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Chocolate (2008)

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Summary: An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money. (imdb)
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Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Directed By: Prachya Pinkaew
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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TCI User Score
na rhinderman
78
T5
na Johnny6Gun
55
T6
na joyousjoy
78
T7
na unusuall
81
T9
na lethe
50
T2
na torontodog
60
T5
Complete nonsense. The only good thing is the fight scenes. Each battle is an homage to another legendary martial arts star! The outtakes during the credits are even more bone crushing than the actual movie.
na IMDb-byvotes
70
T5
na kataruna
80
T7
na solemnchaos
80
T7
na deeopey
78
T7
na SirEvo
90
T9
na freeipods
80
T9
na fizzygood
81
T8
na reggibson
90
T10
na Zwiffle
73
T2
na poolog
76
T7
na sagethekun
9
T9
na theabdabs
85
T9
na styleito
67
T8
na Anomaly1
62
T4
Horrible plot, but wow, what action scenes. Still not entirely tolerable, but pretty badass at times.
na Grillface
6
T7
na Coheed
40
T2
na horatio5
54
T6
na komois
80
T8
na acegas
98
T10
na syvyys
55
T2
it's like. there are no words to express. so bad. everything except for jeeja yanin is unbelievable dull and painfully bad written, but my god. that girl. i'm in love.... and then again: windmills? what was that about? you serious?
na RowBean
75
T4
na Mazros
57
T3
na newsunrize
75
T8
na lostinlodos
97
T10
This film was just amazing in every way. The story is gripping, the telling leaving you feeling what they feel. The background, the premise, the martial arts, stunts make many HK films look weak. A bit slow to start, with the backstory; but once it gets going it's a never ending ride
na rehtnap
80
T9
na piquet
65
T5
na Moltar
50
T4
na jjack229
62
T3
na frg
67
T5
na BloodandBeer
50
T3
na Hyomil
100
T10
na CloseFriend
86
T8
na woofat
70
T4
na chmul_cr0n
61
T4
na froce
55
T5
na kayserili80
80
T9
na zae
60
T4
na fenixdown
79
T7
na ribcage
82
T8
na NPA
60
T4
na Exidor
50
T2
na retsxlif
73
T7
na RapeyVessey
56
T5
How the team behind "Warrior King", the best martial arts movie of all time, lowered themselves to THIS, I'll never know. It's nice to see such a talented female lead in a film like this but Yanin can't save "Chocolate" from being incredibly dull. It is worth a watch however for the incredible finale which I believe lasts for a whole 20/30 minutes.
na Danny74
85
T7
na RandallODim
82
T7
na progre2
48
T2
A linear story with one extremely predictable plot defining moment in the start and a series of random fights in random places without anything better to offer.
na bakcheia
75
T6
na LChitman
78
T8
na herge
75
T10
na ktothea
60
T4
na chiefg
65
T5
na ustadegilim
73
T5
na kav2001c
70
T9
na nateb
75
T6
It's Thai, meaning old school martial arts movie rules: no doubles, no wires, no safety. The action is superb, violent, and most of all, unflinchingly real. The story isn't anything to oogle about, but it's not terrible, despite some cheesiness. Watch for action, you action junkie.
na zeybek187
88
T7
na Ninjasnake
70
T3
na cetara
80
T9
na Blowtorch
80
T5
na sweevo
90
T9
na Taliban
70
T8
na SunMonkey
75
T5
na Uriel1988
60
T5
na wrexsol
89
T6
This is such a weird film. I really enjoyed it; there were good martial arts scenes (some botchamania looks to have made it in, ouch!), a unique story that makes you go WTF, and overall a good sense of character growth and development. Even though the lead is autistic, it handles the condition in an intriguing way that isn't condescending at all. Actually, it probably might give you an idea to raise some kind of army for yourself. This was fun.
na Zozan
75
T8
Great fight scenes, great moves like in none other which makes up for everything that is missing in the movie.
na muhsam
88
T9
na NRM02
59
T6
na NRM01
44
T2
na Peter_Pain
50
T2
na DetoxP
1
T6
Okay, so the action is pretty cool, but it's not good enough to change the fact that every time people aren't fighting in this movie (aka, the first thirty minutes and still quite a bit afterwards), this movie is a fuckin turd. Utter nonsense. Score is not a grade.
na JohnnyZombie
80
T5
na Ismac
85
T7
na gobrien
65
T4
na Difontaine
72
T7
Not as good as Ong-Bak but few things are. I like how hey tried to imitate other performances in kung-fu films. The "ooOO-Aaahs" after each blow in the ice factory fight for example. Plot ain't much but when is it ever.
na angrypierre
78
T8
This was unintentionally hilarious, and I'm not sure that's OK.
na NeoRaven
65
T6
na Matthew
60
T6
na Paradigma
40
T1
Thank god they have Muay Thai.
