The German cover praised it as a mix between Rumble in the Bronx and Ong Bak and while I am aware that marketing tries to sell me something, I rarely felt as ripped off as with this flick.The humour is kind of strange and rather dull. At times it felt more like a parody than a comedic martial arts movie, without succeeding in it. To be honest, many things may be worse in the German translation, but that is the one I watched and it was horribly bad.The martial arts was underwhelming. Very many cuts, some even switched directions and left me wondering what actually happened. No real moves where shown because of this, which is why I had the impression the actors could not really fight. Whenever there was a fight that tried to resist from cutting every other second, the director decided to use too much slow-motion and unwarranted "explosive actions" (aka bodies flying away comically after being hit).The director, furthermore, decided to use many different styles, for example artsy shots, strange close-ups, grey filters, black and white moments with some colour as if it tried to be a Sin City movie. Many cuts were disorienting, because it failed to follow the movement of the characters or showed things that could not be or should not be continued this way. Easy continuation errors, I'd think.The Tiger Blade is not a blade, but the name of the protagonist, but we only get to know it is his moniker after a real blade is introduced as some kind of McGuffin, because it doesn't really do much. Add to that the sad point that the "magic" in the movie was unnecessary and boring and didn't make the story better.I am willing to say that the movie may be better in the original, but the German version was laughably inept. That said, I believe it is one of the first movies of the director, so I may view it as an inspired "first try".In conclusion, if you're looking for a good martial arts movie, great actors, a gripping story, you should look somewhere else. If you are in the mood to make fun of a movie with a group of friends, this may be it, though.It is not horrible, it is simply far from good.

Thinking of "Ong Bak" and "Born to fight",I expected "Tiger Blade to be the same! Well,it isn't! It could have been just like them because of the action! But the action scenes were not that special! The scenes had some beautiful effects,but the martial arts were below average! Surprisingly the plot was interesting enough with a lot of humor. This movie would have been better if the martial arts were as good as in "Ong Bak". Although it is obvious it is a low budget production,everything looks great! "Tiger Blade" has these small sequences which do spark your interest,but sadly there are not enough of them to give the movie an edge. Most memorable scene I have to mention is the scene where the main character returns home and finds seven women waiting for him. They start to make dinner and dance with the prospect of more,then the sister spoils the fun! It does show promise but for now I have to say that this title is not worth your time!

OK maybe the special effects and the storyline are not that great, but as a cool action flick, the tiger blade rocks. The duration of the movie is 110 min and it contains almost 80 minutes of non-stop action. The movie has only begun or the action explodes on the screen. You have bullet-ballets, go-cart-chases, kick-ass-fighting and always with a funny undertone. I recently watched Born to Fight and Tom-Yum-Goong, and OK the action sequences are better made, but in total, both movies we're rather disappointing. Both these movies we're made with much bigger budgets, but The Tiger Blade is more enjoyable and a second viewing will not be a problem. I'd actually want to see it again.

Seua khaap daap (aka - The Tiger Blade) is a fast paced martial arts and gun fight action film set in modern day Bangkok. Yosthana ("Yos") is a smart young "Special Agent" who uses technology, a magic sword, guns and a healthy dose of martial arts skill to vanquish dozens of bad-guys, some of whom are protected by magic. Along with a team of sometimes comical special agents they chase and fight the henchmen of notorious rebel Commander "Kao Yod". Plot holes and twists are plentiful but the well scripted action scenes and high (for Thailand) production values make the film enjoyable. Don't expect as slick a film as a modern Hong Kong production and you won't be disappointed. Think more like along the lines of an early 90's Jackie Chan or Chow Yun-Fat action movie and you'll be thoroughly delighted.*Note - The version I saw contained some sort of fuzzy pixelization censorship of a) cigarettes when in someone's mouth but not in their hands, and b) guns when pointed directly at someone in the same frame. Bloody scenes of bullets striking heads and chests, a body exploding, and faces being punched were not!?!?! …go figure.Finally, this film contains no nudity but it is filled with violence, a bit of sex and a sexual assault. I don't have kids but I would think this warrants PG-13 treatment.