The Raid 2 (5 Stars)

"The Raid 2" is being shown as my local cinema's Weird Wednesday feature today. I would have gone to see it, but the weather is awful today. There's ice on the pavements. Even with my biggest boots on I was slipping when I went to buy pretzels this morning. I don't mind falling on my butt, it's big and soft, but I've already cracked my head open in a fall and I don't want to do it again. So I've decided to stay at home and watch the film on Blu-ray in the comfort of my home. It's not the same experience as the big screen, but it's safe.

"The Raid 2" has been called the greatest action film ever. That's a matter of opinion, but it is a truly great film. It has a slightly different style to the first film. "The Raid" is a police drama, a mixture of guns and martial arts. The second film concentrates on martial arts fighting, which makes it better, in my eyes. Anyone can pull a trigger, but to kill a man with your bare hands requires skill.

The main characters use the Indonesian fighting style Pencak Silat. I've tried to find out how it differs from other fighting styles, even watching videos, but I'm not a martial arts practitioner and can't tell the difference. All I can say is that Wing Chun, the original fighting style of Bruce Lee, focuses on close up strikes, whereas Pencak Silat uses long range attacks before coming close. If any of my readers can say more about it, please leave a comment.

I enjoyed the film, as always, and I look forward to seeing it on the big screen again.

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