“Please don’t tell me you’re sending mercenaries into the island disguised as purgers?”
– Dr Updale
SYNOPSIS: America’s third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does. – via IMDB
Sweet baby Jesus, this franchise is never gonna give up the ghost. There was The Purge, which was wasted potential because it was a home invasion movie with an interesting concept we didn’t really get to see. Then there was the Anarchy sequel, and I unexpectedly loved that one – we actually got to see the Purge, and I got all excited that the franchise was actually going to do something with itself. But no. Then there was that botch job that was Election Year, and I thought it couldn’t get worse. Well, it could. I also see that there is now a series on Amazon. Come on! Will this never end?!
Apparently not. So let’s tackle this one. It sucked. Plain and simple. It was predictable and it was awkward and it just… no. Like wheeling and dealing with politics with absolutely no finesse, giving us characters we don’t give a crap about, generating more idiotic sequences than you can shake a stick at, not to mention that the psychological angle of this was completely and utterly ignored, which in conjunction with the politics had the potential to deliver a much better punch. But no, let’s not do that.
The pacing was off, too, because while the movie doesn’t necessarily boast a long run time, it feels like forever and six days long, and just didn’t feel like it was coming to a close at all, or moving along. It was so frustrating, and that adds to the litany of issues I have with it. I wanted to see so much more than this. I mean let’s face it, this franchise has been milking the concept because it is one that has fascinated viewers, but hasn’t really fleshed anything out. It strives to from time to time but falls short. It’s just coming across as a cash cow.
So no, I was not a big fan of this one and feel that this was an interesting concept, I mean the first Purge, and how it came about, and instead of spending some time exploring the psychological aspect and truly delving into the politics, we get this half-assed offering from a tired franchise that churned out exactly one good movie. My recommendation? Skip it.
I’m so behind on all this! The original Purge was kind of lame but I loved the concept, the second movie got me super hyped for more…and then I haven’t seen another one since!
I keep looking for reasons to catch up but I can’t find any 😦
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That’s pretty much exactly how my progression went. Anarchy got me excited for more. Then I got kicked in the teeth. Bah.
I think you would be totally okay with skipping the rest, to be honest. You’re not missing anything.
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Kindest JJB,
Meh. More Hill House, please.
Love,
SSC
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Dearest SSC,
Oh YES please! Although… if they bring more, I hope they don’t continue with this family. It was a slice of perfection and it must stay perfect!
Love,
IJB
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I love the idea of the purge, but…
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But I agree. No. The implementation isn’t good. The only one I liked was Anarchy.
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Absolutely zero interest in this. The first couple of films were… okay. They’re flogging a dead horse.
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Ugh. They just won’t let it go! And a series now, too. I mean come on.
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