The Kiev

Donnie Yen is back as a martial arts instructor, Hahou Mou, from the police force gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom. Only proceed to buy this show if you really are a fan of Donnie Yen or Chinese kung fu, you are warned. THE GOOD Fighting scene is back to more kung fu and coordinated action sequence. There are many kinds of specialise kung fu in the movie and Donnie Yen once again show you that with fast hands and legs you can take on 17 people easily. Seems like fighting 10 people in one go has became a thing of the past. The fighting scene is really fast  and powerful. The minute you close your eyes for one second, everything is almost over.  THE BAD Other that fighting, the show basically have no substance. There were times when Donnie Yen show had a good storyline but recently, his show is nothing but subpar plot...

The Raid 2 aka as The Raid 2: Berandal is consider as one of the best action movie in 2014, and let me tell you why I am saying it although there are 6 more months till end of the year. If you have watched The Raid (please watch if you haven't) this just amplifies everything from the story right up to the action. Continuing what happen in the first movie, the same hero Rama (Iko Uwais) take up a role to be a mole in one of the most influential Indonesian gangster family. THE GOOD  Remember the fighting sequence that you loved in Raid 1? Raid 2 comes with tons of that! Prepare for more close quarter combat and lots of brutal fights which makes you go "AWWW SHITTTT THAT GOTTA HURT!". The old villian in Raid 1(Mad Dog) is brought back to live although a different character but still the ever loving fight scene. The story line this time is much more refined and also understandable, not that many loophole comparing to the first story. Think Infernal Affairs with lot...

Writing this review because the second movie, The Raid 2: Berandal is out but not on local theaters unfortunately. If you have not watch the first part, I hope to convince you to watch this Indonesian action pack show. It starts with a group of  S.W.A.T team trying to take down a drug lord by raiding his nest fill with army of killers and thugs. Rama (Iko Uwais) is in the team lead by Lieutenant Wahyu ( Pierre Gruno) to enter and capture the drug lord, Tama ( Ray Sahetapy). What started off as a normal capture mission went haywire when they were spotted by the tenants and alerted the drug lord. All hell broke loose from there and the fight for survival begins with lots of close quarter combat and shooting. THE GOOD  I will consider this to be one of most fast paced close quarter combat movie that you will ever find. The fighting scene are so well choreograph and so much street style fighting that it makes Hollywood fighting seems like a kid's movie. Most of the fi...