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Post by lowtacks86 on Jul 7, 2020 19:48:30 GMT
Am I missing out on anything?
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jul 7, 2020 19:49:11 GMT
I haven't watched any either. Just no interest.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 7, 2020 19:55:38 GMT
Me neither so I can't tell you what we are missing if anything.
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Post by politicidal on Jul 7, 2020 20:00:17 GMT
I only saw the first one. It was pretty lame except for Lena Headey and the guy that played the purge leader;he was so ott it was hilarious. It's one of the few movies where I found the kids genuinely annoying and stupid.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2020 20:09:50 GMT
I've watched all of them.
You aren't missing anything.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 7, 2020 20:30:44 GMT
I think the second one (Anarchy) is decent. And you don't need to watch any of the others to follow. On that note, I insist you don't watch the third abd fourth. They're ass. I actually never saw the first one since it sounded like a standard home invasion movie that wasted the Purge premise (which is where the second comes in to pick up the slack).
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Post by jcush on Jul 7, 2020 20:41:59 GMT
I still haven't watched any of them either.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2020 21:01:34 GMT
I think the second one (Anarchy) is decent. And you don't need to watch any of the others to follow. On that note, I insist you don't watch the third abd fourth. They're ass. I actually never saw the first one since it sounded like a standard home invasion movie that wasted the Purge premise (which is where the second comes in to pick up the slack). I am one of the few people who prefers the first movie, but I have a bias towards home invasion movies. I also found the premise more effective in the first movie than in any of the sequels. All the sequels do is take the idea to it's obvious conclusion and not in a very interesting way imo. My problem with Anarchy is that I saw everything coming and it becomes boring and redundant very fast. |
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Post by ck100 on Jul 7, 2020 21:03:09 GMT
I've never seen any of them.
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Post by Catman on Jul 7, 2020 21:07:15 GMT
Isn't this just an extended version of 'The Return of the Archons'?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 7, 2020 21:08:18 GMT
I think the second one (Anarchy) is decent. And you don't need to watch any of the others to follow. On that note, I insist you don't watch the third abd fourth. They're ass. I actually never saw the first one since it sounded like a standard home invasion movie that wasted the Purge premise (which is where the second comes in to pick up the slack). I am one of the few people who prefers the first movie, but I have a bias towards home invasion movies. I also found the premise more effective in the first movie than in any of the sequels. All the sequels do is take the idea to it's obvious conclusion and not in a very interesting way imo. My problem with Anarchy is that I saw everything coming and it becomes boring and redundant very fast. I don't mind home invasion movies myself, but to have the premise that a whole nation has an Anything Goes crime law for 12 hours and then to confine it to one house...you may as well not even have the premise. Anarchy is the obvious conclusion, but sometimes that's the right one. The other two were just silly, though. |
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2020 21:18:16 GMT
I am one of the few people who prefers the first movie, but I have a bias towards home invasion movies. I also found the premise more effective in the first movie than in any of the sequels. All the sequels do is take the idea to it's obvious conclusion and not in a very interesting way imo. My problem with Anarchy is that I saw everything coming and it becomes boring and redundant very fast. I don't mind home invasion movies myself, but to have the premise that a whole nation has an Anything Goes crime law for 12 hours and then to confine it to one house...you may as well not even have the premise. Anarchy is the obvious conclusion, but sometimes that's the right one. The other two were just silly, though. The premise combined with the home invasion is what makes it interesting. If you took out The Purge idea then it would just be another home invasion movie. All of the same thoughts that Anarchy provokes, the first movie provokes too. The reason the first movie works better for me personally is because that is what the average person would be doing in that situation. Hold up in their house waiting it out and then protecting themselves when needed. It put me in the actual position I would be in in that situation more or less. The stuff in the movie is more than just a home invasion movie. It does utilize the idea quite well for taking place just in one neighborhood. The sequel is action packed, but the first movie is far more suspenseful and disturbing imo. The satirical elements are still in place as well, especially in the last act. |
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Post by Marv on Jul 7, 2020 21:29:11 GMT
Depends on if you think you’d enjoy the premise.
The first purge is basically a home invasion flick. The sequels deal more with the insanity of a lawless night and bounce around a bit more.
