Movie: The Raid
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Movie: The Raid
Or possibly called The Raid: Redemption.
Saw this yesterday, an Indonesion flick which is apparently the dalring of all film festivals this summer. If you like action and martial arts, this one is HIGHLY recommended. It doesn't have much of a story. 20 cops enter a highrise building which is owned by a crimelord to take him down. That's the premise for some shooting, losing them guns and then go into a brutal martial arts movie. It's been a while since I've seen a contemporary fight movie, but this one is hard, fast and, well, brutal. Also, while the camera is in the middle of the action, the fights are not as in your face as lately is the fad, you can see quite well what's happening.
Also, I'll never diss pencak silat anymore. Although it looks a bit like it's a fusion with muay thai as well.
Saw this yesterday, an Indonesion flick which is apparently the dalring of all film festivals this summer. If you like action and martial arts, this one is HIGHLY recommended. It doesn't have much of a story. 20 cops enter a highrise building which is owned by a crimelord to take him down. That's the premise for some shooting, losing them guns and then go into a brutal martial arts movie. It's been a while since I've seen a contemporary fight movie, but this one is hard, fast and, well, brutal. Also, while the camera is in the middle of the action, the fights are not as in your face as lately is the fad, you can see quite well what's happening.
Also, I'll never diss pencak silat anymore. Although it looks a bit like it's a fusion with muay thai as well.
- Mr Wallstreet
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- Mr Wallstreet
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When I initially said "I'll watch it sometime soon" it turned out to be 2.5 years later.
I saw this film last week (parenthood sucks) and was amazed by it. True to the reviews, there wasn't much of a plot but the action sequences were fantastic and made up for it.
Someone online described the Raid as a classic video game whereby every time the characters in the film reach another floor, it's like a Boss fight. I'm gonna watch the Raid 2 soon (hopefully it won't take me another 2 years to get to it )
I saw this film last week (parenthood sucks) and was amazed by it. True to the reviews, there wasn't much of a plot but the action sequences were fantastic and made up for it.
Someone online described the Raid as a classic video game whereby every time the characters in the film reach another floor, it's like a Boss fight. I'm gonna watch the Raid 2 soon (hopefully it won't take me another 2 years to get to it )
Coincidentally I watched The Raid 2 yesterday. While perfectly entertaining, it doesn't hold a candle to the first one. It has more story, less action and in my mind the action in the first part was better. It is bigger in scope, though. But that's precisely what I didn't really like, I loved the very simpe one-on-one (or one-on-many) fights in narrow hallways in the first movie.
- Mr Wallstreet
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All I can say is... Hammer Train Fight!!!!
Hammer Girl's fight scenes were particularly grisly. I'm not too squeamish but those have fight scenes made me squeal.
It wasn't bad by any means but it wasn't trying to compete with the first film. The entire tone and direction of the 2nd film were different.
Hammer Girl's fight scenes were particularly grisly. I'm not too squeamish but those have fight scenes made me squeal.
It wasn't bad by any means but it wasn't trying to compete with the first film. The entire tone and direction of the 2nd film were different.
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It's supposed to be a trilogy, which each movie becoming bigger in scope.
Incidentally, agent Rama and the other awesome dude who was in both movies (different characters, in the first one he was the dude who took on both brothers at once, in the second one he was the fixer who got betrayed) are in the new Star Wars movie. No doubt they'll be performing the most awesome Jedi/Sith fight ever.
Incidentally, agent Rama and the other awesome dude who was in both movies (different characters, in the first one he was the dude who took on both brothers at once, in the second one he was the fixer who got betrayed) are in the new Star Wars movie. No doubt they'll be performing the most awesome Jedi/Sith fight ever.
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