FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! The Raid Redemption (2011) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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Let me know your thoughts on this movie! What was your favorite FIGHT?
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Hell yeah, my guy! This movie is going to CHANGE YOU
One of my favorite fight scenes involves a cow hoof as a melee weapon in The Night Comes For Us
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but from this movie I liked the fillet job the guy gets at 14:08
One of my top martial arts movie, brilliantly films. Die Hard in Asia. Fav scene though as i do love mad dog as villian i kind of wanyed him to win a little bit against Rama andbhis brother
if u like this u need watch ong bak
The guy playing mad dog is the choreographer. He was so good they just gave him the role.
And then he was so great that they gave him another role in the sequel even though they killed his ass super dead the first time. His name is Yayan Ruhian and I demand to see more of him
He's also appear on the rise of indonesian action movie, the movie titled Merantau...released on 2009...
The main character also the choreogarpher.
He also in the movie John Wick 3 Parabellum, really great
@@bunnitomoe3866 and Star wars The force awakens >c
The story wasn't weak, it was just simple (everything is compact and maintains the movie's flow), and that is part of what makes this film so much fun.
Nah, it's weak. This isn't a storytelling movie. It's a martial arts film with a great setting. The story is just meant to get the characters in that setting
It actually isn't a story driven, it's a non stop action pack movie. The sequel is more story driven than this one.
@@ember-evergarden its weak cause the first film is the raid 2 but they lack of money and create redemption with minimum budget to gain money. thats why many people say the raid 2 more better.
One of the best action movies ever made, AND, I actually like the sequel more.
I’ve been hearing some awesome things about the sequel!
That sequel is amazing and the fight scenes are way more brutal than this one. The fact that like half the main cast is the same actors as the first in different roles doesnt even matter. These are by far two of the best straight up action movies ever. Especially concerning the martial arts.
@@KennyLM3 the sequel have more fightning skills variations and new characters
Both are good. I like this one a bit more then that sequel because the story and action is so contained. It keeps the intensity at such a high level it doesn't matter how many time you watch it, it still keeps you on the edge of your seat. The sequel is almost like The Godfather in terms of a sweeping family drama with a lot of great fight scenes. I just sometimes don't have the time to invest in such a movie.
The sequel is awesome in its own right. It’s a bit more high octane but this one is just too Raw. It’s all focused on this apartment complex. The camera work is great too
Fun fact: Mike Shinoda from linkin park composed a lot of this music
That's good to know.
sorry, but Mike Shinoda's music sucks compared to the original composer. Also, the original ending song was better (search 'Sigmun feat. Mooner - The Raid')
@@musyarofah1 yepz.. 100% agree.. i'm lucky to see it with original music in theather.. max shinoda music is just too loud
@@krisyannuruha5147 do you know where I can find the original Indonesia cut of the raid?
Mike shinoda sucks
“You have a whole SWAT team, he has a hammer.”
Apartment: *Uh oh.*
😂😂😂
after you fed up with all the expendables, the raid definitely an oasis, a movie that make you say " this is it, this how action movie should like"
Wow the guy who plays Ramain raid
was in the recent expendables
After watching the raid series , ive never see the others action movies the same anymore. This is the pure talent , art and hardworks !
Raid was very refeshing to see at the first time, it just stood out from every other action movie I've seen.. The action is quick paced but still easy to follow. No crazy quick cuts but a lot of excellent camerawork. And it's brutal as heck, and even though I'm not a huge fan of gory violence I still think it's better to portray it like that over the "lip cut after 15 hits in the face" which I mostly grew up with. Haven't seen Raid 2 but I want to. Another one to consider is The Night Comes For Us, though that one is REALLY GORY. Some of the same actors involved.
If you want to see something different from Gareth Evans, the director, I would happily recommend Apostle, a horror movie.
Excellent actors.. Very beautifully shot, very gloomy, very dark.
Hey thanks for the comment my friend!! I believe I’ve seen The Night Comes For Us. Not totally sure but I’m happy this director is getting some awesome recognition!
The good thing about Gareth Evans is, the amazing DoP Mike Flanagan usually tag along woth him on all his project.
If you thought this was an adrenaline rush, wait til you see Raid 2.
