![]() ![]() It’s safe to say the majority of viewers will want him to get home safely to his wife and kid. Since Rama (acting under the name Yuka) is now an undercover cop, it makes the stakes even higher to his situation. To do so, he cannot have contact with his family and must be put in prison to become close to a future boss of the Jakarta crime ring, Uko (Arifin Putra). ![]() The main character from the first film, Rama (Iko Uwais) is tasked with going undercover into the criminal underbelly of Jakarta, to basically bring down the syndicate and uncover corruption amongst his police force, to see if anyone will take bribes, that sort-of thing. This is a great film, so it’s better enjoyed if you are familiar with the characters and the corruption of the depicted Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Since the timelines are so direct, it helps to watch the first film prior, and it isn’t a good idea to watch this film without watching the first. Serbuan maut), taking place a stated two hours after the first film ends. The Raid 2: Berandal is a direct sequel to 2012’s The Raid: Redemption (a.k.a. Starring: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Yayan Ruhian. Did I mention this film was both savage and insane? Remove the first half, and it's perfection.but we can't so it shall get a decent rating instead.Released: March 28, 2014. Even the no nonsense dialogue was insanely savage. The use of blood and gore is ridiculously insane, great makeup effects. Some technical excellence from Evans, who performed such a great tracking shot that consists of going through 3 different cars in a chase scene. The action set pieces were creative, from decimating prisoners in mud to a frantic car chase in downtown Jakarta.majestic. ![]() Evidently, watching this is releasing my inner murderous personality. ![]() The choreography was perfection, I've never shouted "YEAH! STAB HIM!!" so much. The Indonesian Terminator from the predecessor has now been substituted by a hammer wielding deaf girl, a well aimed baseball bat wielding guy (who can kill by hitting baseballs with insane precision.) and the ultimate blade wielding badass since Blade himself. This, as an action film, is absolutely insane. So the long runtime and slow paced first half are my only complaints. Could've easily established the power hungry Uco, who has major daddy issues, in a solid 20 minutes as opposed to an hour. This did not need to be 150 minutes long, at all. I'll start with the negatives, the first half was an absolute drag. Massive props to Gareth Evans, I tip my SnapBack off to you sir! So in this sequel we follow our sole survivor, Rama, who must go undercover in order to protect his family from his new hardcore reputation that is making him popular in the criminal underworld. Martial arts have never looked this thrilling since.ever. Every kick, every punch and every head smash was filmed to absolute perfection. Ohhhhh myyyyyy lorddddd I couldn't keep me eyes off those fight scenes. The Raid 2 has the most insane choreography I've ever seen. ![]()
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