Trailer: Bangkok Knockout

I won't lie to you, I don't have high hopes for Bangkok Knockout as a model of cinematic storytelling, but this trailer for the new film directed by Ong Bak's action choreographer Panna Rittikrai is packed with enough wild, did-they-just-do-that? stunts and fight scenes to command my interest. If you've seen Rittikrai's Born to Fight you'll know what to expect, but if you haven't, I recommend it just to witness some of the most irresponsible stunts you'll see in any action flick from the last decade or so. Bangkok Knockout is out in Thailand on December 16, hopefully CineAsia will get it for Event Cinemas around the same time too!

Trailer: Power Kids

Here's a fun little trailer for this somewhat slooow Friday afternoon... Power Kids looks like the next Muay Thai movie sensation from Prachya Pinkaew and Panna Rittikrai, the producers of Ong-Bak and Tom Yum Goong. This time round it's the kids who're doing all the kicking and knee-ing. It's currently playing at Montreal's FanTasia Film Festival, and the plot's being described as "Die Hard in a hospital". While the novelty of watching young kids beating the crap out of older bad guys has an undeniable draw, I'm skeptical as to whether the Muay Thai choreography - as seen in the trailer - will contribute anything new to the current pool of similar films. Still looks fun though.