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Your old satchel looking a bit tatty? Your rucksack a bit frayed at the ends? How about getting your hands on an exclusive, very limited edition record bag to celebrate the release of The Raid… (more…)

What, again…? Yes, just a few days to go now and here’s another exclusive clip to let you know what’s in store with the release of The Raid. Unmissable for for fans of proper, old school action movies…

Even easternKicks has gone a bit Raid-mad, with a new pic on our Twitter page, and a new Iko Uwais themed icon for our header and Facebook profile.

It’s out at cinemas Friday, with various advance screenings before (if you’re lucky enough to still get a seat). Book your tickets now!

With just 10 days to go before The Raid is released in UK cinemas, here’s another exclusive clip that gives you a much better idea of what to expect.

(i.e. It’s got all that machete action you’ve been hearing about!)

Enjoy!…

Gareth Evans’ bone-crunching, ball-breaking, wince-making, all-kicking, action film is here – get ready for the next Ong-Bak!… (more…)

Welsh born director Gareth Evans, will bring his hit Indonesian action film The Raid, back to Wales for a special event premiere involving 11 simultaneous screenings across the country on Wednesday 16th May.

Already touted as 2012′s best action film and receiving rave reviews from the press, The Raid has wowed audiences across the globe and introduced legions of action fans to the newest martial arts superstar, Iko Uwais.

The Raid is the winner of the 2011 Midnight Madness People’s Choice Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival, the Audience and Critics’ Choice Awards at the 2012 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival and was a sold out hit at the 2012 Sundance and SXSW Festivals. The Raid also features an original score by Linkin Parks’ Mike Shinoda and Joe Trapanese (Tron: Legacy).

The film will receive its red carpet Welsh premiere at the Cardiff, Cineworld on the evening of Wednesday 16th May and simultaneous preview screenings will be held across Wales at these venues: Bridgend, Odeon; Cardiff, Odeon; Cardiff, Showcase; Cardiff, Vue; Carmarthen, Apollo; Cwmbran, Vue; Llandudno, Cineworld; Merthyr Tydfil, Vue; Newport Gwent, Cineworld; Swansea, Odeon. Contact cinemas for exact start times.

In some corners they would like you to see this as a successor to Ong Bak, but perhaps the biggest shame about this cliché ridden film is that the lead Iko Uwais’ performance isn’t half bad… (more…)