Showed this to some friends.

You gotta have something to live for. :)

conversation had while reading a text consisting entirely of emojis: "Oh my God!" "What is it?" "The girl has leukemia! Only the phone's owner can save her. It'd be great if he can go to Thailand." "You understand???" "You bet!"

Showed this to some friends.

You gotta have something to live for. :)

conversation had while reading a text consisting entirely of emojis: "Oh my God!" "What is it?" "The girl has leukemia! Only the phone's owner can save her. It'd be great if he can go to Thailand." "You understand???" "You bet!"

Oh, man, this movie has really got it. A perfect dramatic background filled with tragedy and heartache, for one, something the first film lacked. But this movie's crime element is also infinitely more developed, the dramatic situations are more suspenseful and complex, the cinematography is amazing, the composition is amazing, the action is both more consistent and more consistently delivered, with pacing that's effective all the way throughout, and arguably the action hits a higher peak in this film as well, especially in terms of its integration into the narrative, being filled with the sort of physical/philosophical intrigue which animated the knife fight in the first SPL. In a bit of wish fulfillment for people who watched the first film, there's even a dramatic blockbuster save for the guy who gets kicked out the window.

A frickin transcendent achievement no matter how you cut it.

"Hope. You won't get it every day."

alt. quote: "I'll never forget the way the wolf looked at me."

Oh, man, this movie has really got it. A perfect dramatic background filled with tragedy and heartache, for one, something the first film lacked. But this movie's crime element is also infinitely more developed, the dramatic situations are more suspenseful and complex, the cinematography is amazing, the composition is amazing, the action is both more consistent and more consistently delivered, with pacing that's effective all the way throughout, and arguably the action hits a higher peak in this film as well, especially in terms of its integration into the narrative, being filled with the sort of physical/philosophical intrigue which animated the knife fight in the first SPL. In a bit of wish fulfillment for people who watched the first film, there's even a dramatic blockbuster save for the guy who gets kicked out the window.

A frickin transcendent achievement no matter how you cut it.

"Hope. You won't get it every day."

alt. quote: "I'll never forget the way the wolf looked at me."

there are a lot of people giving emphasis on the fight sequences and how great they are. yes, it’s like a beautiful symphony of bones cracking and blood splashing. with the choreography of different martial arts clashing and falling in love with the cinematography to create a strikingly violent and blissful experience. not only highlighting the strikes as just bland but giving the punches and kicks a story and character. declaring the differences between how the body is a controllable and uncontrollable weapon.

although the action sequences are a treat to see, i personally don’t think that it’s the best aspect of this film. it’s the film’s emotional core when it interlocks three different subplots together. having all three stories be a part of the same story, each of them giving the sense of different depictions of dishonesty, moral struggle, and confusion. playing with the length of each emotion and switching constantly, you could be between an empathetic state and angering state five times in the span of 35 mins. the structure is very conflictive yet effective to getting the proper response from the audience.

dealing with familial abuse due to greed, the selfish nature of clinging onto life and not appreciating the world around you. as well as a father’s struggle to stay calm and collected in a world filled with deceit and cruelty while dealing with personal life issues. and a cop whose job pushes him to slowly endanger his life unsympathetically without any support. all of these stories jumbled together to create the wildest rollercoaster.

i almost cried watching this film and at the same time was hyped at the action. tony jaa making muay thai look way cooler than it is, we need him in more hong kong projects. tony jaa is the reason i don’t truly believe in the iko uwais hype.

there are a lot of people giving emphasis on the fight sequences and how great they are. yes, it’s like a beautiful symphony of bones cracking and blood splashing. with the choreography of different martial arts clashing and falling in love with the cinematography to create a strikingly violent and blissful experience. not only highlighting the strikes as just bland but giving the punches and kicks a story and character. declaring the differences between how the body is a controllable and uncontrollable weapon.

