Side By Side: Two Action Sequels

Today is going to be a slightly different version of Side By Side; where I take a look at two action films that are in theaters today. One of these is great and the other is better. One of these films is a big budget blockbuster that's kicking ass at the box office. The other, only cost 4.5 million to make and made about half it's budget back, so far. In one, they speak Indonesian. In the other they speak AMERICAN! Have you figured out the two films I'm painfully hinting at? Yeah, I'm talking about Captain America: Winter Soldier and The Raid 2: Berandal. 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review

Captain America: The Winter Soldier steps up the game for comic book films, of all kinds. It proves exactly what marvel has been trying to prove. That not all "superhero" films are the same and not all characters should be treated the same. There's a level of depth to each individual character that they put on the screen. While Thor's films have been fantasy driven and the first Cap film very much being a World War II movie. This film takes a different path by making itself a political spy film.