I don't think his arm is supposed to bend that way

[bluegargantua]

Hey,

So tonight I went to see Raid: The Redemption at the Kendall Sq. Theatre.

It was an hour and a half of solid beat-downs. Some gunplay, but mostly beat-downs. There was a fair amount of blood, but not too much gore. The really squicky stuff was telegraphed so that we could avoid it.

The basic story is that a group of swat guys raid a building owned and operated by a gang kingpin. But the gang leader rents out to thugs of every kind and has cameras set up everywhere and is all "hey, guys, cops in the building, take care of that for me will you?"

Carnage follows.

It was a pretty good film on it's kung-fu violence premise. People moving really, really fast. Hyper-kinetic and fun.

later
Tom

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[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

I saw the trailer for that. On the one hand it looked really fun, but on the other hand, I'd have to close my eyes for more than 80% of it, so it would be wasted on me. I love martial-arts movies, but can't stomach bloody carnage and violence... err.... yeah, I know. That leaves Jackie Chan, and Shoalin Soccer.... ah well.

[badger.livejournal.com]

Saw The Raid: Redemption last night, liked it. Honestly more of a plot than I expected it to have. Also, the first film by the director and star working together, Merantau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merantau), is currently available streaming on Netflix.

[doctordidj.livejournal.com]

What's the difference between blood and gore, in this context?

[bluegargantua]

Ah, blood is -- I get hit with bullet or blade and something goes spurt.

Gore is -- here let me linger on slicing you open or here's the inside of you, or just horrifically real injuries.

Mostly in this movie you get the former.

later
Tom

[invader-haywire.livejournal.com]

Ah Man! You saw it without me.... 8(

[bluegargantua]

Sorry. :(

later
Tom