It’s time for you to get a little action. Our picks from the films released today are The Raid and The Hunger Games.

First up we have the The Raid. This film’s being hailed as the best action film in a seriously long time. So if you like your action ‘balls to the wall’, then I don’t think you’ll go wrong here.

Our second pick is The Hunger Games. It’s time to see if this film can live up to the hype. Looks like they’ve stayed away from making this the next Twilight saga (a very good thing) and remained faithful to the book. The tremendously talented Jennifer Lawrence stars.

As always, if you go see these films, let us know what you thought.

Also out this week is: 21 Jump Street, The Hunter, Agent Vinod, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Here are the trailers for our two picks:

The Raid

http://youtu.be/uWlmhMSnVdM

Deep in the heart of Jakarta’s slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world’s most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building’s lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city’s worst to survive their mission.

Directed by Gareth Evans, the film stars Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, and Ray Sahetapy.

The Hunger Games

http://youtu.be/Fzht93HMqZw

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Wes Bently, Willow Shields, Stanley Tucci, Liam Helmsworth, and Elizabeth Banks.