The sequel takes that same concept and spreads it out over not only a city, but also several years, treading into unfamiliar territory (for the franchise thus far, at least) and hoping to enlarge the scope of what writer/director Evans is trying to accomplish.
The Raid, for all its low budget, scrotum-squeezing testosterone, remained lightning in a bottle, to some degree, in that as a story it was a self-contained unit of action film brilliance. However, and here’s the caveat, does The Raid 2 manage to equal, or even supersede the original? Most sequels tend to throw out the stuff fans of the previous film found boring, amping up whatever made the original great to a bazillion percent, and hope that drags people through the ticket-booth.
The Raid 2, here with the subtitle Berandal, is everything you could ask in a sequel and more louder, faster, longer, more brutal and hard-hitting, and in the least it’s more widescreen than its predecessor ever was. The Raid remains among the most memorable, most brutal, most entertaining film of its class in recent memory, and now, thanks to wide critical acclaim (and breakout commercial success, snagging $9m off a $1m budget!), we have a sequel. You’d have to be living under a rock, or on another planet, really, if you’re a serious fan of action cinema and you haven’t heard about Gareth Evan’s breakout instant action classic, The Raid: Redemption, a film that forever changed the perception of action cinema (at least, for me it did) as the equivalent of story-telling junk food. Nothing better than a good knife fight, right? If you enjoyed The Raid: Redemption, you’ll bloody love The Raid 2. Filled with violence, brawls and all-out action, Gareth Evans’ sequel film not only attempts to go bigger, badder and, er… brutal -er, but actually delivers on that promise.
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Imagine what kind of movie might result, and that would be close to describing just how exhilarating The Raid 2 turns out. What we think : Imagine taking all the adrenaline in the world and transfusing it into one almighty action movie. In order to save his family, he must rise slowly up the ranks, although in doing so, brings him closer to revealing his true identity and threatening the very things he holds most dear. Synopsis: Rama, now an undercover cop, is sent to infiltrate a ruthless crime family to gain their trust and bring them down. Principal Cast : Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Kenichi Endo, Cecep Arif Rahman, Cok Simbara, Very Tri Yulisman, Fikha Effendi.
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