The Raid: Redemption (MC: 73, RT: 85%)

[6souls]

http://geektyrant.com/storage/2011-p...aid2292012.jpg
Director: Gareth Evans
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raid_%282011_film%29

Synopsis:

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable derelict apartment building which became a safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. The rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite team is tasked with raiding the derelict apartment in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut off and all exits are blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst criminals to survive their mission.

Cast:

Iko Uwais - Rama
Doni Alamsyah - Andi
Ananda George - Ari
Pierre Gruno
Yayan Ruhian - Mad Dog
Ray Sahetapy - Tama
Tegar Satrya
Verdi Solaiman - Budi
Joe Taslim - Jaka

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Notes:

- An Indonesian martial arts action film
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired the distribution rights of the film for the US and has tasked Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Joseph Trapanese to create a new score
- Screen Gems is in negotiations to produce a Hollywood remake
- Midnight Madness Award at TIFF 2011
- Dublin Film Critics Circle Best Film and Audience Award at Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) 2012
- Original score by Fajar Yuskemal & Aria Prayogi

[Brill Weave]

Hmm. Not sure what to think about this yet. Brain still processing.

[6souls]

This is no surprise, we knew it was coming, but the sequel to Gareth Evans' The Raid has been officially announced. It's called Berendal, and what makes this sequel so awesome is the fact that it's the film that they originally wanted to do first, but couldn't get the budget for. So they ended up making The Raid, which turned out to be the most badass action movie ever made. So I imagine this sequel is going to end up being ever better, more badass, and more hardcore than the first one. Evans explained the following:

The sequel idea came up while I was still writing 'The Raid', the first one. What happened is we tried to get the budget in place for a film called 'Berendal' first, and we spent a year and a half doing that. And in the process of trying to get the money for that film, we'd already designed the choreography, we'd already written the script, and we were already to go and we just needed the money in order to pull the trigger on it. And that's a year and a half of not getting any closer to getting the money. We were in a position where we just decided, you know what, fuck it, we're not going to get it, we have to do something else with a lower budget. So 'The Raid' became that plan B project.

And that plan B project sure was incredible! There's no major details revealed on what the next film will involve, but it will have a bigger buget and be told on a larger scale. It will follow an Indonesian SWAT team that gets trapped in a Jakarta slum, and its members are forced to fight their way out. There are also plans for a third film! Here's what the director had to say during our interview with him,

The idea is to take it out of that building. We've already done something self contained, we want to do something now whereby the boss of that building and and the building itself everything that was terrifying and scary about that in the first film is considered small fry when it comes to the the second film. So, we go to a much bigger underworld organization, and it should be great.

You will be able to see The Raid on the big screen soon enough. It will be released on March 23rd, which is the same day The Hunger Games comes out. If you are forced to choose between the two, choose The Raid, because I know for a fact you won't be disappointed.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/3/12...announced.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...erendal-298532

[AidenCarby]

Fucking...amazing....FIRST MOTHERFUCKING DAY

[Guyverarmor]

Yep, I'm watching.

[tyven]

usually i hate ching chong flicks cuz of shitty wire work and other stupid things that are fucking gay and stupid but this shit looks legit as fuck.

[vagus]

Fuckin finally! First day for this one.

[fren.]

Hopefully gonna check this out tomorrow night in NY (only available in select theaters). It's gotten some fairly great reviews and a lot of people are pegging this as the best of its genre. Iko Uwais is fucking awesome (check out Merantau on Netflix if you need evidence).

[Blackice]

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109...light=the+raid

[Tythera]

Wish I could find this in a theatre. From the nearest I can tell it's not even being shown in Indiana.

[6souls]

Wish I could find this in a theatre. From the nearest I can tell it's not even being shown in Indiana.

April 13th is when it will start showing there.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/theraid/dates.html

There is a timeline for when the movie will be showing & where.

[fren.]

Holy fuckkkk that was incredible. It's playing the Regal E-Walk on 42nd if anyone's around the tri-state area. Fucking watch this movie.

[Tythera]

April 13th is when it will start showing there.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/theraid/dates.html

There is a timeline for when the movie will be showing & where.

Sweet, thank you much sir. I poked around but didn't come across that.

[Guyverarmor]

Nice, it's coming to San Antonio on 4/13, gonna have to hit this movie up ~!

[tyven]

This is the best movie I have ever seen. Unreal

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[Odesseiron]

This shit was absolutely amazing. From beginning to end. My top 3 parts of the movie: Hallway fight, Fight in the drug lab (LOVED this) and 2 vs. 1 at the end. I gotta see this again.

Recommended 1000%

[tyven]

the last time i saw a movie better than this hasnt happened yet

[Salodin]

Movie rocked. Up there with The Man from Nowhere, but I think the climax fight is a little below the fight from man from nowhere.