
A group of "fight club" friends, whose styles vary from Muay Thai, Capoeira to Kung Fu and Tai Chi, must join forces and fight for their lives in a daring rescue of a kidnapped friend.... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of "fight club" friends, whose styles vary from Muay Thai, Capoeira to Kung Fu and Tai Chi, must join forces and fight for their lives in a daring rescue of a kidnapped friend.
Leave your thoughts about BKO: Bangkok Knockout.
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfBut who really cares about filmmaking fundamentals when the force of aggression registers off the charts, working countless fights and agreeable acts of heroism into a superbly entertaining blast of brutality. |
| User ReviewAllan CNo real plot, horrible acting, but really, all I cared about with this film was the fights, which were AMAZING. |
| User ReviewStevie BSo intense Pod is a typical hero B.A awesome fight movie. I didn't care for a plot movie I wanted all action and since the 9 guys are all Tony Jaa's apprentices well it's definitely a must see... |
| User ReviewSteven SI really like this movie cause I found out a another style of Muy Tai |
| User ReviewTim MThai Jason with an ax in a warehouse not enough? Light that ax on fire! Fun martial arts/stunt film, not without two requisite comedic relief tropes, the complaining fat guy, and the lady boy. The harness is horribly obvious when Joy is hanging by her hands, even though they digitally removed the rope. The score is laughable and the same few hit noises get repetitive, but aside from that and the lack of sexiness, it's a good time. Rittikrai, director of Born to Fight and fight choreographer of Ong-Bak and Chocolate brings it, industrial waterfall and all. |
| User ReviewIfiok OThe story for this really isn't the movie's strongest point, seeing how the concept is rather familiar in areas: a rag tag group of martial artists must use their skills in order to rescue their friend. And there were so many plot twists, I thought M. Night Shaymalan was moonlighting as the movie's ghostwriter. But all the shortcomings of that aspect aside, it's the fighting that was enjoyable. If watching impressive fight choreography is your thing, then you will enjoy--despite the fact you have to endure the story in order to get a real payoff. |
| User ReviewAlastair WPoor acting but some seriously awesome stunt sequences. Gotta wonder why Thai stuntmen like hurting themselves so much. Worth watching alone for the scene involving a car and an extra from Friday the 13th. Not bad at all. |
| User ReviewRavyn SFor non CGI stunts, it gets a five. The plot had more holes than Swiss cheese but if you take it for what it is, an action movie, it's a solid movie. Some of the best/most ludicrous stunt choreography ever. |
| User ReviewBlake CLe scénario et le jeu d'acteur est profondément à chier, mais les scènes de combats sont vraiment superbes! |
| User ReviewLydia GWelcome to one of the most intense martial-arts/stunt films made without CGI. Helmed by Panna Rittikrai, the bloke who wrote Ong-Bak, this fist fighter acts as a lesson in exceptional combat choreography. Not that it matters, but the story follows a martial arts team caught in an underground gambling death trap. Naturally, the only way to survive is to fight. The incredibly realistic smackdowns are mesmerising, including wildly creative cage-fighting scenes. Most impressive among Rittikrai's stylish arsenal are the long takes during fights, which emphasise the skill and natural fluidity of his charges. Unfortunately, the entertaining action sequences allow no room for any motion of competent acting, plot or logic. |