The Purge: Anarchy

Plot synopsis:
In this indirect sequel to the first Purge film, set in Los Angeles on March 21, 2023 one year after the previous film.... just less than 2.5 hours before the Annual Purge commences where all crime will be legal for 12 hours. The employees of a diner are nervously waiting to be dismissed by their boss. They briefly discuss what they plan to do on the evening of the Purge. One of the waitresses, Eva (Carmen Ejogo), goes home to her father Rico (John Beasley) and teenage daughter Cali (Zoe Soul). Cali is watching a video online of a man named Carmelo Jones (Michael K. Williams), who seeks to rally followers against the New Founding Fathers and their heinous acts against the poverty stricken population. Rico hates the Purge and wants to hear nothing about it for the night. He leaves, and Cali asks Eva if her boss gave her a raise. She tells her daughter that it's not in the cards at the moment.Meanwhile, a man named Leo (Frank Grillo) is arming up before the commencement. He hears a knock on the door. It's a woman named Janice (Chad Morgan). She sees newspaper clippings on his wall of a man that was let go from trial, knowing why he plans to go out that night. Although she urges him not to go through with his plans, Leo sends her away.Elsewhere, a couple named Shane (Zach Gilford) and Liz (Kiele Sanchez) are out driving. There is obvious tension between them. After their trip to a store, Liz tells Shane they have to tell his sister about something. They are briefly spooked by a punk with face paint and a cross drawn on his forehead. He retreats and joins his other masked/face-painted punk friends. A man in a mask with "God" written on it waves at the couple. As they hit the road again, we learn that they are separating, and this is what Shane is hesitant to tell his sister. Suddenly, their car breaks down in the middle of the street, not long before the start of the Purge. They look under their car and see that the wires were cut. The punks ride up close to them, with the "God" punk stepping out with a blade. The couple knows they cut the wires and they make a run for it.As the clock nears 6:00 p.m., Eva and Cali prepare dinner, while Shane and Liz try to hide from the punks, and any other Purgers. The sirens go off, signaling the start of the Purge. Leo goes out in his armored car with his guns in tow. A truck with psychos drives through the streets. They pass a couple armed with machetes, looking to "release the beast". From inside the truck, a man known as Big Daddy (Jack Conley) takes out a machine gun and kills the couple. Leo passes a man getting beaten to death, while not noticing a burning bus flying behind him moments later.Cali goes to find Rico to have dinner. She finds a note that she shows to Eva, where Rico discloses that he is already dying, and is going to the home of a rich family for them to purge on him. In return, they supply money to Eva's account to provide support. As the women mourn their inevitable loss, they hear commotion outside. They look out the window to see a SWAT-like team of men coming toward their building. The ladies then hear a loud banging noise. Their lecherous neighbor Diego (Noel Guliemi) comes in with a shotgun, planning to rape and kill the women. He grabs Eva's throat and licks her face, when another banging is heard. Diego is shot to death by the armed men, who then take Eva and Cali to be purged by Big Daddy.Leo drives by the ladies' building to see the men trying to force them into their truck. Leo mutters to himself just to drive by and ignore this, but, seeing the ladies fight back, he chooses to get out of the car and shoot the men down. With his back turned, Shane and Liz sneak into his car to hide. Big Daddy emerges from inside the truck, and Leo shoots him in the face. He turns to walk back to his car, but then offers Eva and Cali to join him. They follow and all three of them are startled to see Shane and Liz in the back of the car. Leo draws his gun on them, but they assure him they're unarmed and are not looking to purge. They then see Big Daddy standing to his feet, and the punks on their bikes not far behind. Reluctantly, Leo takes everybody with him as Big Daddy opens fire with his machine gun.Leo's car also happens to break down, leaving everybody stranded in the outskirts of town. Eva offers to get Leo a new car from her friend and co-worker Tanya (Justina Machado) if he promises to get them to her place safely. He agrees and hands everyone guns to protect themselves.On their trek to Tanya's home, Shane gets his foot caught in a trap. Purgers from every corner appear and try to shoot at the group, but Leo manages to fire back and kills most of the attackers. Shane shoots the cable and breaks himself free. As a running group of Purgers chase after the five, they run down by a subway tunnel. While walking, Cali tries to talk to Leo and convince him that whatever reason he had for being out at night is wrong. He just ignores her. Another group of Purgers rides in, wielding a flamethrower and more guns. The five run again while the Purgers kill other bystanders that were hiding. Shane and Liz shoot back at the Purgers while Leo, Eva, and Cali run. Shane