BA_Harrison Released on DVD as Spirited Warrior, and sold mainly on the strength of the movie debut of Muay Thai star Tony Jaa, this is actually the fourth film in a series known as 'Forest Man' featuring Ong Bak's stunt coordinator Panna Rittikrai.Rittikrai stars as a superhuman zombie controlled by a voodoo doctor who is seeking revenge on those who tried to kill him after one of his potions proved to be lethal. Not only does the zombie attack nearby villagers, and a gang of thieves, but he also has a go at a group of Japanese students who have travelled to the area to study ancient relics.Virtually the entire film consists of chase scene followed by fight scene: the voodoo doctor chases the villagers and they have a fight; the zombie chases the villagers and they have a fight; the villagers chase the zombie and they have a fight; the zombie chases the Japanese students and they have a fight; the voodoo doctor AND the zombie chase the students AND the villagers and they ALL have a fight. Now I enjoy chase scenes and fight scenes as much as the next fan of dumb martial arts films, but this repetitive format soon gets extremely tedious despite the action being well choreographed and pretty violent. All action and no plot makes Spirited Warrior a dull flick.And as far as Jaa is concerned—he's in the film for about 15 minutes, and does some pretty impressive flips, kicks and the splits, but his presence doesn't save the film from being a forgettable experience.

Thomas Hardcastle I have recently been introduced to two of the best martial arts movies ever - Ong Bak and The Warrior King aka The Protector. I saw this film in the shop for a decent price. On the cover there was a huge picture of Tony Jaa. On the back it went on: "Tony Jaa, Tony Jaa, Tony Jaa..." which made me believe Tony Jaa was in this film, doing his thing. I bought the film, and was bitterly disappointed.Although the film was made on a tiny budget, you can't deny that there is a lot of action in this film. Unfortunately, most of the fighting is second-rate, but there is a lot of it. There is very little dialogue, and almost constant hand-to-hand, and sword-fighting. On the whole, though, the film is very, very cheap.The biggest disappointing factor of this film is the fact that I couldn't find Tony Jaa in it. I know he must be in it somewhere, as other reviews state that he was there near the end, but where?? Once again, we've been had. In a similar way to Jackie Chan headlining a film in which he has a one-minute cameo (like Michelle Yeoh's Supercop), the box design is nothing but false advertising. This film was re-released once Tony Jaa had made a name for himself, and was credited as a Tony Jaa film. That's like saying that The Warrior King is a Jackie Chan film because he appears for five seconds at Sydney Airport.Judging this film as a normal film, and not a Tony Jaa film, however, it is still a very poor movie, and not even worth bargain bin prices.

I_love_you_too I like Tony Jaa, his skill is so impressive. I saw the DVD box for this and thought it was another Tony Jaa film. I was wrong. When he finally shows up his skill is shown once again but then ... poof ... he is dead and this crappy movie carries on. The cover has Tony Jaa, the synopsis has Tony Jaa, I really thought he would be in this more.I will say this for the film though: I thought they did a pretty decent job with the obviously low budget they had. The weapons were cool and I could only tell they were not real during the close up shots. The fighting was pretty good but I guess I went in expecting to see Tony Jaa going ape all over the screen and ended up seeing a low budget Thai film with so-so action.

udar55 This Thai martial arts film was released in the US as SPIRITED KILLER. The DVD capitalizes on Tony Jaa being in the film, but he is only in it for about 15 minutes. Regardless, the film is still worth watching if you want to check out some insane Thai fighting. Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa's mentor and trainer, reprises his role as a killing machine under the spell of a local black magic priest (this is actually the fourth part of a series). The film is basically like the Chuck Norris vehicle SILENT RAGE set in a forest. The killer is unstoppable and just beats people over and over. Nothing more, nothing less. The real reason to watch it are the brutal, full contact fights. This is standard for Panna titles and these guys really beat the hell out of each other. Jaa looks quite young but displays that unique flair that would eventually make him a worldwide superstar (watch for the scene where he does the splits...ouch!). The English dub on the DVD is so goofy that it only adds to the enjoyment of the film.