THE RAID: REDEMPTION (2011) MOVIE REACTION | Jaw-dropping Action Masterwork
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- My first time watching The Raid: Redemption! Hope you all enjoy my reaction to the movie.
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Original Movie: The Raid: Redemption (2011)
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One of the best choreographed action movies ever. The second is even better in my opinion!
I like part 2 more also. Hammer Girl stole the show for me.....loved her....she's so awesome and beautiful....a great villain.
And the end fight scene in the kitchen is so epic and brutal.
Couldn't agree more
Facts!
Whilst action wise I agree it topped the first.. it was bogged down by the over complicated long story. The simplicity of the first still makes it the more rewatchable and overall better movie of the two.
I love the first movie much more, also in terms of the action choreography. Fights are more grounded and therefore realistic.
Please watch The Raid 2!!! Hands down one of the best action movies ever and a pretty good story as well! Maybe the best hand to hand combat you’ll see Brandon, I promise.
NO!
Its not even close to this one.
The Raid 2 KILLS what was build on this movie.
I liked both movies, the 2nd got way more budget. Action is good in both
Raid 2 is better imo lol love the diversity of opinions though. Shows how great they both are.
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And the fact that it's a sequel too... Sequels in my day were normally given a poor reputation for success.
when Brandon mentioned "that is an iconic villainous line" 25:00, the sentence "gak ada greget nya" literally became a meme in Indonesia back in 2011-2012!!!
I remember it's still a meme in 2018
I'm pretty sure it is an undying meme. I still hear it from time to time.
When Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian showed up in The Force Awakens, I was excited! When Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman not only showed up, but had the spotlight in John Wick 3, I was excited! These guys may not have the notoriety they deserve, but I imagine they are admired by filmmakers and definitely by choreographers.
Edit: I can't believe I forgot Joe Taslim is Sub-Zero!
The fight choreography in this movie is the best I’ve ever seen. Flawless.
Both Raid movies are amazing. Also "The Night Comes For Us" is a must watch if you want amazing fight scenes, good story and great characters.
"The Night..." is in another level! Over the top-fighting! Awesome movie!
"Headshot" as well.
night comes for us is amazing. that last fight is brilliant.
Yep I been defending this movie for 3 years
Yes! That film is amazing! :)
Can't wait for your Raid 2 reaction, greatest action movie of all time.
Haha we cant praise these movies enough.
The Raid 2 is basically the Godfather 2 of martial arts movies.
@@jonrazo7912 And a natural progression of the story.
Raid 2 is more of a thriller (filled with action, obviously). I think Raid 1 is a better action movie
Brandon you’re going to lose your mind to the second one. The first one is fantastic and the second one elevates everything and has some of the best fights I’ve ever seen.
Couldn't agree more
Agree! 2nd one Is just **chef kisses** 🤌
Agreed. Raid 1 is a great action film cause it has cool fight scenes. Raid 2 is a great film in general, through all aspects
He can't fathom how the second one is better. Two words: car chase.
The director Gareth Evans is actually Welsh and was heavily involved in the show Gangs of London. The action in that series is crazy. You should check it out dude.
Seeing how excited you were with the early fight scenes, knowing that Mad Dog was yet to fight, made me very happy. That guy is amazing.
The producer and stars’ first film was “Merantau”. It’s a great, sad movie about a coming of age story. My Dad is also from Indonesia and said it was super relatable.
I don't know why, but your dad saying that "Merantau" being super relatable is so nice!!! I remember watching "Merantau" the year "The Raid" came out and I loved it!! I need to rewatch it! I really love martial arts movies and it was nice seeing great movies coming out from another country that wasn't China or Thailand.
Merantau is very underated.
That movie changed how I look at martial art movies forever.
Since Merantau, all the acrobatic high jump, slow mo, and wire-fu fighting we usually see in MA movies don't impress me anymore.
Merantau set the bar until The Raid came with even higher standard.
"Razors.Out" at the end playing has sealed the deal to put this film in my top ten of action/adventure. Also the guy singing it, is Chino Moreno (Deftones) and music overall done by Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park).
Yes, so glad they finally just put it on Spotify
Fuck, you just took me back.
