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Mikey H. (24 KP) rated The Raid (2011) in Movies

May 26, 2018

The Raid (2011)

2011 | Action

8.4

(32 Ratings)

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Best Fight choreography ever (1 more)

100 minutes of non-stop action, it's beautiful in the way the violence is done. Amazing.

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Wow, just wow

Lots of movies get described as "an adrenaline rush, from start to finish" and rarely do they deliver. The Raid does exactly that. The best fight choreography, its more of a violent dance than fighting...stunning in its visceral display. The story is simple, yet goes deeper than just "get the bad guy". It's survival behind enemy lines, at all cost...but manages to preserve the hero's humanity as well. There are mine.t's of little action, but they are filled with nail-biting tension...and with the rate of the body count, there isn't a guarantee even the hero makes it out alive.

Sidenote: while a different movie altogether, yet with the same feel, if you like The Raid then give Dredd (with Karl Urban) a watch. Also a great film, and highly underrated.

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ClareR (5885 KP) rated The Wanderer in Books

Nov 21, 2018 (Updated Nov 21, 2018)

The Wanderer

Michael Ridpath | 2018 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

8.5

(2 Ratings)

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Icelandic not-so noir

Does no one tell the truth to the police anymore? Even if they’re innocent?!
It seems that everyone wants to keep their secrets to themselves in this book, even if they think the information might relate to the murder of an Italian tourist. A camera crew, who are filming a documentary about Gudrid the Wanderer in Iceland, find her body outside a church where they’re filming. Magnus Jonson is in charge of the police investigation.
I really enjoyed the references to the Icelandic Sagas (I’ve now got a book of them on my Christmas list!), and Magnus seems to be a very nice police officer! Everyone else appears to just be looking out for themselves, to the detriment of everyone else.
Great story though! This is the fifth in a series, I haven’t read the others, and I don’t think it actually matters story-wise. I would very much like to read the others though!!