The Raid (Gareth Evans)

[Acapelli]

even in a half full theater, the audience reaction was huge

loved this. i already want to see it again

[Morris Schæffer]

imagine what a competent filmmaker, a John McTiernan or a Peter Hyams, say, could have accomplished with this material

uhm, lol? I don't even detest Peter Hyams, but this statement made me lol. As for McTiernan, god bless him. I doubt I'll find The Raid more satisfying than Die Hard, but perhaps it's time to admit McTiernan is a has been.

[Raiders]

As for McTiernan, god bless him. I doubt I'll find The Raid more satisfying than Die Hard, but perhaps it's time to admit McTiernan is a has been.

That's only because he has been in legal trouble for years. He ended on a couple down notes, but I believe he could still be a relevant action director if he can ever manage to work again. After all, The 13th Warrior is a damn good film that gets no love; it may be his best overall directing job in my eyes. Some great images and sequences.

[Fezzik]

So, I'm confused. Is this the same film that's being shown now as The Raid: Redemption?

When I first saw the title, I thought "they made a sequel already? The original never got to theaters here!"

If it is the same film, why the re-title?

[number8]

Copyright reason. Sony couldn't secure the clearance to use The Raid. They're not exactly pleased about it either.

[Saya]

Just came back from watching this in Jakarta, Indonesia. It just premiered here yesterday. The cast made a surprise visit to the cinema just before the show and took time to take pictures with fans. Really fun. I met Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian and congratulated them for being an awesome action movie stars. Didn't really know what else to say.

As for the movie, I absolutely loved. It's just a thrillride and the audience was so into it as well. Really one of my best theatre experiences ever. Strangely, I think it was uncensored too (quite rare for movies in Indonesia). Quite surprised about that since it was quite violent in some scenes, but then again violence is not as censored as much as nudity here.

[Pop Trash]

McTiernan gets a lifetime pass for giving birth to Predator & Die Hard.

[fvr]

also let's not forget 13th Warrior please

[Pop Trash]

also let's not forget 13th Warrior please

Haven't seen it, but those two should be 'lifetime pass' sufficient.

[Morris Schæffer]

McTiernan gets a lifetime pass for giving birth to Predator & Die Hard.

Oh I wholeheartedly agree with you and Raiders (to some extend).

[D_Davis]

They should have called it The Raid: The Raid

[Derek]

They should have called it The Raid: The Raid

The Raid: Raid Harder!

[fvr]

They should have called it The Raid: The Raid

rofl : lmao
:lol:

[number8]

They wanted to call it Raid: Dawn Chong, but they forgot about its existence.

[Winston*]

This was awesome. Wish I saw it in a theatre with more than 8 people in it though. Ong Bak in a packed cinema was a great experience.

[EyesWideOpen]

Comes to Arizona on the 13th. Can't wait!

[Pop Trash]

Comes to Arizona on the 13th. Can't wait!

Unfortunately it will be detained by Sheriff Joe Arpaio by the 14th for suspicion of illegal immigration.

[fvr]

oh my god, you guys are lucky.
i have to wait 2 years here in romania

[Sven]

This movie sure ups the ante on film violence. Can't say I was overly impressed with the fight choreography (there is no story in their movements--which is probably fine for a film with no story in the first place actually), and I eventually started rolling my eyes at the slew of labored "stillness before the storm" moments. Also I'm afraid to confront the morality of the movie, because I suspect it is nasty. But the bone-crunching, blood-splattering, abdomen-puncturing virtuosity of cinematic technique on display is practically unequaled. More convincing than Saving Private Ryan. My favorite moment was the movement from the guy's blown-off ear to the tank beneath the sink to the fridge to the door. Jaw-dropping.

[Boner M]

I want a 'fail' gif of the guy getting thrown throat-down onto the jagged bottom of the broken door frame.

[Henry Gale]

So it would appear this opens pretty wide tomorrow. Me and my friends went from planning to head down to the one theatre downtown showing it to being able to see it tomorrow at our closest multiplex. Can't wait.

[eternity]

Comes to Arizona on the 13th. Can't wait!

They picked some really random theaters to show it at. Arrowhead 14? That place is a ghost town with ripped screens.

[EyesWideOpen]

They picked some really random theaters to show it at. Arrowhead 14? That place is a ghost town with ripped screens.

It's playing at the six or seven theaters I usually go to and they're playing it at Santan Village which is 2 minutes from my house so I can't complain.

[Henry Gale]

Well wow, this is completely fantastic.

There's not too much to really say other than to see it as soon as you can with as large of a crowd possible. It's the sort of thing where even if there are any flaws to be found in the mechanics of the film to deconstruct, the experience of watching it as it unfolded had me so consumed and completely in the moment with every propulsive beat to the action (and there's a lot of it) that there was little breathing room between scenes to get too in my head about it.

But at the same time I don't see how the success of something like its overall storytelling beyond the physicality and visuals of each scene would have made or broken it anyway. It's about that energy, the unrelenting pace of its rapid but messy action and the gorgeously gruesome atmosphere all of that builds, all staged just right within its one amazingly well drawn location. And built on just that sort of foundation, it's absolutely thrilling.

****

[slqrick]

where did you see this 8? was it a press screening? saw it was opening at the regal at union square on friday

I saw this at Union Square, and it was positively bonkers. Really fun movie to watch with people that are into action flicks. We were all pretty much geeking out afterwards.