this thread will be the official Chocolate discussion thread. i'd like to make a special thanks to the members who shared their experiences with the Chocolate premier tour, and i'd like to encourage them to share their thoughts on the movie. members are encouraged to write freely about their opinions, but please do use the SPOIL button if you're going to write about spoilers. if your entire review is going to be a spoiler, go ahead and write the whole thing inside a SPOIL box. it's ok!

my personal no-spoiler review....

i loved it... i liked it more than TYG. Jeeja Yanin was incredible - her acting performance was really convincing and quite touching too. her martial arts ability is amazing too! she executes panna rittikrai's action choreography with a lot of grace. the action star and the choreographer must have a delicate dance together - they have to be compatible with each other in order for the action sequences to look good, and Jeeja and Panna definitely have great compatibility.

the DVD should be out in a few months. when it comes out, i HIGHLY recommend it. the official word from tonyjaa.org is that we are very much against illegal blackmarket dvds, so please don't even think about it. the unofficial word is that i've seen the blackmarket version from a friend of mine, and i think it's definitely NOT worth watching. the picture quality is extremely poor and the camera is tilted throughout the movie so it's quite difficult to see the action sequences. for that reason alone, it's not worth it. there's just no comparison to seeing the real thing. please be patient everyone!!

There's no way for me to see this film here in America. I can't wait until I can purchase it, please keep us updated on when the DVD is coming out!

Thanks for the review Anurak.
I hope it comes out here but I think I will have to get it from Amazon. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

i prolly will be one of the last guys watching this film.

i will share my opinios about it when i watch it.

I'm a little bit disappointed by chocolate as far as fight scenes are concerned.

The fights involve too many people and jeeja spend about the half of the fights kicking which is a bit annoying to me.

There're some original and interesting moves in those fights but they're lost in the kicks mania.

In tony jaa's movies, there's more emphasis on the moves themselves, the fights contain less blows but more varied ones.


Also some moves in chocolate are done with wires and, i don't mind for security purposes, but here some of them are really visible.

Finally but i'm sure jeeja will make up for that in her next film, at the beginning i found she was not really hitting convincingly, many of her moves did not portray a lot of power. towards the end tough, she nails it and her fights are very powerful.


Well so, i'm mitigated but there's a lot of hope for the next movies, and again thumbs up for the stunt men..they really do an amazing job.

Couldn't agree more. The first few fights did seem a bit weak, but as the film progressed, she definately stepped up her game. Overall, I was impressed by Jeeja's first film offering, and look forward to her next piece.

Speaking of new work, I wonder what's up with Dan Chupong? What is his next film, and when is it coming out?

http://www.tonyjaa.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=2086

Anurak, you're a saint.

Yea, I finally got around to seeing the movie. Jeeja is a talented and very acrobatic young woman (cute as well), and some of the stunts she pulled off were amazing, she's like the female Tony Jaa. The only thing she's lacking in her moves is the power and passion that Tony Jaa has when he's fighting. Hence, the fights seemed to be a little too slow and choreographed at times. On top of that, the henchmen were just "letting" her hit them, it just wasn't realistic enough for me. I have to admit though, the fight against the twitchy guy in the dojo at the end was really well done (he was probably the only other capable opponent in the movie). The final outside fight on the balconies was impressive mostly because of the falls the stunt men to the street below; I could almost feel their pain .

I can see her doing great things in the future though and she did a good job for her first movie.

HOOOOOOOOOLLLYYY SHIIIIT GUYS IM IN LOVEEEEE, this movie was off da chain!!!

Better then tom yum goong (hands down), I agree with Anurak, damnnn I was blowed away, she has a great leg control and she is fast and tough, just watch the ending, where she back side kicked this guy, hes head was bleeding!!!Loool, wow no wonder why I trained today 2 hours "alone" hahahhahah

And to Ogami musashi who said this movie was annoying and he was a lil bit dissapointed about it.

