"It sounds weird to say that I’m a Welsh guy living in Indonesia and making martial arts movies. To me, inside, it doesn’t feel weird – because it’s just been a natural progression day by day and project by project. But if I take a step back, it’s f**king bizarre!"
Ten years later and Gareth Evans' Indonesian martial arts film continues to be a benchmark for modern action cinema.
There are some filmmakers with a visual flourish that makes any project they are involved in worth paying attention to. Director Gareth Evans of The Raid fame is one such person and his latest project is crime series Gangs of London
Amazon has discounted The Raid + The Raid 2 Blu-Ray Set to $12.87.`
Such a good movie. Considering how low the budget was for this is mindblowing. The choreography was one of the best I've seen. Beats Ong Bak and Flashpoint's by a mile. It's too bad this movie didn't get more exposure here in the States. I was one of the few people that went to see this in the few theaters it was shown at.
The box office in the states was terrible - here's hoping it does a little better in Europe when it hits this week. Get out and see it!