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Sony has just unveiled the details for the 4K ultra HD Blu-ray of The Raid: Redemption. Physical media collectors rejoice as you can now see a higher resolution version of the popular martial arts film that became the world’s introduction of Iko Uwais after his debut in Merantau, which was also directed by The Raid: Redemption‘s Gareth Evans. The 2011 hard-hitting Indonesian action film wowed audiences with its non-stop martial arts sequences and gritty suspense about a Swat team becoming trapped in a building filled with criminals. Check out the specifications below. The Raid: Redemption will be available in 4K and in limited edition steelbook on January 16, 2024.

The synopsis for the film from Sony reads,

“Deep in the heart of Jakarta’s slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world’s most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable. Cloaked under...

(Welcome to Best Action Scene Ever, a column dedicated to breaking down the best, most effective action sequences throughout the genre. In this edition, it's time to take a look at the bone-crunching brutality of the extended hallway sequence in Gareth Evans' "The Raid: Redemption.")

There has never been one "right" way to film action. Hong Kong cinema has obviously made its mark on multiple generations of directors and 1980s filmmaking may have popularized the musclebound, quasi-superhero lead who can take even more punishment than they dish out. (Don't worry, we will absolutely get around to "Die Hard" in this column at some point.) In more recent vintage, you have the frenetic, shaky-cam chaos of the "Bourne" movies that somehow managed to coexist along with the almost balletic precision of "John Wick."

Somewhere in that wide-ranging spectrum, Gareth Evans' "The Raid" movies carved out their own unique space as one...

If you’ve never seen or heard of The Raid, you need to here to go directly to LoveFilm and rent it or to Amazon to buy it because it’s one of the greatest martial arts movies you’ll ever see! Directed obscurely by Welsh Director Gareth Evans, the first movie sees a group of cops raid a building trying to get to the top to oust the biggest baddest crime lord you ever did see! It has some of the best practical stunts we’ve ever seen and is well worth your time.

The sequel has the title The Raid 2: Berandal and sees Evans return as director alongside Tegar Satrya and Yayan Ruhian who star. We’re hoping to see the movie hit UK cinemas 2014 and will have a release date for you as soon as we get it.

In the meantime, here’s the ass-kicking trailer for the second installment!

As promised, the first teaser trailer for Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2: Berandal has roared onto the internet a little earlier than expected. courtesy of Twitch. The brief, visceral sizzle reel is our first glimpse of the Welsh filmmaker’s sequel to 2011’s The Raid: Redemption, which will see him reunite with Indonesian star Iko Uwais for more cringe-inducing action.

Here’s the trailer in all of its intriguing glory:

Picking up precisely where its predecessor left off, The Raid 2: Berandal will follow our vigorous protagonist Rama as he goes undercover in order to infiltrate a ruthless Indonesian crime syndicate. In the footage, Uwais’ character is confined to a prison cell, honing his skills against a chalk figure in a similar fashion to Oh Dae-Su from Oldboy. The plot itself is set to expand upon the simple premise of its predecessor —which took place within the claustrophobic corridors of...

An hour and a half earlier than promised due to overwhelming demand, the teaser trailer for Gareth Evans' The Raid 2: Berandal - arguably the most anticipated action movie of next year - is now online, thanks to the lovely chaps at TwitchFilm, and it rocks.It's a true teaser, giving us a basic and very intriguing set-up. Iko Uwais' supercop, Rama, survivor of The Raid, is now sitting in a prison cell. How he got there, or why, remains a mystery, but he certainly doesn't look happy about it - as he demonstrates in no uncertain terms by punching the crap out of a silhouette on the wall.As he does so, we get brief flashes of just some of the colourful characters that Rama will meet, greet and in all likelihood grind into meat on his murky journey into the underbelly of the Indonesian crime scene.

Welsh writer-director/Indonesia resident Gareth Evans burst onto the world stage in a blaze of badass glory in 2012 with the martial arts action epic The Raid: Redemption. The fast-paced and stunningly violent feature won enthusiastic reviews from such illustrious festivals as the Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance, New Directors/New Films, and SXSW. As critics and action-movie fans cheered, English-language remake and sequel were promised before the film even made its theatrical debut! Earlier this year, Evans took to Twitter to unfurl some much-anticipated plot details about his sequel. He revealed the story of The Raid 2: Berandal would begin just two hours after the brutal and bittersweet end of the first film, with Rama (Iko Uwais), Bowo (Tegar Satrya) and Wahyu (Pierre Gruno) finding a new world of trouble. Considering "berandal" translates loosely to gangsters, expect more insane gunplay and mind-boggling martial arts. In the thick of production, Evans...