After The Raid 2, I recommend watching The Night Comes for Us. It stars Joe Taslim (Sergeant) and Iko Uwais (Rama).
Watching you laugh in glee at how spectacular these fights are puts such a huge smile on my face. I would take Mad Dog in a 1v1 against anyone ever. Superman be damned.
😂 mad dog for life
This is one of the best action movies ever, the sequel is even better.🔥👍
This, along with the Raid 2, are some of the greatest action films ever made. The fight scenes are unmatched. Raid 2 is a brilliant film.
As a half-Indonesian, I always appreciate a reaction to The Raid. Thank you. The fighting style is known as Pencak Silat, a blended Sunda/Malay term created just after Indonesian independence to consolidate various practices into a new national martial art form.
I'm curious to see what you think of The Raid 2. It does enhance cinematography and choreography, but I felt the film overall to be over-stylized and bloated, which made it lose some of its Indonesian-ness despite having enjoyable parts.
Another Indonesian action film worth watching is The Night Comes For Us (2018), featuring several of the same actors from The Raid franchise.
Are you mixed race?
The sound design is a gift. You hear each hit, each groan, each slice and internalize it to imagine if it was you.
one of the rare movies where the sequel is even better! Its gotta be a MUST.
One thing i love is that the movie uses hand-held but the action is so clear, unlike shaky cam, it doesn't need it, the kinetic movement of the camera is enough to enhance the action
Raid 1 was so good that it's impossible to think that anything ever will surpass it. Well, the second one does!!! Raid 2's action is even more insane and jaw-dropping.
The villain dude (who also choreographed the action in both the movies) is in the movie in a different role, but he's just as menacing!
Please watch it!!
My friend invited me to see this in theatres in NYC and I went in blind. Easily, the best movie experience of my life…. Until The Raid 2 came out! Enjoy the series!
Best movie reactor on youtube. I'm not a frequent commenter in general but I watch a lot of youtube movie reactors but you are the best. You have managed to find a balance in what you feel is necessary to say and just letting the scene play out. Not to mention everything you say gives more insight to your thoughts as opposed to just saying OMG YEAH WOO AMAZING! Looking forward to the sequel!
I agree
True dat
Bro this movie right here is THE ISH!!! Making myself some food right neooow and watching this video.
Love ya brotha!
Ayyy hope you enjoyed James!! Had a blast watching your video on it earlier today!
@@BrandonLikesMovies please react to my favorite TV show The Doom Patrol. It's based on the DC superhero team & it's stars Brandon Fraser, Timothy Dalton, Matt Bomer, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, & Alan Tudyk. Be aware this show has some off-kilter & crazy concepts.
Yoooo you're here too
I've watched your the raid reaction
Damn... never expected THE James here
The director is Gareth Evans, other than the Raid 2, his later works that he directed is horror movie called Apostle and a tv series called Gangs of London. Great works of art to react to!
Dude! This movie had opened my eyes to foreign action films back in the day. It got me watching more Indonesian, Chinese, Korean, and other films. Like other commenters said, The Raid 2 is a must watch! I is so different from this one and is possibly my favorite action film of this century. This is saying a lot because if a movie has people punching each other in the face, I've likely watched it. The same crew also has a couple of other similar movies on Netflix, one of which is The Night Comes for Us, which is almost as excellent.
Judging by this reaction Brandon definitely needs to watch more Asian action movies, considering how he seemed in awe of the things that are a staple of them.
YES!!! Finally The Raid. Gotta watch the sequel though. The finale kitchen fight scene is the best choregraphed fight scene in history. I believe I heard it was shot from over 150 different angles over the course of nine days for one fight scene.
It’s my favourite fight scene of all time.
Spoilers!!
How does everyone know about this? Are you Indonesian? I’ve never heard of it.
@@roems6396 I've been a huge Kung Fu movie fan since Bruce Lee / Jackie Chan whether it was old school overseas films or Hollywood releases. I watched the genre move on to such greats as Jet Li and Donnie Yen. But in the last 20 years or so it evolved from China / Japan / US to other parts of the world. That began in Thailand with Tony Jaa's Ong Bak trilogy which brought Muay Thai to fame. Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, and Joe Taslim are the guys from The Raid and The Raid 2 have influenced the Kung Fu genre the last decade. They've been in other films together on Netflix with more on the way as well as separate like the new Mortal Kombat which Taslim played Sub Zero which has 3 more sequels on the way as well as Ruhian was in John Wick 3 and I know they'll be involved with John Wick 4 as well.