It’s actually one this patreon polls so depending on the results, maybe I’ll see it sooner rather than later hahaha!
@@JamesVSCinema there is a shot in Raid 2 during a car chase surrounding a fight in and outside a car that I challenge you to figure out without cheating and finding the behind the scenes video. Then go watch the behind the scenes video. It is one of the most creative solutions to a super tricky shot I have ever seen.
Look up "Escape From Tarkov The Raid"
Now THAT is intense! This is child's play in comparison.
I didn't have the patience for Raid 2. Overstuffed & too much talking.
@@PetSymmetry Yeah, that sucks. I just went old fashioned and copped the Blu Ray.
Welsh director as well. So proud of this film and the sequel
First time I watched this movie my jaw was on the floor the entire time. Have seen this like 100 times now easily & glad to see more eyes will be on it. Great reaction my dude! Part 2 is insane as well
My man Angel! What’s up! Yeah this movie and the stunts in this film is insane. I heard some wild things about the second one!
It's funny, I was just watching your Oldboy reaction last night and was thinking "this guy should watch The Raid."
I'm jealous because you've been watching a lot of my favorite movies, and I wish I could rewatch them for the first time again, but alas.
Yeah man! This TH-cam channel is really allowing me to catch up more with films I have missed over the years because of work and college!
Oh snap, The Raid! Awesome, love seeing people react to the crazy wild action in this.
Yeah man, I was blown away by these fights!! I can definitely see how many other films were inspired by this one!
@@JamesVSCinema I'm just starting it now but I can already anticipate your appreciation for their directing choices as well. Because not only is the fight-choreography great, the film-makers do a beautiful job of portraying the action. It has very few of those annoying '10-cuts in 5 seconds' type of action scenes that are in a lot of Hollywood movies. Though yes, this does inspire a lot of movie and TV directors in recent years to capture fights much more clearly.
Agreed and I express that plenty here in this video. Especially watching tv shows like Daredevil I love when films allow the action sequence room to breathe and feel more realistic!
I think about the shot where the camera falls through the hole in the floor at least once a week. This is my favorite action movie that I’ve seen, it’s just a streamlined machine for showing the beauty of bodies in motion. It’s nearly impossible to watch movies with choppy, quick-cut action scenes after this and the John Wick movies.
One of the all time classic martial arts/actions films, imo. The stunt work and cinematography are so damn good.
Agreed! Was absolutely blown away by the stunt team!
Yes! Cant wait for you get around to the 2nd one!
Same!! This was fun to watch! Thanks for commenting my friend!
@@JamesVSCinema The 2nd one is quite a bit different in terms of setting/lot to this one. Where in this it's a very simple plot and one setting, the second film massively expands on the scope to the point where it's pretty much a crime epic in the vein of The Departed, except with AMAZING fight scenes thrown in throughout. The story basically goes the director wrote the second film first, but didn't have the budget to make it at the time, so wrote and made the first film, with its much smaller scope/budget, as a way to hopefully get the budget to make the sequel.
Part 2 is even more of this crazy fighting. The final fight scene and the car chase are the best ever.
Hey thanks for commenting Justin, heard so many awesome things about it!
It's really fun watching some one react to something that you have loved for a long time. You have the same reaction to this movie that I did and it's like getting to relive that feeling.
Your reaction is great bro it really makes me appreciate the choreography that went into this film, even though I've seen it twice if I'm in need of an action film the raid is always my go to! I hope you react to number two it's amazing as well 😄
Always my man! Can’t wait for you guys to see my thoughts on the second movie on Wednesday!
Great commentary as always! You should check out Dredd, it's a trippy cyberpunk take on the same concept.
Oh I remember seeing Dredd! That’s one of the many films that introduced me to cyberpunk! I can definitely see the similarities too. Thank you for the comment!
dredd was pretty much an american copy of the movie
@@MrNiceGuy80x5 Actually this is a copy of Dredd of sorts. Dredd was made first. The director of this worked on Dredd, helped develop the story. Left the project, took the premise (law enforcement fighting their way up a building) and came up with The Raid.
