Review of The Purge: Election Year Full Movie: Chadwick Bozeman, aimed at Black Panther makes your list of movies leaning OJ desire cooling Ryan came before 2018. Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet is still learning to control their forces hexagonal projection (in reality) . They look at one of them for a long time and burn their retinas.
Even Martin Freeman - Bilbo Baggins, for God's sake - the creation of a silver fox protection in this movie as a cameo by the real John Slattery was not enough. And William Hurt, touching the official face of the UN monitoring plan is healthy enough to start filming Body Heat 2: morning.
Man this one was bad. I'm not saying the previous two Purge films were any better (I gave em both 2 stars each), but man this one is just kinda....there. This time around the Purge is centered around a political election with Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) trying to seek the Presidency of the United States and with it end the Purge. Her opponent Minister Edwidge Owens (Kyle Secor) opposes this (since his crazy ass supports the Purge 100%) and his party decides to assassinate Senator Roan on the Purge night. If you don't know what the Purge is it's a night every year where for 12 hours all crime including murder is legal.
This supposedly has lowered crime and all that jazz, but as we can tell by the last two movies it's a nightmare for people that don't have murdering tendencies. We follow our hero from The Purge: Anarchy (2014) Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) who is now head of security for the Senator. Anywho, the story here the Minister's people try and come to kill the Senator, but it's up to Leo and some civilians to help the Senator survive the night. The movie's plot is just....yeah. It's so predictable and the formula here hasn't changed from the previous Purge film. There's actually very little kills here and the gore is upped from the last film, but it just doesn't matter. The random killings are just that...random. I never cared for the characters too much and I found myself glancing at my watch every few minutes to see when this movie was going to be done. The film is about an hour and 50 minutes long and I felt like it woulda helped to be 20 minutes less. The film is aimed for fans of the previous films, but if you didn't like those two just like I did then this one's not going to change your mind. Skip it.
It still doesn't reach the satiric bite this franchise has so hardly tried to reach, but The Purge: Election Year is still a nastily subversive ride thanks to some relevant political themes and effective thrills. Following on from Anarchy, Frank Grillo proves once again to be the franchise's only interesting character and its smart to bring him back as the actor beings plenty of tough guy gravitas to his role and subtle backstory amidst the crop of bland and generic characters that the film has to offer. The rest of the cast do solid as well, but their characters aren't really given too much development and any attempt to make you care for then fall flat as a result. The concept is as always, interesting in that this time not even political and high ranking officials are safe from the dangers of the Purge. The first act is actually pretty effective in its execution of how things go down but soon after that it devolves into an extremely predictable (no thanks to the spoilerific marketing) and muddled narrative that tries too hard to be different things at once. The third act is the biggest diversion however and the film becomes an action film just about. DeMonaco presents intriguing ideas as he did with the last two Purge films regarding the structure of society and support and the film does benefit from his direction, even in its weaker moments. It's packed with political references and mockery that although it not anywhere near subtlety or foreshadowing are pretty relevant and as a result, make for a pretty unsettling watch. There are a few thrills here and there and the film does do an admirable job attempting its satirical approach. The Purge: Election Year is once again, another mediocre attempt to blend the political fractures with horror beneath humanity's darkest desires but ultimately succumbs to its ambition. -
Average acting. Poor storyline. Too political. Cheesy!!! The first Purge was decent. The second was watchable, but this one is not worth it. This time around a woman, Senator Charlie Roan, is running for President on the platform of doing away with The Purge (a government-sanctioned, once a year 12-hour night when any and all crime is permitted, even murder.) Now targeted by those supporting The Purge, Senator Roan and her head of security, Seargent Barnes, along with some other do-gooders, try to survive the mayhem on Purge Night.
The leads were ok, but there were some Really LAME characters. The leads were ok, but there were some Really LAME characters. The cheesy, vindictive, teenage girls with chainsaws were ridiculous and mostly just to parade out some scantily dressed eye candy. The rival candidate, preacher, and their followers, reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan were over the top. The movie was drawn out, had lots of plot holes, characters making stupid moves and was very predictable. Bad script writing was topped off with line after line of extremely unnecessary and extremely foul language in the first 10 minutes. Seriously, if you have no creativity just throw in several lines of foul language and your set, right? Just seemed really forced and took away from what was going on... which was just really bad script writing in general. If you like this type of movie, which I normally do, then watch the first movie, The Purge. but this one is not really worth the time, In My Humble Opinion 1.5 stars 9/2017
First and foremost Frank Grillo is the man! He plays Leo Barnes. If there were such a thing as being "perfect" for a role, Grillo is just these movies! Second, outstanding performance by Mykelti Williamson! He plays deli shop owner Joe Dixon. The chemistry between Mykelti and Frank Grillo is terrific! They marry together well with even a slight comedic flow. Third, my complaint is that Mykelti Williamson was killed off before the end of the movie.
