Review: The Raid 2: Berendal

The Raid 2: Berendal

Those of you who saw _The Raid: Redemption_ probably don’t remember much beyond the crazy fight scenes and there’s a reason for that: the movie didn’t have a lot beyond the fight scenes. The set up was pretty much as simple as it could have been for the good guys and the bad guys to clash and they did. Man, did they ever.

_The Raid 2: Berendal_ seeks to out do it’s predecessor in two ways: the fights are more extreme (although not by much) and the story has quite a bit more scope. Does it succeed? Not entirely. Does it matter? No, because while the story is probably a little too convoluted the fight scenes are among the best I’ve ever seen.

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The Raid 2: Berendal Red Band Trailer Is More Nuts Than The Raid And That’s A Good Thing

The Raid 2: Berendal

If you haven’t seen 2011’s _The Raid: Redemption_ and you like martial arts films then you should probably go watch it _right now_ because there is a sequel on the way and it looks even more balls to the wall insane than the first one.

Director Gareth Evans says you should watch this trailer _LOUD_ and I’m inclined to agree.

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