Greatest Action I've Ever Seen | THE RAID 2 MOVIE REACTION (2014)
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- My first time watching The Raid 2 (Berandal) ! Hope you all enjoy my reaction to the movie. #TheRaid #TheRaid2
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Original Movie: The Raid 2 (2014)
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When Rama was questioned by the Yakuza (Japanese gang) at the end of the movie the Yakuza asked him "Raid 3?", thats why he said "Enough (Cukup)" lol.
the car chase sadly gets overlooked by the insane fight scenes.
The way they filmed this is INCREDIBLE!
As someone who used to work in a kitchen and is acutely aware of just how many dangerous objects exist in them, this kitchen fight scene is the best I've ever seen.
Truly the greatest action movie ever made.
No it’s not
@@oliverbanes5121 What do you think is then? Im curious.
@@TheRicocacola he's probably gonna say Fast and Furious or some shit 😂
Fun fact: this was The Hammer Girl’s actress’ (Julie Estelle) first ever time doing fight choreography like this! She had Iko Uwais to teach her and she’s a very natural talent in the industry! You should check out The Night Comes For Us next! It’s a lot more brutal than the raid series and Iko is actually the villain in that one!
More brutal than the Raid? Damn i have to watch that. Any other films made by the director or with the raid cast worth watching?
@@Bavarian_Lifting headshot is another great one!
@@Bavarian_Lifting SHould also check the horror film Apostle . Directed by Evans again, super suspensfull/creepy and has a few action suprises. He also directed a TV show called Gangs Of London, equally as crazy action. Amazing show and Apostle is an amazing movie.
Iko aint villain in the night comes for us..
Not as good in my opinion. The choreography in the Raid movies are second to none.
One of the worst choices in the Force Awakens was hiring a few of the actors from the Raid (which spawned loads of hype and theories about the kind of badass Force users/fighters they could play) and then having them just stand and talk in a very short scene. What a wasted opportunity :/
One of the greatest missed opportunities of all time. :(
Exactly
I think that's true for sure since they didn't even have them in any actual role that they could excel in. A fighter who's not a jedi at all, but a bit force sensitive would be cool as fuck.
I learn from a podcast, Yayan Ruhian said that they were actually have a fight scene choreograph and film, but they were cut. They (The raid cast) were actually shoot a scene for about a week.
I was so angry when I saw that movie in the cinema and saw how much they were wasted.
The shot with the camera moving between the cars is not green screen. It's 100% practical. It really is brilliant how they pulled it off. Amazing planning and directing and cinematography. Simply brilliant.
The sad back story for Prakoso ("Madder Dog") is that his fighting skills and loyalty were instrumental in helping Uco's dad rise to power. He spent the wealth he earned on a flashy lifestyle in which he met the girl who would become his wife. Young and naive back then, she was attracted to the rich, stylish Prasoko, and they married and had a son. When she realized that Prasoko was professional killer, she became disgusted and left him, taking their son with her. Still unbreakably loyal to Uco's dad, he can't/won't quit being his killer/enforcer, but as penance, he lives as a homeless person and gives his money to his wife and son.
Cecep Arif Rahman who plays "The Assassin" said in an interview that, besides acting and teaching silat, he is primary school English teacher.
Another comment in a video I saw also brought up a good reason why Prakoso is there. He represents Rama in a way if things turned out bad. He was skilled at fighting, literally fighting to earn money for his family, but is now estranged from them because of what he does. Prakoso is stuck with working with Uco and his family, unable to get out, unable to stop fighting, until he had to fight against someone he cannot win against (The Assassin). That's why it was so important Rama successfully took out everyone at the end. It was his only way not to be a Prakoso.
Where did u get this Prakoso backstory ? Is it from Gareth himself ?
@@TMNmedia It's in his commentary audio track on the American release DVD. He said that a number of people had asked how a raggedy man like Prakoso got a wife who looked so out of his league, and this was his explanation.
prakoso is bangun left hand (asassin) . thats why Uco killing prakoso 1st before killing her dad
Did you realize that Rama killed the three assassins with their own signature weapons? That's a cool detail in my opinion.
Yep, double kill for hammer girl and baseball man. Also a karambit kill for the assasin
"dirty" silat
Is no one going to talk about how awesome that intro was??
Great job Brandon, you killed it with the editing!
IKR
the transitions was amazing 🔥made my day ngl
I need a copy of just that!!