@@daveswaninger1077, I thought this material art is Silat, not Kung Fu.
The Raid 2 is more story and some of the best action scenes ever put to film. Some of my friends don't like the increase in story scenes. I love both 1 and 2 equally.
The Raid 2 is way better in my opinion
When I went into this movie years ago I had no idea what to expect. It was one of those movies that way over-delivered on my expectations. Such a great action film.
I didn't know Mike Shinoda worked on the soundtrack. Damn, he did a great job!
Man, the second one is so damn good. Definitely one of the very best action movies and a huge step up from the first one.
And I love how much fun you had with this one. You'll love the second one even more! Trust.
Fun fact: neither this movie nor Dredd are the original "cops are trapped in a gang-run apartment building" movie. The actual original is Enemy Territory, starring Jan-Michael Vincent, and Ray Parker Jr. (yes, the Ghostbusters theme guy). Love the reaction! The Raid 2 is a must see, all the great aspects of the first movie with a bigger budget and deeper narrative.
Wait did you just say Jan-Michael Vincent?
@@extraplain2412 yes, famous for Jan Quadrant Vincent 16, the very same haha
Just cus they release after another "same" concept of a film doesnt mean they arent original. Unless the director said so, i mean like inspired by or anything like that.
What I love about the final big fight here (and in Raid 2) is that not a single word is uttered before, during or after the fight. Anything that could be said is shown in body language, facial expressions and the little grunts when fighting. Nothing over the top or cheesy. Just pure, unfiltered action!
Kevin Feige said in an interview that he made the decision the add Shang-Chi to the MCU after seeing this movie for the first time. Like most of us, he was blown away by it too.
That’s interesting because I’ve been thinking that this brutal style of fighting would lend itself perfectly to a winter soldier movie. Could you imagine a movie with that character escaping a hydra base with fight scenes as good as the raid?
Gareth Evans kills it in this movie. Awesome camera moves, capturing the stunning choreography with perfection. The Raid 2 is even better. I also liked The Apostle, a terror movie he also directed. He deserves more praise
The reason why Raid is different is the director Gareth did the edit on set as he shoot. So he definitely knows what to cover.
Not many film director can do that...especially Hollywood.
One of the greatest action movies ever made imo. The director, Gareth Evans, is British. You should react to his TV series, Gangs of London. It is insanely good! Also The Raid 2.
"Gobsmacked!" Okay. You might have heard by now but the sequel, The Raid 2, is even better. Its clear what happens when you give a good director with a vision a nicer budget. It is the best martial arts action movie ever made; the kitchen fight in that movie is the best one v one fight ever, in my opinion.
Gareth Evans, who is Welsh, is a master director of martial arts action. Iko Uwais (the main character) and Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog, a.k.a. from John Wick 3) they do most of the awesome choreography in these movies. "Merantau" is the first movie this crew made together and is also worth a watch.
I'd say it's more like:
The Raid: Redemption = Greatest Action Movie
The Raid 2: Berandal = One of the greatest crime movies.
I love when Brandon does movies that I want him to see. This should be a good one. Let's goooo. Can't wait for Ong Bak. Awesome choreography in that one too. Incredible (and coincidentally -Another movie with a character called "Mad Dog")
And don't sleep on Onk Bak 2&3!!
Fun Fact
Some think between Dredd and This that one ripped off the other, when in actuality, Dredd was written and in production first but didn't release till after Raid came out.
All similarities are purely coincidence and that's crazy.
The difficulty jump from level 1 to level 2 is insane
This is one of the rare movies that literally made me feel exhausted after watching. Just filled with epic scenes. Gotta ask, are you going to react to Raid 2 because I think I speak for everyone when I say we would love to see that? lol
So glad to see you watching this dude. This and the sequel blew me away! No question some of the greatest fight choreography I've seen personally.
