I saw Takashi Miike’s rather astonishing “13 Assassins” last night at the AFI Film Festival and, though I’ll be discussing it more later, let’s just say my affection for Asian action action films has been born anew. But first, the wondrous spirit of the 80s-90s golden age of Hong Kong cinema lives — in Thailand and directed by Panna Rittikrai, the martial arts choreographer of the Tony Jaa vehicle, “Ong Bak.” That movie had some pretty amazing sequences, but it sure looks like the ante has been upped considerably.
This trailer, by the way, is in Thai and has no subtitles, but never fears, it speaks the international language of gloriously arranged mayhem.
h/t /Film
