If
you go with quality over quantity, then Tony Jaa easily belongs on
this list. Jaa is the face of Thai action cinema and his work is
adored around the world. He’s a martial artist, sure, but it’s
his breathtaking stunt work and use of Muay Thai in his choreography
that makes him so fresh and exciting.
Jaa’s
stunt work is so incredible and so well captured that I have sought
out as many Thai action films as possible just to see what everyone
else from his team can do. And while ‘Ong Bak’ and ‘The
Protector’ have remained his best films and there are rumors of
some mental instability, I’m rooting for Tony to keep cranking out
his own hits instead of just being the inspiration for dozens of Thai
martial arts fests. Apparently ‘The Protector 2’ is on its way
and here’s to hoping it cements Tony’s rise to international
fame.
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