Bangkok Dangerous

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Bangkok Dangerous

R

Released Oct 19, 2001

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Kong (Pavarit Mongkolpisit), a deaf-mute assassin, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor, Jo (Pisek Intrakanchit), trains him to be an unfeeling killing machine. But after a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk Fon (Premsinee Ratanasopha). His chance for redemption, however, is threatened when Jo's girlfriend, Aom (Patharawarin Timkul), is raped and Kong risks everything for revenge.

Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

An audiovisually complex drama that's better than slick, though it feels pointless-another homage to a kind of filmmaking that's had more than its share.

Mar 18, 2010

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

Bangkok Dangerous mixes mindless violence, sappy romance, and philosophical pretentiousness. On the whole, it does the first better than the other two.

Sep 19, 2008

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Doesn't make much of a lasting impression except as a case study in the dreariness of style-over-substance filmmaking when said style is the height of derivativeness.

Rated: C+

Aug 27, 2008

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

Kong is a deaf-mute assassin unable to hear his victims begging for mercy as he completes his assignments. He meticulously silences his victims in “Bangkok Dangerous,” a beautifully gory film in which there are no heroes, just bad guys.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 26, 2023

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

The pacing is usually clumsy and transitions are clunky. There are two bravura sequences not quite worth the price of submission . . . other scenes suggest that the Pang Brothers really want to make a new horror film, not retread stagnant action plots.

Oct 9, 2008

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

The Pangs have the eye of born filmmakers: [this] is stylishly shot, if a bit undisciplined, and its story told almost entirely visually - there's very little dialogue - but perhaps their screenwriting skills could use some brushing up...

Sep 8, 2008

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Liam D

It takes what would be a bland Thriller and has a great lead character, fantastic direction and amazing action sequences

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/10/21

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Audience Member

Greatly devoid of the visual style and direction it needs to be truly serviceable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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s r

It wanted to be good, but it fell way short of the mark.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

What a great and stylish crime drama. Too bad most people will think of the terrible remake starring Nick Cage. It has every thing including a rape scene for those of you with triggers that require warnings. It is also a beautiful love story and an action movie with a twist you'd never see coming. Making Kong deaf adds an element to the cinematic storytelling. Up there with Brother and the Boondock saints.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Okay... so, this movie is super derivative of American action movies. But that's okay, because the Thai need movies like ours starring them. BUT WHY ARE WE ADAPTING THEIR CARBON COPIES INTO MOVIES!?!? That said, there's nothing special about this film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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If you can handle the ultra-slow pacing, grainy film quality, and dark subject matter, then I would highly recommend the original Bangkok Dangerous. Don't be fooled by the lousiness of the remake, the original is low-budget foreign filmmaking at its best. What makes the film so refreshing is its refusal to play by the general rules surrounding most mainstream Thai films. It never breaks into slapstick comedy and doesn't throw in any outrageous characters who are inappropriate for the story. Instead, it's a relentless exploration into the criminal underworld, exploring themes of love, loss, and redemption in a world seemingly without hope. It's super depressing, but effective.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Kong (Pavarit Mongkolpisit), a deaf-mute assassin, lives a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok mobsters. Despite his disability, Kong's mentor, Jo (Pisek Intrakanchit), trains him to be an unfeeling killing machine. But after a brutal hit abroad, Kong returns and falls in love with young pharmacy clerk Fon (Premsinee Ratanasopha). His chance for redemption, however, is threatened when Jo's girlfriend, Aom (Patharawarin Timkul), is raped and Kong risks everything for revenge.

Director: Oxide Chun Pang, Danny Pang
Producer: Nonzee Nimibutr
Screenwriter: Oxide Chun Pang, Danny Pang
Distributor: First Look
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: R (Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: Thai
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.3K
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround