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Protector (The) AKA Warrior King AKA Tom Yum Goong AKA Honour Of The Dragon (2005)
A Young Fighter Named Kham Must Go To Australia To Retrieve His Stolen Elephant.Director: Prachya Pinkaew
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
- R3 Thailand SE offers the original Thai version with the best extras, including an exclusive audio commentary, but it has only a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack and is not English friendly.
- R1 UE has both the original Thai and the US versions, with a DTS soundtrack on the US version only, and offers a completely different set of extras including an English commentary.
- R2 UK Premiere Asia Special Collector's Edition and R2 UK Cine Asia releases are identical, with the original Thai version and a DTS soundtrack and good extras.
- R2 Japan also has the Thai version with a DTS track and good extras, but it is not English friendly.
General Notes: There are 4 different versions. (Special thanks to Rewind user chen lung.)
1) The original Thai version, with 'outtake' credits, running ~110min.
2) The Thai version, with black screen credits instead of the outtakes, also running ~110min.
3) The French version. This version has black screen credits and replaces the music with a new score by a French Hip Hop singer. It runs ~90min.
4) The US version. This version replaces the music with a new score by 'RZA' and runs ~83min.
5) The German version. This version runs ~90min.
A comparison between the Thai and German versions is available on Schnittberichte. -
CUTS:
- R1 Two-Disc Ultimate Edition America- Genius Products - No cuts - includes both the original Thai (110:29 NTSC) and the US (83:23 NTSC) versions.
- R2 France- TF1 Video - No cuts - French version (~86min PAL).
- R2 Germany- e-m-s - Yes - shorter German version (86:33 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- e-m-s - Yes - shorter German version (86:33 PAL)
- R2 Holland- RCV Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 Japan- Klock Worx - No cuts - Thai version.
- R2 United Kingdom- Premier Asia - No cuts - Thai version (105:34 PAL)
- R2 Special Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Premier Asia - No cuts - Thai version (105:34 PAL)
- R2 Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Cine Asia - No cuts - Thai version (105:34 PAL)
- R3 Hong Kong- Edko - Yes - Thai version, cut by 0:06 (109:25 NTSC).
- R3 South Korea- KD Media - No cuts - Thai version (109:56 NTSC).
- R3 Special Edition Thailand- Mangpong - No cuts - original Thai version (105:32 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Roadshow Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes both the original Thai (106:46 PAL) and the US (80:04 PAL) versions.
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Comparison added by Gary_Jukes on 11/03/06
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 20/08/23UPDATE LOG:
15/04/10: Addition of the German version in the list of the known versions of the movie.
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29/12/15: Additions of Germany x2, UK single, UK Cine Asia, ASINs, capsaholic.
20/08/23: Added Holland.
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