The Protector US(cut) DVDrip {Big_A_Little_A}

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Presents
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Tom yum goong
AKA
The Protector/Warrior King
Honour of the Dragon/Ong Bak 2
Revenge of the Warrior/Thai Dragon
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Movie Information


Release year.........: 2005
Genre................: Action/Crime/Drama
IMDB rating..........: 6.9/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427954/
Language.............: English
Subtitles............: None

Duration.............: 1h 23mn*
Source...............: DVD R1
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format...............: Base Media
File size............: 519 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 870 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.6/Yamb 2.1.0.0

* 27 Minutes cut from the original Thai version





Video/Audio Attributes


Format................: AVC
Format profile........: High@L3.0
Codec ID..............: avc1
Bit rate..............: 800 Kbps
Width.................: 720 pixels
Height................: 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio..: 16:9
Frame rate............: 23.964 fps
Color space...........: YUV
Chroma subsampling....: 4:2:0
Bit depth.............: 8 bits
Scan type.............: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)....: 0.097
Writing library.......: x264 core 120

Format................: AAC
Format profile........: LC
Codec ID..............: 40
Bit rate mode.........: Variable
Bit rate..............: 64.2 Kbps
Channel(s)............: 2 channels
Channel positions.....: Front: L R
Sampling rate.........: 48.0 KHz
Compression mode......: Lossy
Stream size...........: 38.3 MB(7%)





Plot summary


Tom-Yum-Goong is a Thai Martial arts Action film starring Tony Jaa. The film was directed by Prachya Pinkaew,
who also directed Jaas prior breakout film Ong-Bak. As with Ong-Bak, the fights were choreographed by Jaa and
his mentor, Panna Rittikrai. The film was distributed as The Warrior King in the UK, as The Protector in the US,
as Thai Dragon in Spain, and as Revenge of the Warrior in Germany.

On the eve of presenting a pair of prized elephants to the King of Thailand, a young martial arts expert and his
father are shocked to discover that the beloved creatures were stolen by an international mafia syndicate, and
now the determined fighter must travel to Australia to get his animals back in this adventure from the team behind
the international action hit Ong Bak. To Kham (Tony Jaa) and his father, the elephants that they were about to
present to the King of Thailand were not simply pets, but members of the family as well. When Kham learns that the
criminals who stole his elephants have taken them back to their home base in Australia, the fearsome fighter vows
to brave the strange new land and bring his animals back safely no matter what the cost. Upon arriving in Australia,
Kham enlists the aid of Thai Police Sergeant Mark(Petchthai Wongkamlao) and pretty slave Pla(Bongkuch Kongmaili) in
taking on down notorious crime boss Madame Rose (Jing Xing) and locating the animals he loves before it's too late.





Production


US release as The Protector
The Weinstein Company purchased the US distribution rights for Tom-Yum-Goong and retitled it The Protector
(also the name of a 1985 film starring Jackie Chan). The film was released theatrically in the US on September
8, 2006. It was released in January 2007 on DVD on The Weinstein Company's Dragon Dynasty label in a two-disc
set that includes both the US edit and the original Thai version of the film. For the US theatrical cut, the
film's length was reduced by at least 25 minutes, going so far as to trim down some of the fight scenes, even
though it was given an "R" rating restricting audiences to people aged 17 and over. Out of all cuts outside of
Thailand, it is the shortest cut of the film, even more so than the European cuts. It also features a new score
by RZA. Some parts of the missing footage(including cuts to the "bone breaker" fight and Madame Rose envisioning
herself in a red dress as queen) appeared in the US trailer and US TV Spots.

Several changes were made to the plot through editing and subtitles that did not match the spoken Thai and Chinese
dialogue. Changes that were made to the US theatrical release include:

- The historical role of the Thai warriors is given in more detail in the opening prologue
- Scenes of TV reporters given tour of Sydney by Sgt. Mark are removed.
- Scenes of Sgt. Mark handling robbery and releasing the would-be assassin are removed.
- Kham's father, rather than being injured, died by the gunshot.
- Tony Jaa's lines now include "You killed my father!"
- Madame Rose loses face and is denied a "security" contract over bad turtle soup instead
of the Chinese business leader's refusal to deal because of bad terms.
- Madame Rose's transsexuality is never mentioned.
- The ending has been trimmed to imply that Madame Rose is dead rather than just injured after her fall through the roof.
- Johnny does not return to kill Vincent after Vincent was apprehended by Mark.
- Exposition is given to further explain the cutting of tendons to defeat the bruisers at the end.
- The ending epilogue given by Sgt. Mark in the US version is significantly different and nobler than the Thai version,
which is whimsical and comic relief in tone and is much less concerned with resolution.

