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The Raid: Redemption is fuckin' incredible (so are other kung-fu movies)

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
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  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    So this movie was amazing

    I will type up a full reactions post later

    For now all I can say is that it was incredible

  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    @butler for life #1

    what did you think of how that last fight ended

    i was FREAKING THE FUCK OUT

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    It was incredible
    When he freed the brother I thought "there's no way he'll let them fight him two on one"

    And thrn he did and it was fucking incrediblel

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    The pacing in that movie was pretty good

    and the ending to that fight was fucking siiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    So, this movie

    was really ,really good

    cinematography was beautiful, it was incredibly atmospheric

    the beginning of the movie was amazing, it set things up so well
    The fights were amazing, and somehow they managed to make it violent without making it gory

    the violence caused me to literally put up my hands in shock at a few points

    at the beginning when he opened the desk droor and pulled out the hammer, I almost gasped

    the ending was incredible, with the relationship between the brothers and Andi's decision to stay behind

    the way he smiled as he walked away

    SO GOOD.

    Also, they used the wilhelm scream!

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    The ending was annoying

    the theatre fucked it up so the subtitles were right below the screen, and were unreadable for awhile till they fixed it, and they didn't restart

    pretty sure I didn't miss much though, just setting up that there's a bag guy there and what not

    also that ending was pretty fantastic

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    from Wikipedia:
    Due to a trademark issue in U.S. and the plan of a trilogy, the original English title for U.S. distribution has been slightly changed to The Raid: Redemption.

    HOLY SHIT

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Wait

    what

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    This is the first film in a series apparently

    Director confirms it on his blog

    FUCK YES

  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    i said this earlier

    the guy that wrote/directed wants to do more

    i think he's already working on number two

    if you like this movie check out merantau because that was his first movie and it's not as good but the fights are radical

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Huh

    interesting
    I mean I guess it kinda sets up for another...

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    also, does anyone know why all the posters for this film say "30 floors of chaos"?

    When it's only 15?

  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    also, does anyone know why all the posters for this film say "30 floors of chaos"?

    When it's only 15?

    that's actually the sequel

    the same exact movie

    just twice as many floors

  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    Gonna watch this soon.

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  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Buttlord wrote: »
    also, does anyone know why all the posters for this film say "30 floors of chaos"?

    When it's only 15?

    that's actually the sequel

    the same exact movie

    just twice as many floors

    I would watch this


    not kidding

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Well...they did say that the boss is in the middle of the building so he can run everything from there...

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Wait

    I just assumed he was on the top floor

    whoooooops

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    That's another one of those ironic bits of the movie

    there were a lot of really subtle jokes and nods in the movie, loved it

  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    I was already sad my theater didn't get this movie, and coming into this thread has only made me sadder that I can't see it.

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Oghulk wrote: »
    That's another one of those ironic bits of the movie

    there were a lot of really subtle jokes and nods in the movie, loved it

    I still can't believe they used the wilhelm scream

    that was great

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Did you watch the credit roll?

    Cause holy shit was it pretty funny to see

  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    i missed the wilhelm scream

    was it the part with the guy and his back

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    it was the part where
    a guy got pushed out a window for the first time, after they used the axe to get to the lower floor

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Oghulk wrote: »
    Did you watch the credit roll?

    Cause holy shit was it pretty funny to see
    I left because I figured there would be nothing during the credits

    dammit

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    There wasn't really anything

    it was just the titles next to every name

    Hallway Guy 1
    Hallway Guy 2
    Hallway Guy 3
    Hallway Guy 4
    Hallway Guy 5
    Hallway Guy 6
    Sniper 1
    Sniper 2
    Bathroom Guy 1
    Bathroom Guy 2
    etc etc

  • Butler For Life #1Butler For Life #1 Twinning is WinningRegistered User regular
    Hallway Guy 6: a badass whose memory shall never be forgotten

  • ButtlordButtlord Fornicus Lord of Bondage and PainRegistered User regular
    god the machete guys were just incredible

    that whole fucking thing ruled

    probably my favorite sequence in the movie, up there with the tonfa/knife combo

  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    The Raid is a harrowing tale of one man's quest to rid Jakarta of the plight of intact skeletal structure.

    I haven't cringed that much at a martial arts movie since Ong Bak.

    so good.

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  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    this movie was fucking great

    just

    stupidly badass

  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    It's the Redline of kung-fu movies

  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    Somebody come watch this movie with me cause I ain't wanna see it alone.

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  • StaleStale Registered User regular
    Artreus wrote: »
    Somebody come watch this movie with me cause I ain't wanna see it alone.

    I think it's playing over by me.

    I have treatment tomorrow, but I mayhap be up for a tuesday thing after work.

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    Tuesday would be cool. Let's see if any of the others would be down

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  • wirehead26wirehead26 Registered User regular
    Oh man that one scene...
    When the main character stabs one poor bastard in the chest and stomach at near the speed of light with his little Fuck Off knife.

    I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU!!!
  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    wirehead26 wrote: »
    Oh man that one scene...
    When the main character stabs one poor bastard in the chest and stomach at near the speed of light with his little Fuck Off knife.

    man
    in the drug lab the dude came at him with a knife

    the entire time i'm just thinking "no no no do not get near this dude with a knife, he's just gonna take it from you somehow, and then ruin your shit with it

    this man does unholy things with knives

    don't do oh there he goes yep stab stab stab"

  • #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    I kind of wish they'd just not bothered with "plot" and "characters"

    because the plot didn't make sense and the characters were thinner than office paper.

    It's a fun movie to watch, a reminder of what western directors could learn from eastern fight scenes (nary a shaky cam), but it could have been a whole lot better with some more attention paid to the writing.

    For example
    The movie is called The Raid: Redemption and
    There is not a single moment of redemption. Nobody redeems themselves in this movie. The good guys are always good, the bad guys are always bad. The brother doesn't even redeem himself. He helps his brother survive, then goes right back to being an unrepentant criminal, only now without anybody outranking him.

  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    nah man this movie the exact kind of plot i wanted from it

    i'm also not sure what you mean about the shaky cam comment because this movie had plenty of it

  • #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    I mean it didn't have camera motion that intentionally obscured the action.

  • StaleStale Registered User regular
    Pipe, it's a kung-fu movie.

    not a romantic drama.


    I could give all of zero fucks about the writing. I mean, look at Ong-Bak. Great movie, terrible writing.

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