tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post2113060183041776651..comments2024-03-21T19:03:19.133-04:00Comments on Where there had been darkness...: Movie Review: Ong-Bak: Muay Thai WarriorJugularjoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-37916164627974026742015-08-03T20:33:58.124-04:002015-08-03T20:33:58.124-04:00If I knew somebody would actually be reading this ...If I knew somebody would actually be reading this post, I would have done a better job on it :) <br /><br />The movie has no pretensions to be anything other than what it is, and I found brilliant. Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-7693806924080940882015-08-03T10:36:30.265-04:002015-08-03T10:36:30.265-04:00Yeah, I have to agree about training vs. streets s...Yeah, I have to agree about training vs. streets smarts. I think a reverence for classical training is more often seen in Asian action films than Western ones. I recall the low-budget debut Ang Lee film "Pushing Hands," in which an old man from China comes to the U.S. and brings his tai-chi moves with him. In one scene, we see that the full might of the NYC police force can't move him from his place of work if he doesn't want to go:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDzNML7NgM8Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506168142895896371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-80938670504677239902015-08-03T09:17:55.380-04:002015-08-03T09:17:55.380-04:00added to netflix queue! Can't wait until laund...added to netflix queue! Can't wait until laundry day comes around againZeke Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204619767034040218noreply@blogger.com