What happened to Tony Jaa ?
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Mr.Forte
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What ever happened to Tony Jaa? I always placed him in the same category as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Jaa was the truth
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if he could have learned english he would be goat
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Went crazy by most accounts. I forget all the details, but he went off and became a monk for a stretch.
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Went crazy by most accounts. I forget all the details, but he went off and became a monk for a stretch.
really?
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Tony Jaa is one of the greats already in my book, but if he wants that cross over appeal he definately needs to learn english @texasboi409
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He made horrible movies
The fights would be good but the stories in his films were terrible
And he has no charisma like Jackie -
Went crazy by most accounts. I forget all the details, but he went off and became a monk for a stretch.
I guess he had to clear his mind and get his soul in the right place after being overwhelmed with all that popularity. Especially after Ong Bak 2 & 3 flopped. I would definately like to see Jaa make a return though, his fights and stunts are some of the best ever.
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Monasticism
On May 28, 2010, Jaa became a Buddhist monk at a Buddhist temple in Surin, Thailand.
[edit] Return to acting
After leaving the monastery, it came as a surprise to all that Jaa accepted a deal with Sahamongkol film company. He is set to film Tom-Yum-Goong 2 in the near future, with Chocolate star Jija Yanin in a major role too, the first time Jaa has shared the big screen with another international martial arts star. Director Prachya Pinkaew and choreographer Panna Rittikrai are set to return for this film -
yep, did a stint as a monk, now he's doing Protector 2.
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK! -
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jackie,jet,jaa would be GOAT in a movie. but yea im glad hes making protecor 2 i was wondering what was going on with him too. -
Just watched protector 2 lol @ RZA being the main villain
Movie was ok, way over the top and nowhere near as good as the first one -
i was in Thailand in 09 and got told that basically the government (at that time) were doing something to ? over funding to his movies,not necessarily due to a feud with him but for some reason i can't remember.So he got just went off and semi retired for a while.
he's going to be in the next fast and furious as well as the protector 2 which just leaked.but those few years off pretty much killed his buzz. -
Tony jaa my dude. I look at what "the raid(2)" is doing for martial arts culture and wonder where tf is jaa dude was the next up.
And ts jet li, Jackie Chan, and Donny yen r them ? but I put none of em in Bruce lee category. -
Cant wait to see Protector 2. I thought the first one was dope as ? . Raid 2 looks awesome as well.
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Protector 2 wasnt anywhere near as epic as the 1st one , still worth a watch though Id say
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I didn't like the overuse of green screen in The Protector 2. Seemed pretty out of place. The appeal of the first movie was the practical stunts in the first place.
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cgi was cheap as ? lol
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