(2012) [Trailer]
Director: Gareth Evans (IMDB)
I was lucky enough to check out the NYC premier of this film at MOMA last night. The director Gareth Evans was there afterwards to do some Q&A. I learned that on average it took 15 takes to generally lock down an action scene, one guy from the film was hospitalized for a few weeks, and all while shooting in the ridiculously high temperatures in Indonesia. Was it all worth it? Read on, find out.
The Raid is pretty straight forward. Cops enter a tenement building run by a ruthless crime boss. They think the mission will be quick and easy. Get in and shut shit down, but things don't go according to plan.
This movie is awesome, especially if you're into action and martial arts. It's got some pretty insane stunts, fight sequences, and kill scenes. Imagine if John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 slept with John Woo's Hard Boiled and you'd get an idea of where this movie stands, especially when you factor in the cool 80's-esque synth score that plays throughout The Raid. It does have it's issues however. I felt the pacing was a little off. The action is best served in short spurts and when the longer, more dragged out fight scene occurred, I found myself pulled out of the movie a little bit.
It's an extremely solid action flick and opens in theaters today actually.
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