I had never heard of the Raid: Redemption before two weeks ago, probably because I was dead when it came out originally. Two weeks ago I was watching television and saw a trailer for a movie called the Raid 2, which looked like about the coolest thing ever.
I figured I better catch up on the rest
of the series, so I went online to buy the Raid 1. I found the Raid:
Redemption, but figured that must be a side story so I kept
looking. But it turned out Redemption is the first movie, despite
having a subtitle that indicates it wouldn't be.
The story behind this is the Raid is an
Indonesian film released in 2011 under the title Serbuan Maut (the
Raid). When it was picked up by Sony for an international release,
they couldn't get the rights to the name “the Raid”, so they
added the subtitle “Redemption”.
I know Hollywood is legally only
allowed to use the subtitles Redemption, Revelations, Awakenings,
Revenge, and Resurrection in their movies, so why choose that one?
The Raid: Awakenings would have made so much more sense. But
at least they're numbering the sequel, which is more than I can say
about most damn movies these days.
Rant over, let's get a taste of
Indonesian action with A Ghoul Versus The Raid: Redemption!
