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Just to be fair, this movie came out before Dredd, however, I think Dredd was in production for a year before this movie. So, it's genuinely just a strange coincidence that they both had a very, very similar setting.
Star of this movie Iko Uwais is one BMF! Edit: Yeah, very similar style and think this came out 1st. Edit2: Recent series Gangs of London The director Gareth Evans was involved in couple episodes. Great stuff...
Fun fact: The Raid 2 was written first, but the director didn't have the budget to do what he wanted so he made this as a proof of concept so he could get the funding.
Same. This will always also be a stand out to me because you’re realizing that their fight against Mad Dog totally came down to luck with that light bulb. Two vs one - yet they were totally getting their butts handed to them by Mad Dog, until that light bulb broke.
It’s singlehandedly the most influential martial arts movie in the last 10-20 years. Dredd, John Wick, Daredevil, etc you name it, all draw inspiration from this one film.
Dredd was filmed before this movie started filming. Neither movie influenced the other. They both started filming at almost the same time. The raid only 4 months later.
John Wick is more inspired by the classic John Woo film, and even uses the same gun fu technique, while for The Raid and Dredd both have the same concept because they are inspired by the first Die Hard film.
Not Dredd. Both movies were in production at the same time. It was just unfortunate for the Dredd crew that this movie came out first because a lot of peeps still think it copied this film.
The Raid changed the way fight scenes and action in movies could be forever. You can tell every decent movie after 2011 (ones like John Wick) got their inspiration from this. Gareth Evans is the director of this and The Raid 2 (which you need to watch) and he really is a perfectionist. Joe Taslim who played Jaka and Iko Uwais who played Rama both said on a podcast with Scott Adkins that the director for this was like no other. They said he would spend days on one fight scene and make sure it looked perfect for the camera before moving on. It really shows in these movies as they are certainly some of the best fight scenes ever choreographed. If you're wondering the main style of martial arts in this movie, its one called Silat, very specific and one you wont have seen much in movies before
@@willstylz5021 yea I agree. If you see all the movie Yayan and Cecep choreographed, damn.... They're so fast and brutal. It makes me can't watch action movie with less pace than that.
@@willstylz5021 Yeah, but it wasn't by accident. They both respected John Wick as a legend, their characters purposefully took a dive as part of the story.
This film along with it's sequel are some of best action/ martial arts films I've seen. The action, directing, cinematography and story are god level. Awesome choice Nikki and Steven.
I didn't think I could enjoy action as much as I did in this movie, but then I watched The Raid 2. Not only does the choreography get better, but so does the directing, story, and world building.
This movie and its sequel are are so far the best depictions of Pentjak Silat, a group of martial arts styles from Indonesia, Malaysia, Southern Thailand and the Southern Philippines.
That little guy is from John Wick 3. They do a two on one versus John Wick. I read somewhere that didn't kill those characters because they wanted to give them the respect for the Raid.
@@Tar-Maron Jon Ericson could be talking about either of the two Indonesian actors in JW3. Both Yayan and Cecep are small in stature and both are in Raid 2.
My good friend Cappi Ireland did the costumes for MK and I know that the Sub-zero and Scorpion fight may go down in history as the most badass fights ever. Cast and crew all think this is a sliced of fried gold
Fun fact: the main protagonist and Mad Dog actors were in fact the choreographers for these fights. Absolute masters. I can never watch an older martial arts movie again after these and Donnie Yen’s IP MAN movies.
I usually watch dubbed, but the lead villain's performance, even in a different language, is so terrifying and delivered so well... dubbed doesn't do it justice. Can't wait for you guys to see the sequel!
I don't mind reading subs as long as those Indonesian and Korean Made them pictures. those 2 countries are on the top right now esp Action/martial arts genre. 👌👍
the Actor that play the boss, is one leading senior actor in Indonesia, Ray Sahetapy. He grew up through live performance theater, and teach in a art university as well. He's like the Indonesian De Niro, something like. Actually he played a scene in Marvels Civil War, but they cut that scene.
