Ong-Bak Hits DVD in France October 7th. Has Besson Gone Back to the Original Cut?
The incredible Thai martial arts film Ong-Bak will be hitting DVD in France October 7th. This is the first edition of the film to appear outside of Asia, and for a moment I entertained the possibility that it might also be the first legal edition to include English subtitles, but alas, it doesn't. There's not much in the way of specs announced so far, but what has been announced so far can be found here. Note that running time: 105 minutes. That's the run time listed on my less-than-authorized, uncut version which raises the interesting question of whether Besson has gone back to the original version of the film for the DVD release. I certainly wouldn't object to that.
And why should you care about any of this ... hoo boy ... Tony Jaa will be the next major international action star. The man can do insane things. But don't take my word for it. Head to the official French site here and check the trailer and Making Of footage. Not sure how long that Making Of stuff has been there but it is sweeeeeeet ...
Ong-Bak will be hitting North American screens in November. And if that stuff tweaked your interest you really should check out the trailer for Born To Fight - the new film from the same director / action choreographer combo. Yummy.
