This is one of the best martial arts films that I have seen in a while. The central idea of the leading character having autism was brilliantly realised. The opening of the film was a bit confusing, with the relationship of the main characters not made as clear as it could have been. The extras on the disc helped to fill in the details. However the extras are very repetitive. You will quickly tire of seeing the same clips and hearing the same sound bites over and over. This is the second blu-ray disc I have had from this label, and again, the picture quality is no better than DVD.
Firstly please dont believe what you read, this is not nearly on the league as The warrior king or Ong Bak and I'll explain why.
The film on the whole is very enjoyable and almost Arty at times.
Whilst I hate subtitled films, the dialogue isn't to great that you'll miss the action whilst reading the lines.
The small problem with this film is the action. Whilst its great and there is lots of it, the girl performing the moves obviously isn't nearly as capable as Tony Jaa, as there is an awful lot of cutting during fight scenes, and quite often a move suddenly jumps or speeds up.
Dont let that put you off though, the film on the whole is enjoyable and you wont be disappointed as long as you dont expect this to better then Tony Jaa's films
Chocolate is directed by thai director Prachya Pinkaew. He also made Ong Bak and Warrior King, so fans of those films should be pleased. The film has a good story, much better than Ong Bak and Warrior King, and the fights are jaw dropping, awesome and brutal, the best out of the three films. Very good start for new comer JeeJa Yanin as Zen. She does a good job both acting and fighting. Both Blue Ray and Dvd are great with lots of bonus features, trailers ect. I've seen a lot of fighting films lately and this is def my favorite. 10/10.
just watched this film, really good fight scenes,the only drawback is the subtitles...on the lines of on-bak but better.
the picture quality is fair compared to the latest movies out on blue ray,maybe because this is an asian made movie.
the fight scenes at the end are brilliantly done, i would have liked a 'how the stunts were done' a bit more in depth.
overall buy this movie,get it through your surround and enjoy.
Not the greatest acting in the world but really cool Action.
I like the Bruce Lee type sounds Zen makes when she's fighting.
Just a note on the Audio, there is a error on the back cover, states there is Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio Track, but is actually 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio which sounds awesome.
I watched this in Thailand - even without any English dubbing or subtitles and loved the action. This brings back the memories of early Jackie Chan films where you know there are no stunt doubles or CGI. The young actress is great to watch, and even knowing in reality that the power delivered is greatly hyped, this didn't stop my enjoyment of the movie in the slightest - stay and watch the outtakes at the end too! If you haven't seen Tony Jaas' movies yet - (Ong Bak and Warrior King) get them too, you'll love them!!
Sit back, switch off your brain, and enjoy!!