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  Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★★ 42

  An elite squad of cops raid a ruthless-as-fuck drug lord's dungeon of death. A hyper-intense workout. Kissing your wife goodbye and hoping like fuck you will see her again. Headshot. Headshot. Headshot. Headshot. Catching a lucky break for a split-second. Hammer to the fuckin head. A bad lieutenant. A noble-as-fuck sergeant. A badass rookie with a secret agenda. Your last TV show. Shit-stained pants. The alarm of doom. The one honest guy in a building full of crazed fuckers. Hallway insanity. Mad fuckin Dog, the biggest fuckin Academy Award snub ever. Throwing a fucker out the window. A crazy-eyed fuck with a machete. Total darkness, then bullets every fuckin where. Guns take away the rush. Mad Dog vs.Sarge is like…

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  Review by Grooveman ★★★★½ 22

  My face hurts from smiling for the last 100 minutes.

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  Review by Andrew Todd ★★★★★ 4

  If Crocodile Dundee wielded action movies instead of knives, this is the movie he would hold up whenever some punk claimed to be wielding an action movie.

  "That's not an action movie. THIS...is an action movie."

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  Review by 24framesofnick ★★★★★ 10

  Still has yet to be a martial arts hand to hand action movie that even touches this level 10 years later

  The only thing close enough is raid 2 

  This will always be my go to for visceral bloody action where it feels like the actors are genuinely trying to kill each other

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  Review by elvisthealien ★★★★ 2

  some of the best fight choreography I've ever seen

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  Review by russman ★★★½ 3

  The things people do for free rent

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  Review by Peter Gutierrez ★★★★★ 3

  Its stupefying, pulpy excess is best summed up by the fact that the credits include the role "Drug Lab Guard #21."

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  Review by Rajat Suresh ★★★

  After watching this movie I now finally understand the Youtube video "The Raid - Drug Room Fight Scene - BEST QUALITY (480p) - Part 4"

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  Review by Luca ★★★★ 6

  This is how action movies are made. No shaky cam, no quick cuts. Just raw unhindered action. Every single blow is shown clearly. It’s brutal, but it’s artful. The biggest problem with action movies today is that you don’t actually see any action. You just see blurs , and hart grunting because the directors are to lazy to actually choreograph the fighting. This is the complete opposite, you see everything as it was happening right in front of you. This is so much more engaging, and interesting than your average Hollywood schlock. Indonesia dose America better than America.

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  Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★★ 28

  Un-Freakin-Believable Hyperactive Beatdowns!

  NON-STOP...

  Bone Crushing!

  Backbreaking!

  Machete Slashing!

  Neck Snapping!

  Ball Busting Action!!!

  Style over substance rules but who cares when the most brutal jaw-dropping fight scenes are an Eye-Popping, Balls to the Wall, Life or Death Spectacle!

  Gratuitous Adrenalin Pumping Acts of Extreme Violence!

  Naughty Approved!

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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★

  Every time I re-watch The Raid, I get blown away by its remarkable simplicity, magnificent direction and choreography, and the pacing that doesn't stop for a second. It's one of the greatest "pure" action movies ever made, because all it cares about is its action sequences. And if you don't like that, don't hit your head on the door on the way out.

  The Awesome: From the cliche but tender opening scene, to the deeply satisfying final shot; The Raid understands what it wants to accomplish. The confidence in the brutality and whip-fast fight scenes show the true goal of Gareth Evan's vision; to bring the genre fans something fresh and insane. Now, I love how the set-up is like…

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  Review by George Carmi ★★★★½ 11

  I’d be so tight if someone told me, with the utmost confidence, to walk into that building.

  This was one of the most well-choreographed action movies I’ve ever seen. Riveting sequences and set pieces.