Hell yeah man! Love the Raid. This film brought the martial art Silat to popularity in the US and put Gareth Edwards on the map
Hey Evan hope you’re good today! And I’m so glad to hear that. You can tell there’s a passion within these fight scenes. They did a damn good job bringing it to light!
One of my favorite action movies ever! The second part is almost the Yin to Part One’s Yang, in that the story is much more complicated. More variety with the environments. I also believe Mad Dog was the stunt coordinator, hence him doing his own stunts, lol
MadDog is such a dope name haha, yeah these action sequences were jaw dropping!
@@JamesVSCinema MadDog ---> Spell Backwards ---> goDdaM.
few years ago, hollywood director wanna do a remake these movies *RAID 1* and *RAID 2* .
But so many people around the world feel _"DOUBT"_ the Hollywood can't make the Martial Arts movie like The Raid1 and Raid2.
Even, the commentator of MMA, challenge that no one movie as better as The Raid1 and The Raid2 in many terms..
Irony is, 1at Raid did get a remake called Brick Mansions.
This is my favourite action movie due to not only the actual fight choreography but the emphasis on the environment as a weapon in a way I've never seen before.
That’s the great thing about having two of the greatest martial artists in the world as the stars: not only can they choreograph their own fights and perform their own stunts, but the camera doesn’t have to constantly shake or quick cut :)
A movie that of course landed on my top ten martial arts movies of the 2010s list. It was an epic decade for fight movies and The Raid 1&2 stood out as some of the absolute best.
Your combination of thoroughly excellent commentary, based on both the simple characterisation aspect of this story, and the incredible technical aspects of this movie (both martial arts and the visual arts), has been a pleasure to watch. Thankyou and I look forward to catching up on everything you've already uploaded.x
Much love hearing this Jay! Thank you!
I remember the feeling I got when I saw this movie for the first time. It was the same feeling that I got when I saw a Jackie Chan movie for the first time. The feeling was that I had been lied to my entire life. This is what action/martial arts movies should be and I had never seen anything like this before. Every action/martial arts movie I see from now on will be compared to this.
"Y'all must be havin some good vitamins, man.... Drink your milk, guys." That had me laughin 😂
Loving your reviews. Glad you picked up on the camerawork, which stands back and lets the action sequences shine, no quick cuts, close-ups or flashy editing. This was raw, you see every hit. The story is basically a video game scenario...the protagonist has to work his way up the various levels. You definitely should watch the sequel. Its more epic, longer, but with some standout sequences. The similarity to the Karl Urban Judge Dredd is also noticable, also taking place in a tower block with Dredd having to work his way to the top, and thats also highly recommended.
Yes I remember seeing Dredd and now looking at this I love how they connect in that sense! And thank you for the comment John that means a lot to me brotha, I hope your day has been well so far!
Watching this near the end of September, listening to you thanking everyone for 2k subscribers, while seeing that you're now at 14.5k gives me a big smile! Congrats on the success! This movie is one of my all-time favorites! I personally like The Raid 1 better, than the second part but I see that the sequel is a far superior movie technically! As always I really enjoy your insightful commentary! Thanks so much and keep on going - I guess you're just getting startet...
Hahaha my man, this comment made me smile! This community is absolutely incredible. I can’t thank y’all enough, literally haha
This is one of the best movies to see people react to. They just never expect that level of violence!
Gareth Evans is one of my new favorite directors out there today. The use of the camera to tell a story is great. Other movies of his to show you what I mean:
Merantau(might be spelled different)
Raid 2
Appostle (netflix movie)
VHS 2 (The cult story)
tv series: Gangs of London
Seeing your reaction here, i'm pretty sure you'll love the raid 2, and also the night comes for us starring jaka ( joe taslim ) the guy who got killed by mad dog and rama ( iko uwais ) the star in this movie, love the lighnting, colours, camera movement, fight choreo in that movie, but that movie is way gorier than the raid redemption and the raid 2 tho i mean waaaayyy gorier and bloodier, it's on netflix
Ayyy your film choices for reactions remains on a 🔥 streak!
Hahaha loved time hear that! Much love to the patron people. They’ve been killing it with the votes!
