The Raid (2011)
Holy fudging noodles, Batman! This, ladies, gentlemen and undesignated is probably one of the best high-octane action films of the last century. Sounds like hyperbole, but it is not. Holy hallucinating hentai, this is good stuff. The setup is simple, yet beautiful: a SWAT team is going to a dilapidated apartment building in order to take out a crime lord. Small snag: the commanding officer didn't inform anyone else they were heading there, so there is no chance for backup and as soon as the officers are spotted, the building is locked down and they are hunted by some of the most vicious criminals in the city. It now quickly becomes a fight for survival, where one officer is more than it seems (even if they all know Pencak Silat, a martial art form of Indonesia). That's it. That's the entire film right there. So you might be thinking: how can this be any good? That's because you haven't seen the choreography and fights yet. That's why. Now, the main fighters...
