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New Details On 'The Raid' Sequel
If you've been following this site regularly for the last year or so, you're probably well aware of how much most of us lost our minds for Gareth Evan's martial arts spectacular 'The Raid' (redubbed 'The Raid: Redemption'). It was an unflinching gauntlet of pure, visceral action that swept through festivals and theaters like a force of nature. For a while, we'd been hearing that a plan was in place for an American remake, but Gareth Evans is also planning a direct sequel. The followup film will be called 'Berandal,' and actor/badass Iko Uwais will be returning. And now, some new details have come to light via Evans' own Twitter account. Evidently the sequel begins shooting January 19th and the first scene takes place a mere two hours after the conclusion of the first film.
I can't think of enough ways to voice how completely in support of this project I truly am. I didn't just like 'The Raid' because kicked unbelievable amounts of ass and found a bounty of creative ways to dispatch fools. Don't get me wrong, it did do that, but what was really impressive about the film, apart from its brutal fight choreography, was its understanding of the appropriate way to shoot action cinema. I get so frustrated with studio action movies that are shot in extreme closeup and feel they need to cut every .5 seconds leading to something that looks like it was edited by Leatherface. Yeah, I'm looking at you, 'Quantum of Solace.' 'The Raid' allowed fight scenes to be shot wide, with several moves executed before switching angles. As an audience, we were therefore able to feel the full impact of those battles. I applaud Evans for this and it makes me ravenously eager to see 'Berandal.' The idea that it takes place just a couple hours after 'The Raid' makes perfect sense. Another reason we all dug the first movie so much is how relentlessly it was paced. Those guys were very much running a marathon of violence and that's what lead the film to feel so perpetually exciting. I can't wait to see how poor Iko's bad day gets worse before it gets better.
What do you guys think? Excited for 'Berandal?' Do you think the dovetailing of the two films is a good idea or would you prefer a little breather between bombastic action sequences?
Source: Twitter
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Comment by Billy Tomlinson on January 5, 2013 at 9:36am -
Fuck Yeah !
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Comment by nkWhiteStar on January 5, 2013 at 6:20am -
Yuuuussssss! Forget the remake, just bring us the direct sequel. :D I can't wait to see what they do in it.
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Comment by Billy Magada on January 5, 2013 at 4:44am -
@GoldenLegend Yeah me too but they are never going to make a sequel to Dredd unless somehow it gets super cult status. It didn't even make back it's cost which was actually relatively low for the amount of FX it had.
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Comment by GoldenLegend on January 5, 2013 at 1:25am -
The movie was intense. A few of the fight scenes went on a bit long that they lost focus of the story(similar to Star Wars 3 final battle). The story is simple and ridiculous so I guess it doesn't really doesn't matter. I honestly would rather see a sequel to Dredd than Raid.
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Comment by KoreyasKevinSorbo on January 5, 2013 at 1:10am -
The Raid was awesome and I've tried to pretend Q of Solace never happened. that action was awfully shot good point who ever wrote this
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Comment by Davril Chorster on January 5, 2013 at 12:17am -
Fuckin' hated The Raid; I was bored after 20 minutes. You can't have an action sequence last more than 15 minutes and you most certainly can't have a film showcase non-stop action for 105 minutes. The worst part of the film is that it doesn't have a story. Cops want to kill criminals, the criminals ambush the cops, the cops try to survive. There was screaming and the cinematography was shot handheld throughout, most of the shots were in medium, and the martial arts choreography consisted of the same repeated punches and kicks. And the final fight lasted over 10 minutes in which the three guys fighting used the same combos over and over.
The Raid is a piece of shit that bored me from the start and so, I'm not looking forward to the sequel or its superfluous remake.
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Comment by Mr. Celso Scifi on January 4, 2013 at 11:19pm -
i just hope it doesnt become somewhat comical in terms of actions of putting the main character through one bad situation to the next . . . give a decent story and put the same amount of action and you got another work of art . . .
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Comment by marsh on January 4, 2013 at 10:36pm -
Fuck yeah. Cant wait for the next one.
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Comment by PirateLordBush on January 4, 2013 at 10:17pm -
@BoneMage
Basically, yes. "Berandal" is Indonesian for thugs, or hooligans.
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Comment by kidmetrix on January 4, 2013 at 8:53pm
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Words can not express my happiness
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