The intro is freaking insane
I agree
Literally one of the best action films ever. GOD I love it so much
What sets Gareth Evans apart from other action directors is his innovative use of the camera. Up until The Raid, there were only 2 commonly used techniques for fight scenes; either a wide angle static camera which shows off the choreography but loses the intensity, or shaky, handheld close-ups which has a more visceral effect but far too confusing (the Bourne effect). Gareth brings the camera right into the action, but focuses on specific punches and kicks, tracking them and staying with them. If someone gets their head smashed into a table, the camera will swing down with them so the viewer doesn't get lost. A brilliant director with an exciting future.
Plus he has the cast that's talented enough to watch and follow the action so you don't have to use shaky cam to cover up the less skilled performers.
I mean I don't think that's true.
Hong Kong classics had a pretty diversified series of shots to them. Like uh John Wick overall has much more of a fetish in the wide angle than say Jackie's had.
I do agree that the "Camera-fu" of recent days is a true breath of fresh air for action filmmaking in hollywood.
I think these films that have these awesome casts of amazing fighters and choreographers lends a lot compared to Hollywood fighting movies. As you said the wide-angle and close-up are used a lot but older films especially when I think of Jackie Chan's Hong Kong films had a really versatile array of camera shots. Not nearly as complex as Gareth's in these movies but it goes to show how film has evolved from wide set angles to a really dynamic camera.
@@primary2630 Even older stuff had plenty of imaginative camera angles and shots. King Hu entire filmography is a wonder to behold. Anything involving the monk in A Touch of Zen is straight up beautiful.
Honestly the most clinical movie I've ever seen on the topic of camera angles is John Wick. That movie has a real fetishization with the wide with minimal editing.
One shot doin all fight stuff without rest and cut 😂👌
Not gonna lie, the choreography, the cinematography, sadistic, little drama, story line
Put together
10/10
Sadly there's no news until now for THE RAID 3
What a movie
The kitchen fight is the single greatest thing ever put to film. I love the way it starts out purely technique based with them trading off parrying and dodging each other's blows, then eventually they're slamming each other's heads into the metal cabinets, but in the end technique prevailed in the most brutal fashion.
Every fighting you´d think ´This can´t get better´ but than they finish it off with the Kitchen scene (there was that small fight at the end but the Kitchen scene really is like Brandon said "The Boss Fight" for me) and your left speechless. That fight was something else it was the first time I heard the dialouge without a word in a fight. Glad Brandon likes these movies a lot too. The Raid movies really are gems that needs to be known even more.
I was lucky enough to see The Raid and The Raid 2 in a new cinema with just my brother , some other guy and myself in the theater both times. It was like having your own cinema.
That one particular car scene with the camera going in and out of cars was nuts. They had camera men on moving vehicles of some sort and they’d pass it around and in the car with Eka, one camera man was disguised as the passenger seat.
I remember going to see this in the theater and it was easily the best moviegoing experience I have ever had. Only one other group of people in the theater and we were all applauding and cheering through nearly every fight scene.
Lucky ☹️
it's the moment when Action movie and Porn has the same reaction from the audience... uhhhh... ohhh... nooo... oh my god... shitt... ohhh.... nooo... yessss... f**k.....🤣🤣
I always wished there was The Raid 3, but it feels they just gave their best for this one not expecting to come back.
Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog's actor) is the action choreographer in both movies... He had to appear in the movie! Just ignore that a guy that looked exactly like him died in the last movie...
It's obvious that it's the same actor, but they did a good job with the character design to make them look and feel like distinct characters.
Damn, I thought he was so badass that he survived.
@@cimo8daimao13 man there was no way he was surviving that light to the jugular 😅
I thought it was his twin brother story wise
29:06 Love the symbolism of snowy shot (because you know, Indonesia doesn’t have snow). Since snowing is impossible, it also means that Mad Dog 2’s life (and possibly Rama’s life) getting back to normal is impossible as well since both of them are in “the game”.
this is gareth evans universal.
gareth evans wants prakoso looks die dramatical.
😗
You could do it in papua
@@bjoe1675 did you mean on the top of mountain?
There's are a bunch of deleted scenes, for example: A scene involving Rama beating the politician son at the beginning of the movie, a brutal shooting scene of the gang war and a scene of the cop that survive with Rama in Raid 1 being killed in his home with his partner.
This film for me instantly became the mother of all action films when I first got to see in the theater. And 8 years later it still manages to hold its title. The John Wick movies which made a lot more money are just pretenders to the throne and cant hold a candle to it.