gets shot in the shoulder, but he and Cali manage to shoot the driver and then hit the flamethrower's tank, blowing all the Purgers up.The group finally makes it to Tanya's house. She and her mother, along with her sister Lorraine (Roberta Valderrama), set up dinner for the group. They are joined by Tanya's father and brother-in-law Roddy (Niko Nicotera). The ladies treat Shane's bullet wound, while Leo prepares to take the car and head out again. Eva admits that there isn't a car and that she needed Leo to get them there safely. He decides that one way or another, he is going to get to his destination. He also doesn't trust Tanya, as she is clearly drunk and has been making comments about purging should she choose to. Moments later, Lorraine comes in with a gun and shoots Tanya to death, after finding out that she and Roddy were having an affair. Lorraine draws her gun on Roddy, but he grabs Liz and holds her at gunpoint to call Lorraine's bluff. Leo shoots Roddy in the side and then shoots Lorraine. The five run out (again) and try to escape. Unfortunately, Big Daddy and the armed men are outside waiting to get Leo, Eva, and Cali. The group tries to find another way out, but once they get outside, they are captured by the biker punks.The punks take the group to a facility where they are paid to bring the people in as victims for an organized Purge. The five are brought before an audience of rich people that gleefully bid on killing them. After a group of seven Purgers are selected, the five are put in a dark room for the Purgers to hunt them down. As the Purgers say their thankful "prayer" of sorts, Leo devises a strategy to get himself and the others out of there. He sneaks by the Purgers and takes down one man, killing him and taking his night vision goggles and weapon. He kills three more and takes their weapons, to the horror of the rich audience watching. Leo shoots at them to frighten them, but the bullet-proof window protects them. He brings the weapons to the group, where they kill one more Purger before the other two escape. The elderly rich woman organizing the event calls in for back-up. The group, knowing they may not make it out, sits in fear. Shane apologizes to Liz for everything, and she tells him she loves him, just seconds before the back-up Purgers arrive and shoot Shane to death. Liz cradles his body in her arms and cries. Then, an explosion is heard. Since explosives are prohibited here, the Purgers sense trouble. The back-up Purgers are shot to death by the Stranger (from the first film that the Sandin family helped). He brings in an army, led by Carmelo. They fire at the other Purgers, and then offer to help out the group. They give Leo, Eva, and Cali a chance to escape, but Liz chooses to stay behind and purge to avenge Shane. Carmelo and his men vow to guard Liz. In the parking garage, Leo finds the woman that organized the event and carjacks her at gunpoint, where she begs Leo not to shoot her. He lets her leave.The morning comes, and the Purge is nearly over. Leo drives to the home of a man named Warren Grass (Brandon Keener). It is here that Leo tells them that Warren Grass was a man who accidently killed Leo's son in a drunk driving accident several months ago. Since it did not happen during the Purge, Warren was arrested and charged with drunk driving and manslaughter of a child, but he was let go on a legal technicality despite his blood-alcohol level being very high. Cali pleads with Leo not to go through with this, but he ignores her and breaks into the man's home, just five minutes before the Purge is over. He goes into Warren's bedroom and wakes him and his wife up. He holds Warren at knifepoint and reminds him of what he did to his son. Warren apologizes and acknowledges his wrongdoing, and then a scream is heard...Leo walks out of the home, and is then shot twice. The shooter is Big Daddy, who looms over Leo, stating that he shouldn't have saved Eva and Cali, as they were his to kill. He adds that The Purge is no time or place to be a hero. Before he kills Leo, Big Daddy is shot in the head by Warren, whom Leo chose not to kill after all. The armed men led by Big Daddy come running up to the house, while Eva and Cali run out with their guns. And then the sirens go off, signaling the end of the Purge. Eva then urges Warren to get his car so that they can take Leo to the hospital.On the ride to the hospital, Cali thanks Leo for saving them, also happy that he didn't kill Warren. They make it to the hospital, with Eva and Cali carrying Leo inside, while the news and police helicopters fly over the city, slightly devastated by the events of the evening.Before the credits begin, a final text comes up proclaiming 364 days left until the next Purge.

Tags: revenge, suspenseful, satire, murder, violence

Review:
The 2013 movie "The Purge" left a bad taste in all of our mouths as nothing more than a pseudo-slasher with a hamfisted plot, poor pacing, and a desperate attempt at "horror." Upon seeing the first trailer for "The Purge: Anarchy," my first and most immediate thought was "we really don't need another one of these." The first film was self-contained and didn't leave any opening for a reasonable sequel.
