What a disappointment the two Ong Bak "sequels" have become. In my opinion, the first one is one of the best martial arts movies of all time. Part 2 wasn't even close to being as good as the original and now Part 3 manages to travel even further down the spectrum. Tony Jaa has one fight scene in the first hour of the movie. That's right....ONE fight scene! And just like the other fights in the movie, it's really nothing special. The Crow guy from part 2 is back and actually has the best fight scene in the movie but even that is hampered by obvious wire work. The showdown between he and Jaa ranks as one of the biggest disappointments of all time. I expected way more from these two great martial artists. The entire film contains too much slow motion, not enough action, too many scenes that drag on forever, too many scenes that make no sense, and most importantly, not enough of Tony Jaa doing what he does best. I don't know what "style" he uses for the second half of the movie but to me it looks like what I see orangutans doing at the zoo. I don't know why his character abandons all the styles he learned in part 2 but then again, nothing else makes sense either. Like when after an hour of pretty much nothing, an action scene has finally happened, only it didn't because the movie rewinds itself to take it away. I wish I could do the same.
Review of Ong Bak 3
