The Raid: Redemption

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Darren D "The Raid" high-octane, desperation & claustophobic fight for survival. One of the best action movies in recent years from Welsh director Gareth Evans, who makes sure you see & hear every impact of the action. The talent on screen with the likes of, Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim & Yayan Ruhian, all bring the mayhem & brutality on screen from anything they can get their hands on, guns, machetes & good old fashion one on one combat. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review John C Who’d have thought that Indonisia would raise the bar when it came to action movies? ‘The Raid’ is hardly the most complicated film to review, but, if you’re into your gunplay and marshal-arts then you can’t go far wrong here. Oh, and you’ll need to be okay with subtitles. Basically, the film is about a police raid on a towerblock containing some of the toughest (and deadly) criminals around. And – guess what – things don’t go too well for our boys in blue. It isn’t long before their bodies start piling up, leaving only our plucky new recruit (who just so happens to be damn good at kicking people) to survive and untangle the mess that’s quickly building up. If you’re wondering what makes this so much better than all the other action movies out there – it’s the ‘look’ (well, for starters anyway). It has a very professional and gritty feel to it. The director (who, to my shame, I’ve never heard of) has obviously spent a lot of time framing each shot to give it quite a nice – almost ‘arty’ – feel. Then there are the fight scenes – they’re meticulously choreographed and, despite being technically as unrealistic as the next marshal arts film, they are really good fun to watch. The actors are basically cast according to their looks. Bad people are ugly and good people have nice hair. However, at least everyone plays their part well and, even though all the talking is subtitled, it seems that everyone can actually act as well as is required for beating people to a pulp. There are a few twists and turns in the plot – some you may see coming, others are less obvious. But I won’t go into them too much. All you need to know is that, if you’re okay with subtitles and love marshal arts or action films, then you’ll enjoy The Raid (and its sequel, if you’re curious about that!). Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Andy B Brutal and relentless with just enough story to keep it interesting. In a class of it's own where the action almost becomes an art form. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Faiz D Great action that were downed by poor story and characters. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review BOUNTY H With a budget of only 1 million, you have one of the best martial arts action movies! After the 5 minutes, where you know a little about the main character, the action starts and does not stop until the movie ends! The plot is good, with some nice twists, the music is spot on, and the fights are on another level! Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhain took the stand-action choreography to another level with the camera movement giving life to every fight scene. Five stars are not enough for this movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Sebastian R If the cast of cirque du soliel decided to learn martial arts and star in an Indonesian cop movie it'd look something like this. Stripped down to the barest essentials, an unpretentious flat out brakeless steam train of a movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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