Its supposed that she show her basic (same) kicks, it would be annoying if she killed a guy with an 720 cheat kick, butterfly kick to his head...wow, that isnt realistic, just look at her kicks maan, side kick, high kick, back side kick, spinn kick, those kicks I want to see in this movie, and okay, yeah, this movie wasnt that realistic, but I love when they dont show how the double triple hipple kick knock a guy down...its only about fists and kicks.
I mean I know u guys wanted to see some aerials, 540° kicks, 720, double cork or somethin...thats your opinion, I like this movie, why do I? Because it was well made, great action, better then TYG no doubt, and it was tough for everybody, especially for the stuntteam and for JeeJanin.Go watch this movie now!!!

PS: Jeejanin did a great job, I love her, maybe Im in love hahahaha or maybe Im crazy?
I will definitely support her!!!!

the question is not about being realistic or not, the question is about having diversity in action.

There's more than a hundred fights in the last 60 minutes of the film and 70% of that is composed of kicks.

The genre have called for figures, even born to fight which had more emphasis on stunts was more varied.


But i'm glad you liked it, the important for you is that you're pleased so that's fine my friend :)

Of course I liked it, I watched it today again, lol born to fight...it had some moments, I like the triple kick of that taekwondo guy, I think he had a red shirt I dunno.
The whole movie was bad, and what was the deal with the "soccer ball"? Lol that was funny...it was unnecessary...made the whole movie bad with that...weird unrealistic stuff lol.

Anyways, u didnt liked the action in chocolate? Well...with this movie she can be the next Cynthia Rothrock or even Michelle Yeoh.
They did a great job in Chocolate, 9/10 from me.

The best part in Born to Fight is when the dude kicks the soccer ball like 500 yards and hits the guy in the guard tower. I never laughed so hard in my life.

the best thai action / fight movie after ong bak and TYG, i hope she will do a new movie

ASAP

Am I the only one who didn't like the movie?

No.

I thought it was average at best.

Yeah! Girl power!...This film rocks!
The team Pinkaew-Rittikrai know how to make martial art's stars ...they created another one... Bravo Jeeja!
Share your opinion if there's someone here who've been watched this film!
i think the Tony's stunt team is there... but i'm not sure...

Of course this movie rockz...its better than Born to fight... :)

I think it couldnt have done been better, jeeja did a great job, and her actin was also not that bad, I hope to see more projects from her, she can really fight good, she has a 3rd or 4th black belt in Taekwondo, Im not sure.

Yes...maybe she need more training in Muay Thai?i don't know if she has been training in MT before...i've read somewhere that she has been trained for this film several years?
i really didnt know that she has a black belt in Taekwondo...

I agree with ado, the movie was amazing and better than born to fight, the movie reaches 87% of my expectatives, that was tottaly amazing.
one of the thing i found funny in the movie content as jeeja inspires herself in ong bak and tom yum goong (in the movie content e mean) it reminds myself replaying ong bak and tom yum goong all the time before start working on a tribute xD
No bad for a movie made of 70% of kicks^^

Yes...that moment when she remembers all the moves of Tony is interesting...and one ofthe best part (for me) is in the end of the film when they're showing the wounds and that they're REALLY FIGHTING!!!WOW!

I can also see that on Jackie Chans early movies (Police Story, Police Story II, Dragons Forever, Wheels on Meals, Project A and other), and some of Yuen Biao, Donnie Yen and also the great Sammo Hung Kam Bo :)

But yeah Jeeja has a black belt in Taekwondo. :)
She became an Instructor at the age of 14.

Yeah..you're right...at the end of each Jackie's film i see the making and it's so cool to see the Jackie's hard work and dedication... I know he has many injuries and broken bones from his stunts...and also as i know he insists that every actor/actress in his filns should make his stunts by themselves ! wow!
Unfortunately i didnt watch any film with Donnie Yen...can you recommend me something?
An instructor at 14...! that girl is very taleneted!!!

