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.

Ong Bak 2 องค์บาก 2 (2008) Thai

Tony Jaa, Nirut Sirichanya, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang 

Movie rating: 7/10     Neck score: A

Muay Thai and Kung Fu equals awesome.  While it's a little hard to follow, maybe because I was attempting to multitask at the time because I was so busy, if you pay attention it's not too bad.  Also it has a cliff hanger ending that makes you think that he dies, but there is an Ong Bak 3, which I haven't gotten around to yet, so you just need to watch both.  But the fights are so good in this one.  He wrestles a crocodile at one point, which is scary and cool.  And Tony Jaa just knows so many different styles of martial arts.  Also, he's not bad to look at at all.  So the hardest parts to understand are the weird parts with like magic or something creepy that I just don't get yet.  But, like I said, I had to multitask, which doesn't really work with shows that have subtitles, so I will probably watch this again before I watch the sequel, because it's worth it.