Found you via your Sicario reaction and loved your commentary, started checking your other vids and instantly subbed. You make great content and I hope you keep it up. Thank you for your work!
This means a lot, thank you for subbing and welcome to the community!
Theres a scene in the second one that the camera work is absolutely INCREDIBLE. Fight scene in one car... and camera... goes into another car. No cuts.
I made sure to put the second one in this current poll so definitely check it! I may see it sooner rather than later!
Shit James, now I got to see the raid again!! The way you describe the camera work is awesome. Love your reactions and insights. Great job as always.
Appreciate that Jose!! That truly means a lot man and I hope your day is going well too! Loved this film especially it’s camera work and choreography
not just a reaction, you give some good and well explained commentary about your opinion
good work
This is the kind of movie i recommend to my friends who are not so deep in movies. The typical friend who love Fast and Furious
I think that’s a brilliant introduction to more international films for them too. Good work on spreading this movie to others!
Yes! James glad you're doing good. This movie is fantastic, the fight with MadDog and the brothers is my favorite. Keep up the good work. Much love
What’s up! I’m doing great man thank you for asking, yes that last fight with MadDog was incredible! Every single punch and kick..I FELT that hahaha. Hope you’re doing well too my brother!
@@JamesVSCinema I am man. Thanks for the shout out.
“This crack energy is like on something else”
Seriously Maddog is an animal
Very satisfying to watch James be blown away.
Some random recommendations. Gattaca 1997. Falling Down 1993. Dark City 1998. Collateral 2004. The Game 1997.
GATTACA underrated scifi. Love it and The Game had really fun twist..
17:33".... Got milk!". Got damn bruh, you really got me there
If you enjoyed this banger you have to see The Night Comes For Us. A truly hidden gem that not many know about. It has your favorite duo back together again, Joe and Ito and the action is non-stop with the same next level cinematography as in The Raid. Hope you enjoy.
Oh and the little guy in this film is like Last Level Boss type ish, seriously. If it was a horror movie, he'd be back up with the syringe still stuck in his neck on your heels.
6:20 the camera following the character fell through that hole, or the part when the main character smashing the bad guy's head to the wall and the camera following it, it makes the movie even more immersive and makes the audience feels like they're actually there involved in the action, and I think that what makes the whole thing works.
Joe Taslim who played the swat captain is playing Bi-Han aka Sub Zero in the new Mortal Kombat film.
I actually remember a movie called "The Protector" with Tony Yaa. There is this one shot in the movie where the camera tracks him, uncut, for like 10 minutes. He goes up a building and is beating guys left and right. You should really check that movie out, the choreography is really great.
Iko Uwais is an AMAZING martial artist and I saw him 1st in "Merantau" which was DOPE🔥He had me so mesmerized that when I found out he was doing the "RAID" 1-2, I HAD 2 WATCH THEM! I believe it was the same director 4 the "RAID" as "Merantau" I LOVE them❤🔥 GREAT FILMS, done differently, but DEFINITELY the "RAID" is one of the best martial arts/action films I've seen, I'd put it in my top 5 list😁😊
Great reaction!, i remember seeing this movie a long time ago and it was so good!, also you should check out “Chronicle”, it’s a very underrated and unique found footage movie about teens with superpowers!, keep up the great content man!
Hey thank you my friend!! Glad you were able to enjoy it, hope you’re having a great day/night as well! I believe I’ve seen Chronicle before too!
Yo that two on one long fight mustve been exhausting to do over and over.
You need to watch "I Saw the Devil"
Will keep that in mind!
this film show you how to get better revenge wat a film
"I saw the devil" is a great movie. Also i recommend "The Chaser", "A Hard Day", "Infernal Affairs"and many many more... 😂 And don't miss The Raid 2.
I Saw the Devil left me in a state, that’s for sure lol
It's a great movie, really surprised me.
cannot wait for Gareth Evans television series Gangs of London to release in the US finally later this year which has already been released in the UK.
there are a lot of great behind the scenes/making videos on both The Raid Redemption and The Raid 2: Berendal worth checking out featuring the gareth evans, iko uwais and a ton on the fight choreography and stunts.
Yes I’m excited for that too, one of my good friends whose an art director helped design some covers for that show!
