Bad English and random transvestites
In "Bangkok Revenge," a young boy witnesses his parents get shot to death by a group of masked men. He unmasks one of them and sees his face. The man shoots the boy in the temple because of it. The boy fights to survive (and struggles against logic) and somehow perseveres despite those same men attempting to finish the job. He's raised and trained by a master of Muay Thai boxing, but the trauma to his brain has removed any sign of human emotion in the boy. 20 years pass and the boy named Manit has grown into a man (played by Jon Foo). Absent of emotion, Manit is a martial arts monster and his sole objective is to plow through anyone who gets in the way of finding those that wronged him all those years ago.
A guy shoots a little boy in the head at point blank and somehow that kid doesn't die? Life support or not, the exit wound on the other side of that kid's head should be the size of a jawbreaker. The nurse caring for young Manit takes him from the hospital because bad men...
"I believe I have fallen into the hands of the most tasteless killers in Bangkok"
Jon Foo's a good guy among the gen-x of action films, and more than anybody else, I get the impression that he's trying hard to make the most of his career and to impress people. His first starring vehicle, Tekken, was a mixed bag nevertheless highlighted by his martial performance, and his second solo outing, "Bangkok Adrenaline" here, is very similar in this equation. However, because this one has few stars in it besides him and no franchise to back it up, I believe that it's doomed to languish facelessly on the shelves of video stores. It's no help that other viewers may well judge it more harshly than I do, because while fun, this one's far from the perfect picture.
The story: after the childhood assassination of his parents leaves him impervious to pain and emotion, a fully-grown and fully-trained Manit (Foo) finds himself on his way to avenge the deaths of his mother and father at the hands of...
(2.5 stars) "Bangkok Revenge" resembles an '80s martial arts film. Plenty of action, uneven pacing, bad acting, corny humor..
Actor turned filmmaker Jean-Marc Mineo had worked on action his share of acting films. From working on films such as ""Femme Fatale" to coordinating action on TV series such as "The Spear of Destiny", Mineo has crafted his first martial arts film titled "Bangkok Revenge".
Starring Jon Foo ("Tekken", "Street Fighter: Legacy", "Universal Soldier: Regeneration"), Caroline Ducey ("The Soul Keeper", "Romance", "Handicap") and Michael Cohen, "Bangkok Revenge" will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in March 2013 courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment.
VIDEO:
"Bangkok Revenge" is presented in 1080p High Definition (16:9 widescreen). For the most part, the film does look very good, especially since many shots are outdoors. Despite being a low-budget film, the film looks good on Blu-ray. Skintones are natural, I expected so major noise through the more darkened scenes but nothing terrible was noticeable nor did I see any significant artifacts or aliasing...
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