W4 is great, still not as good as R2.
@@jaymenjanssens720 W4 gets boring during the last hour. It's just John Wick doing the same 2 moves to kill everyone. It gets boring.
Tf do you mean pretenders? Just because you think the raid is better that doesn’t mean John wick isn’t good. You can like both💀
John Wick is good but give me either of The Raid movies over all of those movies except the first one
i would've LOVED to see whatever Gareth Evans was planning on for the Deathstroke DC movie, i'm sure the action in that would've been insane
There was an interview I remember where he said his deathstroke movie was inspired by some korean noir thrillers he saw
Deathstroke is cancelled. He's making havoc with tom hardy rn
@@bayupermanayoga7195 yeah i know? thats why i said "would've loved" y'know...
Yayan, the actor who played mad dog, is the fight choreographer for both films, which is why he plays a character in both as a nod to him.
“The Night Comes for Us” is a 2018 movie with Iko Uwais (Rama) starring as well as Jaka ( mad dogs first fight in the first one) as the main bc characters. and it is really good as well you should DEFINITELY check it out. i’m loving this route of reactions lol
Is this available on Netflix?
@@vennydevita890 yrs. It's Netflix original
The fact that this movie only has like 4.5 mil dollar budget is mind blowing
im from indonesia, about the budget ...cz this film not use double actor like stuntmant .. the fighter use his own body, include iko uwais
Fun fact for those of you who don't know the childhood story (IKO UWAIS): Real name Iko Uwais ( UWAIS QORNY) When he was 6 or 8 years old he learned martial arts, and as a teenager he loved to fight at school or college , he was a very naughty teenager when he was an adult , he worked as a driver , and because he really liked football , he registered as a football athlete in Indonesia but after several years of being a soccer athlete , he could not continue his martial arts training , and when he stopped being a football athlete and then moved into a martial arts athlete and until now he is still a martial arts athlete who always brings his students to international martial arts events, sorry it's so long, even though I want to tell you briefly, and what I explain is the fact that is true from the story Iko Uwais , when he talks and talks about his childhood on a podcast
i have always said this: THIS DIRECTOR SHOULD HAVE DIRECTED THE MORTAL KOMBAT MOVIE.
Yo! That will be the greatest Mortal Kombat movie of all time...
Agree.. that's became an action movie the best ever
Great, now I'm mad again for how badly Joe Taslim was wasted in that movie. Same thing with Iko and Yayan in Star Wars.
Mortal Kombat is aiming to low… he should direct the live action of Demon Slayer.
Hollywood wouldn't like this idea
I'll never forget my first time watching this, I was in aw the whole time. One of the best...if not the best...action movie I've ever seen in my life! Cool to watch your reaction!
Easily in my top 3 action films ever. Thank you so much for watching the subbed version too! The kitchen scene might be one of the most breath taking fight scenes.
It's one of the most influential film in the history of martial arts films
enter the dragon...
the raid...
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Trivia: This was supposed to be the first Raid movie, but they didn't have the budget so Gareth wrote the first raid movie with a lower budget in mind so he can then earn the budget to make the raid movie he always wanted to make.
The behind the scenes of this is amazing! The way they did the scene during the car chase is that they disguised the camera operator as a car seat :) I believe the corridor crew has also done a video about that, really worth watching as well
That intro caught me off guard. Really cool editing man!
Glad you liked the movies. They are so good!
Iko Uwais (Rama) is an Indo legend! As an half British/ Indonesian fella, I'm so glad you loved it Brandon! It's great to just see your reaction to the level up in production alone... that was awesome to behold! You, spotting that... is so satisfying dude! Also mate... to see how Evans did those camera angles... you have to go down the behind the scenes worm-hole, it's just as epic as you'd think pal!
I love how they have this film's new big bad kill the previous film's one (or at least his actor). It really sets him up in the audience's minds as a credible threat.
The car chase/fight and the kitchen fight are easily some of the best action scenes ever filmed!
Also, definitely check out "The Night Comes For Us!"
Dude, who edited that opening "adrenalin" sequence? It was truly masterful. The rhythm was impeccable. And it fit absolutely perfectly with the editing of the movie, in that it was as good. Huge props to that amazing piece of artistic goodness!
Evans made one of the best new series out there called Gangs of London, and it was the #1 show in the UK at one point. He directs some of the episodes, but he directs every action sequence. It has the single greatest shootout in the history of television or film in one episode, and sone truly special hand to hand scenes. Plus the writing and acting is beyond top notch. I cannot recommend it enough.
