The Raid 2: Berandal (2014)

[baumer]

Yep, that part was one of the better fights as well.  The baseball bat dude was an idiot so I was glad to see him go, and she was just bad ass, so she had to go too.  And yes, she died appropriately.

[BadAtGender]

The plot is convoluted and it takes a while to ramp up, but I love that even while there were plotting issues with the film, the pacing is really good. It does a slow burn with a few action scenes here and there, but it never blows the good stuff. In the last half, it's basically action sequence after action sequence and each somehow manages to be more thrilling and amazing than the previous.

 

I was a bit surprised to come out of it and see that, including trailers, I'd spent almost three hours in the theater, because it really didn't feel that long.

 

As for the plot, I think that this was the film Evans wanted to do when he realized the scope was too big, so they went and made The Raid instead. It feels like the connection between the two was a bit forced, because Rama could have been pretty much anyone and this film would have worked.

 

Even so, what works in here works so damn well that it blows away any other action film released this year.

 

Also, with how good that car chase sequence was, I kinda want Evans to get a crack at a FastFurious film.

[Jack Nevada]

Needed to be shorter but I was still pretty much gripped all the way through.

[Deep Wang]

Needed to be shorter but I was still pretty much gripped all the way through.

It's much better a second time through. But yeah, it could lose 10-15 minutes. I'll prolly skip the mud fight every time on blu.

[Lordmandeep]

The storyline was a bit harder to follow and just seemed like people were being killed for 2 hours to me

 

C+ 

[RobinHood26]

The storyline was a bit harder to follow and just seemed like people were being killed for 2 hours to me

 

C+ 

 

Boo

[Lordmandeep]

I think the first one was rather simple and easy to follow, you just watch along and go "ohh wow" at the action scenes.

 

 

This is more 2.5 crime film mixed in with action scenes. 

[4815162342]

YES/10

[JohnnyGossamer]

Hmm... B. Will elaborate later.Eye-popping action. Just plain nuts. Plot's a drag though. Literally drags. But, that kitchen scene, hammer girl, bat man, etc. Worthwhile too anyone with a lust for blood, sweat and guts.

Edited July 22, 2014 by JohnnyGossamer

[acab]

The plot was messy and we've seen it a bunch of times in the past. Rama felt like he was thrown in a completely different movie. But Evans is a brilliant filmmaker. He knows how to set the tone and create the atmosphere. And then there is the action. Every single action scene here simply kicks ass. Incredibly well shot, edited and choreographed. The prison fight and the kitchen fight were my favourites. Actually the kitchen fight is one of the most intense action scenes ever. I'm talking top-10 ever.

So yes it has a bunch of flaws but i loved it and parts of it i'll be rewatching them forever.

[The Stingray]

One of the best action movies of all time. Evans puts Hollywood's elite action directors to shame. The story was well-told, albeit by-the-numbers, but the action was truly masterful. That final 'kitchen fight' arguably ranks among the Top 5 fights ever put to celluloid.

[Blankments]

This was pretty sweet, but I agree with the plot complaints. However, from Hammer Girl's and Bat Boy's introduction, it doesn't stop being awesome action. A-

[RobinHood26]

After 2 more watches Ive upped it to a B+... Enjoyment level still A though.