How to Survive: The Raid (2011)

It's episode 179, and our mission is simple. We go in, and we take him out! The Raid (2011) aka The Raid: Redemption follows Rama, a member of a Jakarta Special Forces squad who embark on an ill-fated assault on a drug lord's compound. Twists and turns (of limbs) ensue, as well as punches, kicks, stabbings, shootings, bottlings, bannisterings, bulbings and defenestrations in one of the bloodiest and bloody-brilliant-est films we've ever covered. We talk about martial arts, musicals and Mad Dogs, why you should never antagonise a man with a gun who has a gun to your head (that's a fairly obvious one), and Joe reveals why, in the life and death game of Tekken, there's only one motto to remember: invite them to dinner, and feed them. All of which leads to one important question: How would you survive? Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: They'll come here. They'll tear this place to the ground. Next week, we're back on our franchise bullshit with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Get in touch! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @HowToSurvivePod