The Raid: Redemption (2011) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@deathsurge666]

My son refers to this film as “The Action film by which all other action films should be judged”.

[@kenjisparks]

You taught him well.

[@drumaticpageofmusic4148]

Smart guy 🤣

[@OccamKant]

The term is "Benchmark", and it 100% applies!

[@spacemonkeyentertainment6413]

Truly a wise man !

[@spectralsymphony]

John Wick?

[@ricovargas9775]

All action movies can now be classified as pre-Raid or post-Raid.

[@maximillianosaben]

Yeah, but you can equally compare movies to pre or post Titanic. You're just getting overly specific.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Nope. This is badly made "gun-fu" movie imitating Chow Yun-Fat's The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992) but without a hero to root for.*

[@Radjanamroed]

​@@hulkhatepunybannershame no one thinks like you do or maybe because you're wrong

[@arivantart7944]

damn thats truee, im seeing action movies rn like always refering and comparing with The Raid

[@whysoserious652]

@@maximillianosaben meh titanic is a epic film and i loved it but it aint greatest. aint even Leos top10 performance. there are so many better film than titanic.

[@Kverkele]

32:54 "Mad dog deserved to live..." Raid 2: hold my beer!

[@degeneratemonster5583]

Dies again🥲

[@mencobasukses97]

well, he plays as somebody else

[@C.N.R_SportsChanel]

Raid 2 no mad dog but kang yayan not same actor

[@dzizuru-sama]

@@C.N.R_SportsChanel His name is Yayan Ruhian, aka Kang Yayan. He played Mad Dog in the first movie, as Prakoso in the second movie ​

[@waterbeauty85]

3:28 Sam: "I wonder how brutal this is going to be." Me: "YOU HAVE NO IDEA."

[@nikeelyza6381]

I mean..yeah, haha..

[@phunkjnky]

Joe Taslim, who played Jaka was Sub-Zero in the most recent "Mortal Kombat."

[@S_047]

For the Lin Kuei

[@cmcgccjsl]

Mad Dog was the fight choreographer, and folks loved him so much that he came back in the next movie as a different character.

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

Man's used to train Paspampres, Indonesia's equivalent of the Secret Service (president's bodyguards).

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

iirc, he was the actual main antagonist in the second film (the actor, not the character). They already made and trained the final fight, I've seen the footage on youtube. But apparently they don't have enough budget to make the movie after all, so they decided to create a much cheaper 'promotional video' to raise budget, and the promo was the movie you just watched. The Mad Dog actor had to portray the villain here, and would be weird if he returned as another character in the actual movie, so they recasted the villain role. And as you said, Mad Dog popularity unpredictably went through the roof, so they created a new character for him to return.

[@jalankvng]

The lead actor is also the other choreographer too

[@therobotafroshow3289]

Spoiler alert!

[@therobotafroshow3289]

You should delete this comment

[@scope40k]

There's an interesting story of how the movie came to be in the first place: Gareth Evans, a director and cameraman from UK traveled to Indonesia to film documentaries, but he was so fascinated with Iko Uwais' martial skills that he decided to make a full-length movie. I'm so happy they managed to do it. Pardon my English, I'm not a native speaker.

[@crouchingotter]

I disagree. Your English is so good I wouldn’t have known if you hadn’t stated otherwise.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Gareth married an Indonesian after meeting her at university. There was no opportunity to make action movies in Wales so they moved to Indonesia where he met the gang. Iko Uwais (Rama) and Andi are both in his first film Merantau which is a very slow and meditative film compared to this one. They also both appeared in The Force Awakens on Han & Chewie's salvager.

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Further proving that anyone named Gareth is utter rubbish.* Gareth Edwards, Gareth David-Lloyd, Gareth from The Office.

[@talktalk2412]

YHou did very well

[@SolidSnake240]

Bro Rama fought non stop for multiple floors before he got to Mad Dog. He was at a massive disadvantage vs a Mad Dogg that only had 1 fight before this. Mad Dog was a different breed though. The Raid 2 is even better and shows what Rama is truly capable of.