This movie revamped the modern action genre along with films like ip man, ong bak 2, district 13 U and Undisputed series in late 2000s. Completely revolutionized modern choreography like Jackie did in the 90's
The martial art in this movie is called Silat. It’s the Indonesian cousin to the Filipino Martial Arts, of which I’ve been a practitioner for many years. Both are known for their combat oriented nature, efficiency and brutality.
@@kharilane1340 No actually Silat and Kali use sticks for training. Muay Thai is about straight of the body. Silat and Kali is also can use in self-defense, against disarming someone with a knife.
@@paul5475 Yes they do use sticks but that's not all they use. The hand to hand combat is very similar to Muay styles. This is to be expected considering how close Indonesia is to the Philippines and Thailand.
I love how Nikki empathizes with the bad guy whose knee is completely cut to shreds by Rama. In truth, that’s real knife fighting. It’s over really quickly...
"This is fkn Dredd right now" - Nikki. This came out first so when my mates and I saw Dredd we were like "this is the fkn raid, right?" Lol. Also fun fact; A bunch of these dudes were in Star Wars 7. They were one of the groups Han Solo owed money to. 'Kanja Club' or something like that. Anyway, hi from Australia guys!
Came across the trailer for this back in the day-God, 11 years now, and it was showing in a local theater. EPIC. Also, there's a reason Iko Uwais, the lead, and Joe Taslim, the Sgt who got killed by Mad Dog, are in American productions right now.
The main actor here iko uwais is an indonesian and his martial art style is silat...it is a traditional martial art style in indonesia.....just to know..😌
The actor playing the Squad captain and speaking at 1:50 is Sub Zero in the new upcoming Mortal Kombat movie. I'm really looking forward to seeing that!
Steven you should recognise those guys. Not only did they fight John Wick in Part 3, they were also the leaders of one of the pirate crew Han Solo ripped off in Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
Just for your knowledge! The main protagonist’s elder brother Jaka played by (Joe Taslim) is also playing Sub Zero in the upcoming new mortal kombat film! Him along with Iko Uwais are actually good friends and considered one of the best martial artist in Indonesia and is definitely getting their fame now in the Hollywood!
Everyone: "I told y'all so!"😂 "Mad Dog" - One of the few bad guys that's so good you start to root for him! He did the choreography for the movie and yes, he's one of the 2 "polite" guys John Wick fights. Great pic guys, see you on the next one!
The 'familiar guy' was Mad Dog, and yes, he was one of the two who tumbled with John Wick in his third movie. He and Iko Uwais (this movie's protagonist) were playing a minor role in Star Wars. You can find Joe Taslim in a lot of western films. These Indonesian boys has grown a lot and I'm proud of 'em (I'm Indonesian XD)
With penchak Silat and those actors they really give themselves some punch and kicks that’s why they all work at least six months together to not hurt themselves badly during the shooting. Mad dog did all the choreography of the movie and also second movie berandal and now iko uwais also now produce and does the same you should see all his movies . Greetings from France 🇫🇷
So the director of this movie Gareth Evans has made it very well known that he wants his next project to be a Deathstroke movie with Joe Mangenello. We need to rally the same fans who willed the Snyder Cut into existence to get this movie made NOW!!!!!
i really like how they made this movie very on point, that group of Machete guys from the looks are group of men from east of Indonesia that mostly using Machete as every day tools.
Fun fact the guy who plays Mad Dog , Yayan Ruhian is actually a real life master of Kateda a form of Pencak Silat (Martial arts that is used in the movie) that put emphasize on breathing technique. And he also trained the Indonesian Presidential Guard, PASPAMPRES (Our version of Secret service) for 2 years.
If you like this then you would love a series with the same people who done the choreography for the fight scenes here it's called GANGS OF LONDON epic 😎
This was just the next step in the evolution of martial arts in movies. Someones always gotta take it a little bit further, make it look better. They have insanely talented folks in this movie and it's so perfectly shot too.