Fourth, terrific job done by "Candy Girl" played by Brittany Mirabile! She was hilarious and made this movie worth while! However, I was thoroughly disappointed to see that Candy Girl was killed off way too early! Finally, it was a nice plot with the exception of twisting the Holy Bible in Jesus Christ name! 1 John 4:1-3 (King James Version) 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
In the Holy Bible Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Horror films these days have been suprisingly great, this one is one of those films. I didn't know what to expect starting it, but I enjoyed it a lot. The concept of a dystopian future where one night crime is legal intrigued me. It was a fresh new idea for the horror genre. This entry into the series intrigued me the most, the idea of two different beliefs (Pro Purge and Anti Purge) going against each other was interesting to me. This film was a very thrilling film. The acting was very believable, I truly believed that they were these characters. The plot was straight forward and provided thrills. The writing was believable, people would probably act that way in real life. Some of the cinematography was interesting, the shots they chose were different. The runtime was a great runtime for a horror film. If a horror film goes over the 2 and a half hour mark, it gets a little to long. This film had a reasonable runtime. One of the negatives was that some of the purgers were unbelievable in their acting. The "Candy Bar" teenage girls were kind of unbelievable, it felt like overacting a little. Overall, another great horror film from the last 10 years that shows that the Horror Genre has developed and became new and improved in it's own way.
It seems incredibly fitting that "The Purge: Election Year" would come out during an actual election year, and one of the most contentious and controversial election years in recent memory at that. And given how everything played out, it's hard not to see some uncomfortable parallels between the movie and real life, giving it an oddly prescient feel seeing as it came out around four months before the election.
As has already been established in writer/director James DeMonaco's previous two films in the series, the films are set in an America run by those known only as the New Founding Fathers, and this organization pioneered an annual event known as the The Purge, a 12 hour period in which all crimes (including murder) are legal. This allows people to "purge" their system of all their dark impulses, and presumably they'll therefore be better law-abiding citizens for the rest of the year.
However, as has been well-established at this point in the series, it's also a convenient and legal excuse for the wealthy and powerful to rid society of those they deem worthless (the homeless, drug addicts, or in some instances, just those who are indigent or struggling financially). And it's surely no coincidence that, more often than not, these people are minorities, while most of the New Founding Fathers are white (and male, for that matter).
So here we've got the rulers of the United States imposing a law that ensures that a certain group of minorities, a group that they're afraid of, is effectively removed from the country. Starting to sound a little familiar? It's not quite a "travel ban," but make a few tweaks here and there, and?
Maybe it's due to these similarities with our current political climate, but DeMonaco finally won me over with this, the (seemingly) final installment in this series, and that's despite the fact that many of the issues I had with the prior films are here as well. "The Purge: Election Year" is still a little too blunt in areas in which subtlety would be better suited. Characterization is still pretty thin. And DeMonaco surely still loves the "saved-at-the-last-second" trope.
But you know what? This time around, I didn't care. I was engaged enough that I was able to overlook those nagging other things. The action scenes are done well enough and I actually found the story to be the most interesting one yet. It seems that, even in this version of America, there are still elections to determine who holds the office of President. Up until now, it's always been a puppet of the New Founding Fathers. (The politics here are admittedly a little murky to me, as I'm not quite certain as to whether the New Founding Fathers are a form of political party (i.e., Democrat or Republican) or how they fit into the power scheme. Oh well.)
But this time it appears they have a legitimate challenge to their hold on the country, as a firm, righteous-minded senator (Elizabeth Mitchell) has based her entire campaign around putting a stop to the annual Purge should she get elected. And based on the poll numbers, it appears that many people in the country are on board with this idea (again, not coincidentally, I'm sure, many of whom are lower in the class structure and/or minorities).
So then it's no surprise that the sinister New Founding Fathers decide to eliminate this competition and do so on Purge Night...when it's nice and legal. They place a hit on the senator, she's betrayed by people in her organization, and she soon finds herself out on the mean streets of Washington D.C. during the Purge with only the head of her security detail (Frank Grillo, reprising his role from "The Purge: Anarchy," the previous film) around to protect her. Let the games begin?