Its an old reaction I know, but the guy that plays Uco's father is a certified badass. A legend in Indonesia's cinema world. Went to jail twice due to substance abuse. Got respected by the people there because he "graduated" from the rat cell. U know, the worst cell that every prison has. After all that, he's still a legend and well respected by people and the industry here.
This is easily the best action movie ever produced IMO and last time I checked it had around a 5 million dollar budget which is insanely impressive considering the things they pulled off in this movie
I'm sure someone has already told you this, but there are behind the scenes videos on this film on youtube and one of them shows how they did the car chase, in particular the camera passing through the window, it's amazing how they did it, they literally drove alongside the stunt cars and really did pass the cameras through the windows. If you haven't watched them already you must find them out on youtube.
If this film came out post parasite it would have destroyed at awards. Not even a nod for best cinematography
I loved the more involved editing in your reaction! From the intro to the small moments throughout, this was a treat!
From here we can see, they are actors who know martial arts
Such a great reaction to such an amazing movie, so filled with appreciation as it should be. Thank you Brandon.
Fuck yes, thanks for this. An hour!? Hell yeah. Top 3 favorite action films of all time for me. Watch the behind the scenes for the car chase scene, it’s sick!
one of the best martial arts action film ever!!! we all knew you'd love it. as a lot of us will tell you, you HAVE to watch The Night Comes For Us next. it stars a lot of the main actors from both Raid films. Joe Taslim is the lead and Iko is the villian in the final showdown. and the actress who played Hammer Girl is even more badass in TNCFU. the film even has more gore than both Raid films combined and les cutaways from the violence.
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that opening was way too hype for me this time of a morning, amazing work Brandon, good god I love this movie
Need more RAID movie.This franchise is LEGENDARY!
I still remember the sound and nuances of this movie in theater. Gosh crazy experience 👌🏽💯
There was a planned third movie, but the director upon leaving Indonesia for other projects had felt that he'd moved on from that chapter in his life. He elaborated on the plot a few years ago in an interview, which is very easy to find on Google.
I was so excited for you to react to this, I love how you pay attention to the film making aspects! Awesome reaction.
My man, getting more and more creative with the reactions! I like what you are doing here!
this movie, i first time go to bioskop in my life & my fav action movie i ever watching
Yes!!! Dude I am hyped! Saw this in theaters 3 times!! Cannot wait to see your reaction!!
Another montage this time as an intro :D I see you :D :D Great work again. Really excellent. The music, the shot choices. I forgot we're going into a reaction video for a minute I thought this was the video I clicked on. And I would. Your mixes are dope
I'm Indonesian, watched this masterpiece many many times and here I am watching your reaction video until the end. im enjoying it so much. great vid.
Loved that intro edit Brandon its a style after my own heart.
That intro was incredibly edited, great work!
An undeniable masterpiece of the action industry. The first time I saw the film, I found it a little overworked, but after the third I have no doubts about it. Action, characters, picture, aesthetics, sound, editing. This is very strong work. The fact that the main character kills all three opponents using their own weapons can be like a comment on the topic - whoever lives with a sword will die by the sword. Another interesting detail, as for me, the main character does not know until the end of the film that the bejo killed his brother with a shotgun shot in the head, and it is thanks to the actions of ramah that the bejo dies in exactly the same way. He took revenge without even knowing it) Gareth Evans is a very strong director.
That intro reminded me just how fkn nuts the raid series has been.
Amazing work on the sound editing in that opener! the mix of music with the hits at different speeds was *chef's kiss*
I wrote this before watching the rest of the reaction but it makes sense now why you did it so well
My favorite reaction video of this movie ive seen so far, the intro was a treat. I love these 2 movies but have no one to show it to, so its great hearing another perspective. I think this is a great ending for The Raid series
The kitchen fight is the best fight sequence ever put on film, period.
Just rewatch it recently, give the sane goosebumb every time i watch it. great review.
Brandon you seriously need to start uploading these amazing super-cuts as stand-alone videos! (keep leaving them in the reaction edits too by all means!)
whoever edited that intro music video did a great job. One of my favorite films ever.
Dude that intro was fucking sick af!
You might want to check out how they did this shot 41:37. The cameraman was literally the passenger's seat
Thats move better than fast n furious 😮
The very last line, "Cukup" was translated to "I'm done". But if you translate it literally, "Cukup" means "Enough". And yeah, the last line was "No... enough." hits even harder just to hear, after seeing all those violence.
