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September 04, 2006

A dud waiting to be pushed over the edge

I love browsing pirated DVDs on the streets of Ouagadougou, not so much for the films themselves as for the blurbs on the back. Some people said how much they enjoyed this 'Ocean's 11' blurb, and the same people will doubtless chuckle at the following, which is the blurb on the back of 'Born to Fight' (peddled by my friend Naaba outside Pharmacie de la Paix at the Grand Marche):

"While Born to Fight is not the true follow-up to Ong-Bak, it provides a level of appeasement for those of us eager to get another dose of inane stunts and action. Co-writer and action director for Ong-Bak, Panna Pittikrai, gets his shot at helming this film with an unmatched crazy stunt team you can't help but appreciate. While the plot is wafer-thin, and subtitles are not even needed for general comprehension, Born to Fight still manages to drag because it doesn't take a pacing cue from Ong-Bak. When the action starts, Born to Fight simply explodes for a good thirty to forty minutes of glorious choreography and stunts. But for the time leading up to it, without anything truly impressive, the film sits like a dud waiting to be pushed over the edge."

If you still want to, you can order 'Born to Fight' on Amazon :-)

Posted by sahelsteve at September 4, 2006 12:25 PM