Part of the reason why I think this entry works better than "Anarchy" is that it has more focus. "Anarchy" had a vibe of just throwing everything to the wall and seeing what sticks. (Appropriate name then, I guess.) But here the focus is limited mostly to Grillo trying to keep Mitchell safe through the night, along with a few allies they meet along the way.
There are a couple interesting detours. We get a better look at the underground anti-Purge rebel group we only got a brief glimpse of in the previous film. There's also another group of doctors, nurses, and EMTs that are operating as rebels in their own way too. All emergency services are supposed to be suspended during the Purge, but these brave souls venture out into the night and help whom they can, taking the injured people they encounter back to a hidden parking garage to try and treat their wounds. The touches like these are nice, adding depth and color to the proceedings, and it's nice to know that not everybody out on Purge Night is a bloodthirsty maniac.
Look, obviously this whole series is built upon creating a social allegory out of a preposterous idea. And who knows, after an additional viewing, maybe I'll see that "The Purge: Election Year" is really no better or worse than its predecessors, particularly once I'm able to put some distance between the current real-life political situation the country finds itself in. But I've also always felt that the series was just on the verge of being recommendable; it wasn't quite there, but it just needed a little nudge. And maybe "Election Year" was that nudge (for me, anyway). It may have been in the moment, but I went along with it, and that's something, if for no other reason than the other two never got me to fully do so.
Man this one was bad. I'm not saying the previous two Purge films were any better (I gave em both 2 stars each), but man this one is just kinda....there. This time around the Purge is centered around a political election with Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) trying to seek the Presidency of the United States and with it end the Purge. Her opponent Minister Edwidge Owens (Kyle Secor) opposes this (since his crazy ass supports the Purge 100%) and his party decides to assassinate Senator Roan on the Purge night. If you don't know what the Purge is it's a night every year where for 12 hours all crime including murder is legal.
Average acting. Poor storyline. Too political. Cheesy!!! The first Purge was decent. The second was watchable, but this one is not worth it. This time around a woman, Senator Charlie Roan, is running for President on the platform of doing away with The Purge (a government-sanctioned, once a year 12-hour night when any and all crime is permitted, even murder.) Now targeted by those supporting The Purge, Senator Roan and her head of security, Seargent Barnes, along with some other do-gooders, try to survive the mayhem on Purge Night.
The leads were ok, but there were some Really LAME characters. The leads were ok, but there were some Really LAME characters. The cheesy, vindictive, teenage girls with chainsaws were ridiculous and mostly just to parade out some scantily dressed eye candy. The rival candidate, preacher, and their followers, reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan were over the top. The movie was drawn out, had lots of plot holes, characters making stupid moves and was very predictable. Bad script writing was topped off with line after line of extremely unnecessary and extremely foul language in the first 10 minutes. Seriously, if you have no creativity just throw in several lines of foul language and your set, right? Just seemed really forced and took away from what was going on... which was just really bad script writing in general. If you like this type of movie, which I normally do, then watch the first movie, The Purge. but this one is not really worth the time, In My Humble Opinion 1.5 stars 9/2017
First and foremost Frank Grillo is the man! He plays Leo Barnes. If there were such a thing as being "perfect" for a role, Grillo is just these movies! Second, outstanding performance by Mykelti Williamson! He plays deli shop owner Joe Dixon. The chemistry between Mykelti and Frank Grillo is terrific! They marry together well with even a slight comedic flow. Third, my complaint is that Mykelti Williamson was killed off before the end of the movie.
Fourth, terrific job done by "Candy Girl" played by Brittany Mirabile! She was hilarious and made this movie worth while! However, I was thoroughly disappointed to see that Candy Girl was killed off way too early! Finally, it was a nice plot with the exception of twisting the Holy Bible in Jesus Christ name! 1 John 4:1-3 (King James Version) 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
In the Holy Bible Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Horror films these days have been suprisingly great, this one is one of those films. I didn't know what to expect starting it, but I enjoyed it a lot. The concept of a dystopian future where one night crime is legal intrigued me. It was a fresh new idea for the horror genre. This entry into the series intrigued me the most, the idea of two different beliefs (Pro Purge and Anti Purge) going against each other was interesting to me. This film was a very thrilling film. The acting was very believable, I truly believed that they were these characters. The plot was straight forward and provided thrills. The writing was believable, people would probably act that way in real life. Some of the cinematography was interesting, the shots they chose were different. The runtime was a great runtime for a horror film. If a horror film goes over the 2 and a half hour mark, it gets a little to long. This film had a reasonable runtime. One of the negatives was that some of the purgers were unbelievable in their acting. The "Candy Bar" teenage girls were kind of unbelievable, it felt like overacting a little. Overall, another great horror film from the last 10 years that shows that the Horror Genre has developed and became new and improved in it's own way.