Back in February, we reported that Sony Pictures acquired the rights to a sequel for the popular action-thriller The Raid: Redemption. We haven't heard much about this follow-up, entitled Berandal since then, except that Gareth Evans is returning to direct. Yesterday, the filmmaker teased new details regarding Berandal through his Twitter account, revealing the story will take place just hours after The Raid: Redemption's ending, and that production is scheduled to take place very soon.

Ok Raid 2 tidbit, we start shooting on January 19th and the first scene takes place 2hrs after the first film ends.

— Gareth Evans (@ghuwevans) January 2, 2013

Iko Uwais is believed to reprise his role as Rama in Berandal, although no further casting details have been revealed. With a production start date just weeks away, hopefully more details will be unveiled regarding this action-packed follow-up.

The Raid: Redemption was released March 23rd, 2012 and stars Iko Uwais,...

We have an exclusive, five-minute clip from the action-packed martial arts extravaganza The Raid: Redemption, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD. This extended fight scene features Rama (Iko Uwais) trying to lead one of his fellow cops to safety, when he runs into a number of ruthless gangsters. Take a look at this video for some of the most mind-blowing fighting moves you'll ever see.

Exclusive: Extended Hallway Fight

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord,...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment just released The Raid: Redemption on Blu-ray and DVD, after a critically-acclaimed theatrical run earlier this year. If you missed it in theaters, you're in luck! As we are giving away copies of this Blu-ray in our The Raid: Redemption contest. Read on for how you can win this martial arts action-thriller today!

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Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release The Raid: Redemption on Blu-ray and DVD August 14. We don't have any pricing details yet, but you can take a look at the Blu-ray cover art and special features details for this critically-acclaimed action-thriller.

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, they find themselves stranded on the 6th floor with no way out. The unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission.

Special Features:...

Momentum Pictures have sent us a handful of new images from Gareth Evans’ awesome action flick The Raid, which went down a storm at this years Glasgow FrightFest – including receiving a standing ovation. With a new soundtrack by Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda and starring Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, and Verdi Solaiman, The Raid is released in Us cinemas March 23rd and May 18th in the UK.

Click the link to check out what I thought of the film: The Raid review.

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange for their heads.

The Raid: Redemption aka Serbuan maut

Written and Directed by Gareth Evans

Indonesia, 2011, imdb

For the martial arts aficianados out there, don’t even bother reading this review, just go to the theatre now. The Raid: Redemption is everything that you have heard it is and more. Offering a rare glimpse of the Indonesian martial art style Pentjak Silat, the film is one long, almost continuous combat sequence, with all the fights performed at mach speed by a stunt team that make Tony Jaa’s unit look like conservative wimps. Many of the fights are done with one or both fighters holding knives, but if anything they fight faster with knives than with empty hands.

Don’t ask, just go.

*****

Ok. Everyone else, let’s talk about Roger Ebert, who has eviscerated this film not once, but twice, first giving it one star and then expanding his original review in...

Welsh helmer Gareth Evans' new action thriller 'The Raid' has got itself a cool looking new UK quad poster and trailer. In preparation of its theatrical release here in the UK on 18 May Momentum Pictures have commissioned an exclusive version of the original poster and a new trailer for us to clap our eyes on. The much talked about award-winning movie stars Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais as well as Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Iang Darmawan, Eka 'Piranha' Rahmadia and Verdi Solaiman. Check out the two new assets and the plot deets below....

Sony Pictures Classics has released three behind-the-scenes featurettes for The Raid: Redemption, which explodes into theaters March 23. Director Gareth Evans and star Iko Uwais take us through the production, giving us a look at the boot camp he put the cast through, plus a glimpse at the fight choreography, special effects, and the anatomy of a fight scene. Check out the incredible action now!

