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Superlatives may as well have been invented in the first place simply to describe the action sequences in the outstanding The Raid. It's hard to think of too many other films that have framed action cinema as ambitiously as director Gareth Evans and his team manage here, bringing the events of The Raid to life in exhilarating, breathless fashion.
The simple idea behind the film is this. A 30-storey tower block houses some of the most dangerous, nastiest criminals in Jakarta. Unsurprisingly most give it a wide berth, until an elite SWAT team embarks on a deadly mission to effectively clear the building out, a floor at a time. It's spoiling nothing to reveal that this plan has its flaws.
What makes The Raid so much more than this basic premise, though, is the incredible, stunning execution of it. This is a pure, relentless, expert action film, boasting incredible camera work and equally strong fighting. In fact, feel free to throw a few more superlatives at the movie. It absolutely deserves it.
The Raid is, then, that rarest of things: a modern action cinema classic. --Jon Foster
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Deep in the heart of one of Jakarta’s most deprived slums stands an impenetrable high-rise apartment block. To most it is 30 floors of Hell to be avoided at all costs but for many of the city's most dangerous killers and gangsters, including the area's most notorious crime lord, it is a fortress-like safe house protecting them from the law. Even for the bravest and most experienced police officers it is considered a no-go area.
In a desperate bid to flush these violent criminals and their leader from their haven once and for all, an elite SWAT team is tasked with infiltrating the building and raiding the apartments floor by floor, taking out anyone who stands in their way. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, the SWAT members make their move and enter the block not realising that this is the easier part of the mission. Once inside, it soon becomes terrifyingly apparent that the real problem at hand is surviving long enough to be able to get out again.
Special Features:
- Director's commentary (exclusive to UK)
- The Raid feature--original language with English subtitles
- The Raid feature with English language dubbing
- Trailers
- Claycats: The Raid
- The Raid fan films
- Featurettes
- Behind the Music with Mike Shinoda and Joe Trapanese
- An Evening with Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Andy Diggle
Format:DVD
As soon as I saw the red-band trailer, I knew I had to see this movie, and got tickets for the first ever UK screening at Glasgow FrightFest. It was the last film of the day - so every seat in the cinema was already occupied by film fans and journalists who'd been sitting there all day, watching film after film. We squeezed into the last remaining seats in the back row, expecting the audience to be too tired to respond enthusiastically to a late-night action movie.
We couldn't have been more wrong.
THE RAID got half a dozen spontaneous rounds of applause, and a standing ovation at the end. Well deserved.
I've now seen it four times on the big screen, and bought the DVD on the day of release.
THE RAID, is a smart, lean, tightly-controlled thrill machine, perfectly calibrated to create maximum tension and adrenaline, without any of the dumbed-down compromises we've been conditioned to expect from Hollywood. This is, quite simply, the kind of action movie they just don't make any more. Imagine early-80s John Carpenter tension, fused with mid-80s John Woo Hong Kong action (but without Woo's cheesiness), and you're in the right ballpark. It's fast, dense, gritty, uncompromising, and utterly gripping, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such action classics as DIE HARD, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS and HARD BOILED.
Director Gareth Evans is going to be a major force in Hollywood. Get in on the ground floor.
We couldn't have been more wrong.
THE RAID got half a dozen spontaneous rounds of applause, and a standing ovation at the end. Well deserved.
I've now seen it four times on the big screen, and bought the DVD on the day of release.
THE RAID, is a smart, lean, tightly-controlled thrill machine, perfectly calibrated to create maximum tension and adrenaline, without any of the dumbed-down compromises we've been conditioned to expect from Hollywood. This is, quite simply, the kind of action movie they just don't make any more. Imagine early-80s John Carpenter tension, fused with mid-80s John Woo Hong Kong action (but without Woo's cheesiness), and you're in the right ballpark. It's fast, dense, gritty, uncompromising, and utterly gripping, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such action classics as DIE HARD, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS and HARD BOILED.
Director Gareth Evans is going to be a major force in Hollywood. Get in on the ground floor.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By MrsB
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm unsure whether I'm reviewing the seller or the film here! So I'll do both...
The seller was spot on. Bluray was in perfect condition and arrived promptly.
I'm a fan of action films but not usually that bothered about films with subtitles or films with martial arts...however...this film had everything! Drama, emotion, suspense, action, horror...there were explosions, guns, knives, machetes and then raw fighting. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and watching the making of the film afterwards just heightened my enjoyment of it. Very entertaining. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys being on the edge of their seat or who doesn't mind a film where everyone is kicking two shades out of each other.