It seems incredibly fitting that "The Purge: Election Year" would come out during an actual election year, and one of the most contentious and controversial election years in recent memory at that. And given how everything played out, it's hard not to see some uncomfortable parallels between the movie and real life, giving it an oddly prescient feel seeing as it came out around four months before the election.
As has already been established in writer/director James DeMonaco's previous two films in the series, the films are set in an America run by those known only as the New Founding Fathers, and this organization pioneered an annual event known as the The Purge, a 12 hour period in which all crimes (including murder) are legal. This allows people to "purge" their system of all their dark impulses, and presumably they'll therefore be better law-abiding citizens for the rest of the year.
However, as has been well-established at this point in the series, it's also a convenient and legal excuse for the wealthy and powerful to rid society of those they deem worthless (the homeless, drug addicts, or in some instances, just those who are indigent or struggling financially). And it's surely no coincidence that, more often than not, these people are minorities, while most of the New Founding Fathers are white (and male, for that matter).
So here we've got the rulers of the United States imposing a law that ensures that a certain group of minorities, a group that they're afraid of, is effectively removed from the country. Starting to sound a little familiar? It's not quite a "travel ban," but make a few tweaks here and there, and?
Maybe it's due to these similarities with our current political climate, but DeMonaco finally won me over with this, the (seemingly) final installment in this series, and that's despite the fact that many of the issues I had with the prior films are here as well. "The Purge: Election Year" is still a little too blunt in areas in which subtlety would be better suited. Characterization is still pretty thin. And DeMonaco surely still loves the "saved-at-the-last-second" trope.
But you know what? This time around, I didn't care. I was engaged enough that I was able to overlook those nagging other things. The action scenes are done well enough and I actually found the story to be the most interesting one yet. It seems that, even in this version of America, there are still elections to determine who holds the office of President. Up until now, it's always been a puppet of the New Founding Fathers. (The politics here are admittedly a little murky to me, as I'm not quite certain as to whether the New Founding Fathers are a form of political party (i.e., Democrat or Republican) or how they fit into the power scheme. Oh well.)
But this time it appears they have a legitimate challenge to their hold on the country, as a firm, righteous-minded senator (Elizabeth Mitchell) has based her entire campaign around putting a stop to the annual Purge should she get elected. And based on the poll numbers, it appears that many people in the country are on board with this idea (again, not coincidentally, I'm sure, many of whom are lower in the class structure and/or minorities).
So then it's no surprise that the sinister New Founding Fathers decide to eliminate this competition and do so on Purge Night...when it's nice and legal. They place a hit on the senator, she's betrayed by people in her organization, and she soon finds herself out on the mean streets of Washington D.C. during the Purge with only the head of her security detail (Frank Grillo, reprising his role from "The Purge: Anarchy," the previous film) around to protect her. Let the games begin?
Part of the reason why I think this entry works better than "Anarchy" is that it has more focus. "Anarchy" had a vibe of just throwing everything to the wall and seeing what sticks. (Appropriate name then, I guess.) But here the focus is limited mostly to Grillo trying to keep Mitchell safe through the night, along with a few allies they meet along the way.
There are a couple interesting detours. We get a better look at the underground anti-Purge rebel group we only got a brief glimpse of in the previous film. There's also another group of doctors, nurses, and EMTs that are operating as rebels in their own way too. All emergency services are supposed to be suspended during the Purge, but these brave souls venture out into the night and help whom they can, taking the injured people they encounter back to a hidden parking garage to try and treat their wounds. The touches like these are nice, adding depth and color to the proceedings, and it's nice to know that not everybody out on Purge Night is a bloodthirsty maniac.
Look, obviously this whole series is built upon creating a social allegory out of a preposterous idea. And who knows, after an additional viewing, maybe I'll see that "The Purge: Election Year" is really no better or worse than its predecessors, particularly once I'm able to put some distance between the current real-life political situation the country finds itself in. But I've also always felt that the series was just on the verge of being recommendable; it wasn't quite there, but it just needed a little nudge. And maybe "Election Year" was that nudge (for me, anyway). It may have been in the moment, but I went along with it, and that's something, if for no other reason than the other two never got me to fully do so.
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