fredgfinklemeyer 07/16/2018 I definitely enjoyed this unusual premise (foundation) for a movie. The actors were excellent making the movie seem reasonably believable and viewer will become immersed as they watch right up to the satisfying end. I can definitely recommend this mass killers at large hunting down everyday victims just trying to survive. Bon Appetit

anselmdaniel This review contains spoilers.The Purge: Anarchy is the sequel to the The Purge. It is directed by James DeMonaco and stars new cast of characters that try to survive the purge. The story follows multiple perspectives, from a cop out for revenge, a couple that is stranded, to a mother and daughter deep in the city. These plot lines converge and lead to the cop protecting the others.The Purge: Anarchy has a higher budget which it uses to employ more extras and effects. There is absolutely a more grander feel to this movie and it can be felt that a city has gone crazy. That is all that is positive about this movie.The problems with the writing in the first movie remain except that it is only exacerbated with the budget. More ludicrous events will take place on the screen to increase the body count. There is a scene midway through the movie where it explains that the government is seeking out poor areas to increase the deaths caused by the purge. This event is hard to believe as the survivors and even people in the city can film them. It is difficult to believe that the government could be sending full military armed forces to kill poor citizens. Even upon losing a truck, no one suspects or even brings up the overkill the government is doing to the population. The same plot holes such as vacation outside of the United States are not even hand waved here. None of the movie's internal logic makes sense, especially with gangs kidnapping people for the rich to have a gladiator game. These are interesting scenes, but are not fulfilling.The other parts of this movie such as directing, editing, and acting range from bland to decent. Frank Grillo as the police officer is the standout performance here. The rest of the movie's mentioned components are not great.The audience that would like this movie most is one that is willing to heavily suspend their disbelief. A large suspension is needed to simply enjoy the action which is decently shot and choreographed here. My only wish for this movie is that there should have been more commentary. Much of the backstory and politics of this alternate United States is not told through the characters. It is only given by narration. With a lot of tweaks, this series could have been better but now it is only mindless entertainment.I do not recommend The Purge: Anarchy.

Riad Bg I just watched The Purge Anarchy right after watching the first sequel made in 2013 and i was shocked by the amount of improvement. This part contains more action, some thrilling even though you can predict a lot of things but you'll enjoy it. I think i will watch The Purge Election year soon.. hope it will be better than it's precedents.

drt3 An interesting plot but with some generic characters - an ex-military machismo super soldier, the "profound" young adult, and a young couple whose car breaks down (not kidding). While the acting wasn't superb, it wasn't the worst, and definitely far from the worst for a sequel. The movie is mildly suspenseful but some of the character motivations and connections come across weak.What really takes away from it all is the obscene political correctness. The anti-purge heroes are all black, everyone bad is old and white, and everyone poor or struggling is black/latino. The purge is created to wipe out the poor (read Black) population to transfer wealth back to the top (?) What is a novel idea for a thriller, tries too hard to come out of the racial mess looking clean. Its OK to make some of the white characters poor, its OK to make some of the elitists black!