I saw this more than a decade back n i will never forget my experience with it. I had bought the dvd from a pirated dvd store for 50 rupees. Today being Sunday, i was shuffling my dvd collection n i noticed Spirited warrior dvd. Will never revisit it for sure. I went into flashback n thought about writing a review. The dvd cover had Tony Jaa n the synopsis sounded solid action/horror set in a forest. Read some positive reviews on imdb. Everything was misleading. The acting, direction, editing, everything was horrendous. The production value was nada. Even the martial arts fight scenes r boring. Regarding Jaa, well he is ther for few mins only n that abrupt ending was the icing on the cake.

Like most viewers new to the Tony Jaa phenomenon, I was under the impression that he would have a prominent role in "Spirited Killer", since this is packaged and marketed in the US as a Tony Jaa film. This turned out not to be the case, but it was still worth watching once.The film was obviously made with a tiny budget, but the real problem is the lack of real actors, the poor dubbing, the monotonous, repetitious nature of the story, and the monotonous, repetitious nature of the fights. The action is fluid, energetic, and intense, but the scenario never changes: vicious killing machine confronts, runs down and kills various parties in the jungle over and over and over. Various people show up and join in the fight against the killer, and they get killed too. The fights (to my Western eye) are like Roadrunner cartoons - they don't really "end", they just stop. What works for a 10 minute Chuck Jones animated fantasy becomes tiresome in a 90 minute feature film.I also have to admit that my potential rating of the film was influenced by the fact that I kept waiting for Jaa to show up, and he kept not being there. If I go back and watch it again sometime, I'll probably like it better for being what it is, rather than as a Jaa action vehicle.I got this DVD as a "Sprited Killer" trilogy for about $5, so I am satisfied with the bargain I stuck...but I will say you have to be a pretty indiscriminate martial arts fan to really enjoy this movie. Casual fans (or people who prefer high budget extravaganzas like "House Of Flying Daggers") will not be happy with this one.

I have recently been introduced to two of the best martial arts movies ever - Ong Bak and The Warrior King aka The Protector. I saw this film in the shop for a decent price. On the cover there was a huge picture of Tony Jaa. On the back it went on: "Tony Jaa, Tony Jaa, Tony Jaa..." which made me believe Tony Jaa was in this film, doing his thing. I bought the film, and was bitterly disappointed.Although the film was made on a tiny budget, you can't deny that there is a lot of action in this film. Unfortunately, most of the fighting is second-rate, but there is a lot of it. There is very little dialogue, and almost constant hand-to-hand, and sword-fighting. On the whole, though, the film is very, very cheap.The biggest disappointing factor of this film is the fact that I couldn't find Tony Jaa in it. I know he must be in it somewhere, as other reviews state that he was there near the end, but where?? Once again, we've been had. In a similar way to Jackie Chan headlining a film in which he has a one-minute cameo (like Michelle Yeoh's Supercop), the box design is nothing but false advertising. This film was re-released once Tony Jaa had made a name for himself, and was credited as a Tony Jaa film. That's like saying that The Warrior King is a Jackie Chan film because he appears for five seconds at Sydney Airport.Judging this film as a normal film, and not a Tony Jaa film, however, it is still a very poor movie, and not even worth bargain bin prices.

This Thai martial arts film was released in the US as SPIRITED KILLER. The DVD capitalizes on Tony Jaa being in the film, but he is only in it for about 15 minutes. Regardless, the film is still worth watching if you want to check out some insane Thai fighting. Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa's mentor and trainer, reprises his role as a killing machine under the spell of a local black magic priest (this is actually the fourth part of a series). The film is basically like the Chuck Norris vehicle SILENT RAGE set in a forest. The killer is unstoppable and just beats people over and over. Nothing more, nothing less. The real reason to watch it are the brutal, full contact fights. This is standard for Panna titles and these guys really beat the hell out of each other. Jaa looks quite young but displays that unique flair that would eventually make him a worldwide superstar (watch for the scene where he does the splits...ouch!). The English dub on the DVD is so goofy that it only adds to the enjoyment of the film.