I find them ok but not one of my favorite series or anything.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 7, 2020 21:35:00 GMT
I don't mind home invasion movies myself, but to have the premise that a whole nation has an Anything Goes crime law for 12 hours and then to confine it to one house...you may as well not even have the premise. Anarchy is the obvious conclusion, but sometimes that's the right one. The other two were just silly, though. The premise combined with the home invasion is what makes it interesting. If you took out The Purge idea then it would just be another home invasion movie. All of the same thoughts that Anarchy provokes, the first movie provokes too. The reason the first movie works better for me personally is because that is what the average person would be doing in that situation. Hold up in their house waiting it out and then protecting themselves when needed. It put me in the actual position I would be in in that situation more or less. The stuff in the movie is more than just a home invasion movie. It does utilize the idea quite well for taking place just in one neighborhood. The sequel is action packed, but the first movie is far more suspenseful and disturbing imo. The satirical elements are still in place as well, especially in the last act. I guess that all makes sense. In 2's defense, it does have a couple who just wanted to stay home but got caught up in the mayhem. What interested me in the Purge concept was the idea of free revenge, which it explored in the case of Frank Grillo's character. |
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2020 21:46:26 GMT
The premise combined with the home invasion is what makes it interesting. If you took out The Purge idea then it would just be another home invasion movie. All of the same thoughts that Anarchy provokes, the first movie provokes too. The reason the first movie works better for me personally is because that is what the average person would be doing in that situation. Hold up in their house waiting it out and then protecting themselves when needed. It put me in the actual position I would be in in that situation more or less. The stuff in the movie is more than just a home invasion movie. It does utilize the idea quite well for taking place just in one neighborhood. The sequel is action packed, but the first movie is far more suspenseful and disturbing imo. The satirical elements are still in place as well, especially in the last act. I guess that all makes sense. In 2's defense, it does have a couple who just wanted to stay home but got caught up in the mayhem. What interested me in the Purge concept was the idea of free revenge, which it explored in the case of Frank Grillo's character. What interested me is what "normal" people would kill if they could if they had no consequences. Not out of revenge, but just to see what it would be like or for other very selfish purposes. The movie does include characters doing this exact thing. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 7, 2020 21:51:51 GMT
I guess that all makes sense. In 2's defense, it does have a couple who just wanted to stay home but got caught up in the mayhem. What interested me in the Purge concept was the idea of free revenge, which it explored in the case of Frank Grillo's character. What interested me is what "normal" people would kill if they could if they had no consequences. Not out of revenge, but just to see what it would be like or for other very selfish purposes. The movie does include characters doing this exact thing. Aren't they the 2D band of home invaders? Grillo was the lead. |
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2020 22:01:51 GMT
What interested me is what "normal" people would kill if they could if they had no consequences. Not out of revenge, but just to see what it would be like or for other very selfish purposes. The movie does include characters doing this exact thing. Aren't they the 2D band of home invaders? Grillo was the lead. No, you misunderstand what the movie is about. The family is minding it's own busniess and then the kid feels empathy for a lower class black man that is being purged by rich white kids and lets him into the house. Stupid move, but I bought that the kid might do this. Then that draws the killers to the house. Meanwhile there are side stories involving other characters trying to kill the same family for separate reasons. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 7, 2020 22:07:36 GMT
Aren't they the 2D band of home invaders? Grillo was the lead. No, you misunderstand what the movie is about. The family is minding it's own busniess and then the kid feels empathy for a lower class black man that is being purged by rich white kids and lets him into the house. Stupid move, but I bought that the kid might do this. Then that draws the killers to the house. Meanwhile there are side stories involving other characters trying to kill the same family for separate reasons. The side characters are news to me. I was told it was just a gang trying to get the black guy. |
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2020 22:12:40 GMT
No, you misunderstand what the movie is about. The family is minding it's own busniess and then the kid feels empathy for a lower class black man that is being purged by rich white kids and lets him into the house. Stupid move, but I bought that the kid might do this. Then that draws the killers to the house. Meanwhile there are side stories involving other characters trying to kill the same family for separate reasons. The side characters are news to me. I was told it was just a gang trying to get the black guy.Well, that is the MAIN story. The side stuff is the daughter's boyfriend who tries to kill the father and the other people in the neighborhood who hate the family and try to kill them. That comes into the movie during the last act. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 7, 2020 22:22:04 GMT
The side characters are news to me. I was told it was just a gang trying to get the black guy.Well, that is the MAIN story. The side stuff is the daughter's boyfriend who tries to kill the father and the other people in the neighborhood who hate the family and try to kill them. That comes into the movie during the last act. Pays to watch the movie, eh? Guess I'll give it go for October. |
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