All you like the raid redemption and the raid 2 berandal. The raid2 final fight choreography comparison iko vs. Gangster is a 2014 indonesian action crime film written, directed and edited by the welsh filmmaker gareth evans. One fantastic sequence like this takes place in a cubicle in a mens toilet, with a baying crowd of baddies trying to get to the. Iko uwais and gareth evans teach the raid 2 fight choreography. Jun 30, 2014 some clips from the raid 2 berandal fighting scene in loading bay room. Iko uwais chats with spinoff online about working with director gareth evans, the challenges of orchestrating the muddy riot scene, and the. The raid 2 is single handedly the best action movie i ever seen. The raid is a martial arts movie of such ferocious pace, youll swear youre watching it on the wrong speed. Id say the raid one was an amazing action piece, the best there is, but the raid 2 is probably a better movie overall, i mean cinematography, choreography, soundtrack. Let me start off by saying that the action scenes in this movie are great.
Packed with genredefining action, cutting edge fightchoreography, and more hard18rated violence than you could shake a poorlyaimed shotgun at with mind blowing action that made them so amazing. Uber and its driver nanjiani over one night of high jinks and mayhem. I want to see the long wide shots, brutality and realism of the raid, sans killing. Jul 16, 2014 some of those movies on your list, i disagree with. Aug 31, 2014 the raid 2 techno club scene eric seibert. The raid is arguably a bit on the long side, but evans doesnt believe in letting any time go by without uncorking a gobsmacking action sequence, any one of which would be the centrepiece of a. Nonstop action, excellent choreographed fight scenes, and just enough story to hold it all together. The fight scenes, jesus, never in my life in a film have i found myself hyperventilating, berandals fight scenes were even more glorious and nail biting than the first, the fight choreography was absolutely masterful.
Any shorter, and you probably wondered what ended up on the cutting room floor. We put together a list of the best martial arts fight scene from a filmmakers perspective, so well be looking at everything from production design, fight choreography, camera work, and overall story. The first one had lots of errors after a few views, didnt see one in the second. There is a subplot behind this all, but youll have to watch it to figure it out. On 19 december 2014, it won the award for best foreign language film from the florida film critics circle over sweden s force majeure and poland s ida. Part 2 was great as well but really too long for a martial arts movie. Berandals fight scenes were even more glorious and nail biting than the first, the fight choreography was absolutely masterful. The raids frenetic violence and elaborate, marathon fight scenes with knife work thats unsafe to view at work set a high standard, influencing a variety of films and tv shows over the past. Redemption is a spare, carpenterinspired bmovie peppered with macabrely playful action choreography, the raid 2 packs a visceral punch, and has a surprisingly involving plot, too. The indonesian action films star simulates a fight with redeyes matt pais and chris sosa, directed by the filmmaker. With a much bigger plot, the raid 2 delivers bigger and more intricate action sequences as well as varied locations, whereas the first film was confined to an apartment complex. If we want incredible fight choreography and as much of it as possible, the raid is our masterpiece. Great insight for the raid 2 regarding some spectacular choreography with german subtitles. Mar 20, 2014 take a peek behind the scenes of the most intense martial arts choreography ever committed to screen.
Feb 18, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Obviously the choreography will use moves from a variety of disciplines, but usually there are a couple that are used as a base model in action movies bjj in john wick. The raid star iko uwais joins fox action comedy stuber deadline. What are some movies with well choreographed fighting. When the raid 2 premiered at the sundance film festival in january, the film.
A police raid on a jakarta tenement building turns into a nonstop bloodbath when the drug dealer who owns it unleashes a furious barrage of fists, bullets, and blades, leaving the few remaining survivors of the invading swat team to fight their way up to the top and end the. The raid 2 was the dark knight to raid redemptions batman begins. Although the final fight from the second one is fantastically violent and flat out superb. Limited variant editions include cell block colored vinyl and crimson rain colored vinyl. The action choreography was absolutely mind blowing. Take a peek behind the scenes of the most intense martial arts choreography ever committed to screen. Formidable though they may have been, ramas opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than. Iko uwais chats with spinoff online about working with director gareth evans, the challenges of orchestrating the muddy riot scene, and the importance of knowing how to fall.