Brandon : *watches the raid*
The raid 2 : "You can't deny me, i am inevitable"
Joe Taslim plays Jaka in this movie also plays Sub-Zero in the new Mortal Kombat movie.
The choreography and cinematography and how well they meld together is the best I've ever seen in a film. It captures every blow so perfectly
This movie slaps so HARD!
I don't know why I love seeing you giggling the whole video during those realistic brutal bloody fights 😂...good job bro
I love been looking forward to this! I knew you were going to LOVE the cinematography . The fight scenes and camera work are masterful
This is the best reaction of The Raid!!
The way you appreciated this movie on every level made me very happy
What makes The Raid special is that it also propels the casts into the limelight of action movies industry, especially Hollywood.
Iko even co-starred with Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa, and Tiger Chen in Triple Threat, and also in several movies.
Yayan did a cameo in SW7 then John Wick 3
Cecep was also in John Wick 3, and also in Strike Back TV Series
Joe did better IMO, having starred in FF6, Warrior series, even Mortal Kombat as Sub Zero
Not to mention the series itself garners so many appreciation worldwide it became a cult classic. No wonder we Indonesian feel proud of this.
I love at the halfway point you appreciated how good the fight scenes are. Makes me wonder how they possibly ramped it up for the drug lab scene and the 2 v 1 show down. Like you said, master class.
This is one of my favourite action movies a few things from the director Gareth Evans you may want to check out = Gangs of London ( TV Series ) and he has a upcoming film releasing this Year called Havoc not sure when thats streaming though.
YES! What a legendary film. Absolute action perfection.
In this it's like whoever was behind the camera was themselves a martial artist, and the camera was their weapon the same as any of the characters using their knives, batons, etc. You can imagine they had to be just as choreographed as everyone else in the scenes as a crew behind the lens. It's truly amazing, and even if difficult you can bet it must have been a blast to make work on set.
Facts you should know, in the film The Raid 1 & the raid 2, all the players from Indonesia are self-defense athletes named (PENCAK SILAT) and what you need to know, in this film there is no Stunt man, this is an original fighting film and packed with a few editing effects to make it look more realistic and those who watch this film will be carried away too..
Greeting from Indonesian 🔥
WAIT WHAT?!?! I NEVER WOULD'VE KNOWN YOU WOULD WATCH THIS! I CANNOT WAIT!
The guy who made this is Gareth Evans, a Welshman (who im kinda proud to say I went to the same University as) who lives in Indonesia. He's probably got to a t some of the best cinematography in terms of fighting. This movie elevated action and John Wick was one of the first Hollywood movies that you can see the influence in. The Director of John Wick is also a stuntman so no doubt that played a big part in the similarities
I like how kind you are sir and the way you appreciate every aspect of it which i dont familiar with
After you finish the second one you HAVE to watch the night comes for us. It’s on Netflix and stars the same actors and is AMAZING
Don't jump into TNCFU just yet. Watch Headshot (2016) and if possible watch Merantau (2009) before everything else. That way you can see and appreciate how the Raid actors and team has improved over the years.
One of the best modern action movies, the choregraphy and directing, outstanding, so visceral.
Loving the setup in the back.
Loved seeing your eyes literally light up during the action scenes, and I agree. One of the greatest action movies ever and definitely in my personal top 20 .
I'm sitting here the whole time just like, "oh my gosh I can't wait til you see the ending knife fight." So good
Glad you finally watch this.
Your reaction is perfect, the details you mention and everything, surpass my expectation. Reminds me what i felt first time watching this movie. Thank you very much.
The raid 2 next please.
Oh I love it when you react to my favorite movies!! This is definitely one of them!
One of the best action movies ever! The choreography is a master class! That final fight was world class! Great reaction bro'!
Definitely one of my favorite movies to watch anytime. I love showing it to people who haven't seen it. Extremely fun time! Such an impressive film all around
"Im your Huckleberry"
a man of taste!!!!
I love your reaction on the execution at the start.......
......told me you really haven't the film.
Bro, thanks for your reaction this movie.
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Love this film. But Part 2 is way better , with a gangster-style storyline overall. In my book both are some of the best action films and definitely some of the best hand to hand combat action flicks (with IP MAN).
