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Live in Chicago? Wanna see martial arts master Tony Jaa in ONG BAK 2? Capone has the details!!!
Hey everyone. Capone in Austin here, but I haven't forgotten my awesome friends in the Windy City. I can't even begin to tell you how many great ideas I'm getting for future Chicago screenings at Fantastic Fest. It overwhelms the brain. In the mean time, here's an excellent opportunity for Chicago-area peeps.
So if the headline for this story makes you a little giddy, I'm going to guess that you've seen the original ONG BAK, starring the incomparable Thai martial arts superstar Tony Jaa. And if you've seen it once, you've probably watched it several times, shown it to friends, hosted screenings of it at your home to make sure that everyone you knew caught Jaa fever, and have been salivating at the thought of a return to ONG BAK's elephant-worshipping world of CGI-less action and a culture most Americans are unfamiliar with. So, yeah, we're having the exclusive Ain't It Cool Chicago screening of ONG BAK 2, which I first saw at SXSW in March. The film has a slightly different--dare I say more spiritual--vibe than the first, and if I remember correctly is more of a prequel experience that really isn't connected to the first film plot-wise. And I think it's safe to say that if you haven't seen the first one, you won't be lost watching ONG BAK 2, but go see the first one immediately because it rocks as well as rolls. And of course Tony Jaa is still at the center of the new film, and that's what we all care about the most.
This AICN screening of ONG BAK 2 takes place Monday, October 5 at 7:00pm at a theater in Chicago (the exact location will only be given to contest winners). We've got a couple hundreds seats to fill, so let me tell you how to snatch up one or two of them.
Here's how to secure a pass good for you and one guest: Send me an email at capone@aintitcoolmail.com with the subject line "ONG BAK IS BACK!". In the body of the email, I need your Name, whether or not you're bringing a Guest (guests' names are not required), and the answer to the following question (read carefully): What is your favorite martial arts film and why?
Keep your question BRIEF--limit your answers to 50 words or less (no matter how tempted you are to go over the limit). Winners will receive an email from me later this weekend.
Please keep in mind that if you win, you will still need to arrive early to the screening if you want a decent seat. Although this is an AICN event, we're going to overbook it slightly to make sure we have a full house. And for God's sakes, if there's even the slightest chance you'll have to back out of attending if you do win, don't enter. You'd be amazed how many last-minute emergencies (or other lame excuses) crop up in the 12 hours before every screening. If you have a job that might make you late, or an ill/pregnant relative, or a temperamental significant other, do not enter.
Good luck, everyone! Hope to see you there.
-- Capone
capone@aintitcoolmail.com
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otherwise you will receive a FLAMING LEG KICK.
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What is the matter with you Chicagoans?!?!?!?
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Sep 28, 2009 3:34:47 PM CDT
Chill Out Capone- this isn't a screenig for Avatar..
by daniel_larussos_gonna_fight
"for God's sakes, if there's even the slightest chance you'll have to back out of attending..." Shut the fuck up dude- Its Ong- Fucking- Bak 2!!!
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I hear the movie sucks.
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Than anyone who would enter this contest
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I havent heard anything other then then the trailer looking awesome and I thought I heard Jaa went a little nuts making it.....? Havent heard it sucks or is good, I guess I'm out of the loop.
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I watched it this weekend. I fell asleep during the big climax. The fight scenes are fantastic. But there is no story. It was as if this film had 90% of it's story unfilmed. I actually have to wonder if they ran out of money on this film and couldn't finish shooting it? I don't know what else to even think. For example. Imagine a James Bond film edited so that all there are is establish shots, action and a few flashbacks and then as then no ending. I loved what there was of the film. I was fantastic. But it wasn't a complete film. Not even close. And this isn't some kind of hyperbolic statement that the film wasn't good enough. It just really was missing whole chunks of story telling. It was almost like watching a beautifuly filmed home movie. I have to think that whoever wrote this doesn't know how to write a whole story.
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This is Part 1, ends with a cool cliffhanger, and then Ong Bak 3 (or whatever they're calling it) will be the big crazy finale. Its definitley worth seeing just for the crazy use of martial arts weapons.
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Hey the new trailer is out for the Nightmare on Elm St remake..check it out here...
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The story is wafer thin and stretched to fit over the course of this movie.
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honestly, who cares about the story? all I expect from tony jah are badass fight scenes and in that context, he delivers!
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