I'll admit from the outset that the first WARRIOR KING is one of my favourite films of all time; a top-notch martial arts epic that you can watch over and over again. It has everything I'd ever want from a movie, so this belated sequel had plenty to live up to. Inevitably, it simply can't hold a candle to the first movie.But wait...everyone's panned this film, saying it's pretty terrible. I say otherwise. It's no WARRIOR KING, but it is better than the horrid ONG BAK sequels, at least. Sure, the power of the first film is diluted here with the needless and rubbish CGI effects, the unnecessary wirework and the greater silliness of the storyline, but at times there are flashes of the old magic.One of the biggest disappointments is Tony Jaa himself. He's noticeably aged and just doesn't cut it like in the early days of ONG BAK. I expected more from him. Still, it's nice to have Thai film regulars like Petchtai Wongkamlao and CHOCOLATE's Jeeja Yanin on board, even if their screen time is limited. Unfortunately, somebody decided that the appalling rapper-wannabe-film-star RZA (THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS) would make a good villain, and boy, were they wrong.Admittedly, WARRIOR KING 2 starts off on a poor footing; the whole look is incredibly cheesy, and that dumb chase seems to go on forever. But then things change, and after a time the plot melts away to leave the whole second half of the film one big action sequence. And this was the part I really enjoyed, laughing at the whole "all black guys are evil" theme, enjoying the unstoppable Marrese Crump, and taking delight in the fight choreography. This movie's no classic, but fans of the genre will probably enjoy it anyway.

I think, it is the worst Tony Jaa film because there was no a good topic. Moreover, he is not good at in city films. I think he should stay in jungle and should fight there against bad men. This movie has disappointed me. There were a lot of boring and ridiculous scenes like explosion and motorcycle scenes. Motor cyclists were driving pointlessly here and there. They were also not fighting against main character. Additionally, fighting scenes were not good as in the first movie except 1 or 2 scenes. It is so made film. If they want to film a third movie, they should go back to the jungle. Consequently, we expect a significant fight movie..

Uh oh. Someone took Tony Jaa's elephant again. Bad assery is sure to ensue. Unfortunately, it was the worst rapper turned actor since 50 Cent, The Rza that took the adorable pachyderm. Lucky for us, their heavily cut and right down awkward fight sequence doesn't come until the very end. There is actually an unintentionally hilarious shot of the Rza giving the audience his evil face as he chokes his own cohort out of anger. But bad acting aside, you have to put it aside or you wouldn't watch this, this film is entertaining. Jaa comes through once again with some awesome martial arts sequences, if only in spurts. The first hour of the movie is nothing but a series of movie stunts put together. Some of them go on a bit too long, particularly a series of stunts where he is fighting guys on motorcycles and motorized scooters. Why they don't get off the the motorcycles is unexplained, but there's a lot of amazing physical stunts in there. There are some stunts that are a bit heavy on cuts and obviously lacking continuity. This is a result of piecing tons of cuts together, including annoying ones where it's just a fist flying at the camera. But when Jaa is going full throttle it's pretty exhilarating. Don't bother with the plot, or figuring out how Jaa's character survives a fall off a sky scraper, because it makes no sense. Just know Tony Jaa really wants that elephant back, and he's going to kick butt to get him. Again.

Tony Jaa pinged on our radars in 2003 in the Thai film Ong Bak that subsequently made him a worldwide name, of course not on the level of say George Clooney but he is one of Thai films major exports. This isn't surprising despite the fact that his films aren't known for their big story lines but more for the exceptional martial arts scenes. It did take 10 years but he's slowly coming up to the entrance of world stardom cause as of right now he is in Fast and the Furious 7 and Raid 3, but he didn't spend the last 10 years twiddling his thumbs. He was in a few sequels to his previous films with varying results. There are 3 Ong Baks and he was in Bodyguard and the first Protector. This second part was filmed last year and will be released now in preparation for his international carrier. Let's talk about the films story. Kham leaving behind his troubles finds himself on an elephant farm in Thailand. Everything is set for his soul to find peace. Strangers arrive and want to take one of the elephants who is Kham's friend… Kham of course doesn't want to let the elephant go so they steal it. Kham goes after the mysterious terrorists, but when he finds the bad guys he realizes that he is too late and someone has beaten the elephant to death. In the eyes of the mafia and the police he is the prime suspect but no one can find the elephant. We don't have to wait too long for RZA and a mysterious fighter to make their appearance who are really responsible for all the goings on. First of Tony Jaa's action films follow one style and he doesn't really want to stray from that. This is a classic Asian action film style. During most of the film the story fades into the background. Though it must be said that this silly story is even more frivolous than the usual stories in Asian films. Of course we all love elephants but for someone to kill for them or be coerced into crime to get them back is strange. Though I do know that in Thailand they relate differently to animals, but for it to be the main story of the whole film? And the weird female assassin twins felt out of place to me too, there whole appearance in the film is just pointless. So I think I can say that the whole story is below average. Usually in Asian films the acting style is exaggerated which takes some getting used to. This film was definitely made with an international market in mind, so Tony Jaa and most of the actors style is more digestible for westerners. This wouldn't be a bad thing if there weren't a bunch of people in the film who are incapable of this, so the film ends up emphasizing the difference in styles making it more noticeable. These mistakes are that important but they are distracting from the point the action that is perfectly choreographed and looks really good. Tony Jaa really is a very special fighter and he can show these really well on camera. If you like these types of films you won't be disappointed. Maybe just with the CGI in the few scenes where they use it might have been better to not bother with it, though I have to say it didn't really bother me that much. The director is okay, the script is a little hard to take, the cinematography and the music is good. In conclusion I think this is one of Tony Jaa's weakest films, though the film is weak in things that were never really the strong suit of any on his films, but he is good. So I give it a 4/10.