Instead of trying to be a Horror movie, it becomes a fantastic Thriller/Action film set in a pseudo-apocalyptic future about a group of people trying to survive on a night where it's all-out war on the streets.A lot of themes are explored -- Human Nature, Fear, Anger, Revenge, Heroism -- in ways that many other movies don't really explore it.
Every moment you think is safe leads directly into the next moment of pressure for the main characters, and you can't help but sympathize for the characters who (all but one) don't even want to be stuck out here on this horrid night.I very highly recommend this film to anyone who likes thrillers or action films with a little bit of psychological horror thrown in.And a little bit of a tip?
The first movie had an average vote of 5.6 while its sequel had an average vote of 6.5 along with many of the comments stating just how different it was from the original film , a film which incidentally could hardly have been called original itself The only real criticism I can level at TPA is that it's rather derivative and owes a lot to Anabasis by Xenophon , a very old story that Walter Hill made a career out of reworking and which recent Brit thriller '71 made use of .
A good story never grows old whether you're a Greek army trapped behind enemy lines in 400 BC or a young couple trapped in a city centre where the laws of the jungle are about to be enforced the dilemmas facing the protagonists remain the same I had to double check a couple of times to check if there were two different writer/directors called James DeMonaco because I had hard task to believe the film maker who wasted so much potential in the first movie was the same one who crafted this heart stopping thriller .
There is no security system, minimal defense and there is little hope.Despite being marketed as a horror film The Purge Anarchy feels more like a thriller.
The film presents a decently told story, sympathetic characters, and, yes, a pretty unsettling look at what things would probably be like if this were to actually happen.
From the trailers, The Purge Anarchy showed some more bite than it's predecessor, as this time the danger was taken out of the isolated home and on to the wild streets of the most deadly night of the year.
My scores for the Purge Anarchy are as followed:Action/Horror/Thriller: 7.5 Movie Overall: 6.5.
A storyline showcasing that all the money in the world couldn't protect them from The Purge But in all honestly, could the average horror viewer relate to that situation or anyone for that matter?This is where the sequel comes in to blow the roof off the first film.
Very rarely do I get scared once a movie is over, but I was a hot mess on the way home especially coming down from the adrenaline high from being visually anxious for almost 2 hours straight!There were so many things I loved about this film.
Despite that The Purge Anarchy is much better than its predecessor, it still is a flawed film full of horror clichés and unimaginative characters.
Soon the stranger gets involved by the four survivors and helps them during the dangerous night."The Purge: Anarchy" is better and better than the first movie since it is an action film in the style of "Warriors", "Escape from New York" and "Hostel".
I've heard it said often: "I've never seen a bad movie make a good sequel." Well, I'll bet my entire life savings that the reason why is because you never gave the sequel a chance after seeing the first film.
In 2013,we got the purge and the idea was that all crime was legal for 12 hours.Which sounded very interesting but all we got was another home invasion movie.when they said were going to make another way,they also wanted to listen to the fans.they did,sort of.What I liked about anarchy was the building up to when the purge was starting and also the beginning of it but besides that the story became weak.you don't care about any of the five character.Their acting wasn't so great also.Only frank grillo character was the best(sergeant).Over all it was an okay movie but if you know what you are watching and know how it is,it can be enjoyable.If they do make a third one,which they will.i saw make it focused on the people who purge..
It's one of those films that left me with no real lasting impressions, good or bad.If you watched the first 'Purge' film, you'll know that crime has pretty much been eradicated in the America of the near future.
Now we get a second round, this time with no big names, and even more stupidity.Like the dumbest idea for a movie was not enough (to legalize crime for a day), now we are adding more propaganda elements, like the word "Anarchy", and linking it to chaos, terror and a bunch of hooligans going around smashing and destroying things.What's even more sad is that at the moment this "movie" has done a 28 million box office, and is rated as 7.1/10 from 2.7k users...
I didn't like the film The Purge mainly because of two reasons: first, I'm already tired of the "domestic invasion" sub- genus; and second, it was impossible for me to swallow the ridiculously absurd premise of one night a year when the laws are suspended, and the government authorizes the people to do anything they want, kill or steal anyone they want, without any legal consequences.
In conclusion, The Purge: Anarchy is an atrocious horror film, and I definitely recommend you not to waste your time or your money in this piece of junk..
