If you enjoy watching people get hit, then you’re probably a fan of Tony Jaa. Thanks to there not really being any new or good martial arts stars, Tony has become the go-to guy for fisticuffs. After recently making ONG BAK 2, he’s broken the mold by making a trilogy as evidenced by this teaser for ONG BAK 3. Way to be different Tony.
After a few very positive “articles” in a row, I should have known that a turd was going to eventually float up the bowl. And lo and behold, here it is. The movie may not suck, but that was one of the worst trailers I’ve ever seen for a martial arts movie. The opening part where it explains his motives and shows the effeminate villain is pretty good, but once it actually starts showing fights, it is awful. None of the moves that are shown are interesting (possible exception being the elephant swing, but all credit for that has to go to the elephant) or powerful looking, the stages are bland and the sound effects were…I can’t even believe what I heard. EVERYTHING USED THE SAME SOUND EFFECT! EVERYTHING! All the punches, kicks, knees, bodies hitting elephants, bodies hitting the ground and even the damn words falling onto the title cards! Thud, thud, thud, thud; geez guys, branch out a little bit; try breaking celery in half. I know it’s just a teaser and that audio will (hopefully) change, but really, if that’s what you’re going to put in front of people to get them excited for your movie you must not think very highly of your audience or you just don’t give a crap.