The Purge: Anarchy
Horror • R • 2014 • 1 hr 43 min
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I thought this was a really great follow up to the original. Takes another take on Purge night, good vs evil in dystopia.
The dialogue is cringeworthy, but who cares; this is exactly the kind of tour of a Purging American that we wanted in the first movie.
The Purge’s second instalment adds just enough world building amidst the mediocre characters to keep viewers invested and warrant the watch.
So much better than 2013, oh my god! Worldbuilding, characters, action, aesthetic, Frank Grillo! This Purge felt much more real.
An absolutely exception in a franchise otherwise not so good imho. It goes deeper and include the social and political meaning of the purge
An improvement over the first film, adds a lot of worldbuilding
I love all of these movies. They're chilling and weird, but fun
Better than the first. Improved on every aspect of original. More raw, gritty and brutal. Sent the series in the right direction
I love purge movies. Idea of these movies is so intriguing.
Pretty good, nice action. Fun movie to watch with your buddies
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Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo 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. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.
