Review of The Purge: Anarchy (2014) by Shane J — 17 Oct 2014

A better film than last time mainly because they've got rid of the horror aspect which didn't quite work and changed it more to a thriller/action film.

This review of The Purge: Anarchy (2014) was written by Shane J on 17 Oct 2014.

The Purge: Anarchy has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Broyax (884) on 17 Nov 2018

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 Brian R (1,372) on 26 Aug 2018

To paraphrase Pauline Kael: the producers weren't going to just make a sequel to The Purge they were going to kill us…

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By David J (1,942) on 05 Jan 2018

These Purge movies are so addictive, even if they're not very well-acted. Better than the first…

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By Fatalbrush (28) on 20 Sep 2018

The movie is based on a somewhat original idea. I also liked that it's a critique to world ruled by money…

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By Wysiwyg C (5) on 12 Jul 2018

Kind of cool actually. At least it makes a statement instead of just coasting by as just another murder porn…

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By Stephen J (447) on 12 Apr 2018

Way better then the first, very positive at the end in a sense, and we'll, it made me terrified the whole time. Not for the faint of heart, truly…

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By Srpepe (174) on 18 Nov 2017

La segunda entrega de esta saga es muy interesante porque amplía el concepto de La Purga que se nos había mostrado en la primer película…

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By John H (1,894) on 08 Nov 2018

This is another pretty entertaining entry in 'The Purge' catalogue, I've been really pleasantly surprised by both so far…

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By Nicolas S (215) on 01 Aug 2018

I keep going into these Purge movies thinking this is going to be so stupid, and I keep leaving pretty impressed…

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There's a good movie in here somewhere, which I suppose is a bit of a step up for this notorious horror franchise…

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