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If that trailer don’t get your blood pumping you’re testosterone deficient, and the movie is every bit as good as the trailer. The movie is part action shoot ‘em up and part martial arts flick, and it does them both well. As an action flick, it is the best one since The Expendables. As a martial arts flick, it is the best one since Iron Monkey.
And I wouldn’t have even know it was out if I hadn’t seen a comercial while I was watching Bellator Fighting Championship and looked it up on IMDB. The movie was filmed in Indonesia for an incredible 1.1 million dollars. So far it has a sky high 8.3 rating at IMDB.
The movie is subtitled. Be warned that while you obviously won’t be able to understand the language, the subtitles are full of the F word. There is no sex or nudity.
And just to save Kirt the trouble, I’ll go ahead and write his reply here. “The Raid sucked. The Expendables sucked. And Iron Monkey sucked.”
BrockTownsend on 17 Apr 2012 at 3:25 am #
Not a dull moment, I presume.:) Posted.
RedPhillips on 17 Apr 2012 at 3:34 am #
No dull moments is correct. Climactic fight scene is the best fight scene since They Live.
Kirt Higdon on 17 Apr 2012 at 4:40 am #
Being better than the Expendables is no great accomplishment and I’ve never even heard of Iron Monkey. I’ll be going to see The Hunger Games for the 4th time tomorrow and should be able to get in several more viewings while this deservedly mega-popular movie is still in the theaters.
RedPhillips on 17 Apr 2012 at 12:33 pm #
Iron Monkey.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108148/
It is available streaming on Netflix. Check it out. Make sure it is the subtitled version. Not the English dubbed version.
Tomorrow, when you are supposed to be seeing Hunger Games, sneak over and check out The Raid. None of the fangirls who are in the theater with you will notice.
Kirt Higdon on 17 Apr 2012 at 2:43 pm #
I notice that I had already put The Raid on my Netflix reserve list. That seems to me to be the right place for it. I think I’ve seen the plot done in a few other movies years ago. For big screen and popcorn charges, I’ll stick with The Hunger Games. I looked up Iron Monkey on Netflix and there are two different movies by that name, not to mention an Iron Monkey 2. Ever since I slept through most of the over-hyped Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (or is it the other way around?) I’ve been wary of Chinese movies named after animals. So I won’t even be putting Iron Monkey on my Netflix list.
RedPhillips on 17 Apr 2012 at 5:32 pm #
The Raid is best viewed on the big screen.
The Iron Monkey you want is the one starring Donnie Yen. It was made in Hong Kong and “discovered” by Quintin Tarrentino who brought it to the US to be released. Trust me, you should put it on your list. You won’t regret it. And FWIW, I didn’t much care for Crouching Tiger either.
roho on 17 Apr 2012 at 7:18 pm #
Red………John Carpenter’s “They Live” is the best practical joke ever played on the Hollywood Jewish circle of genius’s.
They never saw it coming?……..Ha-Ha!