@@JamesVSCinema glad to see it was renewed for a second season already and hopefully with the move to AMC from Cinemax we'll see more marketing for the show closer to its US premiere.
That would be awesome! Also thank you for commenting as well, I really enjoy talking with everyone here in the community! Enjoy the day my friend
@@JamesVSCinema
i enjoy your commentary/insight on films that i already enjoy.
one other fun fact is that Iko Uwais (Rama/main lead) is the credited action choreographer for The Raid and the fight choreographer for The Raid 2. unfortunate his talent gets wasted in every US movie he's in though: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mile 22 and Stuber.
I always loved that the choreographer knew his stuff down to "Wrestling beats all MMA, you can't deny it" and was the only one to sprinkle it into his fight as a _proper boss_ should have.
@5:59 "hopped up on drugs or something?" and later, perhaps the best fight scene is set in the drug lab... *chef's kiss*
Yooo your production value has skyrocketed in just a year lol.
Since you already watched Sicario, I'd recommend watching Wind River. It's made by the same director, though the story is a bit grim.
Check my pinned comment Alex, I’m sure you’ll be happy haha!
It's not the same director, it's the same writer
@@joancolmenares9357 Sorry , my mistake.
Hell or High Water is also written by the same guy and just as good
its diffrent director
The actor who plays Mad Dog was also the fight choreographer for the film!
He does phenomenal work! Thanks for the comment Raul
Hey man, I gotta say I appreciate your words in the start of your videos wishing us all well! It's nice to just get that acknowledgement out of nowhere when watching your videos. It's always appreciated!
Since you're into filmmaking, I'd recommend a newer channel called "Trago", that makes bite-sized entertaining, and somewhat educational videos on the topic of filmmaking. Not asking you to react to the channel, just a little recommendation from one film lover to another. I'd recommend his most popular video about lighting as a starter.
Hope you're doing good as well James! Always look forward to your insightful videos!
My brotha Noah! I’m very happy to hear that man. I try my best to let people know that at least to me, you guys aren’t numbers or statistics..but actual humans haha. I really do wish everyone happiness but I’m not blind enough to not see reality so I try my best to just tell people to keep digging! Also, thank you for that recommendation man! I appreciate all forms of education and I’d be the last person to tell you “I don’t need to learn that.” As a filmmaker I’m always open for educating hence this channel haha. So thank you for that Noah and have an awesome day for real!
@@JamesVSCinema I appreciate your words man! Watching this video I actually got thinking if you're interested in other foreign films? Because one of my countries' (Denmark) most revered films is "The Hunt (2012) " with Mads Mikkelsen, and I'd love to see you react to that sometime in the future if you're interested. It's a hauntingly realistic drama, with great writing, and some of our best danish actors in it.
No one on TH-cam has reacted to it yet, and if I know one thing about Danish people, it's that we grow strangely patriotic when non-danish people react to something danish, so I'm sure it would bring some Danish people to the channel as well! I've always been interested in seeing what a non-danish person thinks about our films :)
We also have an interesting film movement called "Dogme 95" (there's a great Wikipedia article on it), with 10 strict rules that challenge the filmmaker to think outside the box regarding the aspect of film production. Something to look into if you're interested in a unique take on filmmaking.
(I'll stop marketing my country now haha! Just fun to see someone appreciate film as much as you do.)
17:28 “Drink your milk … the whole thing was a Got Milk commercial.”
I know I ain't part of your patreon, but this reaction is a nice surprise :)) They need Gareth Evans' Indonesian Stunt Team to be in a Mortal Kombat movie cause damn :)
Hey I’m just happy you’re here my man! Thanks for enjoying the video. And could you imagine!?
Your 'got milk' comment had me creased 😂
Not gonna lie I was cracking up too 😂😂 they really missed out on capitalizing that hahaha!
