| A sequel to Panna Rittikrai's classic "Gerd Ma Lui" (aka "Born to Fight"). I'm not familiar with "Gerd Ma Lui 2", so my assumption is that the third film is a sequel in name only, not in story.
A lot of this film is relatively comedic and the performances seem okay. Panna's direction has greatly improved from the first "Gerd Ma Lui", utilizing a lot of good camera work and film techniques. The production value of this film beats the simplicity of the first film any day.
For this movie, Panna really focused on choreography, and he did a really good job. There is a good combination of moves and stuntwork. There’s a chase scene that is very similar to Tony Jaa’s chase scene in "Ong-Bak", only it's a much simpler version. The finale is, as usual, long and involved. Watching this film feels a lot like watching the classic Hong Kong action films of the 80s, with fast paced intricate choreography, as opposed to Panna's usual stunt-focused fights.
This film is shot much better than "Gerd Ma Lui", and the choreography flows better, too. The stuntwork and fighters are not quite as good, though. |