na gumnova
80
T8
na da5id
45
T3
na bulecool
7
T7
na bumonkee
70
T3
80 of these points goes to the action in this movie, which is absurd, and the best thing ever. There's a better cut of this movie somewhere which is just this girl kicking the a, b, and the rest of the alphabet-jesus out of people.
na imdb
70
T7
na ManInBlack
6
T6
na Sunsplitter
52
T6
na moeru
80
T7
na Marlowe13
65
T5
na Zealot185
60
T4
na walkearth
20
T1
na dewall
70
T6
na ellinikos
55
T2
The action scenes are fairly impressive, but the acting is poor, the non-fight special effects absolutely diabolical, and the plot one of the most muddled I've ever seen. Similarly, why does the script call for certain random lines to be in English, when the actors obviously struggle with the language and it has no relevance to the plot? All in all, it makes for a poorly-developed viewing experience that is almost guaranteed to leave you unsatisfied (but not necessarily wanting more).
na hashus
15
T1
na whatismyname
60
T6
Action packed, fight scenes galore! The story and acting aren't top notch, but martial arts movies are not known for that. JeeJa Yanin, however, does give a great performance and I can't wait to see her in action again.
na zapotka
70
T6
na kangadoodoo
35
T2
na Siltem
68
T7
na Koalafish
70
T7
na murateray
65
T2
na abesempire
90
T7
na purgatos
70
T5
An autistic girl learns marshal arts from movies and then goes to collect money for her mom who has cancer or something. I think her mom used to be in a gang? Whatever, the action is really cool(she does all her own stunts, of course) and it gets bonus points for having a female lead.
na McKimson
52
T1
THai movie action is so much action but gawky plot. Even 5-years-old chlidren could create such movie.
na Jack Boom
75
T5
From the director of Ong Bak and starring a new 23 year old female action protege that has the same fierceness and commanding presence that Tony Jaa had in ONG BAK, CHOCOLATE is just an ass kicking good time. After a slow first half hour and a weak story, the film kicked it into top gear with its insane stunts and strong fight choreography. Fight fans rejoice, pick this one up!
na DriveShaft
80
T6
na x-human
82
T8
na chemical404
63
T7
na whisperin_al
75
T5
Great action sequences but the plot line could have done with some real tightening.
na RikiFudoh
68
T5
na TheDenizen
80
T9
Pretty weak story, but the explosive action more than makes up for the slow start. Jeeja Yanin is a potential superstar.
na Tostadora
52
T2
na gelfling
80
T2
na micah
65
T6
Solid little action film with some truly clever fight scenes. Plot is mediocre, but what were you expecting?
na Mawazh
70
T6
na SafeCode
90
T7
na madderroot
26
T2
na raglits
65
T6
na eddof13
72
T4
na d_realword
50
T4
na negative
2
T6
na fzycow
60
T1
na LordofDance
60
T9
The beatings in this movie were absolutely great. The schmaltz served as the dessert to go with supercaffeinated expresso ass kicking.
na TGTE
60
T4
na monocle
77
T7
na Tizzzzz
58
T7
na Monster
80
T6
na kreid
55
T2
na Barthalen
64
T5
The first 35 minutes is painful, soap opera level nonsense. It does get better once the stunts get crazier, with an incredible (almost video game-like) finale. Still, too much melodrama that sucks away the sense of fun. And I was unsure whether to laugh or feel ashamed at seeing a fight between two more or less mentally handicapped characters near the end.
na porterson
62
T2
na luc
75
T9
na roland3791
82
T9
na unccomp15
90
T6
na zordon
70
T2
na Mesacer
75
T7
na blair_cadisi
76
T8
na astrakhan
76
T5
Every single one of the 76 points I award is for the fighting skills and stunt abilities of JeeJa Yanin. Most other aspects of this film - the acting, the story, the flashbacks, the visuals - were appalling and quite painful to watch. Prachya Pinkaew took a big step backwards in his career following Ong Bak, which was solid on most levels. Great fights though!
na muku25
55
T5
na adidawha
75
T5
na bleepnik
92
T10
na Nanera
75
T3
na Tobi
65
T3
na Rocketlucco
75
T8
Overall Enjoyment: 40/40, Plot/Themes: 10/20, Cinematography/Direction: 15/20, Acting/Writing: 10/20
na dst7175
73
T7
Ok movie but great fight scenes. in the credits it shows all the actors getting hurt filming the fight scenes practice makes perfect.
na jacko
70
T9
na reaction
93
T8
na pboyle
90
T9
na toro913
30
T2
na filmaffinity
62
T5
na canadianor
30
T2
"Chocolate" is the Thai version of "The Transporter", essentially. Much like "Ong-Bak", the story has little to no purpose in the film, instead focusing on the incredible fight choreography. The martial artistry is unlike anything you've seen before, unless you've seen "Ong-Bak", but it's not worth sitting through the cringe-inducingly bad story. It's almost insulting how bad it is. I would rather that they outright steal the story from "Bloodsport" for the sake of showing of the fighting.
na Lovecraft
70
T6
Average Tier 5.71 from 153 Rankings rss