The Raid Redemption: Making the Anatomy of a Fight Featurette

The Raid Redemption: Bootcamp & Choreography

The Raid Redemption: Studio Set and Effects

The Raid: Redemption was released March 23rd, 2012 and stars Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Iang Darmawan. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Following on from the debut of the UK quad poster last week, Momentum Pictures have released, via Digital Spy, the official UK trailer for Gareth Evans’ awesome action flick The Raid, which went down a storm at this years Glasgow FrightFest – including receiving a standing ovation. With a new soundtrack by Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda and starring Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, and Verdi Solaiman, The Raid is released in Us cinemas March 23rd and May 18th in the UK.

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange for their heads.

Momentum Pictures have released the official UK quad poster for Gareth Evans’ awesome action flick The Raid, which went down a storm at this years Glasgow FrightFest – including receiving a standing ovation. With a new soundtrack by Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda and starring Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, and Verdi Solaiman, The Raid is released in Us cinemas March 23rd and May 18th in the UK.

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange for their heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team’s fallen leader...

Sony Pictures have released five kick-ass clips from Gareth Evans’ awesome action flick The Raid, or to give it the full (new ) title, The Raid: Redemption. The film, which went down a storm at this years Glasgow FrightFest – including receiving a standing ovation, stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, and Verdi Solaiman.

With a new soundtrack by Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda, The Raid: Redemption is released in Us cinemas March 23rd and May 18th in the UK.

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange for their heads.

Sony Pictures Classics has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for The Raid: Redemption, director Gareth Evans' action spectacle which arrives in theaters nationwide March 23. The story centers on a police unit set to raid a 30-story building filled to the brim with ruthless criminals in order to take down the city's crime lord. This extended six-minute featurette shows how some of these unique shots were framed, and gives you a closer look at the intense action scenes in The Raid: Redemption.

The Raid Redemption: Courtyard

The Raid: Redemption comes to theaters March 23rd, 2012 and stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Verdi Solaiman. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Check out this new Us trailer for writer/director Gareth Evans’ badass action flick The Raid, which stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya and Verdi Solaiman. The film shows tomorrow, February 25th, as part of this years Glasgow Frightfest, so look out for our review very soon.

Deep in the heart of Jakarta’s slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world’s most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the rundown apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it.

But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, Tama (Ray Sahetaphy), he...

The Raid: Redemption is coming to U.S. theaters on March 23, and it should appease every action junkie needing a fix, as this movie is non-stop mayhem from the word go. Our friends at Collider have the first poster with the new title change (it used to just be called The Raid, but that has since changed to service the coming sequels and remake). Check it out below.

The Raid: Redemption comes to theaters March 23rd, 2012 and stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Verdi Solaiman. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

The Raid: Redemption is one of the most talked about action films of the decade, and it's finally coming to U.S. theaters on March 23rd. You may have noticed that Sony Pictures Classic, who bent over backwards so that you could have this on screens as soon as possible, have retitled this non-stop action spectacular from director Gareth Evans. That's due in part to the sequel and remake currently in the pipeline. Rest assured, though, they have edited the movie itself in no way. Check out the mayhem below, and then go get in line! The hype isn't over-selling this one.

The Raid: Trailer

The Raid: Redemption comes to theaters March 23rd, 2012 and stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Verdi Solaiman. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

A new red band clip has been released for The Raid, director Gareth Evans' upcoming action drama arriving in theaters March 23. Iko Uwais stars as a cop whose unit takes on the daunting task of infiltrating a 30-story building, filled wall-to-wall with criminals. Click on the video player below to watch Iko Uwais take on four of these bad guys at once, using some innovative fighting techniques.

Click to watch Four On One!

The Raid comes to theaters March 23rd, 2012 and stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Ananda George, Pierre Gruno, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Verdi Solaiman. The film is directed by Gareth Evans.

Sony Pictures has purchased U.S. rights for the sequel to the Indonesian action movie, The Raid tentatively titled Berandal. The original had its U.S. premiere at the Sundance film festival and took home the Midnight Madness Award.

The Raid follows an elite Swat team tasked with raiding an impenetrable safe house deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums. As the mission quickly falls apart, the squad finds themselves stranded in the building and left with no choice but to complete the mission by fighting their way out.

No details have been released on the sequel's plot, but we know that Iko Uwais will be coming back to star with Gareth Evans set to direct.

Sony Pictures Classics is releasing The Raid in the United States on March 23rd while the sequel will start production late 2012 in Jakarta.

The Raid comes to theaters in 2014.

The Raid comes to theaters March 23rd,...