Hey dude, really glad you highlighted the fact that it 100% excels at what the director was aiming for, even if that lets down some of the more usual tentpoles of "good cinema". I've seen this movie get a bit of derision from some people for lackluster character development/plot/whatever, and I really don't get the problem. Sometimes you just want a cheeseburger (or action movie), not a 13 course Michelin star dinner. Not everything has to be Oscar bait, and that doesn't make it a bad movie
3:05 certain character from The Raid 2 gives him the side eye lol
Took me a while to see this one but totally blew me away too. Up to this point I was a huge Tony Ja fan and didn't have any other modern action contemporary equals so I was happy to have more super stars to appreciate. Still will always remember the opening action for The Protecter though where Tony flies in from off camera and crushed a guy with his knees 🤯
All of the main fighters were former martial art athletes
-Iko Uwais (Rama), Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog): Pencak Silat
-Joe Taslim (Jaka): Judo
-Godfred Orindeod (the machete guy): Tarung Dradjat
Donny Alamsyah (Andi) also practiced martial art
Always great to wake up to these videos. I know you are getting tons of recommendations like wind river and the raid 2 which definitely need to be watched. Taylor Sheridan (writer and director of wind river and writer of some of my favorite movies) is consistently putting out thought provoking and important scripts.
Buuut, to add another to the list, theres a netflix film called the night comes for us which was directed by a horror director who worked on short films with gareth Evan's on V/H/S. It also has amazing fight sequences and insane action similar to the raid. Very beautiful just maybe not as tight as gareth Evan's work. Thanks and sorry for the long comment.
What’s up Roland, never apologize for commenting my man. I appreciate it! So thank you for expressing that. On the pinned comment I’m actually doing Wind River as the random video for tomorrow. Loved that film. And I’ll definitely check that out my man! Love exploring more unique stories so it’s never a disservice letting me know about some. I’ll be able to get to at least one eventually hahaha. Cheers my friend!
I remember watching this early doors, and making everyone i knew watch it. The man responsible for The Raid films, just did a very unknown TV show called Gangs of London. Highly recommend it!
The best Film in decade
'this looks like a fight area this looks like a fight area" lol
The first time I saw this movie, it was in Tagalog without sub-titles, and I still completely understood the movie from beginning to end. I loved the long single-shot action scenes. We've become so accustomed to split-second jump-cut action scenes that it is refreshing to see one shot for a whole action scene.
Don't wanna be that guy, but it's in Indonesian (or Bahasa), not Tagalog. It's an Indonesian movie, not Filipino after all.
How come its in tagalog? The native of this movies is Indonesian, called Bahasa Indonesia
I love watching people’s reaction to the door neck stab in the machete scene.
Awesome this is my favorite raid movies. Specifically the fight at the end with. Mad dog
Hahaha I loved that fight. I wouldn’t last 5 seconds in that match up though lmao!
"This dude is a cop?! Arrest me!"
Ship launched.
"I don't ever wanna fight him"
Ship sunk.
Imagine you watching this movie in the theater. 😄
The main actor and the one called "Mad Dog" were fight choreographer in this film.
@15:16 I forget how this scene went down... just remembered it was overwhelmingly dope.
"You guys have a whole SWAT Team he has a hammer, unless this dude's a super hero I'm pretty sure you guys should be pretty good.". 😅😅😅 He had no clue.
This film is a cut above. It's in its own class with the action, story and the cinematography.
Definitely with the action hahaha, was absolutely loving the choreography!
@@JamesVSCinema Try "Dredd 2012" if you like non stop action (it's like Raid but with guns).
Hey great reaction man, shoutout from France :)
Would you plz consider reacting to "The night comes for us" ? The fights are gruesome but the cinematography is over the top!
Fun Fact: All the guns in this movie are actually Airsoft guns, and in the light of the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, Hollywood should take this route... Airsoft guns look and feel real, some even have shells that eject... They don't even have to be loaded with the plastic bbs... and everything else like muzzle flash, smoke, and sound can be added in post production....
Great film. I need to watch Raid 2. You should check out Apostle, same director, it's on Netflix. I'm curious, what are your top 3 favorite films of all time?
Before yayan ruhian (mad dog) became an actor, he was a combat trainer for indonesian secret service
I loved seeing this movie and appreciated the seamless action shots and brutality. . . I think that's why John Wick is so popular. You could also count that hallway shot in Daredevil as well as Oldboy.
The best pure action film I've ever seen!!!
