Product Details

• Actors: Aranya Namwong, Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pomwaree Yordkomol, Pipat Apiraktanakorn
• Directors: Petchtai Wongkamlao
• 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: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Magnolia
• DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00199PPRY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,550 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Studio: Magnolia Pict Hm Ent Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "This is your last chance to call the royal guards!", September 12, 2008

By	AMP "Al" (Somewhere on Earth) - See all my reviews

The Good Things
*Pretty good video quality. It is generally clear and had good colors, but at times, it does feel like you're watching a made-for-TV movie or something.
*Good audio. Includes both English and its original Thai. Also had Spanish subtitles.
*Inclues a 30-minute making-of featurette.
*Filming style is pretty good.
*Includes some very slick exciting action scenes and a lot of weird zany comedy. Has a couple of cool martial arts fight scenes.
*Storyline is good, simple, and easy to follow.
*Characters are pretty good. Good acting.
*Interesting music.

The Bad Things
*Not for kids; contains violence, swearing, and nudity.
*Cover art is rather misleading. It looks like a stylish action flick, but is really a comedy.
*Some jokes are overly strange.

The Other Things
*Widescreen presentation enhanced for 16:9 TVs.

This film is nothing like what I expected (I guess I was expecting "Ong Bak" or something), but is still quite entertaining. The action scenes were great, and the comedy was often funny. If you like other Asian comedies (like "Kung Fu Hustle"), then you'll probably like this. If you like action, you'll probably like this anyway. But if you want pure action or crime drama, then this is not what you want.

2.0 out of 5 stars its ok, May 15, 2009

By	mike k. (atlanta, ga) - See all my reviews

its ok, only one scene with tony ja in it and comedy really not all that great.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dopey Fun, June 21, 2009

By	Martin Asiner "Adjunct College Instructor" (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

You simply cannot take seriously a film like THE BODYGUARD. The only reason I watched it was that Tony Jaa was given top billing. Jaa is one of the most exciting martial arts stars of the decade. Here, he is in only one scene, which is played for laughs. In fact the entire movie is too. The plot is merely a device upon which the director allows the stars to mug for the camera. The villains are straight out of the Snidely Whiplash school of acting. The hero alternates between playing it straight and for laughs. For those who have seen Tony Jaa in a few of his other films, you might recognize the same actors in similar roles. Though this is a pretty silly film, there are too many scenes of gratuitous nudity and graphic violence to make it suitable for the very young. For those who can appreciate the numerous "in" jokes and allusions to Jaa's other films, THE BODYGUARD is mildly entertaining.