing on the ground?Have you ever wanted to see the longest one take, continuous fight scene in movie history (its over 3 minutes)?Have you ever wanted to see a movie featuring a trans woman, playing a trans woman, as a character that is treated no differently because of it?Do you like elephants? (Probably not as much as Ong Bak)Do you wanna see an action movie that also somehow captures a good amount of Thai culture?If you answered "no" to any of those questions, who hurt you? Why don't you like fun?Pros: See list above.Cons: A skippable and gratuitous mud bath scene, if you don't like kung fu movies the pacing and plot will seem silly, you might be the person who said no to any of the above questions

PLOT IS FAIR . . . CINEMATOGRAPHY IS FAIR . . . ACTING IS FAIR . . . DIALOGUE IS REMEDIAL! NEVER THE LESS, I LIKED THISMOVIE!! IT IS FULLY ACTION PACKED FROM BEGINNING TO END. A SUBSTANTIAL MALAYSIAN ARTISTIC EFFORT! THE TWOTHINGS THAT I DIDN'T LIKE ARE RATHER MINOR: 1) THIS MOVIE IS A REMAKE OF A MOVIE THAT I SAW WHILE OVERSEAS IN THEARMY DURING THE 1970's. THE ORIGINAL MOVIE, (I'M SORRY BUT I CAN'T RECALL THE TITLE NOR ACTORS), IN "TECHNICOLOR"NO DOUBT, SEEMED CENTERED IN ASIA, PARTICULARLY THAILAND, AND MAINTAINED A WHOLESOME ASIAN THEMETHROUGHOUT ITS BODY AND CONTENT. THERE WAS NO NEED TO PAN OVER TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA AND DISPLAY THESQUALOR, CORRUPTION AND RUTHLESSNESS OF URBAN SOCIETY AND ENTWINE THAT MALAISE WITH A PRISTINE, NAIVE,RURAL THAI VILLAGE. A MAJOR SCREENWRITING FAUX PAS. PATENTLY UNNECESSARY, AND CERTAINLY DEVISED TOAPPEAL TO BOTH GENRES. IF THAT SCREENWRITER WAS IN AMERICA , HE WOULD BE EATING IN THE SOUP LINE!2) THE SCENES SHOT OVER IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA UTILIZE THE MOST BLAND, BRAND X, C MINUS ACTORS EVER AGGREGATED. THE GRUNTS AND GROANS OF THESE BUFFOONS IS ALMOST HILARIOUS! FOR THIS BOO-BOO EVERYONESHARES SOME BLAME . . . FROM THE PRODUCER ON DOWN TO THE AUSTRALIAN SCREEN ACTORS GUILD! WHAT A SHAME!!IN BRIEF, I HONESTLY FEEL THIS MOVIE IN INDEED WORTH YOUR TIME & POCKET CHANGE. BUT THE 21st CENTURY STANDARDS EVIDENCED BY QUALITY CHINESE, JAPANESE AND VIETNAMESE MOVIEMAKERS ARE ABSENT HERE!

good action film. its mostly straight to the point with a simple goal. watch Ong-Bak if you like this movie

The incredible Thai martial artist Tony Jaa deserves a 5 star rating. He's like a violent version of Buster Keaton on steroids....and he carries the movie which overall had story, continuity and editing problems which could have been solved if Sammo Hung or Jackie Chan produced and directed it...giving more logic and reason to the flow of scenes....unless this movie is supposed to be a comic bookish dream of a great martial artist floating in and out of his imagination trying to concoct a story that makes sense in a loosely knit surreal sloppy narrative whose sole purpose is for him to be super hero. This would have been a great Ang Lee project....Personally, excessive cruel over the top violence that is over done is numbing, sick and bad negative energy for the mind and soul. It may be a crowd pleaser but it is ugly, stupid, simple minded toxic trash. This Tony Jaa should be produced and guided by a mentor like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung or Jet Li.....Nonetheless his Thai mixed martial arts style is amazing and some of the fight scenes are on the level of Cirque de Soleil physical prowess... . death and gravity defying. Tony Jaa and his stunt crew are real busters !!! And the crazy little child in me digs their gig...in small doses.

Typical Tony Jaa movie...Great martial arts....but violent

Put simply: AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!The action and stunt choreography will have your head spinning, so much that you may forget to notice the top-notch soundtrack and gorgeous cinematography, and the fact that all of the cast members deliver strong performances (a rarity in action films).The Protector is not only a riveting action film, it is also beautiful, with spirituality, humanity and respect for nature at its core. Even those who are not fans of action movies will be amazed at what they're seeing (no wires, no CGI, just pure human talent), and action fans will get such a charge that they may need to be put outside for a few hours afterward.THE DVD EXTRAS ARE PLENTIFUL AND THEY ARE TOP-NOTCH!!! Don't miss them.This is like no martial arts movie you've ever seen. Tony Jaa and Prachya Pinkaew have done the world a favor by bringing the unique, spectacular (and, as often noted, brutal) Mui Thai kickboxing style to the screen. It's not enough to say that the bar has been raised. It's been kicked through the ceiling. If you are a fan of fighting movies, your absolutely cannot miss this one. Your jaw will drop, your eyes will pop out and you will howl with disbelief. Reviewers criticizing this movie for senseless violence need to go soak their heads and check what planet they're on. Of course it's violent!!! It's a marial arts film!!! Were you expecting Ralph Macchio? This is the real deal.I love Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, but I promise, you've never seen anything like this. Tony Jaa is the future of martial arts cinema.

Un buon film con tanti colpi di arti marziali, non ci si annoia

Some people didn’t like the subtitles in the beginning and didn’t give the movie a chance

If you are looking to get the best out of Tony Jaa's movie: The Protector/Tom Yum Goon/Warrior King.DON'T BUY THIS DVD EDITION!I have just placed an order on it, read the first reviewers details on this movie and found out what I'll be in for. I don't know if this version is even better than my owned Warrior King 2 disc edition (2006 made).But this is only 1 disc! Sure it's a 2007 made, but it's 1 disc.The 2 disc version is available at Amazon.com, get it from there instead. I don't know why they are using the 2 disc picture, but check the dvd details, you'll see it only contains 1 disc.I'll try and cancel the placed order I did, if I can't and arrives as a 1 disc, I'll sell it.If it arrives as a 2disc, I'll update this review.To the previous reviewer (second reviewer). You deserve it! How can you just buy a movie of an artist without searching the details on the net or looking at imdb!??? The protector and you thought it was a new movie?:/

One of the best fighting movies of all time with actors doing all their own stunts/no wires, ect. Tony Jaa proves himself to be extremely versatile in terms of martial art knowledge. Ong Bak, The Raid 2 and The protector stand among the best action movies of all time. This deluxe edition also features both the American and authentic thai verison. The thai version is uncut and features 20+ minutes of movie, thai instead of weird english dub, and the classic soundtrack that was meant for the movie. A++

Very good movie