The Tiger Blade
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The Tiger Blade is a 2005 Thai
action
film.
warlord Kaoyot out of prison, and plan to steal the national treasury of Thailand
in order to fund Kaoyot's continuing fight. A secret police unit, led by Yosthana engages the criminals in various battles. Among the criminals they must face are the Five Bullets Bandit and the female warrior, G.I. Jenjila.
Though the police unit puts up a good fight, among them female officer Deungdao, in order to ultimately defeat the criminals, they need to use magic. So Yosthana obtains an old, magical sword, which is activated by the menstrual blood of a virgin
.
The film received more attention overseas. The Canada-based genre film
website, Twitch, praised the film as "pure guilty pleasure" while acknowledging weaknesses that included an unnecessarily convoluted and complicated plot, subpar computer-generated imagery
, and poorly framed and edited action sequences. "This is all true. But, damn it, what [The Tiger Blade] does well it does really well, and what it does well is have fun," Twitch's Todd Brown wrote.
The film was released on an all-region DVD
in Thailand, with English subtitles, but that release is censored
to blur out guns, smoking and alcohol consumption. Subsequent DVD releases in Canada, France (by Luc Besson
's EuropaCorp), Japan and Hong Kong are uncensored. The movie has also been release on Blu-ray disc
Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
action
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
film.
Plot
A gang of criminals with supernatural powers, led by Mahesak, break a rebel KarenKaren people
The Karen or Kayin people , are a Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic group which resides primarily in southern and southeastern Burma . The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population of approximately 50 million people...
warlord Kaoyot out of prison, and plan to steal the national treasury of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
in order to fund Kaoyot's continuing fight. A secret police unit, led by Yosthana engages the criminals in various battles. Among the criminals they must face are the Five Bullets Bandit and the female warrior, G.I. Jenjila.
Though the police unit puts up a good fight, among them female officer Deungdao, in order to ultimately defeat the criminals, they need to use magic. So Yosthana obtains an old, magical sword, which is activated by the menstrual blood of a virgin
Virginity
Virginity refers to the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth...
.
Cast
- Atsadawut Luengsuntorn as Yosthana
- Phimonrat PhisarayabudPhimonrat Phisarayabud-As actress:-External links:...
as Deungdao - Pongpat WachirabunjongPongpat WachirabunjongPongpat Wachirabunjong is a Thai singer, actor and film director.He is well-known in Thailand for his role in the action films Heaven's Seven and Seven Street Fighters, as the red-shorts-clad Sergeant Dab Jampoh....
as Kaoyot - Srungsuda LawanprasertSrungsuda Lawanprasert-As actress:-External links:...
as G.I. Jenjila - Amornrit Sriphung as Mahesak
- Chalad na Songkhla as Five Bullets Bandit
- Annan Bunnak as Red Beard
Release
The Tiger Blade was released on October 27, 2005 in Thailand cinemas, where critical and box-office response was practically non-existent.The film received more attention overseas. The Canada-based genre film
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
website, Twitch, praised the film as "pure guilty pleasure" while acknowledging weaknesses that included an unnecessarily convoluted and complicated plot, subpar computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
, and poorly framed and edited action sequences. "This is all true. But, damn it, what [The Tiger Blade] does well it does really well, and what it does well is have fun," Twitch's Todd Brown wrote.
The film was released on an all-region DVD
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
in Thailand, with English subtitles, but that release is censored
Censorship in Thailand
Freedom of speech in Thailand was guaranteed in the articles 39, 40, 41 in the 1997 Constitution.According to those articles, censorship may be imposed to preserve national security, maintain public order, preserve the rights of others, protect public morals, and prevent criticism of the royal...
to blur out guns, smoking and alcohol consumption. Subsequent DVD releases in Canada, France (by Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...
's EuropaCorp), Japan and Hong Kong are uncensored. The movie has also been release on Blu-ray disc