Thank God the third movie opens with a recap of Ong Bak 2 or I would have been completely lost. It's been two years since I saw the second one and the third picks up immediately where it left off.Tien (Tony Jaa) has been captured by the evil king (Sarunyu Wongkrachang) and is about to be put to death by having every bone in his body broken. But, at the last minute, an emissary from a rival (?) king arrives and announces that Tien is to be pardoned and given sanctuary. Evil King is annoyed by this but has more shit to worry about than some half-dead rebel. He has been having headaches and visions of the previous king, whom he poisoned, cursing him with his dying breath. The vulture-like assassin from the second movie (who I learned is actually a Crow Ghost named Bhuti Sangkha (Chupong Chungpruk)) tells the king that he can remove the curse. Surprise! It's a trap and Crow Ghost takes over the kingdom. Never trust a crow with something shiny. Meanwhile, Tien is making a slow recovery with the power of dance and meditation. There are several montages on this whole process. Eventually, he is whole again and ready to kick some ass. Unfortunately, by this time, the Crow King has most of his village and enslaved the rest.
I had to look up the movie in Wikipedia to figure out what exactly happened after that. Here's a hint: magic is involved.
If I remember correctly, Tony Jaa had a mental breakdown after the second one and went to become a priest or something. Then he probably realized the clergy doesn't pay dick and got back to punching things. This movie doesn't make a whole lot of sense, probably even watched directly after the second one, but that's okay. The first one is amazing and that's all that matters.
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