Excellent! A new horror/thriller classic

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2013)

Didn't know what to expect as all I knew it was a "horror" movie. And so good, it blew me away!
It's really a cut above any thing in the horror, even more so in the thriller genre that I've seen in quite awhile.
The best thing about it? It really had a story, a real concept to it. The whole movie finely done was an excellent carrier-wave for interesting messages.
At first I thought the concept just another "what if?", but then the idea started to permeate my psyche and it really hit me. Expletive, expletive!, Yea wow!, what if say this really happened? And to say the very least it rattled my nerves. I was on the edge of me seat the whole movie.
I haven't seen anything with this kind of spirit and edge since "Assault on Precinct 13" 1976 (not 2005 remake). The 2005 version was okay, but you have really have to see the 1976 version to appreciate it. Another classic movie in the same spirit is "Westworld" 1973, and the edge of "The Andromeda Strain" 1969.
Has a sort of John Carpenter-ish feeling. It wasn't that surprising the director, James DeMonaco, also made the "Assault on Precinct 13" 2005 version! He's one of my favorite directors now, I'm definitely looking forward to "The Purge 2" and what ever else in the future.
I was pretty surprised this movie has such a low score by some other reviewers. It's obvious what I think, but here is the thing: The message, the idea, might offend some people. Perhaps to a greater or lessor degree reflect on their own feelings/ideas/beliefs on society, morals, religion, etc. Questions like: Are people basically evil, or are they good? (I believe the later). Better works of art (what ever mediums including cinema) have this two way communication quality to them. You sort of look back at what you see and experience. Probably, possibly, this was a little to far for some people.
Don't be deterred as in the end the stats don't lie. Looking here on IMDb I see this movie has actually done pretty well at the box office, and they are making a sequel too!
If you like horror, thrillers, a thinking person's movie, or just great movie entertainment at it's finest, see this!