I was watching Ong-Bak for the first time a while ago, and I came across the alley chase scene. Those who’ve watched the movie before will already know what the fuss is about, but for those who haven’t, thankfully YouTube exists. It has the protagonist, played by Tony Jaa, jumping through hurdles (aka crowds of people), and slipping through some very tight spaces. Watch your jaw.

It has style, it has action, it has good choreography, it has the cheesy slow-mos and the multiple-angle shots. The scene has it all. I read that they did this without wire-fu, which makes it doubly amazing. It makes you think about just how much body control Tony Jaa has in order to pull this off, which brings up obvious comparisons with the greats like Jackie Chan. Still, I think the hailing of Jaa as the next great martial arts movie star has some merit to it, because clearly he has some sick moves.

On to Ong-Bak 2!