[@MBIRTIRoma]

it has much better cinematography thats for sure

[@kenkoneko0809]

right, i think if Rama in his prime condition he would give Mad Dog a hard challenge in 1 v 1. but again, he is called Mad Dog for a reason.

[@NFC369]

That's the reason he call mad dog, and being madness when when he in pain

[@Argumemnon]

Mad Dog MVP.

[@dragulia_venaro]

He's too OP😂 Imma call him Mad Dawg😂

[@rorynolan3187]

Mad Dog should be a Mortal Kombat DLC.

[@christophertheofilos1063]

I saw this and Dredd back to back, one of the best nights of movie watching ever

[@jimtatro6550]

When I saw this, I thought it was the greatest action movie I had ever seen. Then I saw the sequel.

[@jtins10]

True that

[@ibrakun89]

I like fight Iko Uwais vs Joe Taslim in Film "The Night Comes For Us"

[@tankmaster1018]

The sequel is utterly exhausting, and I mean that in the best possible sense. It's just like, "how many action scenes can we fit into a 120 minute long film... oh the answer is 8? Let's do 16!"

[@TequilaToothpick]

​@@ibrakun89The Night Comes for Us is almost as good as The Raid films. That final fight and the Julie Estelle 2 vs 1 are incredible.

[@kylewestlake982]

It's still criminal we never got the Gareth Evans Deathstroke movie. You guys should watch The Night Comes For Us, too.

[@waterbeauty85]

7:48 I don't remember the technical reason, but the director's commentary said that they weren't able to actually film that slow mo shot of firing the shotgun in slow motion, so the actor had to mime it in slow motion, and the muzzle blast was added in post production.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

The fight choreography is insane in these movies

[@MadcapMatt]

Did you guys recognize that mad dog was one of the two guys who fought with John Wick in that glass room?

[@sidoGold1980]

They will see the other guy soon too^^ Really Iko Uwais is missing in the John Wick world! 😢🙏

[@cryoboy]

Ah yes, the 4 stages of watching The Raid. (°_°) (°o°) (°O°) (O__O)

[@KingstonHawke]

I love seeing “Jaka” blow up the way he has the last few years. He was amazing as Sub Zero.

[@andyandys5356]

And Li Yong in warrior

[@KingstonHawke]

@@andyandys5356 That’s probably his best role! Sucks that show ended!

[@RaptorNX01]

I love his resting bitch eyes in that. lol he was so good in both these movies

[@motafett]

The sequel is even better, one of the best action movies ever.

[@maximillianosaben]

It is aptly compared like The Godfather Part II to The Godfather.

[@DoomSlayer03]

Couldn't agree more brother

[@lepermessiah1179]

The Raid 1 is excellent, incredible film. The Raid 2 is a masterpiece.

[@sircdrom]

Yeah, the sequel is really fucking good!

[@dudlEEk]

agreed, this film is insane, but to me it felt more like a flex of all the people involved, you know, director, stuntmen, fight choreographers etc. Berandal does the same but expands the story and characters, it feels like an actual movie. 😁in any case, they're both fucking awesome.

[@OccamKant]

Just say "door kill" to anyone who's watched this movie, and watch the pain on their face. 😆

[@aerith119]

I cringed by just reading your comment.

[@richieb7692]

Yeah, that one was just Brutal

[@theaikidoka]

That rection at 17:39 is what we were all waiting for. It's a great bit of SFX and stunt-work. REALLY makes you feel it. Edit: AND the one at 18:41 lol

[@Whitebrowpriest]

So glad you two are reacting to this movie! It's hands down one of the best action/martial arts/crime drama films ever made! And straight up hardcore!

[@SaiyanHeretic]

I remember when this movie came out. Almost immediately, bootlegs were being passed around by fans like it was the hot new drug everybody had to try. The Raid had such a massive impact on action filmmakers that we definitely wouldn't have John Wick or *its* imitators without this movie. In fact, Yayan Ruhian (who plays Mad Dog here) and Cecep Arif Rahman (from The Raid 2) both cameo in JW3 to give Keanu the business.

[@Scallycowell]

The sequel is probably one of the best action films of the last ten years. You’re in for a massive treat.