What a great review and reaction for a masterpiece action movie. I nearly didn't miss every seconds of this video... And the opening clip is like the best trailler of this movie..
Great job..!
I recommend you "I saw the devil"
It has some amazing cinematography
That is one dark, insane movie
That would be great. We need more Korean movies reactions.
Dude when I first saw that movie on Netflix. Boy it was a dark brutal movie but it really was a great film.
Fuck yes love that movie
That shit is brutal. Top tier movie even though I prefer Chaser (2008)
Truly a masterpiece of the genre...great reaction dude🔥🔥🔥
Great intro Brandon!!!! You went above and beyond my friend.🔥👍
Such an epic movie! I watched these 2 back to back and was speechless throughout.
This film and Mad Max Fury Road are tied for the best action film of the 2000’s in my opinion.👍🔥
Solid picks dude.
do these count as the 2000s or do you mean for the next 1000 years haha, cause 2014 would be the 2010s
Id throw Mission Impossible: Fallout in there as well. But yes, agreed :)
Definitely watch the BTS of the car chase scene. It was all done practically and it is insane!
Dude, that music in the intro is sick! I love these movies, and I'm happy to see you watch them
bro, when this film was released I watched it 3 times in the first week they were released. the third time I have memorized all the scenes and I watched with my lil brotrher, who was just 17 years old at the timne, I deliberately pretended to take a break to go to the bathroom when a sadistic scene appeared. I saw him have frightened expression which he had been hiding throughout the movie.. LOL
Finally, this day is come. I watch every second of it. Great Reaction... 👊
I love how iko uwais and yayan "maddog" ruhian popularity skyrocketing to world level after the raid films
If you want more Gareth Evans/Matt Flannery action, check the TV series they did in 2020, Gangs Of London. Incredible action scenes. Is essentially game of thrones but in modern UK and more brutal ofc
I'm wondering is there any action genre movie better than the raid 1 and 2 in terms of choreography, cinematography, sound editing & other aspects as well?!! i seriously doubt it!!...but please anyone let me know!
btw i realy like how brandon appreciates this master piece and pays attention to all its amazing details.
you should go watch the night comes for us, same actor but different director and we can say it's "The Raid 3"
@@wirarifqy8677 oh! i didn't know that! thanks mate 👍
Fun fact: The 'guard' that knocked out Bama at the end of the prison yard fight, was played by the director!!!
First time viewer of this type of movie walk through.
Great film , love the respected nod Brandon gives to how well done it's sound. , Camera work , acting & editing is . 4 🍚🍚🍚🍚 Out of 5 bowls of rice.
Love your content dude!! Subscribed about a week ago and working my way through your content. Been on a night shift this week so had a proper binge. Only 1 suggestion at the minute as you've already done a fair few of my fav films (i'm from the UK so it's films LOL). Keep it up bro, good stuff.
45:31 the combo Rama does on this dude was my favourite select piece of any of the fight scenes lol, it's just so fucking smooth and he hits the dude with the double strike, pulls him back in for another one, like it reminded me of Liu Kang going to town in Mortal Kombat.
You definitely should check headshot 2016, iko does same thing there
Great edit bro! You deserved more viewer for sure! Keep it up! Cheers
Next :
1. The Night Comes For Us (2018)
2. Headshot (2017)
I need that baseball dude in my tekken or mortal kombat characters seriously
Every single character here could easily fit in MK or Tekken
Awesome editing at the beginning!
That intro is sick! Great work on that one!
Your intro is so FIRE. Awesome work
LOL your face at the end of the final fight killed me
Daym brandon that edit at the start really slapped 👌💯💯
There are several cut scenes from this movie that you should watch to give a much clearer picture on how Rama got into prison and how the other survivor from the first movie were killed. Great addition to the story building.
Fun fact: the passenger seat at 41:36 was a cameraman. You should go check the behind the scene.
cool reaction, fyi, the martial art used in this film is an original martial art from Indonesia called pencak silat
I imagine Gareth Evans writing the scene:
Rama hit the cop with a baton.
The Cop : "AAAAAAAAA!!!"
The Cop tries to punch Rama, Rama evades and hit the cop with a baton again.
The Cop : "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
The Cop dies.
The Night Comes For is a must see after The Raid 2. It's like the unofficial Raid 3 movie.
haven't even watched the full video and that intro is making me wanna watch this film for like the 5th time, holy shit!