The cinematography was breathtaking, every shot had a purpose and each added more tension than the shot which preceded it. The fight scenes, jesus, never in my life in a film have I found myself hyperventilating, Berandal's fight scenes were even more glorious and nail biting than the first, the fight choreography was absolutely masterful. The editing was masterful, it felt like a sensual tease of violence, show us gruesome death in one scene and not letting us see the kill in another.
The use of set, and dialog were beyond exceptional. Iko Uwais reprising the role of Rama couldn't have done a better job, he showed us the true meaning of what it is to fully engulf himself into a character, the Director (Evans) took us to the darkest parts of Rama himself, he put him in the 7th circle of hell just to show Rama struggling to toe the line between cop and the mindless thug. I will be seeing this film over and over again. The score was even better than the first in my eyes. I saw it last night, and I actually agree with the reviewers that the violence is a little much.
All in all, I feel if you liked the first Raid movie, then this is an absolute must watch, as it feels like. Rated the 13 best film of 2014, and 1240 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).
STREAMING FILM THE RAID 2 BERANDAL MOVIE
It's probably my favorite action movie of all time. Starring: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Alex Abbad. The Raid 2 amps it up in a way that sort of detracts from the fun of the fight scenes, in my opinion. It's still a really awesome movie, and there are a lot of fights that don't have that problem. Join us at the Rio Theatre for back-to-back screenings of one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, impressively balls-to-the-wall and brutally insane action crime movie franchises in decades – writer-director Gareth Evans’ THE RAID: REDEMPTION followed by THE RAID 2: BERANDAL.But 2 fights in particular stood out in my mind as being violent to the point that it was slightly uncomfortable. See them together and on the big screen, the way nature intended… If you can handle it. See both films for $13 advance HERE | $15 door Single film ticket $10 advance HERE | $12 door “THE RAID 2 is to the action genre what THE GODFATHER II became to the mob drama subgenre – pure cinematic perfection and an epic follow-up that manages to surpass its already impressive predecessor in both scope and storytelling.” ( Daily Dead) “If THE RAID 2: BERANDAL doesn’t end up as the most violent movie to hit screens in 2014, it won’t be for lack of trying.” ( The Globe & Mail) “The movie is a gory free-for-all, a horror film dressed up as an action film, and it’s as pure a shot of adrenaline as any Tarantino fan could wish for.” ( The New Yorker) *Please note that these films screen in Indonesian with English subtitles. *NOTE: Advance ticket sales end at 6:45 pm.Tickets for both films will also be available for purchase at the door. *Minors OK in the balcony! (Please note these films are rated 18A for extreme violence.) Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. **Groupons and passes OK for any single film only. THE RAID: REDEMPTION “Serbuan maut” (Gareth Evans, 2011 / 161 mins / 18A) As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every every killer, gangster, and thief in the building in exchange fortheir heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team’s fallen leader (Joe Taslim) and use every iota of his fighting strength – winding through every floor and every room to complete the mission and escape with his life. THE RAID 2: BERANDAL (Gareth Evans, 2014 / 150 mins / 18A) He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen – a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls – rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. Formidable though they may have been, Rama’s opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible.
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