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Nov 5, 2012
- by Pine_Bluff_Variant
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Judge. Jury. Executioner. Way better than the Stallone version.
Karl Urban takes up the mantle of one of the biggest British-produced comic characters, and nails it. I cannot comment on the similarities this film supposedly have to The Raid: Redemption as I have not seen that film, but I can say this is one of the most satisfying (and gory!) action films of the year. the minimal use of CGI (if there was CGI used, it wasn't upfront and was integrated very well) aids the gritty atmosphere of the film. the soundtrack is some pretty good industrial music, and the sets used are impressively bleak, resembling a prison more than a residential area, which I am sure was their intention.
Sci-fi and action fans will be sure to get a kick out of this film.
Karl Urban takes up the mantle of one of the biggest British-produced comic characters, and nails it. I cannot comment on the similarities this film supposedly have to The Raid: Redemption as I have not seen that film, but I can say this is one of the most satisfying (and gory!) action films of the year. the minimal use of CGI (if there was CGI used, it wasn't upfront and was integrated very well) aids the gritty atmosphere of the film. the soundtrack is some pretty good industrial music, and the sets used are impressively bleak, resembling a prison more than a residential area, which I am sure was their intention.
Sci-fi and action fans will be sure to get a kick out of this film.
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RabidChihuahua
November 06, 2012
I may give this a whirl when it comes to DVD. Thanks for the quick tip, dude!!
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Madpenguin
November 06, 2012
I'm a give this a shot when it hits DVD. Most people make it sound very watchable.
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Director:
Pete Travis
Genre:
Action
Release Date:
September 21 2012
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
Screen Writer:
Alex Garland,
Carlos Ezquerra
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