
You like amazing martial arts action, right? You like it so much that you've got busts of Jackie Chan and Jet Li sitting around in your room. Those guys are old hat though, and a Thai action star named Tony Jaa is taking their place.His newest film, Ong Bak 2, is opening next week, but we've got tickets to the Washington, DC pre-screening and they can be yours. Don't worry if you haven't seen the first one, it isn't that important. All one needs to know is that his films feature some of the most amazing martial arts fights scenes you will ever see. Plus he does it all himself. No wires or digital effects, just a guy doing some of the must amazing stuff you've ever seen.
The screening will be held on Monday, October 19, 2009 at Regal Gallery Place, 701 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets all you have to do is shoot me an email at marazak @ gmail.com. It's super simple and entirely free (except concessions, of course). Get there early to get a great seat and say hi. There is a limited supply so act quick!
Synopsis: Martial arts superstar Tony Jaa returns with ONG BAK 2: THE BEGINNING—an epic tale of revenge set hundreds of years in the past. An orphan boy raised by bandits is trained to be a killer and prophesized to be the conqueror of an empire. Trained in countless styles of weaponry and martial arts, he is a one-man-army hell bent on avenging the murder of his parents. Featuring a huge cast and hordes of elephants, ONG BAK 2: THE BEGINNING takes Jaa’s skills to the next level, showcasing him as a master of a wide range of martial arts styles as he flies through the air, defying the laws of gravity as he performs his own jaw-dropping stunts without the aids of wires or special effects. Tony Jaa is finally back—twice as deadly and twice as exciting.