Plook mun kuen ma kah 4

The greatest Martial Artist (apart from Bruce Lee) of all time Tony Jaa, pops up briefly in this very early, Thai action film. The fight scenes are (of course) way above average but the plot could be written on the side of a matchbox. For Jaa fans only (me included) and thinking, such a big waste of talent. The same team did go on to make the very greatest 'Ong Bak' and you can just about see the early signs.

Ong Bak and The Warrior King are two outstandingly good Martial Arts films. I saw this film in the shop and on the cover there is a huge picture of Tony Jaa. All the text on the cover was about: "Tony Jaa, Tony Jaa, Tony Jaa..." but as has already been said he is in this film for a few minutes. If this was any other product it would not be allowed to be sold under the trade description laws. The film itself is silly, the martial arts vary in quality and there is too much shooting and exploding for my tastes. If I could get my money back I would and I doubt I could ( with a clear conscience ) sell it on! If you are a Tony Jaa fan ... Give this film a miss

A voodoo priest promising immortality by drinking an elixir is caught actually selling his believers poison and local villagers exact retribution via machetes. The voodoo priest thought dead returns five years later with the aid of an invincible zombie (Panna Rittikrai) taking all opposition out with his martial arts and various weapons. The action in Spirited Killer (1994) is cheesy fun, bloody at times and is highlighted by a great fight sequence featuring a young Tony Jaa in a small role.

This is the fourth part in a series of "Forest man" films-entitled "Wake up to kill pt 1-4" starring Top Thai action star and Director Panna Rittikrai- the action director of Ong BAk, Born to fight and Tong Yum Goong, Panna plays a mad silent kung fu Zombie that lashes out at a group of explorers and villagers in a remote area in Thailand in demonic retribution for the beating of his mentor the mad Vodoo Witch Doctor .Brilliant no holds barred action that never lets up for the full duration of the movie also marks the big screen debut of Thai superstar Tony Jaa in an effective cameo roll as a Wu shu swordsman. This is a great low budget film with loads of well choreographed fights

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.