The crowd at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival adored director Gareth Evans’ The Raid, an Indonesian martial arts epic that tracks a SWAT team sweeping through a highrise infested with drug dealers. When Sony picked up the domestic distribution rights, they soon released a red-band trailer that has zero dialogue and all kinds of awesome. Not to be outdone, the Indonesian studio has released an extended trailer with additional fight scenes, an amped up original music track and 1000% more bold-faced type!
Although Screen Gems has acquired the remake rights of The Raid, Sony Pictures Classics will release the original in the spring of 2012. Hit the jump to check out the new trailer.
Thanks to Twitch for bringing this extended cut of the trailer to our attention. While both trailers have about the same runtime, the new one has at least a few more action segments. I noticed an extra “guy-getting-shot-in-the-face-point-blank” scene, because you can never have too many of those. There were definitely more hand-to-hand sequences in the new trailer as well. I’m sure they left plenty more in the movie. Check out the trailer below:
Here’s the synopsis for The Raid:
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, the building’s lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city’s worst to survive their mission. Director Gareth Evans (Merantau) and rising martial- arts star Iko Uwais reunite in this adrenaline-fueled action film.
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Thanks for posting the trailer!
There is something I want to touch upon though:
“The crowd at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival adored director Gareth Evans’ The Raid, an Indonesian martial arts epic that tracks a SWAT team sweeping through a highrise infested with drug dealers.”
That’s a contradiction. That plot has nothing to do with martial arts.
Just because Asians are in an action movie doesn’t turn it into a “martial arts” movie. The plot has have something to do with martial arts for it to be a “martial arts movie”.
I really don’t think that a movie has to explicitly be about martial arts to be considered a martial arts movie. I mean, by that logic, Rumble in the Bronx isn’t a martial arts movie? Super Cop? Flash Point?
That’s just it, Michael. Rumble in the Bronx, Police Story 3 Supercop and Flash Point are NOT martial arts movies.
However, Drunken Master 1 & 2 and the Ip Man movies are martial arts movies.
Well, that’s your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. But I think it’s safe to say that most people — including the writer of this story, and most film writers — would disagree with you.
I mean, I totally get your argument, and it makes sense. But traditionally, movies that feature martial arts in their action scenes are labeled as martial arts movies. Whether that makes sense or not is a different issue, but that is the convention.
“Well, that’s your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. But I think it’s safe to say that most people — including the writer of this story, and most film writers — would disagree with you.”
I know it’s safe to say that they wouldn’t disagree with me.
“I mean, I totally get your argument, and it makes sense. But traditionally, movies that feature martial arts in their action scenes are labeled as martial arts movies. Whether that makes sense or not is a different issue, but that is the convention.”
If that is the case why aren’t the Bourne movies labeled “martial arts movies”? After all, the Jason Bourne character is trained in martial arts and every fight scene he is in he uses martial arts.
The thing is Western ignorance looks at an action movie with Asians and labels it “martial arts” just cause there are Asians. You just did the same. Rumble in the Bronx, Police Story 3 and Flash Point are NOT martial arts movies. They are action movies (the latter two being specifically also being police thrillers).
This movie is no different from a Hollywood action movie where you have a plot where action occurs and characters might very well have martial arts skills but that isn’t central to the story (ala Bourne).
A movie like “The Karate Kid” though? That’s a martial arts movie cause the story specifically involves martial arts.
Jason, do me a favour and google “martial arts movies.” Most of the articles that come up are people listing the best martial arts movies of all time. Literally every single list feature movies such as Supercop or SPL.
Look at the Wikipedia entry for “martial arts movies.” Again, movies like Police Story and Supercop are included.
No one is saying that any action movie from Asia is automatically a martial arts movie. There are plenty of Asian action films that aren’t martial arts movies. For instance, the films of John Woo, by and large would not be classified as martial arts movies. But by the popular definition of the term, a martial arts movie is any movie where the action predominantly features martial arts. I’m sorry that you disagree with that. You are wrong.
Look, it’s cool that you have your own, strict definition for what a martial arts movie is, but NO ONE AGREES WITH YOU.
First of all Michael, look up “argument ad populum”.