I would be so happy if Brandon reacted to Ip Man
the second one is a gangster crime epic, its why i love it more. its like The godfather meets… well the raid 1. lol
Aaaaahhhhhhh, yes. So rewatchable too. It's so fast and intense the first time I watched it I was almost out of breath and knew it deserved to be reviewed for full appreciation.
Gareth Evans is soo good. Raid and Raid 2 are so incredible. Really like Gangs of London TV series too
Dude I saw this in the theater when it was limited release and maan I was surprised, it was a pretty packed house and best believe every badass moment in this movie made for an unforgettable time at the movies, the audience straight flipped their lids. Watch The Raid 2 and long for a third film like the rest of us!
Gareth Evans, the director for the Raid movies also directed (and I believe wrote/created) the Gangs of London series which is an absolutely amazing British series.
Also, I never realized how many cuts the Mad Dog/ Jaka fight has until now. Everything is so clear and visible that the cuts never registered in my mind
It was as exciting as discovering Hong Kong cinema in the 80’s.
Mad Dog is quite literally an absolute tank and a juggernaut of pure martial might,had it not been for Andi,Rama would not have survived that fight with Mad Dog
Fun Fact: this movie out before Dredd, so yeah Dredd's plot seems to be "inspired" by this movie
Omg omg omg. I saw this movie in theaters by random and I blew my socks off. It's so crazy. Watch the sequel (which I also saw in theaters, baseball bat boys final scene made people exclaim in joy)
I loved your comment at the end about this being a movie that might get you interested in more foreign films. Crime and mafia movies are what got me interested in foreign films because I learned that I loved the crime genre regardless of what the language was, and that became the rabbit hole that lead me to discover amazing foreign films across all genres and nations. I hope this gets you into action movies from around the world (*cough cough* Hong Kong *cough*) and into tons of amazing foreign films to watch you react to. Love the channel!
I love how Brandon has seen & cites all these movies that ripped off The Raid franchise haha. It's the highest compliment! You can see all the movies that came from the fertilized in blood soaked soil
Omfg yes!! You are doing these movies!! I saw Raid 2 about 3 times in theaters!! So good!
LOL the Raid 2 fight scenes take it to even another level!
My good ole friend is back ❤️
One of the best action movies of recent times, glad you finally got to it.
Joe Taslim, actor playing the captain recently played Sub Zero in Mortal Kombat. He is also has sport achievements in Judo
Thank you for posting this. I must do a deep dive into the Indonesian film industry. Haven’t been this excited since I discovered Hong Kong cinema in the 80’s. Epic!
Watching your reaction to this movie reminded me of District B13, an awesome action-parkour movie. Definitely worth checking out.
One of my favorite action movies ever. Raid two is even better
Iko Uwais (Rama) and Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog) actually had no prior acting experience until this film and martial arts was just one of their hobbies. Both of them were choreographers for the film.
Long awaited reaction for me. Knew you would enjoy this.
These two movies are incredible! I love them both.
Yayan Ruhian, the actor who played Mad Dog (The Raid Redemption) while filming John Wick 3, stated that some of the fight scenes in John Whick's film were inspired by The Raid Redemption & The Raid 2 movie...and in the end, John Wick 3 could present two enemies The main characters in The Raid are Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman for the battle scene against Keanu as Keanu's respect and pride towards The Raid Movie
You got it right, Brandon. That "Mad Dog" guy was in John Wick 3 and the police who fight Mad Dog was in Mortal Combat as Sub Zero.
And Rama, the main character will be the villain in The Expendable which is coming soon.
Been waiting for you to watch this 💯👊🏽
Joe Taslim (Jaka, also Subzero in Mortal Kombat movie) was in Indonesian Judo national team, that's why his moves involve a lot of grapples and heavy hits.
It should be worth checking out the director Gareth Evans' TV show Gangs of London which has similar fight choreography as The Raid and it's sequel since Season 2 is around the corner. I also recommend looking at Gareth's contribution to the V/H/S anthology series in V/H/S/2 (which a lot of people tend to say is their favourite segment) and his Netflix horror Apostle
And there also MERANTAU (2009), predecessor of Raid films and debut film for Raid team. That film is underrated.
I highly recommend checking it out too. 👍