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Epicurus.com - The Protector (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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List Price: $14.95
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Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing, Nathan Jones
Directed By: Prachya Pinkaew
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019797122
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Weinstein Company
Manufacturer: Weinstein Company
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-01-16
Running Time: 194
Studio: Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-09-08
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Editorial Reviews:
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Thai martial arts virtuoso Tony Jaa stars as Kham, who travels to Australia to take on a gang and rescue a kidnapped elephant.
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Summary: The REAL deal
Comment: I don't know what can be said that hasn't been already. Explosive, fast-paced, and mind-bending stunts. Tony is the real deal. Born and raised in a rural area of Thailand, he is not someone who was brought up in the spot light. In fact, the story of The Protector actually has some roots in his own family history. Black Belt magazine did a great 2 part article on Tony, and he has a facinating story. But I digress... This film is amazing on many levels. Not just the ridiculous (in a good way)coreography, but the diversity in the fights. It is all different. From a fight with huge, hulking wrestler types, to the acrobatic wu-shu fighter, to taking on a room of 30 attackers. He transitions seamlessly, and breath-takingly (and I don't even think breath-takingly is a real term). This will impress you even if you are not a big martial arts fan.
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Summary: Great Movie
Comment: I was hesitant to watch this at first, as Quentin Tarrintino rarely makes a movie I can stand from start to finish, however I soon found out that this is NOT a Tarrintino movie, he is just presenting it to help it be seen around the world.
The story is about a man from Thailand who is raised on martial arts and with elephants. Th eelephants are not pets, they are like his family, in which he does refer to them as his brothers.
They take the elephents to two elephants to town one day, and the 2 elephants are kidnapped and taken to Australia by the bad guys. The guys father is killed, so he goes to Australia to find his elephants.
It may not sound like much of a plot, but the action and martial arts in this movie would leave Jackie Chan speechless. There are no wires, no blue screen, and no fake stunts here, everything you see is really happening from the actor (physical anyway, not explosions and an elephant walking down Sydney tho)
Overall I can't say much other then this was a pleasant surprise to find. I'm not much into martial arts films, but this one certainly is like no other. It has it's kind of lame moments, but what movie doesn't, i'd highly recommend anyone even slightly interested here to at least rent this film and check it out.
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Summary: Not for cgi action fans
Comment: Let me begin by saying the International version(disc 2) of the Protector is far superior to the US theatrical version.The story is arranged more coherently and it sounds more natural to hear the characters speak their native thai language.The action has to be seen to be believed;flips off walls,battles with 100 or more villains on bikes and the restaurant hidden stairway scene is just classic.Ive never seen a scene like it in a martial arts movie(It rewrites the book in my opinion).Sorry no wires,cgi, or unneccessary explosions here.Therefore the viewer can feel like he/she is watching a real action movie and not a video game.A lot of narrow minded people(brainwashed by Hollywood remakes)bash the plot of this movie having to do with finding a pet elephant.I know they'll be mad at me for my writing,but if they would take time and expand their tiny minds and read a book or learn about other culture besides reality tv and Britney Spears, they would understand the plot.In the country of Thailand,elephants are sacred and frequently kept as pets. So if someone stole your rottweiler you would want rip them a new hole right? Here you get more fight sequences than Ong-Bak with a very brutal(every punch,elbow,or knee in this movie is thrown with intent to kill) and ancient style of Muy-Thai.Besides the action this movie has beautiful cinematography and intriguing set pieces.I believe a person has to really appreciate how dangerous all of the stunts in this movie,at any point someones life could have been tragically ended.Tony Jaa actually hits the villains in this movie,vice-versa and all of this is done to give the viewer the feeling they are watching real fight/chase sequences.I wont spoil the plot,simply put as good as it gets for action movies.
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Summary: Stupid Martial Arts Movie - Still love Tony Jaa
Comment: This was movie was so ridiculous, I'm not even sure where to start. I was a HUGE fan of the "Thai Warrior" movie, and was really excited to get this. This was bad, and I mean really bad. If you like Tony Jaa, don't bother.
In the first place, he loses his elephant. Now, I don't mean it runs away or anything. I mean, it's STANDING NEXT TO HIM at a martial arts show, and it wanders off on it's own. It's made even more ridiculous by the fact that he JUST BOUGHT a bell for it and had just hung it around it's neck.
Tony Jaa is amazing, I mean just amazing. But this movie just seems like set-ups for his aerial work, and some fighting. My friends and I laughed all the way through this, but it's a wearying effort even then. Pass this one up for sure
Customer Rating:
Summary: He's a baaaaaaaaaad man
Comment: if you like a story about honor and duty where the guy goes around breaking people this movie is for you. it's almost unbelievable what he does in this movie, then you rember that it's Tony Jaa.
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