Lynn Belvedere

THE RAID 2: BERANDAL

THE RAID 2

THE RAID 2: BERANDAL is the second in a series of Indonesian martial-arts action movie films, written and directed by Welsh born, Gareth Evans.

At the end of the previous movie in the series, the insanely brutal martial arts movie “The Raid: Redemption” (2011), Rama thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen – a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls – rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life.

From the start of “THE RAID 2: BERANDAL” (2014) Rama (Iko Uwais) is an Indonesian POLICE SWAT member, with his family at risk. Rama has only one choice to protect his infant son and wife.

Rama goes deep undercover, in an attempt to enter the criminal underworld, via being imprisoned for two years. He enters into a lawless all-or-nothing scheme, so now begins a new odyssey of extreme and bloody ultra-violence, by taking on a new identity as the ultra-violent repeat offender Yuda. In prison Rama must gain the confidence of Uco (Arifin Putra) who is the only son of a prominent Jakarta gang kingpin named Bangun (Tio Pakusodewo). Rama successfully infiltrates the ranks of that ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate, and then exposes rampant police corruption. We see the blood-thirty battle between the Japanese yakuza, Indonesia mafia and corrupt police.

Rama’s pure physical prowess and his hectic combat skills are indeed an impressive sight. Gangsters are bludgeoned, hacked and slashed to pieces by a hoodie-wearing assassin (Very Tri Yulismanwho) who uses two baseballs and his metal baseball bat and expertly hits his targets, together with his sister a deaf woman Alicia / Hammer Girl (Julie Estelle) as a two claw-hammer wielding martial arts expert, that has to seen to be believed as to just what a female assassin can achieve.

THE RAID 2 has been filmed in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fully subtitled in English with almost every spoken word translated, and spoken in Indonesian, Japanese and Arabic. Running time is 148 minutes.

Japanese actors Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo and Kazuki Kitamura, play the yakuza members in Jakarta, Indonesia. An all-star cast includes Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Yayan Ruhian, Donny Alamsyahn, Tio Pakusadewo, Arifin Putra, Alex Abbad and Oka Antara.

Unnecessarily violent with Horror Genre Close-ups, this movie is suitable only for those obsessed with repugnant epic spectacles drenched in blood, and many actors take far too long to die from the injuries received. Please do remember that overseas this movie was officially rated R for “sequences of strong bloody violence throughout, sexuality and language”.

OFLC Classification: R18+ (High impact bloody violence), 148 minutes running time.

Official Website: http://www.theraidmovie.com.au/

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -

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