Born to Fight
by Panna Rittikrai
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Actor: Dan Chupong, Nappon Gomarachun, Piyapong Piew-on, Santisuk Promsiri, Somrak KhamsingDirector: Panna Rittikrai
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Dragon Dynasty
Movie Reviews of Born to Fight
Movie Review: some amazing stunts keep this from being a total bomb
Summary: 2 Stars
This flick starts well enough: In Thailand, an undercover cop (Dan Chupong, "Dynamite Warrior") busts a drug kingpin and loses his friend and partner in the process. While lamenting, he decides to accompany his gymnast sister, and some other athletes, to an economically-challenged village for a charity event. While there, a group of paramilitary terrorists take over the village, kill large amounts of its residents, and demand the release of the dude that Chupong just put away. Eventually realizing that they will all be killed, the villagers unite to try and overthrow their captors, completely ignoring their impulses toward the Stockholm Syndrome.
Now if there are good fights and stunts, I can usually handle stupid. The final 3rd of the movie is ALL action... and couldn't be more boring. Nearly 30 minutes of face kicking, gun fighting, explosions, and vehicle crashes, 97% of which is in slow-motion, accompanied by guitar-tinged music ripped off from "The Matrix". I guess it wasn't enough to dispense with what little logic it had left. I'd be a liar if I said that there aren't moments of "ooh...ahhh...", but its so ridiculous, and ridiculously done that nearly all entertainment value is jettisoned.
This is easily the worst film I've seen that Dragon Dynasty has released, though I have yet to catch "Dragon Heat" and "Dog Bite Dog". I've heard (from sources I trust) that those are even worse. Be that as it is, I love Dragon Dynasty, and for what they've done with Asian cinema for us North American fans, I'll always be grateful.
Picture quality is widescreen and excellent, as we've come to expect from DD. In Thai with optional English dub. Subtitles in English or Spanish. If this is available in the cheapo-rental section of your local video hut, it may be worth a glance. Again, there are some VERY impressive stunts, just not enough to make a good movie out of.
Summary of Born to Fight
Packed with bone-crunching action and death-defying stunts, Born to Fight is another awesome extravaganza from the Thai action masters who created the worldwide hits Ong-Bak and The Protector. While those two previous films were dazzling showcases for Thai action superstar Tony Jaa, Born to Fight shines the spotlight on Dan Chupong, earning top billing after studying Thai martial arts with Jaa and director Panna Rittikrai, the veteran Thai stunt-master who mentored both Jaa and Chupong to stardom. Under Rittikrai's no-holds-barred direction, Chupong plays Deaw, an elite undercover cop who takes a break after the costly arrest of a drug-cartel kingpin to attend a charity event with his sister Nui (Tae Kwon Do champion Kessarin Ektawatkul) in a remote, impoverished village. When the entire village is held hostage by a siege of terrorists with a nuclear missile aimed at Bangkok, Deaw unites the village in a bold act of defiance, and Born to Fight's simple plot kicks into overdrive with some of the most astonishing and genuinely life-threatening stunts ever filmed. And while Born to Fight was not a hit when released in Thailand in 2004 (and only later gained an international audience), the amazing cast offers an abundance of charisma and skill to compensate for the overly familiar plot.The patriotic retaliation against terrorists includes combatants of all ages and abilities, from the fiercely compact Sasisa Jindamanee (junior champion of Thai kick boxing) to an elderly man and even a one-legged villager who does his part for king and country. And consider this lineup of diversely skilled performers: Nantaway Wongwanichislip (Asian champion rugby player); Piyapong Piew-On (Thai football superstar); Rattaporn Khemthong (Thai gymnastic team star); Suebsak Pansueb (from the Thai Sepak Takraw team); and Amornthep Waewsang and Somrak Khamsing (Olympic gold medalists in gymnastics and boxing, respectively). As a squadron of fearless daredevils, this remarkable cast employs every imaginable technique to conquer their captors. With an opening action sequence that must be seen to be believed, Born to Fight may be far-fetched at times, but the stunts are so insanely impressive that they make this a must-see film for action fans around the world. Only one question remains: Can anyone top this film without getting killed in the process? --Jeff Shannon
On the DVDs
Dragon Dynasty has done a terrific job with its two-disc Ultimate Edition of Born to Fight. Disc 1 features the film itself, beautifully presented in Thai with an optional English-dubbed soundtrack and optional English and Spanish subtitles. Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan provides the feature-length commentary, offering humorous observations and insight about Thai action cinema and its gradual evolution toward a national identity, distinct from the influence of Hong Kong action thrillers. Disc 2 includes a 65-minute "making of" documentary, featuring extensive interviews with the producer, director, and principal cast of Born to Fight, and a shorter, 5-minute featurette promoting the film's diverse cast of athletically skilled performers. The film's original Thai theatrical trailer and U.S. promotional trailer are also included. --Jeff Shannon
(Action) Daew is a cop who has nailed the evil gunrunner General Yang but his partner is killed in this case and Daew becomes depressed. To cheer him up his sister invites him to join her and some friends at a small village to give food and toys to the villagers. What starts out as a trip to help people turns into a nightmare when Yang's men arrive at the village and take over demanding the release of Yang or a nuclear missile will hit Bangkok. It's up to Daew and friends to stop them before it's too late. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SPORTS/GAMES/MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Rating: NR UPC: 796019797030 Manufacturer No: 79703
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