[@Lokogar66]

If you enjoy the action sequences and fight choreography in this film, Raid 2 turns it up to 11. The budget for this movie was only about $1,000,000 and the story that was originally planned had to be rewritten and actually ended up as part of Raid 2 due to the budget constraints for this movie.

[@nicholasmercier494]

This is an Indonesian film. They are using a martial art called “Penkat Silat” It is the #1 deadliest martial art in the world. This martial art is ONLY used for killing and maiming. In training for this martial art you need to defend against 2 or more knife attackers at once.

[@ignaziodileo5856]

*Pencak Silat. The competion are very funny to watch. Looks like dancing routine and the martial artists do it with real weapon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnmTqWR3gNGjg5Ysi=6H7MnDtibn0Se5KT

[@amimmaruf94]

Pencak Silat is the regulated form and more artistic. While the original, the more dangerous, the "dirty" form is called Silat. So it's two different types of Silat.

[@Indoplay96]

Muawthai vs pencak silat vs kungfus vs karate lets figt💪💪

[@andymc96]

The two on one fight with mad dog is so good.

[@dnllrnt]

The Raid movies have absolute contempt for knee ligaments 😂

[@AlfiAlfeezy]

Fun fact : Iko uwais (Rama) is actually broke his ligaments in the making of the raid

[@Tempest_Elixir]

That "broken door" death is brutal as hell but creative af

[@fdub301]

One of my favorites in movie history

[@SuperChris1888]

The Raid 2 is the greatest action movie ever. Also watch Chocolate.

[@ezimari]

aww a man of culture, I have also seen Chocolate back when Netflix still had it.

[@steefisgod3917]

i think best action movie ever is night comes for us

[@MrJeepman76]

Chocolate is a great choice!

[@dragulia_venaro]

​@@steefisgod3917 Yes, THE NIGHT COMES FOR US is the best of the three. The action, the story, and the choreo is top notch.

[@butterflymage5623]

Chocolate is a great choice

[@gustonzimasheen]

I can't imagine how hard this was to edit for KZbin. Great reaction guys.

[@Kickinthescience]

What John Wick is for guns The Raid is for hand to hand combat

[@afroahmed3989]

Now you're obligated to watch the sequel, it's wayyy better than the original and that shows how top tier it is surpassing this piece of fine cinema

[@peteparker22]

It's such a different film I wouldn't say it's way better. This is just a pure action film and Raid 2 is more of a gangster/action movie

[@aboutthat1440]

I liked this movie more than the second one. Although the second one has the best fight scene of both movies, imo.

[@Darkhyron]

It's great but not equal

[@TheNVSCorporation]

Stop it. It’s not way better. Both are amazing films.

[@jamiefuller8100]

To me they are like The Godfather and Godfather 2 for action films. So well done.

[@LordVolkov]

Easily the best depiction of Pencak Silat in cinema. It's a very interesting martial art (as is the Malaysian form, just known as Silat), but relatively unknown outside of SE Asia before The Raid released. For another hard hitting martial arts extravaganza - The Protector, with Muay Thai phenom Tony Jaa

[@o0pinkdino0o]

It is the art of lethal striking with knees and elbows I was informed. You really see that in Mad Dog's style.

[@Jar0fMay0]

I know it because of Mortal Kombat games. Baraka had it as his martial arts style

[@TJMiton]

"I wonder how brutal this is going to be." The answer is yes.

[@doreck07]

Now you have to watch Raid 2. One of the greatest sequels ever made.

[@MadcapMatt]

There's a really cool movie that came out in 2008 called Chocolate. An autistic girl learns martial arts by living next to a school that teaches it.

[@andymc96]

Great film

[@spectralsymphony]

And by watching Bruce Lee movies. Chocolate is a fun movie

[@sandraneumann8621]

I coincidentally rewatched Chocolate just a few days ago. Awesome movie! And Yanin „Jeeja“ Vismitananda is amazing!!

[@crappiefisher1331]

wow finally, i have been waiting so long for you reacting to the raid... lets go... also "the raid" is the original title, for some reason it got changed to "the raid: redemption" for the US market

[@Jason_N7]

I was waiting for their reaction on the "broken door takedown" move... didn't disappoint. 😁

[@kev51281]

Oh boy, after Crouching Tiger, I wanted to see your reaction to this, just to feel the contrast between them!

