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| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/16/22 7:43:18 PM #246: | Lightning Strikes - Profit-making is not the essence of democracy. The first Purge film (that is, the original Purge movie, not the film The First Purge) has to be one of the biggest let-downs in mainstream film history. It had such an intriguing premise and was pitched as a small, festival arthouse horror film not intended for a wide release, and what we got was a generic home invasion film that only had the titular Purge as a backdrop nothing more. This on the other hand, is the film that one should have been. The best thing about this film is that it really uses its premise to full effect leaving no conceptual stone unturned. It not just shows you what life would be like during the purge in the moment, but also somewhat surprisingly explores the socioeconomic and class elements of the concept, reflecting on our own world as it does this. Overall the film has a surprisingly radical outlook for a Hollywood production although that is not to say it is radical by a general standard. Its more that this film obviously has something to say about class struggle and the effects of capitalism which, given that its a huge business, you obviously dont see very often in mainstream films. One thing that makes writing about this film slightly difficult here is that it is not really a horror film, it is rather an action film. There are horror elements to be sure, and it is a sequel to a horror film, but it really keeps its focus on the action throughout. With that said the action is competently blocked and shot and is headed up by a really well-fitting lead in a very rugged Frank Grillo, all of which along with the setting makes it a darker, grittier take on your typical action fare. This is not the greatest film I have seen in terms of its action, story, or social commentary but it is an effective thriller that set what easily could have been a frankly dreadful horror franchise of repetitive thrillers into a fun one with more to say than you would think. 3/5 Biggest scare: This is not a scary film, but the scen indoors with the family where a domestic argument spirals out of control into murder and a firefight is pretty effectively disturbing. Jcgamer107 - Luckily for me this was the one Purge movie I had seen. I dont have much to say about it - decent social commentary and better than the original, from the sound of it. I wanna say there was a dude just pointing a chain gun out the back of a truck, that was pretty cool. Johnbobb - Just gonna start by saying the sound mixing in this movie is godawful. My version didn't have subtitles, which made watching this difficult, not because the entire film was in German like Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece Metropolis, but because characters talk so quietly that if I turned up the tv loud enough to hear anybody, then it would blow out my speakers the moment any of the overpumped gunfights started. Anyway this was better than the first purge or The First Purge and WAY better than The Forever Purge but that's not a super high bar. Side point: The purge in itself as a concept is political by its very nature. That's unavoidable. But holy shit do the writers not understand subtlety or subtext or even the point they're trying to make Ruckus - A little disappointed with this. Though I didnt have very high expectations in the first place so maybe I shouldnt be. One thing I can give it credit for is actually trying to get something out of its over-the-top concept. The first film wastes a lot of potential by mostly being a straightforward home invasion film and uses the purge as a reason to set it off, but never really explores it all that thoroughly. So credit to Anarchy for at least embracing it a lot better. That said, it really just spreads itself too thin on characters (it really could just cut the couple with the car that breaks down and itd be a lot better for it) and gains nothing by withholding information about Grillos motivations. Just tell us what he wants to do for the purge, it would both make it easier to invest in him as a character and make his choices to help others while hes running out of time more dramatically interesting. Overall, I wanted to like this more but even when it gets going it isnt really shot or cut all that well, and particularly the climax at the auction, and a lot of it seems like throwing a bunch of ideas out and seeing what sticks. It puts little effort into any of its politics as well but I guess thats kind of a nonstarter anyway so easy to not care much about them either way in the end. Thesmark - My first Purge movie. Reading a summary of the 1st movie, that sounds like a total waste of a solid concept, the least interesting thing you could do with it; a group of people caught downtown in a big city on purge night is the obvious story and thats what we get here. This Purge molded the series into what it would become from what Ive heard: an explicit commentary on class, race and the rise of fascism & gun fetishism in the US. Thats a good direction for the series to go (at least one with purpose and something to say), but the execution is meh. Frank Grillo has never done anything for me and none of the other people here do anything to lift the material their given-it should have done more to flesh out the main characters beyond their one thing (or make them really fun like Escape from New York), and if not that, then really ratchet up the tension within the group or put them under an even more claustrophobic, intense, constant assault. Some of the extremely heavy-handed class elements towards the end are kind of fun for as broad as they are, but overall its just alright. FFDragon - It's a purge film alright. BetrayedTangy - One of the things I love the most about the horror genre is the huge variety in subgenres. Theres so many to choose from and they all have some great movies to watch.. Unfortunately for The Purge, Action-Horror is probably my least favorite. Theres not enough of a spooky atmosphere or scares and the action set pieces are always super basic or too short to be any fun. Its like for the entirety of the film I was waiting for something really cool to happen and before I knew it the movie was just kinda over. That being said at least there was nothing in here that I thought was necessarily bad, its just that there was nothing really good either. Except Frank Grillo as the sergeant that is, he was pretty cool, but thats about it. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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