although the action sequences are a treat to see, i personally don’t think that it’s the best aspect of this film. it’s the film’s emotional core when it interlocks three different subplots together. having all three stories be a part of the same story, each of them giving the sense of different depictions of dishonesty, moral struggle, and confusion. playing with the length of each emotion and switching constantly, you could be between an empathetic state and angering state five times in the span of 35 mins. the structure is very conflictive yet effective to getting the proper response from the audience.

dealing with familial abuse due to greed, the selfish nature of clinging onto life and not appreciating the world around you. as well as a father’s struggle to stay calm and collected in a world filled with deceit and cruelty while dealing with personal life issues. and a cop whose job pushes him to slowly endanger his life unsympathetically without any support. all of these stories jumbled together to create the wildest rollercoaster.

i almost cried watching this film and at the same time was hyped at the action. tony jaa making muay thai look way cooler than it is, we need him in more hong kong projects. tony jaa is the reason i don’t truly believe in the iko uwais hype.

Good fight sequences but too convoluted and trying to hard with the (very far fetched) story.

Good fight sequences but too convoluted and trying to hard with the (very far fetched) story.

So you want an action movie with a ton of moving parts with action that is both crazy and nonsensical but has the fantastic motion of a concert piece with thousands of orchestral sounds all working harmoniously this is the film for you.

This movie has an uber complex plot but don't let that distract you because it all comes together making for a clear, succinct picture that feels like putting together a thousand piece puzzle. With multiple characters coming and going and many personalities to juggle around seems like a difficult task - and it is. This isn't an easy thing to do, a lot of stories fail in this department because there are so many things to focus on. Many of them being finding what the motivation and interaction with their characters should be and how are they going to move in and out of the story to make a significant impact. Kill Zone 2 on the other end of this makes use of the multiple locations to help create a spanning interweaving story. All the characters in Kill Zone 2 have clear motivation with nothing to be confused about. It's consistent with character personality and their motivations.

The main thing people talk about this film for is the action. This has the legend Tony Jaa, whom I'm the most familiar with in the cast, but everyone here has great scenes of action. Each of the character fighting styles reflect who they are and how they access their combative situation. It's little touches like that help make the characters stand out more from one another. There are amazing sequences in the film with the camera on a crane moving around the set capturing all the chaos. This is most prevalent in the prison riot scene with main characters moving around the set fighting off hordes of people to get to where they need to go. All of it is impressive filmmaking, not just action filmmaking because it is a tedious effort to make sure everyone is in frame and conducting the action as rehearsed.

This is a must watch for those looking to escape into an action flick with plenty of fights and great characters.

So you want an action movie with a ton of moving parts with action that is both crazy and nonsensical but has the fantastic motion of a concert piece with thousands of orchestral sounds all working harmoniously this is the film for you.

This movie has an uber complex plot but don't let that distract you because it all comes together making for a clear, succinct picture that feels like putting together a thousand piece puzzle. With multiple characters coming and going and many personalities to juggle around seems like a difficult task - and it is. This isn't an easy thing to do, a lot of stories fail in this department because there are so many things to focus on. Many of them being finding what the motivation and interaction with their characters should be and how are they going to move in and out of the story to make a significant impact. Kill Zone 2 on the other end of this makes use of the multiple locations to help create a spanning interweaving story. All the characters in Kill Zone 2 have clear motivation with nothing to be confused about. It's consistent with character personality and their motivations.

The main thing people talk about this film for is the action. This has the legend Tony Jaa, whom I'm the most familiar with in the cast, but everyone here has great scenes of action. Each of the character fighting styles reflect who they are and how they access their combative situation. It's little touches like that help make the characters stand out more from one another. There are amazing sequences in the film with the camera on a crane moving around the set capturing all the chaos. This is most prevalent in the prison riot scene with main characters moving around the set fighting off hordes of people to get to where they need to go. All of it is impressive filmmaking, not just action filmmaking because it is a tedious effort to make sure everyone is in frame and conducting the action as rehearsed.

This is a must watch for those looking to escape into an action flick with plenty of fights and great characters.