I have been on the edge of my seat waiting to see this movie - biggest movie let down of my life.
Everything that made Tom Yum Goong excellent was completely absent in this sequel. We all loved the 4 minute, one cut sequence inside the restaurant in TYG - the longest fight scene cut in this movie is about 4 seconds. All fight scenes are filmed close up and have been clearly cut together in the cutting room. In most fight scenes, you either see the top part of their bodies or the bottom half as the camera is zoomed in too much, scenes change to quickly - so its irritating to watch.
Stunts? All replaced with CGI and tonnes of wire work. I would comment that the CGI is of poor quality, but I am still annoyed that the stunts/fight scenes used them in the first place. I didn't see this film in 3D, but it's obvious that some of the pointless (CGI) action sequences were just to give that 3D experience of broken pieces flying towards you.
Storyline? Terrible, but to be honest I didn't care before I watched the movie, I just wanted to see the action.
Only spoiler I will mention... At the end of the movie, RZA apparently the an equally skilled fighter to Tony Jaa - I guess I've said enough.
Everything that made Tom Yum Goong excellent was completely absent in this sequel. We all loved the 4 minute, one cut sequence inside the restaurant in TYG - the longest fight scene cut in this movie is about 4 seconds. All fight scenes are filmed close up and have been clearly cut together in the cutting room. In most fight scenes, you either see the top part of their bodies or the bottom half as the camera is zoomed in too much, scenes change to quickly - so its irritating to watch.
Stunts? All replaced with CGI and tonnes of wire work. I would comment that the CGI is of poor quality, but I am still annoyed that the stunts/fight scenes used them in the first place. I didn't see this film in 3D, but it's obvious that some of the pointless (CGI) action sequences were just to give that 3D experience of broken pieces flying towards you.
Storyline? Terrible, but to be honest I didn't care before I watched the movie, I just wanted to see the action.
Only spoiler I will mention... At the end of the movie, RZA apparently the an equally skilled fighter to Tony Jaa - I guess I've said enough.