Very little things can be criticized about RAID 2; why bad guys do not attack three or four at a time or why do not use guns. Well both points can be defended; but in any case, you go to this movie to the outstanding skills of the fighter in this case are really out of this world. Think in a more human but ten times faster Bruce Lee.
The first Raid was basically a glorified video game with a couple of twist that made the movie interesting. In this case, there is a real story and many things are really unexpected and very well thought about.
The movie is 30 or more minutes longer than the first one which is mostly used for setups and character development; however the level of violence higher and realism of the fights is shocking.
Fights are filmed in very long takes but fast takes with no visible editing or digital makeover. Your brain believe everything as if it was seen by your own eyes.
This is the kind of movie cannot be made in USA. Insurances will not allow this kind of stunt work and will end in a fake digital scenes without any kind of realism.
Even the acting is decent enough. The bad guys have the required level of menace; and the stoic hero looks defenseless against all that (he is not at all).
In brief; if you look for hard adrenaline entertainment, forget Captain America or any other PG 13 action movie and go for this one. You will have to read subtitles; but it is really a minimum price for the best 2.5 hours of pure action you will ever find.
The first Raid was basically a glorified video game with a couple of twist that made the movie interesting. In this case, there is a real story and many things are really unexpected and very well thought about.
The movie is 30 or more minutes longer than the first one which is mostly used for setups and character development; however the level of violence higher and realism of the fights is shocking.
Fights are filmed in very long takes but fast takes with no visible editing or digital makeover. Your brain believe everything as if it was seen by your own eyes.
This is the kind of movie cannot be made in USA. Insurances will not allow this kind of stunt work and will end in a fake digital scenes without any kind of realism.
Even the acting is decent enough. The bad guys have the required level of menace; and the stoic hero looks defenseless against all that (he is not at all).
In brief; if you look for hard adrenaline entertainment, forget Captain America or any other PG 13 action movie and go for this one. You will have to read subtitles; but it is really a minimum price for the best 2.5 hours of pure action you will ever find.