Product Details

• Actors: Petchtai Wongkamlao, Tony Jaa
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Magnolia
• DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008
• Run Time: 192 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019F02U8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,068 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Bodyguard / Bodyguard 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 200 minutes Rating: Nr

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Satirical action-comedy from Thailand, August 11, 2008

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bodyguard / Bodyguard 2 (DVD)

Not to be confused with the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston schmaltzfest of the same name, this Thai action film is one one of countless gun-happy Asian action films that have come in the wake of John Woo's 1989 masterpiece, "The Killer." But 2004's "The Bodyguard," directed by Thai comedian Petchtai Wongkamlao, is a goofball gunfest that owes as much to teen parody flicks as to Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee. While the bullets fly, minor characters crack jokes and various assassins emerge as bullies and buffoons -- the film plays it straight for only a second or two, and the rapidly rising bodycount is only half the fun.

In the first film, "Bodyguard," Wongkamlao (an improbably nebbishy action hero) plays a personal bodyguard who fails to save the life of his billionaire employer, despite having annihilated the dozens of killers sent to attack. Disgraced, he is fired by the victim's son, a feckless playboy whose life is now in danger as bad guys try to take over his father's kazillion-dollar business empire. (Don't worry too much about the plot, though: it won't get in the way for long...) The comedy keeps getting more and more outrageous: in the first half of the film, Wongkamlao streaks naked through downtown Bangkok, shooting at his pursuers while holding a cereal bowl over his privates... and that's just the beginning of the film! In the 2007 sequel, we get the origins of the bodyguard character, in his younger role as a government secret agent uncovering corruption in the Thai record industry. (Again, don't worry too much about the plot...)

Both films, in addition to being entertaining and goofy, give interesting glimpses into modern Thai society -- ornate temples and shiny skyscrapers set next to ramshackle slums and vast junkyards filled with bony, desperate rag-pickers. It's the kind of social commentary that works best because it isn't actually commentary at all -- it's just a simple presentation of life as it is in modern-day Southeast Asia. And meanwhile, the bullets fly, the bodies fall and the laughter rises... (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue film reviews)

1.0 out of 5 stars Tony Jaa fans BEWARE, December 30, 2010

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M. Stample (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bodyguard / Bodyguard 2 (DVD)

I, like many others, was dazzled by Jaa's amazing athletic gifts, especially in the first two OngBak films. "The next Bruce Lee, the next Jet Li, etc." He certainly looked like the Next Big Thing in martial arts films, and we can always use one of those, right? Well, if you're a Tony Jaa fan, then STAY AWAY from both of these films. They are not only AWFUL in themselves, but the brief scenes with TJ only serve to emphasize how lame, muddled, mindless and utterly BORING the rest of the films turn out to be.
Sorry, but neither film qualifies as "watchable."

And, by the way, how is it that some of the most intelligent and well-written films with gay and feminist themes have recently come from Thailand -- e.g., Beautiful Boxer -- while these two cinematic attrocities manage to pile on heaps of homophobic "humor" at every opportunity? The "filmmakers" appear to have been transplanted from another culture, far less sensitive and sexually sophisticated than Thailand. Perhaps the US Bible Belt? Hey, do yourself a favor, save the money.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, November 17, 2010

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Simon J. Peterson "ddrmuchacho" (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bodyguard / Bodyguard 2 (DVD)

I absolutely loved these movies. I should warn everyone, though. Tony Jaa is NOT starring in either of these movies. He DOES, however, have a short cameo in each where he comes in, goes Muay Thai all over somebody's butt, and leaves. It was awesome. Also, the lead role is a fantastic actor and these movies are hysterical. Another warning: the subtitles are REALLY BAD. I thought it was really funny, because I love poorly subtitles foreign comedies. Some of my peers thought it took away from the movie though, so be forewarned.