Before the head-slamming hallway battles, machete-wielding criminal underlings, and bloodthirsty psychopaths unfazed by fluorescent light bulbs jutting out of their necks found in “The Raid”, Gareth Evans had already blown away action filmmakers and martial arts fans across the globe with Merantau. Populated by a ...
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You don’t see too many martial arts flicks coming out of Germany, but accomplished stunt man Mike Moeller aims to change that. With a list of stunt credits that include “Resident Evil”, “Coweb”, “Speed Racer”, and the upcoming “Pound of Flesh”, Moeller made both his directorial and leading man debuts with 2012’s ...
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"Mind-blowing". "Breath-taking". "Jaw-dropping". Pick one or use all three, it makes no difference. One way or another, at least one of those phrases is going to pop up in your response to "The Raid 2". Whoever said that sequels are rarely as good as the original clearly never passed that message on to Gareth Evans. ...
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Iko Uwais Vs Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog) Lift Fight from Merantau http://youtu.be/UDIlDOnDNeY The Raid’s two chief martial arts actors and choreographers responsible for a great deal of the action seen in the films - Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian are as hardcore as they come. Not only have they both starred together in ...
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Welsh director, Gareth Evans, 33, is becoming world renowned for bringing the Indonesian martial art style of silat to the big screen. His first movie outing "Merantau" (2009) was an eye opening action-fest culminating in some rather hard-hitting, well-choreographed, blood-drenched fight scenes. The Raid: Redemption ...
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Following his sabbatical from flying knees and falling elbow strikes for the peace and solitude of a Buddhist monastery, Tony Jaa returns to his throne as the King of Thai action stars with Tom Yum Goong 2 (aka The Protector 2). Aided by the leading lady of “Chocolate” Jeeja Yanin and dynamic newcomer Marrese Crump, ...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW1rVG7oWS0 New Year's Eve sees the arrival of the most anticipated movie of the year for millions of martial arts fans around the world - Isaac Florentine's "Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear"! The film reunites Florentine with rising action star and renown martial arts virtuoso Scott Adkins ...
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The Raid is a no nonsense entry into the martial arts action film canon. Surgically paced, frenetically shot, this film packs punches that will require re-watches to ensure you’ve fully soaked-up all that is on offer. Pencak Silat is the Indonesian martial art on display here combining the self-defence and performance ...
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It's been a long time coming, but the trailer for The Raid 2 finally arrives! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MuXrN8L9ro Martial arts fans rejoice - the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to Gareth Evans "The Raid: Redemption" has arrived online! Set to be theatrically released in the West in ...
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Article list counting down our Top 10 Bar Fights (from big to small screen, from Hollywood to Hong Kong) in descending order. Includes videos, links & other related material.
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Review of AMC’s "Into the Badlands" Season 2, Episode 10. Starring Daniel Wu, Nick Frost, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Cung Le, Jesse-Jane McParland and Stephen Lang.
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