By Christopher Stipp

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I’m awesome. I wrote a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right HERE for free.

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I loved this film.

It’s everything that you could want in a season when there isn’t going to be anything this exciting until we get into the summer months.

I know I usually run DVD Giveaways in this space without much regard to the film but CHOCOLATE is the exception to the rule in that I pursued the opportunity to have a couple copies for our site to give to our readers because I dug it as much as I did.

As well, I think the studio, Magnolia, deserves a tremendous amount of credit in figuring out that these kinds of films deserve to be seen by everyone who isn’t in the position like myself to preview and then champion these releases. The time has absolutely come to think of a way people can get enthused about a movie that they’ve never heard about and not worry that such a genre pic won’t be coming to their town because they live in Bumbleweed, AK because they will have multiple points of entry. You can see it theaters, you can get it through HDNet Ultra VOD and now DVD or Blu-Ray. There is no excuse anymore for anyone to miss this and huzzah to Magnolia for being on the vanguard of film distrubution in the 21st century.

I’ve got 2 copies to give out and in order to win you’ve got to do 2 things: 1. Send me a note to Christopher_Stipp@Yahoo.com and 2. Write anywhere in the e-mail of who was the titular actor of Ong Bak. (I want these to go to some fans of the genre…)

CHOCOLATE is available on DVD and HDNet Ultra VOD Tuesday, February 10 from Magnet Releasing…

Prachya Pinkaew, director of Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior, returns with CHOCOLATE, an explosive new martial arts masterpiece starring his new protégé, “Jija” Yanin Vismistananda, who spent five years training for the role. Jija plays Zen, a young autistic girl who grows up next to a Muay Thai boxing studio and is raised on a steady diet of chocolate and marathon viewings of Tony Jaa and Bruce Lee films. Zen’s father, a Japanese gangster, has been driven out of the country by a rival Thai gang, so her mother has been forced to raise her alone.

It becomes clear over time that Zen has miraculously absorbed formidable Muay Thai techniques from watching the boxers next door and repeated viewings of martial arts classics. When Zen’s mother is diagnosed with cancer and the cost of treatments prove overwhelming for the family, Zen sets out with her cousin on a violent mission to collect debts from the corrupt gangsters that owe her mother money.

Featuring death-defying stunts and a charming newcomer who is sure to blow the minds of martial arts fans everywhere, CHOCOLATE represents Prachya’s proper follow-up to the smash success of Ong Bak.

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