The Raid (2011)

The Raid: Directed by Gareth Evans. With Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian. A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.

“After seeing the trailer, I knew I had to see this movie. Rarely our my high expectation met but The Raid surpassed it. If your seeing this movie, itu0026#39;s because you want to see action and The Raid hit every mark. The action is a mix of shootouts, hand to hand weapons, and mostly good olu0026#39; fashioned fists.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Raid proves again how far behind American action films are. Iu0026#39;ve seen other great foreign action films like Ong-Bak, The Protector, and Ip man but The Raid surpasses them by highlighting a martial art style not shown in any recent films. Its brutal and never lets up. Itu0026#39;s not your typical ultra clean fighting that has been done to death but something that looks real and desperate at times as people try to survive outnumbered.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStory wise it isnu0026#39;t anything great but at the same time itu0026#39;s better than most martial arts films due to interesting twists and being incredibly well paced to before you know it its over and you want more.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf your a fan of action films, there isnu0026#39;t any better out there now or any even close in decades past.”