[@k.delpino1124]

When this hit the states in springtime of 2012, done deal. One of the most influential action films ever. Following the buzz and it's debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. This was the next new phenomenon and we wanted more. Very few theaters had it. But the DVD, On demand markets made sure it was available for major viewing. In those days of the 2010s, Guerilla filmmaking at it's finest. Iko Uwais and others physical dynamos involved with this are still the future of action.

[@Drizzl1335]

Ok!!!!! Nice! This is the first one. I thought y’all went straight to the second one. And I was so ready to say “ you guys should definitely watch the first one!”😂😂😂😂😂

[@svperstar]

one of my fave theatres experiences. we werent prepared for some of these fight scenes. unless i missed it in this video, if it was even included, is it this movie or Ong Bak that has a fight scene where someone smashes someones head into a wall three times, and the camera follows each hit all the way down lol i swear it was this movie

[@Johnny_Socko]

Ong Bak had some brutal hits and it's actually my favorite Tony Jaa movie. The Protector was cool and had a bigger budget, but I preferred the smaller scale close-in fighting of Ong Bak.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

I have never heard a cinema audience make as much noise as they did through this masterpiece. Director Gareth Evans is Welsh. The sequel is even more brilliant, I'd call it the Godfather of all action movies. He uses camera angles and camera movements in fight choreography that nobody has thought of. Evans also did Apostle which is mind blowing and a TV series called Gangs of London which is as hard hitting as this. He also did a short horror movie on the anthogy movie V/H/S/ 2. One of my fave directors.

[@ATrueOttoman]

I really hope you guys watch the second one as well really builds on top of an already amazing movie.

[@Drizzl1335]

TBR:”A little piece of light?” Samantha: “Bulb!” TBR: “Bulb, lol!”😂😂😂😂😂No idea why always catch those little interactions!

[@trayntp]

Mad Dog actor is also the fight choreographer for the movie.

[@dmann05]

The Raid 2 is one of the most violent movies I've ever seen

[@AVillaBeats]

I was one of the first people to see this film in the U.S., as I seen it at a film festival with a small audience and I got to meet the director. After I seen it, I was telling everyone I know to seek out this film. It has since been declared a modern action classic. And yes, I think the sequel is even better and is a classic in its own right.

[@commandershepard96]

The raid 2 is a must now lol they had a lot more money to play with in the next one. One of the best action movies ever imo.

[@The_Other_Dan]

What's even more impressive is that this isn't even the movie they wanted to make. They originally wanted to make a movie called Berandal but couldn't get funding so they made this lower budget film almost like a proof of concept. When it turned out so well they were given funding to make a sequel so the re-jigged the original project they wanted, Berandal to tie in with The Raid and called it The Raid 2

[@Dr_Seaword]

Gonna jump on the hype train for the second film. It gets SOOOOO much better.

[@chadwickvon8019]

This is an amazing movie with awesome fight choreography...great reaction as usual y'all.

[@TvGyrl]

Gareth Evans also directed the folk horror film Apostle. Currently on Netflix. I hear his UK Crime series Gangs of London is fantastic.

[@Tempest_Elixir]

The choreography is 🔥

[@SARGEHALO666v2]

This movie and Judge Dredd are very similar and they're both awesome in their own way. The sequel to this film is so much more ambitious and quite a bit better than the original. I hope you get to see it soon. Cheers.

[@daksasaraswati4723]

Yayan Ruhian aka Mad Dog was in John Wick 3 in the second last fight scene. He is one of the great martial artists to come out of Indonesia.

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

16:28 Subtitle is wrong there, he's saying that if he *DID NOT* believed that, he wouldn't have opened the door.

[@thejamppa]

Its just such great pleasure to watch actual martial artists duking it out with wide shots instead quick pace close ups and constantly changing camera angles every 2-3 seconds to hide stunt performers that most Hollywood films are full off.

[@ARWG]

Hope you guys watch the sequel. One of the greatest action movies ever made.

