Underground Fighting films (Film Guide): Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Never Back Down, Bloodsport, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 23. Chapters: Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Never Back Down, Bloodsport, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, Undisputed III: Redemption, Unleashed, Lionheart, Blood and Bone, Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, Gladiator, The Quest, Fatal Contact, Fighting, Damage, Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite, Confessions of a Pit Fighter, Best of the Best 2, Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite, Bloodsport III, The King of the Kickboxers, Cage, Never Back Down 2, Red Canvas, Never Surrender. Excerpt: Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (Thai: ), also known in the United States as Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior is a 2003 Thai action film. It was directed by Prachya Pinkaew, featured stunt choreography by Panna Rittikrai and starred Tony Jaa. Ong-Bak proved to be Jaa's breakout film, with the actor hailed internationally as the next major martial-arts star. Jaa went on to star in Tom-Yum-Goong (called The Protector in the US and Warrior King in the UK) and directed a sequel to Ong-Bak, Ong-Bak 2. In Ban Nong Pradu, a rural village in northeastern Thailand, villagers covered in mud climb a tree. Ting, the village's best athlete, grabs the flag at the top and descends, deftly avoiding the other climbers. A few days before a local celebration, a group arrive from Bangkok and ask the caretaker to sell a statue to them. They are refused. Ting is appointed by the local monk. Though extremely skilled in muay Thai, as he demonstrates for Mao ("Uncle Drunk" in Thai), he has vowed he will not use it for personal gain. It is a poor village - The village's most prized possession is an ancient Buddha image, named Ong-Bak. During the night, Ting's Uncle stumbles into the temple. He witnesses and yells at intruders but is knocked out with a piece of wood. He awakes to find the statue's head missing. The villagers are worried. Ting promises to recover it. The vill...