Member Mike Leeder Posted December 2, 2009 Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 i think E1 Entertainment has picked it up for UK so should be before too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted December 2, 2009 Member Share Posted December 2, 2009 I hope you're right Mike but having checked their website there's no news of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 Amazon UK says the DVD & BLU RAY are released 16 Apr 2010:xd: DVD is under £10 aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member VenomsFan Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 I will be posting my video review of my screener tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member VenomsFan Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 My Video Review with Exclusive footage is now up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ0okk7FeQY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 I look forward to your review but wonder do you mean your review will be a video review, or just a regular text-based review of the DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 My Video Review with Exclusive footage is now up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ0okk7FeQY Fucking youtube won't let me embedd can you post it here somehow I can't see vids on the youtube site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member fiol Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 i'm looking forward to watch this movie! from the trailer it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member VenomsFan Posted February 17, 2010 Member Share Posted February 17, 2010 I look forward to your review but wonder do you mean your review will be a video review, or just a regular text-based review of the DVD? Footage from the DVD screener. I am reviewing that. When you go to youtube.com what do you see? What browser are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shapes Posted February 18, 2010 Member Share Posted February 18, 2010 watched it last night, not bad film real simple plot and well paced, the Silat is quite good ,few dodgy bits but it more good than bad 7/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member VenomsFan Posted February 18, 2010 Member Share Posted February 18, 2010 you wouldn't put it up there with Ong Bak 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 19, 2010 Member Share Posted February 19, 2010 Footage from the DVD screener. I am reviewing that. When you go to youtube.com what do you see? What browser are you using? firefox i see... Hello, either you have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. I've got no idea what the problem is as I have Java on and the latest Flash player. I tried doing a search on google and found what was supposed to be a solution. I uninstalled and reinstalled it just doesn't work. Usually I'd just watched the videos through the forum and they played just fine (unless there's a request stopping other sites from embedding). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 19, 2010 Member Share Posted February 19, 2010 I was just reading on twitch that a distributor called Magnet have the North American rights for this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WuxiaFan Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 watched it last night, not bad film real simple plot and well paced, the Silat is quite good ,few dodgy bits but it more good than bad 7/10 I want to check this one out. Trailer looked good. Thanks shapes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member D1 Ma Posted February 26, 2010 Member Share Posted February 26, 2010 Apparently, the DVD is out. EThaiCD doesn't carry it, some Indonesian site had a version without English subs, so I ended up downloading a subbed version In short, - if we didn't have Tony Jaa, it would be an impressive film. But since we do, Merantau looks just like yet another MA flick. I thought, Silat doesn't look so spectacular (read: flashy) on film overall. The guy who plays the hero, while a talented practitioner, lacks unique skills of Tony and doesn't have a strong presence. Where Jaa channels raw, merciless fury, main character here still looks like a nice guy, just pissed off. Another thing. Jaa demonstrates a very fine, precise, fluid and flawless technique, while Iko Uwais looks just like another action star ( Choopong or Mike . I think all these guys are somewhat sloppy and far from perfect. The movie starts way too slow. In the first hour we have 3 action bits which last a few seconds each. There are a couple of wire assisted stunts(falls) that completely ruined the moment for me. I'd rather had them cut. I thought that fights lacked that pure insanity, desperation and fury. I don't know. All the actors are very young, almost kids, and very often I just couldn't take them seriously The good part. I can't find a single thing to complain about the way the fights were shot. Just great. Very, I mean, VERY long takes looked unbelievable at this day and age. The elevator fight was the best, IMO. For the most time Uwais just beats the unskilled henchmen, but the elevator fight had him against a comparable fighter and the result was very satisfying. The final showdown was very good with some painfully looking falls. Overall, while not totally jaw dropping, the action was solid, well shot and edited. I repeat, if I didnt see Jaa's movies, I would rate it much higher, but I'm afraid, Jaa set a VERY high standart. Another thing I didn't really liked - after the final fight the movie drags on for another almost 20 minutes and I had to force myself to sit through, knowing than there's no more action left... Better than anything Chupong or Mike B ever did. To my tastes, better than most of recent Jet's and Donnie's work action-wise. I would put it right after Jaa's work and Jeeja's Chocolate . amazon.uk will have it in April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 27, 2010 Member Share Posted February 27, 2010 To my tastes, better than most of recent Jet's and Donnie's work action-wise. I would put it right after Jaa's work and Jeeja's Chocolate . amazon.uk will have it in April being worse than jaa's no bad thing, after all he raised the bar so frelling high, I look forward to this. only £7.49 on Amazon UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member fiol Posted February 27, 2010 Member Share Posted February 27, 2010 happy to hear that it gets a release in the UK... i will buy it for sure ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AbeRudder Posted February 27, 2010 Member Share Posted February 27, 2010 I saw this the other day with subs and i enjoyed the heck out of it. The storyline is well done though they didnt really elaborate on the basic setup that well, the movie sort of just turns into back to back fight scenes about halfway through. The fights are really well done, there isn't much brutality like a Jaa or sammo movie apart from a few nasty falls here and there but i really liked the choreography, its kind of hard to describe but the trailer gives you a good example of what the fighting is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BLfan Posted February 27, 2010 Member Share Posted February 27, 2010 Good to see it being release in the UK and also available on Blu ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted March 18, 2010 Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Amazon UK has it called Merantau Warrior. Not sure why the name changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mrnicejai Posted March 18, 2010 Member Share Posted March 18, 2010 Saw this and thought the action was extreamly generic. I hardly saw any silat at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted March 19, 2010 Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 Saw this and thought the action was extreamly generic. I hardly saw any silat at all. please don't take any offence but I would appreciate to know more about your dislikes and likes. Plus further opinions about why you felt this about the film. I'm just curious given your 2 brief posts so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted March 19, 2010 Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 He's right(imo). The action is extremely generic. He comes off rather Jack like but there's nothing in the action that goes, boom. Most of the strikes are the same in every fight against every opponent even the same opponent. The fight in the elevator is the best and the one that most shows silat. Don't expect Jaa type action or performance. Don't expect to see a movie full of silat on display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mrnicejai Posted March 19, 2010 Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 please don't take any offence but I would appreciate to know more about your dislikes and likes. Plus further opinions about why you felt this about the film. I'm just curious given your 2 brief posts so far I wasn't aware that you had to have a ton posts to state an opinion on a film. Everyone's new on some board at some point and not every newb writes an essay for their first post. When I said the action was generic that means it's nothing new or groundbreaking. The techniques showcased are like something you can find in a power rangers episode or something. It's not like it showcased much stylistic silat techniques in the movie. Let's put it this way this dude in this movie doesn't do for Silat what Tony Jaa did for Muay Thai. Basically this is your basic B movie that goes straight to video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted March 19, 2010 Member Share Posted March 19, 2010 I wasn't aware that you had to have a ton posts to state an opinion on a film. Everyone's new on some board at some point and not every newb writes an essay for their first post. When I said the action was generic that means it's nothing new or groundbreaking. The techniques showcased are like something you can find in a power rangers episode or something. It's not like it showcased much stylistic silat techniques in the movie. Let's put it this way this dude in this movie doesn't do for Silat what Tony Jaa did for Muay Thai. Basically this is your basic B movie that goes straight to video. Of course you don't have to have a ton of posts or write an essay. I just didn't know what to take from what you had said. Was it good and entertaining regardless of whether there was nothing ground-breaking used? I couldn't tell that is all. Anyway welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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