[@VonPunk]

You'll never hear the end of it if you don't watch The Raid 2, it's just as awesome, picks up right after the first one. in fact there's a deleted scene for it called 'Gang War' on KZbin that contains no main cast or spoilers so can be watched as a teaser, and you'll think 'holy fuck, if this is what got cut out what got left in' haha. Also there's another movie that preceded The Raid films called 'Merantau' by the same director if you want more Iko Uwais ass kickery action. The Raid stars also got used in many other movies and shows following these, they were Kanjiklub in The Force Awakens right out the gate. Great reaction, so happy you finally took the plunge, I knew you wouldn't regret it, in fact you'll watch it many more times in future I'm sure. 😃

[@smiffy68]

30:03 - "you old piece o shit" made me laugh very hard. Man, the fight choreography and the camerawork and the sheer talent of the stunt team - and the leads of course - is an incredible thing to behold. Raid 2 has a much better story.

[@spacemonkeyentertainment6413]

I remember watching this movie for the first time and like 20min in thinking "they really frontloaded the action to grab our attention, didn't they ?" NOPE ! The pace is just on another level and it's so fun !

[@nsmith3128]

What John Wick is for guns, The Raid is to hand to hand fights. Its the most under appreciated movies ever in my opinion.

[@dant7677]

The Raid 2 is worth it. But you might also like to know that a couple of the same faces appear in a Netflix action film called The Night Comes for Us. And my memory says... it has the same fight coordinator too?

[@Drizzl1335]

I will say this……there is a kitchen fight in the second one that is one of the best fights I’ve ever seen!

[@devlinallistair-zx5by]

Hell yeah! What a surprise. Best action film I've seen in a looong while.

[@seanplace2471]

Never in any movie has there been a character with as little development or redeeming qualities that I fully supported than Mad Dog. His power level is off the charts.

[@Jam3son3]

This and its sequel are EASILY THE BEST martial arts movies EVER. Nothing I’ve watched since has come close to how brutal and quick these fights are.

[@davidlegaria]

Unsurprisingly, Yaya Ruhian, who plays Mad Dog in this, used to train Indonesian special forces in hand-to-hand combat. Also, you guys have still not reacted to Once Upon A Time In The West.

[@spinefairy]

On to part two. Sooner rather than later, hopefully.

[@sj9139]

my two favorites for fights scenes are The Raid: Redemption and Man from nowhere. just so good.

[@cartergermaine2408]

The Raid: Redemption soundtrack/score was composed by Linkin Park's co-vocalist Mike Shinoda, who also serves as producer for the album along with Joseph Trapanese.

[@sometimesidreamaboutcheese]

But authentic previous sountrack's version has been more "indie" and I prefer that 1st version instead of later re-imagination with Shinoda. 1st one perfectly fits to the whole harsh tone of the movie.

[@karlmoles6530]

I love this film. Mad Dog is so awesome. This movie got more reaction out of me than most. The scene when he kills the guy by leaping with him and driving his throat down onto those splinters made me yell.

[@evilsmurf2k8]

Great reaction to a great movie. The sequel is one of the best action movies ever made with god tier camera work. The Night Comes For Us is another great brutal action movie you would enjoy with a few of the same actors from The Raid.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

If you liked this one you'd adore the sequel the final knife fight is still my favorite

[@stefanc4520]

I'm was very pleasantly surprised to see this reaction on my feed, I love this movie!

[@Whitebrowpriest]

The next Asian action movies you two MUST watch are: #title "S.P.L." (aka Kill Zone) - 2005 #title "Kill Zone 2" - 2015 #title "The Protector" (aka Tom Yum Goong) - 2005 #title "Hard Boiled" - 1992 #title "Skin Trade" - 2014 #title "Kung Fu Killer" (aka Kung Fu Jungle) - 2014 All amazing films!

[@archstanton664]

So happy they're reacting to this movie. I used to go to the latest times in theaters growing up.(Late night drives are therapeutic.) I went to watch this movie randomly with no knowledge and left completely amazed. So glad I saw this on the big screen of an empty theater.

