Review of The Purge: Anarchy (2014) by Brandon S — 04 Apr 2017

A decent flick. Not as good as the first. But if you haven't seen the first one. Then this movie will be hard to follow.

This review of The Purge: Anarchy (2014) was written by Brandon S on 04 Apr 2017.

The Purge: Anarchy has generally received mixed reviews.

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J'ai pas vu le premier mais sur le papîer ma foi, ça promet : dans la belle Amérique, une purge annuelle est organisée afin de canaliser…

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By Nicolas S (215) on 01 Aug 2018

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By Logan S (241) on 28 Apr 2018

This movie is a better than the third one. A lot of good suspense keeps you going throughout the movie. Can't for the prequel…

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Anarchy is mostly on par with the first Purge film, but in a strange way. Some things are done worse, and somethings are improved on…

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By Robbie K (147) on 14 Oct 2018

To sum it all up . I don't usually go for this type Action/Suspense /Crime & Thriller/ Horror genre…

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By Jerry G (135) on 28 Apr 2018

This movie is a better than the third one. A lot of good suspense keeps you going throughout the movie. Can't for the prequel…

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