Starring: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell and Mykelti Williamson
Runtime: 103 Minutes
Plot
"Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge".
My Thoughts
The Original Purge film for me had a very good Premise but it wasn't conveyed properly. The Purge: Anarchy felt much more like what I expected the first film to be like and I enjoyed it very much. Usually the third film can be make or break, it can either be a good film and keep the franchise going or be bad film and end the franchise in its tracks. This film was a solid entry and for the most part I would say it is on par with the second film in my book. This film goes deeper than the previous films and explores how the purge started and why it was started, which for me was nice to see its nice to see some background to the film to get a better idea how everything came together before the films took place. The acting in this film was overall solid no standout performances but no terrible performances either, I will say the design of some of the Purge outfits was very shocking (in a good way) the costumes really help set the mood and I applaud the costume design team. The plot overall was solid after seeing it play out on the big screen it did have moments that felt a little too "Political" and it got a little annoying also the whole idea of the Purge having a religious undertone didn't work for me and it didn't in either of the last two films, I say leave religion out of it and call it what it is People killing people. Lastly there where a few character deaths in the film that I did not agree with which irked me somewhat.Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 54% saying " It isn't particularly subtle, but The Purge: Election Year's blend of potent jolts and timely themes still add up to a nastily effective diversion". Overall the film does nto hiold punches and had a very visceral tome to it there is plenty of gore guts and bad language this is a film that deserved an R rating and it reminds of that the entire runtime of the film. Lastly I will add that the ending of the film leaves it open for a fourth film in this series and if the momentum of the last two films continues I would welcome a new entry into the series.
Rating
Solid Entry into the series 7.5/10!!!
The next and last Film to review this month is "Lights Out".
Starring:Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman and Alexander DePersia
Runtime:81 Minutes
Plot
"A woman is haunted by a creature that only appears when the lights go out".
My Thoughts
I will say my expectations for his film were not very high. I Honestly expected to really dislike this movie. After seeing it I will say i was somewhat surprised. The acting in this film was actually pretty good by the entire cast which I did not expect. The plot of this movie wasn't something completely original but with horror films there are so few ideas left that I will not hold that against the film, the plot played pretty well over the 81 minute runtime, though it did have some moments that were predictable but that happens with most horror films once you have seen enough to know what to look for. The special effects used were minimal which is always a good thing in my opinion as too much use of CG can make a film feel cheap especially when the film has a lower budget and you can tell by the lower quality CG. My problem with all PG-13 horror/supernatural films is that you never really get to see the death of characters in the films. the camera either cuts away or you see blood splatter on the wall, which for me is why I always go into movies like this that have a PG-13 rating with a leery feeling. This film was pretty much the same most characters deaths in this film happens off screen and you wouldn't see them again till they were dead, which always disappoints me. The origin of the supernatural force in this film I also didn't like, it just didn't really seem that inventive to me, it fit with the theme of the film but I would have liked to see a better origin story for the supernatural force terrorizing the characters in this film. The film for me had to scary parts it did try to get the viewer with the classic jump scare scenes (which for the person who jumped so hard in my row in the theater that he shook the entire row i guess it did work) but for me i saw it coming. I will say the ending for this film did surprise me and it got to me a little emotionally which I commend the writing staff for writing an ending that I actually cared about what happened and will remember the ending for a while. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 77% saying " Lights Out makes skillful use of sturdy genre tropes -- and some terrific performances -- for an unsettling, fright-filled experience that delivers superior chills without skimping on story". I agree the performances of the cast was very good and of top notch for a horror film of this caliber. but disagree with most of the rest but that is just my personal take on it. Overall this movie surprised me in a good way I recommend it to anyone who has seen their fare share of PG-13 horror films and knows what comes along with, if you go in with the Right mindset you could have an enjoyable 81 minutes.
Rating
Well acted, Decent Plot worth seeing once if you like horror/supernatural films 7.0/10!!!
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