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Well...Ong-Bak is directed by the guy who produced Born To Fight and has a lot of the same stuff...the stunts just aren't as hardcore for the most part. Tony Jaa is amazing in it and all of the stunts (save the arena fighting scenes) are all full contact without nets, wires, etc. Another great (though not as stunt-involved) Thai film is Bang Rajan. It's an adaptation of a true story about the village of Bang Rajan in 1765 when something like 50 guys fought off 100,000 Burmese invaders (though, of course, not all at once). That movie walked a fine line of being ridiculously brutal and emotional without being gorey or ridiculously violent. As for any of my other picks...just go to my weblog (the "www" link at the bottom there). It's pretty much got every movie I've seen in the last year or so reviewed on it. Oh...and also go watch Kung Fu Hustle...a hilarious action flick from Stephen Chow (the man who also brought us the great Shaolin Soccer). That one had crazy good special effects and a solid story...plus I laughed my ass off. Good stuff.