For instance, there’s one on a train where a woman ends up dispatching some guys while armed only with a pair of hammers. Similarly, while The Raid 2 features some fight scenes that are reminiscent of ones we’ve seen before, Evans takes them in different directions than you might expect. Because while sure, we’ve seen undercover cops win over bad guys in prison before, we haven’t them do it by kicking the butts of multiple guys with a series of lightning fast punches, kicks, slap, smacks, and counter moves. But in the hands of writer/director Gareth Huw Evans, who handled the same duties for the original, it’s not so much about what happens as how. Which isn’t, admittedly, the most original of stories. In the aftermath of The Raid: Redemption, The Raid 2 has officer Rama going undercover in crime syndicate in hopes of uncovering police corruption. But while sequels typically soften their edges or rehash the same ideas - y’know, like Die Hard 2 did - The Raid 2 is one of those rare sequels that matches, and in some ways surpasses, its predecessor. Now we have The Raid 2, which Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are releasing on DVD, Blu-ray, and digitally. Released in 2011, The Raid: Redemption became an instant cult classic by injecting raw martial arts fighting and an unflinching attitude into an Die Hard-esque action movie.
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