Distributed by: Sahamongkol Film International (Thailand)
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company (U.S.)
Release date(s): 11 August 2005 (Thailand)
Budget Baht: ฿ 300 million/U.S. Dollar US$ 8.5 million
Box office: $43,044,087 (worldwide)

Prachya Pinkaew.............: Director/Producer/Screen Story
Sukanya Vongsthapat.........: Producer
Joe Wannapin................: Screenwriter
Kongdej Jaturanrasmee.......: Screenwriter
Napalee.....................: Screenwriter
Piyaros Thongdee............: Screenwriter
Nattawut Kittikhun..........: Cinematographer
RZA.........................: Composer(Music Score)
Sasis Milindavanij..........: Composer(Music Score)
Zomkiat Ariyachaipanich.....: Composer(Music Score)
Marut Seelarcharoen.........: Editor
Akadech Kaewkot.............: Production Designer/Art Director
Sita Vosbein................: Associate Producer
Somsak Techaratanaprasert...: Executive Producer
Ekabhume Nganchamang........: Costume Designer/Sound/Sound Designer
Panna Rittikrai.............: Martial Arts Instructor/Coordinator
Special Effects Ireland.....: Special Effects Coordinator
Tony Jaa....................: Martial Arts Instructor/Coordinator





Cast


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Tony Jaa................: Kham
Petchtai Wongkamlao.....: Mark
Bongkoj Khongmalai......: Pla (as Bongkod Khongmalai)
Xing Jing...............: Madame Rose (as Jin Xing)
Nathan Jones............: T.K. (as Nathan B. Jones)
Johnny Nguyen...........: Johnny (as Johnny Tri Nguyen)
Lateef Crowder..........: Capoeira Fighter
Jon Foo.................: Wushu Fighter (as Jonathan Patrick Foo)
Damian de Montemas......: Vincent
David Asavanond.........: Officer Rick (as David Chatchavan Asavanod)
Sotorn Rungruaeng.......: Kham's Father
Amonphan Gongtragan.....: Goong
Nutdanai Kong...........: Kham (9 years old)
Dean Alexandrou.........: Vincent's Henchmen
Gianni Belfiore.........: Vincent's Henchmen
Don Ferguson............: Johnny's Henchmen
Mongkol Kaimook.........: Johnny's Henchmen
Jasper Kassidy..........: Monk
John Lamond Jr..........: Chief Inspector Lamond (as Lamond John Dundan)
Ric Lawes...............: Australian Secretary General (as Richard O. Lowes)
Andrew Lawton...........: Officer Rick (voice: English version)
Panda Likoudis..........: Jimmy
Erik Markus Schuetz.....: Johnny's Henchmen
Rene Minkwitz...........: Fortune Teller's Henchmen
Heinz Ollesch...........: Fortune Teller's Henchmen (as Reinz Ollesch)
Philip George Pfister...: Fortune Teller's Henchmen
Sok Pong................: Passerby at Sydney Airport
Winai Poonpermpmpon.....: Fortune Teller
Sonya Angela Schoeggl...: Asian Channel Reporter
Somsak Senglee..........: BMX Rider
Jong Somjai.............: Mr. Sim
Colin Stevens...........: Vincent's Henchmen
Andrew Tate.............: Policeman
Watson Wisuwan..........: Johnny's Henchmen
Pumwaree Yodkamol.......: Girl on the street
Tony Chu................: Thug (uncredited)
Lex de Groot............: Bodyguard (uncredited)
Nate Harrison...........: Fighter (uncredited)
Ann Hu..................: Madame Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Koleszar...........: Cop searching house for suspect (uncredited)
John Ladalski...........: Fighter (uncredited)
Damian Mavis............: Bodyguard (uncredited)
Wannakit Sirioput.......: Mark's replacement partner (uncredited)
Ron Smoorenburg.........: Kham's opponent (uncredited)
Brice Stratford.........: Thug (uncredited)
Eddie Vee...............: Kham (voice: English version) (uncredited)






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