108. The Raid 2

After thoroughly enjoying the The Raid I was incredibly excited to launch myself into the The Raid 2 and oh lordy does it deliver!!

The most impressive thing about it is the sheer amount of ideas and creativity packed into a single fight scene. There is more here in a few seconds than most most Hollywood action flicks put into an entire franchise (I'm looking at you The Expendables)

Also good news for blood fans, the sequel is considerably more red and wet than the first instalment; So much so I kind of wanted one of the bad guys to just die, rather than suffer more limb gouging punishment.

19. The Raid

Smack, Stab, Kick, Shoot, Throw, Punch etc.

On my god The Raid is good!

It's a nuts and bolts tale of good vs. evil with some of the best head busting action scenes you will ever see. The sheer athleticism of the protagonist made me feel exhausted just watching it.

It kicks off as a big shoot-em up movie, slowly loses its guns, picks up some knifes, axes and then finally  turns into an amazing feast of martial arts punchery. If it only wins one award this year it will surely be for the most inventive use of a door frame.

And all this directed by a Welsh man who resides in Indonesia! You really couldn't make it up.