Like you said, you can make the same story but it will be played differently with different camera work and how it's told. Should check out Dredd with Karl Urban, same basic premise. Dredd and rookie Anderson go into a building to investigate a killing and it goes south. Great movie as well.
Another awesome reaction, The Raid 2 has to be a future reaction and I did vote for it next week, The Raid 2 fight scenes > The Raid fight scenes
Hi James. I just finished watching a number of your reaction videos, and you mentioned in one or two of them that you've done some video work yourself. I wonder if you have a link which you could share?
Hey Jesse! Yeah I actually have links in the description that will take you where I have my personal works located!
@@JamesVSCinema I just finished going through everything on your website, and am seriously impressed. Your photographic skills are exotic and unique, with images that pop right out of the frame. That picture of the angel falling out the sky is one for the ages. Likewise, your videography is equally interesting, even if at this point it resembles your still photography. The midpoint reversal of motion, or mirroring effect(s), is really all you need to make little movies, and here you've done so effectively. I wonder, though, have you given any thought to threading them together into a longer piece? Just an idea that might give you more accessibility in the way of video installations and/or film festivals. Anyway, you seem like a good guy with your heart in the right place, and you're off to a terrific start. Keep watching good movies. In the unlikely event that you're ever shooting in the Bay Area, or anywhere around Santa Cruz County, I would be happy to lend a hand if you needed one.
Hey thanks for taking the time and checking out my work!! That really means a lot to me. Yes I do plan on having longer pieces, but I wanted to really NAIL what makes me different from others first. The creative aspect, especially when striving to bring a director I want to be able to communicate my style of story-telling hence the short clips. I’m currently working behind the scenes with a mentor of mine and he’s teaching me the ropes here and there with screen writing as well so when I create that first feature, it’ll be really worth while! And of course my man! I’d love to contact you! Hope you are safe over there as well Jesse!
@@JamesVSCinema There is a book you should check out written by Robert Bresson called Notes on the Cinematograph. In it, Bresson attempts to isolate the qualities that set cinema apart from all other mediums, in effect what makes cinema-cinema, and the barest essential elements which makes this so. By turn, he goes on to argue that every filmmaker has a responsibility to look inside themselves and find those things which only each individual can provide. The stuff that only you can do, and the world as only you see it... find those things not only in art, but in life.
bruh the second one is insane just imagine this movie but with a much bigger budget
Yo the "this dudes crack head energy is insane"
Instead of "got milk" it should say "crack is wack" after the fight hahaha
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These movies get my aggression out better than hitting a punching bag.
Take a drink every time he says Yo.
And surprisingly, The Raid was made by British guy from Wales, UK !
Yes boss hyped for this one
Ayyyy hyped for you to check it my man!
Pencak Silat is the Indonesian Martial Art featured in this movie. It is deadly and have been around since 1955....
Oh fun fact, I'm sure you've looked it up by now but if anyone else was interesting in knowing the choreography was actually led by the main actor Iko Uwais and Yayan Tuhian who played Mad Dog. They led the choreography in other films too that they were in.
Hey Andrea! That’s really damn awesome. I can tell he loves the craft behind choreography in films and it shows!
Fav movie ever
Martial artists/Stuntman Scott Adkins has a great podcast witch features in depth interviews with actors, directors and stunt coordinators. One of the episodes features "The Raid" director Gareth Evans where he goes deep into how he prepares and films his action scenes. The whole podcast is great behind the scenes look at Martial Arts productions.
Also...Gareth Evans tv show " Gangs of London" is amazing , well worth a watch.
Great reaction, stay safe n healthy .
Written and directed by Gareth Evans, DOP = Matt Flannery, and the main actors themselves are the choreographers haha. It's worth looking up how they use pre vis to achieve the amazing camera choreography, it's really a collaborative effort between all involved.
Gareth Evans had a grander mob movie in mind for The Raid, so he farted this masterpiece out to secure the big budget for The Raid 2, which only ups the ante.
Gareth and Matt recently worked together on a show here in the UK called Gangs of London, I'm not sure how legally available it is in the US, but there (of course) are some amazing action scenes there too
Thanks for letting me in the know of Gangs of London! I’ve heard a few things about that!
The martial art depicted in this film is called Silat....