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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated The Raid (2011) in Movies

Nov 22, 2018 (Updated Nov 22, 2018)

The Raid (2011)

2011 | Action

8.4

(32 Ratings)

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Mindblowing choreography (2 more)

Some of the best stunts I have ever seen in any film

Beautifully grim cinematography

Possibly The Greatest Action Movie Ever Made

What do you get when you take a Welsh director, a bunch of Indonesian stuntmen and a block of high rise flats and put them together? One of the greatest action movies ever committed to film apparently.I love a great action movie and I love tight, clever fight choreography and the Raid delivers this in spades. There is an extravagant display of martial arts on display here all shown with a realistic sense of brutality and grit that is a joy to watch onscreen.

Although the fight sequences and intense action are the star attraction in The Raid, Gareth Evans uses his actors and his camera work to make the audience feel an unfaltering sense of tension when necessary to balance the sheer, white-knuckle excitement of other scenes. I have watched this movie a ton and I have seen the subtitled version, the dubbed version and the original Indonesian version without subtitles. Even in the latter, when none of the characters are speaking any English, you can still easily follow what is going on, due to the expressive performances given by the cast.

Overall, if you are an action fan, you can't do much better than the Raid. It is an intense story told so well by a bunch of extremely talented people.

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Andy K (10823 KP) Nov 22, 2018

So glad someone else agrees with me on this. I love The Raid and The Raid 2 so very much. They really could be the greatest action films of all time. And I've seen a LOT of movies!

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