Films like Ong-Bak — re-pass.

Ong-Bak — re-pass (2003) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Merantau (2009) poster
1. Merantau2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Tom Yum Goong (2005) poster
2. Tom Yum Goong2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Transporter (2002) (2002) poster
3. The Transporter2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kiss of the Dragon (2001) (2001) poster
4. Kiss of the Dragon2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

She Shoots Straight (1990) poster
5. She Shoots Straight1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Romeo Must Die (2000) (2000) poster
6. Romeo Must Die2000

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Taken (2008) (2008) poster
7. Taken2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Sleepless Night (2011) poster
8. Sleepless Night2011

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Headshot (2016) poster
9. Headshot2016

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Point Blank (2010) poster
10. Point Blank2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Flash Point (2007) poster
11. Flash Point2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

Kung Fu Jungle (2014) poster
12. Kung Fu Jungle2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Ong-Bak — re-pass’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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