The Furious
Having watched the Raid: Redemption in preparation due to the overlapping style and actors Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian, I’ll compare The Furious to it directly. The Furious is inferior in every way except, somehow, the fight choreography and that is really saying something. It was maybe on par until the final fight, in which my jaw literally fell on the floor. It’s a fight that just keeps going and getting increasingly more and more insane and features heavily one of the more unique fighting styles I’ve ever seen portrayed in Brian Le. His fighting and that scene made what would have otherwise been a bit disappointing movie worth it. Like the Raid, if you enjoy high tier fight choreography, this is a must watch.
-Z
Another film with excellent fighting choreography similar to The Raid, this time with more of an established plot, but writing so abysmal I truly cannot understand the positive reviews. The parts that were in English were somehow worse than what Google Translate might offer and the delivery by the actors was with such an unnatural cadence, I’m not sure why they even attempted to include English outside of subtitles at all. Sadly, this all took me so far out of the plot that I can’t even remember a lot of the details of the story, but also, I think this genre is just not for me.
-E
My guess is that I am low, because I am not an action junkie. Overall, they are usually my least favorite types of movies, especially a film that is really only centered around high paced action. It is undeniably probably the most impressive choreography that I have ever seen in a movie, and that includes films like John Wick. Just insane and in your face from start to finish. If that scratches your itch, it is an absolute must watch. If you are looking for a deeper story driven film there is no point in even turning it on. Overall, what are you looking for and you could have a diamond in the rough on your hands.
-J