The seller was spot on. Bluray was in perfect condition and arrived promptly.
I'm a fan of action films but not usually that bothered about films with subtitles or films with martial arts...however...this film had everything! Drama, emotion, suspense, action, horror...there were explosions, guns, knives, machetes and then raw fighting. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and watching the making of the film afterwards just heightened my enjoyment of it. Very entertaining. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys being on the edge of their seat or who doesn't mind a film where everyone is kicking two shades out of each other.
48 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By J. Duducu
Format:DVD
Ok, bold title and a few caveats. The plot is SWAT team tries to get a drug baron in a block of flats...and that's it for plot and locations. The dialogue is in Indonesian so the translation may lose some nuance (but I doubt it) and overall it's every action cliche rolled into one script.
So why the title and 5 stars? Because everything is executed perfectly. The sweaty tension raising intro, the bombastic gunfights and most of all the incredibly brutal, fast and efficient martial arts.
I saw this on a Wednesday evening in a half full cinema- and yet there were spontaneous rounds of applause and cries of "oh god!" as you saw audacious action scene after visceral fistfight. It is a constant thrill with enough "plot" to allow you to recover before the next shot of adrenaline cinema kicks in. It reminds Hollywood it's not about money or how much blows up but how it blows up and two men fighting in a kitchen can be more exciting than watching a city being trashed by giant robots.
A must see for any fan of action movies.
So why the title and 5 stars? Because everything is executed perfectly. The sweaty tension raising intro, the bombastic gunfights and most of all the incredibly brutal, fast and efficient martial arts.
I saw this on a Wednesday evening in a half full cinema- and yet there were spontaneous rounds of applause and cries of "oh god!" as you saw audacious action scene after visceral fistfight. It is a constant thrill with enough "plot" to allow you to recover before the next shot of adrenaline cinema kicks in. It reminds Hollywood it's not about money or how much blows up but how it blows up and two men fighting in a kitchen can be more exciting than watching a city being trashed by giant robots.
A must see for any fan of action movies.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
So much action
Great film and awesome fight scenes.Little thin on plot, but with moves this good who cares!Quite similar to the recent Judge Dredd film
Published 8 days ago by WIllybob
4.0 out of 5 stars
better than merantau warrior
this movie is definately better than merantau warrior. quite a simple plot really and there is no room for a proper storyline you just get plunged into the action straight from the... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Electric
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best action film I've seen.
I don't usually like action films. In fact, I usually hate them and end up falling asleep! (I'm female).
However, I couldn't stress how much I enjoyed The Raid enough. Read more
However, I couldn't stress how much I enjoyed The Raid enough. Read more
Published 14 days ago by sofluffy
5.0 out of 5 stars
what a movie
You seriously have to watch this flick, it is the best action film ever! The critics were right it is awesome. Hollywood could learn a few things for this film. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Moin Islam
4.0 out of 5 stars
Block Rockin Beats!
A team of SWATs attempt to raid a tower block full of bad guys, and prove they aren't all that good at doing their homework after all, as the baddies soon become aware of their... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Arch Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars
The greatest action film eve made?
Maybe, there's a few to choose from. The Raid comes dangerously close.
Unashamedly wearing it's adrenalin filled pounding heart proudly on it's blood drenched sleeve,... Read more
Unashamedly wearing it's adrenalin filled pounding heart proudly on it's blood drenched sleeve,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Travis Bickle
5.0 out of 5 stars
Powerfull Film
Some great fighting in this! I love it. If you like violence then this is worth watching! It's what you should expect though, shooting, fighting, deaths - if thats what you want,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. G. Patterson
4.0 out of 5 stars
'An apartment-block-stormer' of an AV experience!
What a barnstormer of a movie, or should that be an 'apartment-block-stormer' of an AV experience! Maybe I was one of those happy few who were unaware of the coincidence with Dredd... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Roy Szweda
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome film, awesome soundtrack!
Watched this 4 times in a month now. Can't wait for the next instalment! The fight scenes are amazing and the score is perfect.
Published 1 month ago by Sarah B23
2.0 out of 5 stars
my gradings
my reasons for giving various ratings for the different articles, is because they were all bought for my children or grandchildren, apart from the pedicure which is mine,i was so... Read more
Published 1 month ago by welsh lady
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