Oliver Stone Presents: Bang Rajan (2000) is a movie that looks really good in description. A Thai movie (kind of the Thai Braveheart)tells of a group of Thai villagers in the village of Bang Rajan, armed with machetes, hold off the invading Burmese army time after time, using guile and cunning, and of course, amazing courage.
This Thai legend was brought to the U.S. by Oliver Stone, but he really would have been better to make his own version of it, because the quality of the film left a lot to be desired. The first 20 minutes or so were almost unwatchable, and I was that close to turning it off. But I persevered, and it did get better, though only in comparison.
While the legend is compelling, this telling of it is not. I would be interested to see a better telling of this legend though.
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