Well yeah I can, why not :)

Here are few of Donnie Yens work:
SPL: Sha pa long
Flash Point
Tiger Cage 2 (Some real full contact fight scenes)
In the line of duty 4
Drunken Tai Chi (Dont twist it around, unfortunately u wont see any drunken fist style in this movie, dunno why they never changed the movie title name...)
Dragon Tiger Gate
Iron Monkey
Mismatched Couples (Well...its not an action movie, u will only see a good action scene against Dick Wei, a very good one, this movie is more Comedy/Sport, but a funny one)
Legend of the Wolf
Wing Chun
Once Upon a Time in China II

uha...oh, sorry it's in bulgarian!hehe!
...you gave me a long list of films...well i'm beginning with the films!
thank you, thank you very much

Wow ...so far i watched 2 films and they were great!Donnie is very good fighter and cant belive he's 45,looks like 20 )...continue with the films...hehe!

Lol no problem...hahaha of course he is Where did you get those movies from?Lol u bought em fast ^^

Yaaa hes 45, but he doesnt look like one. :) He is well trained in Tai-Chi and a good Pianist I think.

You know, like you, i was so surprised that i found them so fast! But when you have the will you can find everything...hehe! Thanks to my good friends(who happens to have some martial arts films and they were with Donnie Yen!!!)i could watch them...
The search continues!
can you help me?i'm searcing for a film from the 90's and it was with Jacki Chan, i think...in Bulgarian i remembered its called "The Black Shadow" or something like that...i remembered there were ninjas in there...i can't remember any other details as i was little then
May be you can remember the film?from my good explanation!
Yeah ...i've read in imdb that he's good pianist !Wonder how he can combines 2 diiferent activities and how finds the time for these things?Maybe all it's in the philosophy?

Hhehee now you made me laugh...the black shadow??With ninjas...uuhm lol...*scratcheshead*
Hm from the 90s....In Bulgarian?Are u tryin to say that the film was filmed in bulgarian or what?
No if so, I think that you are wrong, it was filmed in EX-Yugoslawien :) hehehe ninjas ha...no they are a group sekt wearin big black clothes, so you wont see any ninjas in there haha, its a SEKT, u know...somethin like a KKK, but anyway...the name of the movie is "Armour Of God" and its from 1987 :)
There was actually a scene at the begining where he has to jump from a tree to another, and he failed, that could cost him his life, if u didnt know that, Im still wondering how he did survive that because a little piece of bone or somethin was in his head...iiiih.
:)

this thread is for discussion of Chocolate

feel free to PM each other to talk about other stuff! make friends!

you're right...we're lil bit carried away ...the thread is trully for Chocolate!

l treated myself to the DVD of Chocolate yesterday and l'm waiting for us all to be together to watch it, as l know both my sons will enjoy as well.

I've watched the film alone if i was with some of you friends the pleasure of the film would be bigger

This is off topic sorry anurak.
Drunken boxer .. this was an awesome film of jackie chan but he was very close to lose his life, this was the most dangerous experience of jackie chan .


Thats true specially if they are also fans of martial arts movie

I wonder if Jeeja and Tony know each other...i mean personally...as they have the same master/trainer-Panna and Jeeja was on the premiere of OB2? Are they friends?

Of course they know each other i bet they are close friends , there is no doubt about this, Tony jaa was on the premiere of Chocolate and she was also on the premiere of OB2
Tony and jeeja (chocolate premiere)

more info
http://www.tonyjaa.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3805

Jeeja on the premiere of OB2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UusjpGI4kn0

Thanks a lot! Honestly, i was sure about this a 99%...but it's better when you're know it for 100%!hehe
They're so sweet!Such wonderful persons!
Thanks again for the links!

I haven't seen it yet but I will be looking for it this weekend when I'm in Sydney. The trailer looks very promising. I hope some where down the line Jeeja and Tony make a martial arts film together.

The new Jeeja's film:
http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/chocolates...#comment_119729

Thanks Latona for info it seem Jeeja will make effort to show her skills of acting in the new movie.

Jeeja's also nominated for an award. The only Thai to be nominated so good luck to her.