[@karenarcher10]

I saw this at the cinema when it first came out. The buzz in the auditorium was amazing and when the mad dog vs the brothers fight ended everyone was clapping and cheering. It was like we had been collectively holding our breath. Oh and totally agree about the fridge scene, beautiful.

[@carlosfuentes4944]

Ok like the others have said, the sequel is one of theeeee best action films Period.

[@darkrootgarden3530]

I could've sworn you guys reacted to this before! Huh. Guess I'm in for a great reaction :D

[@waterbeauty85]

Of course, you MUST watch "The Raid 2: Berandal" (2014) but I also recommend "The Night Comes For Us" (2018) starring Joe Taslim (who played Jaka in "The Raid") as the main protagonist, Iko Uwais (who played Rama in "The Raid"), and Julie Estelle (who will make a big impression on you in "The Raid 2").

[@6sKi6z6]

I love this movie. The action scenes are so fluid. The little guy with the long hair was the fight coordinator for this and its sequel. Also, the main group of actors in this movie also show up as the raiders in Star Wars Episode 7 who board the Millennium Falcon looking for Han with those weird octopus things. Lastly, this movie gets credited for being the inspiration for “Dredd,” since that movie, while awesome, is pretty much a carbon copy of “The Raid.”

[@VonPunk]

I don't know why, 'Dredd' was written in 2007/2008 and filmed in 2010, just unfortunate timing of being released after The Raid.

[@Ge8222]

Dredd was made before The Raid.

[@JayabayaOff]

Yes, This Movie the Raid more more realistic. Absolutely Amazing Ever

[@therobotafroshow3289]

It was fun watching this again with you guys. I saw this in the movies 2 times and I loved it. The second one does not disappoint! That’s all I’m gonna say. Great reaction.

[@TomH2681]

I'm sure it's been mentioned 100 times already, but the second film has even better fight choregraphy and camerawork.

[@TheQuietTimes]

You guys are going to LOVE _The Raid 2._

[@SillyUncleAndy]

"Push the light bulb in further!" 😄 🤣 Dan you crack me up mate hahaha 👏

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@matthewpayne2035]

if you like fighting in a tower block try "The Horde".

[@phunkjnky]

Now you need to finish the story, with the movie that director Gareth Evans really wanted to make. "The Raid 2" is a masterpiece of action and direction.

[@dragulia_venaro]

You guys should go for the sequel, and finally the last one, "The Night Comes For Us".

[@phononanon]

I went to see this in theaters with a couple friends when it came out. We were the only ones in the theater, but it was one of the best theatrical experiences of my life. By the end of the climactic fight we were screaming from excitement

[@SyraphEntertainment]

After Mad Dog died there was a collective sense of exhaustion/relief in the theater I was watching the movie in. But as the main character and his brother are about to walk out the room someone in the theater casually said "Get up!" and the whole theater erupted into laughter.

[@seanplace2471]

Also, I've seen a lot of comments about the production of this and mentions of the second movie. Another fun fact is that the second movie was actually the first script written, and it was never intended to be a sequel. It was just a standalone crime epic, but the scale of it was too big for people to trust an unproven director with, so Gareth Evans made some slight tweaks, created this barebone setup story to show what he was capable of, and the rest is history. I'm in the minority in that I probably prefer this one over the sequel, but they're both very close and very excellent for me. I'm just a sucker for single location, continuous time movies. And Mad Dog.

[@slugerama]

You have to wonder how many serious injuries there were in making this film. None of it looks safe at all.

[@StuntmanDanHemi]

If you guys think The Raid 1&2 are insane, The Night Comes For Us kicks it up a notch, and it has some of the same actors from The Raid movies

[@macheesmo3]

Is it weird that I always turn my hand sideways and say "hello" in synch with Samantha???

[@samantha_schmitt]

👋🏼

[@azidicki9116]

Raid series is the best movie on CQC 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Schizm1]

If you liked it I recommend Gangs of London. Tv series created by Gareth Evans (director of The Raid)

[@Short_Round1999]

So the guy who plays Mad Dog is a well renowned stunt/fight choreographer in Indonesia, but is also a highly skilled Silat(this type of martial arts) instructor. Also, served on government security, or at least trained them