However, as the movie goes it loses the guns and is more officers vs Tama’s men. Part of the problem is the first part of the action is with snipers and a group of gunmen who attack the officers. The Raid: Redemption tells the story of a police squad on a mission to raid an apartment block full of nasties and capture the leader at the top of the building. Like that smash hit of a series, The Raid 2 is a contemporary crime saga but, while Gangs of London is about the clashes between rival gangs in, er, London, The Raid 2 expands out past that. In general I find gun fights to be rather boring because little strategy is involved just shoot and dead (this movie is insanely violent so know that going in.) I have seen Gareth Evans previous effort Merantau which was average, plus a ton of other classics like Ip Man, Ong Bak, and lesser martial arts films like SPL. The Raid: Redemption Action & adventure 2012 1 hr 40 min Indonesian audio R CC Buy or rent Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous. The first act is mainly gun fighting not the martial arts masterwork I had heard so much about. If you are following me on twitter you know at first I was disappointed in the action (it had been hugely hyped up by friends over the years). The Raid, also known as The Raid: Redemption in some countries, is a 2011 Indonesian action thriller film directed, written and edited by the Welsh. As they go from level to level they experience different threats and the action moves forward. Basically you have a squad that is ”raiding” an apartment complex run by local crime lord Tama Riyadi. This episode also contains the same group from the first episode of the series, continuing their way throughout the mayhem. Given how bloated and bland most action movies are with much larger budgets it’s impressive what they were able to accomplish. This episode, Episode 2 of the Raid Movie Series, showcases a clean glimpse of the pre-infiltration event and preparation of the BEAR unit before being escorted to Tarkov. The Raid: Redemption is an Indonesian action film directed by Gareth Evans with a budget of under 1 million US dollars. 2011’s The Raid: Redemption is one of those films, which made it a perfect choice for this year’s Blind Spot series. Over the years as a film critic there are certain movies you hear about all the time but haven’t gotten around to seeing for whatever reason.
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