Second, answer my question. If what you say is true then why aren’t the Bourne movies called “martial arts movies”? It falls exactly under your definition of “martial arts movies” which is that the action features martial arts.
Third, while John Woo movies may not be called “martial arts movies” there are many idiots in the west that call it the made up name “gun-fu”. This falls right under the mentality that I am saying. Because Asians are doing action, Westerns automatically typecast it as martial arts related even though it’s not. Same thing with that other borderline racist term “wire-fu”.
Man, if you want to have your own personal definition of the term “martial arts movies,” that’s fine. Whatever floats your boat. Just know that EVERY OTHER PERSON IN THE WORLD disagrees with you.
But fine, you’re right and everyone else is wrong. Obviously you won’t see what’s right in front of your face, so I’m done here. You win.
“Just know that EVERY OTHER PERSON IN THE WORLD disagrees with you.”
Michael, I’m telling you. Look up “argument ad populum”. You’ll be a better person for it.
“Obviously you won’t see what’s right in front of your face, so I’m done here. You win.”
Why won’t you answer my question about the Bourne films, Michael?
I can’t believe I’m getting sucked back in. Yes, I know what argument ad populum means. But, other than something that has been scientifically proven, you can dismiss pretty much any argument with that little nugget, can’t you? It’s meaningless.
Show me one person — just one — who agrees with your bizarrely specific definition of what a martial arts movie is, and I’ll be satisfied.
As for the Bourne movies, I have seen people argue that they could be classified as martial arts films. Personally, I wouldn’t, but I think that’s a borderline case.
“But, other than something that has been scientifically proven, you can dismiss pretty much any argument with that little nugget, can’t you? It’s meaningless.”
No, it’s not meaningless. It’s 100% true. Just because a lot of people think one way doesn’t mean make it true.
That’s why I am using nothing but logic to argue this point. You even agreed with me that “it makes sense” so creating an argument against me seems like it’s coming from nothing but stubbornness.
“As for the Bourne movies, I have seen people argue that they could be classified as martial arts films. Personally, I wouldn’t, but I think that’s a borderline case.”
You still haven’t answered my question. Why are the Bourne films not martial arts films even though they follow your description of what a martial arts film is?
OH MY GOD. Seriously.
A comedy isn’t a movie about comedy: it’s a movie that’s comedic. A drama isn’t a movie about drama: it’s a movie that’s dramatic. A martial arts movie isn’t a movie about martial arts: it’s a movie with martial arts in it. Okay? THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM. No one gives a damn if you agree with that or not, or if your personal definition makes sense or not. IT’S THE DEFINITION, collectively agreed upon by the film community after many years of usage. NO ONE USES THE TERM “MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE” AS NARROWLY AS YOU DO. Show me ONE PERSON. Seriously.
You think the term is too broad? Fine! Good! But don’t go around trolling movie sites because they’re not conforming to some made-up standard that you conjured out of thin air.
As for the Bourne films, I said they could be considered martial arts movies. Some movies straddle genres. What’s About Schmidt? Is it a comedy? Or a drama? What about Drive? Action, or drama? You can’t categorize every single film into a neat little box.
Who cares?
^I’ve seen the film, about 45 minutes of it involves a martial arts discipline called Silat. So there you have it. Absolutely exhausting film.
It doesn’t matter that they use a specific martial art in the fight scenes. The plot has nothing to do with martial arts.
If that were the case then the Bourne movies would be martial arts movies because the character of Bourne is trained in martial arts and the fight choreography uses specific martial arts. Yet, you don’t call the Bourne movies “martial arts movies”. Neither is this movie a martial arts movie.
I’m an Indonesian so yeah basically the characters use pencak silat throughout the film. So no it’s not just because Asians are in an action movie.
The same reply I just gave to Adam applies to you, Irc.
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Holy god damn, this looks awesome. Take note Michael Bay, this trailer has better action that any Transformers movie.
well, i don’t care about Jason and Michael arguements.
One thing for sure, this is on the top of my next year watch list
Just use your eyes to watch this precious thing, not your hand.
I agree with Jason. According to Michael’s argument, just because a film has a sex scene in it, the genre must therefore be porn.