The raid2 final fight choreography comparison iko vs yayan. Bat fightstunt choreography thread the superherohype. The raid 2, from gareth evans, accomplishes both of these feats by taking the rama character iko uwais, again doubling as the lead fight choreographer from the original and placing him undercover in pursuit of an organized crime syndicate. They have to because there is a long tradition of one upsmanship with complexity and overall skill. There were plans for a third movie, which would have started three hours before the raid 2 finishes. Using bare minimum, writerdirector gareth evans scrapped together a sick singlesetting actionhorror thrill ride, complete with camera tricks and martial arts choreography that hadnt really been seen before. Anyone with a passing interest in handtohand combat or martial arts will love this film for the speed of the fight choreography and.
Awesomely inventive and astonishingly violent, they really are bigger and better than anything the original film had on offer, and confirm the raid 2 as one of those rare sequels that actually exceeds expectations. The raid 2 star iko uwais talks acting, fight choreography and that riot scene. It didnt take long into that scene for him to really want to see the movies. February 12, 1983 is an indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer, and martial artist. Redemption is missiondriven, and the raid 2 is an over the top vengeance film with a lot of gore. Both are amazing movies and, i have not seen fight choreography that wonderfully insane in many many years. The fight scenes include just about every type of action you might desire in a martial arts movie. Raid 2 is easily among the best action films ever and raid is incredible as well. Recommend, especially if you enjoy tarantino films or actionvengeance genres. What fighting style was used in the film the raid 12. Rama is still the main character and this films takes place immediately after the events of the first film. The raid 2 star iko uwais talks acting, fight choreography. If you love wellmade action movies that keep you riveted to your seat, this movie is for you. Pencak silat class with cecep arif rahman star wars 7, the raid 2 duration.
They are both almost entirely different movies but thrilling and fantastic in their own right. The raid 2, frozen, the zero theorem, anchorman 2, charade, the ipcress file the raid 2 the raid 2 has the same pullnopunches fight choreography as the original indonesian action hit the raid. Crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000 one of the best martial art movies ever. The raid 2 is surely not ballet, and were we going to spend the whole time poking at the things it does which the raid does not do, and which the sequel suffers for, the first thing wed arrive at is the sheer volume of plot. Apr 14, 2014 the raids frenetic violence and elaborate, marathon fight scenes with knife work thats unsafe to view at work set a high standard, influencing a variety of films and tv shows over the past. Some of those movies on your list, i disagree with. It is the sequel to the 2011 film the raid and stars iko uwais, arifin putra, oka antara, tio pakusadewo, alex abbad, julie estelle, ryuhei matsuda, kenichi endo, and kazuki kitamura. In the raid 2011, a swat team becomes trapped inside an apartment block ruled by a ruthless gangster and his army of killers, thugs and. Mar 25, 2014 the raid 2 soundtrack from 2014, composed by aria prayogi, joseph trapanese, fajar yuskemal. Deserving its 18 certificate and 5 star rating and then some i would still recommend this to anyone who likes kungfu films and even to those who dont. In the raid 2 there is one emotion motivating the fights. However, in 2018, evans stated that after doing two raid movies, he was eager to do some other projects first. Incredible fight performances and choreography by iko uwais returning as silatpracticing rookie cop rama, now undercover as yuda weirdly that was also his name in merantau, yayan ruhian as a new character named koso, since his great villain character mad dog eventually gave in and died and a whole bunch of other. Incredibly well choreographed fight sequences in very tight confined spaces with many characters involved are amazing to watch.
The raid 2 has garnered a number of nominations and wins from both domestic and international awards. The raid 2 has the most insane choreography ive ever seen. Nov 11, 2015 pencak silat class with cecep arif rahman star wars 7, the raid 2 duration. I mean, the days of bruce lee for instance, where fights look real, action takes are. Redemption, while effectively adding more locations and a larger plot with decent acting. Director gareth evans, who helmed action masterpieces the raid.
