Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior องค์บาก (2003) Thai

Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Chattapong Pantana-Angkul

Movie rating: 8/10     Neck score: A

I don't remember why I watched Ong Bak 2 before the first one, but I think it had something to do with my little brother thinking the first one might be too violent for me... and then we watched Ahjussi together, haha. I actually liked Ong Bak better because it was easier to follow and had some really great fight scenes. It is about a righteous village dude who goes to Bangkok to get the head of Ong Bak, the village's Buddha statue, back after it gets stolen by some thug from a gang. All he wants is Ong Bak's head, but naturally it becomes something much bigger than that, requiring him to use his awesome Muay Thai skills to defeat all the gang members.