Paul Walker’s final Fast and the Furious franchise due to his untimely death, who died during production, and caused the creative team to decide whether to work a way around that, or scrap the film entirely. Obviously, they worked around it, and the film itself is a huge action film that also gives Walker’s character,…
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The Protector 2 (2013) – Prachya Pinkaew
The stunts and actions are bigger and louder this time around as Kham’s (Tony Jaa) loses his elephant again. Actually it’s stolen from him and he ends up in a fight club of sorts, run by L.C. (RZA). But for the most part, the further along you get into the film, the less sense…
Ong Bak (2003) – Prachya Pinkaew
101 Action Movies allowed me to take another look at this fantastic Thai martial arts film, showcasing the amazing fighting style of Muay Thai. Working with the simplest of stories, it merely serves as a jumping off point for some jaw-dropping fight sequences that use absolutely no computer generated engancements. It’s all real, in fact,…
The Mind Reels 