Reacting to the raid drug scene fight lab iko uwais. The raid 2011 so well choreographed fight scenes, but more brutal than ip man. My favourite scene in both movies over all is the hall way fight in the raid. According to director gareth evans, the raid 2 starts two hours after the raid.
Yayan ruhian is an instructor of pencak silat tenaga dalam silat with internal power. Iko uwais does a great job as the rookie in both films. Mainly pencak silat iko uwais was once a local athlete with silat betawi background, specifically the silat tiga berantai school. I only hope my analogy doesnt come full circle and the third movie is a disappointment like dark knight rises. The raid 2 prison fight iko uwais fight test youtube. T he best martial arts fight scenes of all time each bring something unique to the table. I just rewatched the kitchen fight scene to show my friend who hadnt seen the movies but was wondering about them.
Released by spacelab9 in 2014 sl92004cd containing music from the raid 2 berandal 2014. Only a short time after the first raid, rama goes undercover with the thugs of jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force. Go see the movie if you are really action movie fans u will not be disappointed. Some clips from the raid 2 berandal fighting scene in loading bay room. The raid 2 has alot of what made the raid an instant classic 1. Gareth evans on why a third film wont happen collider. The choreography for the fight scenes was brilliant. Some of the effects were gruesome to the point you had to look away from the screen for that fraction of a. The prison fight, the train fight, the car chase, the kitchen fight all examples of scenes that you wont be forgetting in. The raid 2 does spend an awful lot of time exploring things that are not uwais flying around and punching, stabbing, and.
No amount of cgi could ever pack the punch of a perfectly choreographed, perfectly shot, and perfectly edited fight scene. That is not to say i disagree with all or that these movies the raid and raid 2 wont leaving you feeling ready to fight darkseid by yourself. Here we get to explore more of ramas world and character, and we are rewarded well for our journey. This second point is especially gratifying since evanss earlier films sometimes feel like spectacular generic exercises. The raid 2 is bloated for sure but theres so much good stuff through out it keeps you on board. Ones preference for the raid or the raid 2 will ultimately come down to what we want from an action movie. The 24track album features original motion picture score.
The raid 2 includes digital copy bluray 2014 best buy. The raid starts to drag at the end for me, ive seen it twice now and i couldnt tell you the ending. The story was just bigger and better, the action was more intense and it expands soon an already incredible film and almost blows the original away. I loved it and will no doubt view raid 2 again and again. The film takes everything that made the original so fantastic and turns it up to 11. Jul 20, 2014 great insight for the raid 2 regarding some spectacular choreography with german subtitles. This film punches and kicks its way onto bluray with a striking avcencoded 2. With iko uwais, yayan ruhian, arifin putra, oka antara.
I only have only ever seen this on dvdbluray but i saw the raid 2 in the cinema and i felt like id been in an actual fight when i came out, my hands were shaking a bit. Please note this is a region b bluray and will require a region b or region free bluray player in order to play. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls rookie jakarta cop rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. When i first met iko, he was a driver for a film company. I also think it would be cool to see batman use a few specific martial artsfighting styles. Almost an unrelenting parade of brutal violence during the fight sequences, the raid 2 features some truly confronting scenes that push the limits of film classification.
Iko uwais and gareth evans teach the raid 2 fight choreography duration. The raid 2 is a glorious dance of violence the ap party. The raid 2 star iko uwais talks acting, fight choreography and. Redemption is missiondriven, and the raid 2 is an overthetop vengeance film with a lot of gore. The raid 2 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The raid 2 successfully captures the exhilaration and unadulterated entertainment that comes from a truly great martial arts film. Im sorry young bruce willis, iko uwais has taken your place as my favorite action star of all time. Yayan ruhian did an incredible job with the choreography of. Lucky we live in a world where we can watch both films since theyre both so good. A shakenup energy drink of a movie, once unleashed it fizzes out of the can, leaving.
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