Gareth Evans the writer/director/choreographer is from my home town in Wales in the UK he's a next level guy hoping you'll watch The Raid 2 and hopefully his TV series Gangs Of London amazing reaction guys!!
Mannnn one of my all time favorite movies! Everything about this movie is epic with its jaw dropping moments on the martial arts scenes….just what gets me every time watching is @16:22 😩👏🏽🤭. Once again great review Nikki and Steven! Keep on doing great work! 💜👍🏽
LOL..your reaction. The first time I heard about the Raid Redemption, using Pencak Silat. I was like, really, you're using Pencak Silat, and I wonder how brutal the movie would be. I am Indonesian and I did Pencak Silat in school only for 1 semester. It is beautiful but deadly. Imagine me going to cinema with bunch of my friends, watching with no freaking Pause button. Fights after fights after fights. It's beautiful yet deadly. I just couldn't take my eyes off of the big screen. In all the fight scenes, you know exactly the position, the left-right, as if you were there directly watching the fight. I was rooting for Rama for the whole movie. I wanted him to go back safely to his pregnant wife. And when the movie was ended, I felt so tired, due to the Adrenaline rush, I guess, seeing so many fight scenes.
"....dude had a lot of heart" Now that's a reaction. U two are fantastic. I saw this movie when it came out and always try to get friends to see it who haven't. Keep em coming.
The Raid and Dredd were made around the same time and the similarities in the scripts is purely coincidental the directors of both movies have confirmed. Great reactions as always Nikki and Steve love you guys
I am so happy you reacted to this modern martial arts classic!! The choreography is just on a whole other exceptional level!! No matter how many times I watch this, I am always so amazed! Big respect and appreciation to all the film crew and actors who were part of this, especially to the Top Three Badasses: Iko Uwais (Rama), Joe Taslim (Jaka) and Yaya Ruhian (Mad Dog).And yes, Nikki you two have definitely seen Yaya and Iko in a cameo on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Yaya was featured as the main fight in John Wick 3. The Raid was exceptional and highly technical but if you all that plus some of the gory action scenes ever in Martial arts film then I highly recommend The Night Comes For Us. OMG what a film!!! Please react/review it, I guarantee you will not regret it. Btw that movie also has all three of those badasses!! Always love your reactions!!! 👍👍❤❤
LOVED this reaction! I know from your John Wicks reacts that Steven has MMA experience (At least Jiu Jitsu and he seems very informed on other forms as well), and I can't wait for you guys to see The Raid 2!! Also I'm a 32 year old man and that Coyote Ugly reference from Nikki killed me lmao.
Incredible choreography, incredible cinematics, great music... in this movie -and in the sequel as well-, the blows and slashes make you feel almost real pain.
The final fight baddie on this movie and the final one in The Raid 2 were the 2 guys that fought John Wick on the glass room. They were involved in the choreography for that movie. Also the music for this movie was done by Joseph Hahn, the DJ from the band Linkin Park
This movie came out in 2011, and blew everyone away. This became the template for most of the action films made today. John Wick, Dredd, Hotel Artemis, and most others done today. The action choreography, and camera work are all copied now. Just a bad ass movie from start to finish!!
What I like about The Raid is that it shows how much Rama could lose with his pregnant wife back home without resorting to some contrived plot twist that the bad men gets his wife as leverage because his brother was already in the gang.
Both raid 1 & 2 is both the greatest martial arts movies. WARNING: Hollywood don't touch this. It's a masterpiece, leave it alone. If u touch it, ya gonna Fuck it all up.
@@mothermedusa9921 no... U lying. Please tell me u lying. So.. the raid 3 may not be good or even coming out ever. I know I'm judging which I shouldn't but idk.
Have you watched "Headshot" & "The night comes for us" youll see these familiar actors there too..another good action flick..another good one is a korean movie "Man from nowhere"
Years ago, there was a joke on xkcd: "Just once, I want a real action movie. 30 seconds of exposition followed by a 90 -minute action scene. One with a huge budget, a good choreographer, and a great director." "Coming next summer: River Tam Beats Up Everyone" This is now an actual movie genre.