Surprisingly good low budget flick not so much a horror film as it is like The Running Man in a sense.The tension is more or less consistent and the story moves relatively quickly.But in the last third it takes a turn.
If 1979's "The Warriors" were remade today into a good movie, it would be something completely different."The Purge: Anarchy" is that rare instance when the writer/director comes back to do the sequel and the sequel seems as if it were written and directed by someone who had heard of the original, but had never seen it.
Where the delightfully simplistic premise of "The Purge" concerned a family fighting to survive a home invasion on the one night a year where all crime (including murder) is legal, "Anarchy" expands on the original "there's a killer in my house" horror premise, by taking it to the streets; this time following five people from all walks of life, attempting to survive the night.Like I said, the first half is basically "The Warriors", where a group of people must survive the night by getting from point A to point B, whist being chased by gangs of killers (one of which holds a strong resemblance to members of the rap group Odd Future) which, in a pitch meeting, I'm sure sounded great.
When they weren't entrenched in that nonsense the movie was entertaining, but mocking the conservative movement and painting them as racists by repeating "the new founding fathers" 100 times makes anyone with a brain want to pull their hair out.I bought the "purge bundle" on iTunes and the first one was okay except for it's mostly veiled references to political message of "rich white people are preying on the poor and minorities".
If you enjoy watching bad costumes with masks, religious references, dumb lines like "stay safe" or better yet lets stop in the middle of all the killing and introduce each other by asking for names, then watch this.I can not believe people gave this pile of trash good reviews.
Well it is not new in Hollywood that we get to see such awful shows, but what makes me wonder about the movie makers is that they really don't learn and after all the education process they go through in order to be movie makers, they simply fail to understand the most basic necessities in movie making, we are living in 2014 and we love to call ourselves modern and civilized but when a piece of crap like this is made, it makes me feel the people responsible for this anarchy should go back to primary school to get another chance to learn some basics of life as I have no doubt in my mind they are uncivilized brutes who reached to that level by cheating and corruption.
I've made YouTube reviews for a good majority of the Children of the Corn movies, and then reviewed all of the Hellraiser movies.I'm a Franchise Man.Tonight, I went with a few friends to see The Purge: Anarchy, and, to my surprise, I really enjoyed the film, even at its most shockingly stupid moments (specifically anything the daughter of one of the characters says is a slap in the face of the number one rule of thumb for writing anything: Show, don't tell).
This time round, we get a bit more in depth with how the rich typically treat the Purge nights, and it's pretty interesting, in my opinion.Needless to say: if you hated the first film, you'll hate this one, as well--even if it is a bit better (by my own standards).The actors do their very best with what they are given in this script, but the daughter I mentioned earlier needs to be removed from the screenplay.
Yet, this is just as much of a popcorn summer movie as the original flick.The Purge: Anarchy was a very fun, worrisome, other-side-of-the-coin film compared to the first film, and I must say that I had a good time.
'THE PURGE: ANARCHY': Four Stars (Out of Five) Sequel to the 2013 hit horror flick about an annual 12 hour period of time when all crime is legal.
While the original purge was a more enclosed terror, this movie like most sequels is bigger and filled with more action.The original had more depth to the situation, having us try to feel more sympathy with an upper middle class family who made money off the Purge and then became victims of it themselves.
Those rich kids in mask from the original may seem scary, but it was really disturbing watching conversations about how easy going regular people can be about their right to rape and murder one day of the year.Another good sequel for 2014.
In This World it Seems that the Ultra-Rich and the Ultra-Poor are the Ones Who Play, eh, Purge.This is a Class War Study and the Heavy Handed Story is Made Entertaining, and Yes Cathartic, Watching This Wish While Saying All Along..."It's only a Movie".
I watched the original Purge movie and enjoyed the concept, the original was a decent house siege film.
The movie The Purge has performed a public service in acting as a shocking warning and it is essential that all who watch the news each day and fear the future see the film to grasp what is to come..
Contrary to most horror films and thrillers nowadays, "The Purge: Anarchy" has a cast full of amiable and realistic characters, and the performances (Frank Grillo, Zoë Soul, Kiele Sanchez...) are more than adequate..
The runtime is overlong.Pros: Interesting story fast pacing, and good acting by Frank Grillo and Michael Kenneth WilliamsCons: The story is messy and sloppy, unused potential when it comes to the premise, bad acting, and an overlong runtimeOverall Rating: 4.2P.S. I did not enjoy the first Purge that much but had heard that the second Purge film was a lot better.
Purge Anarchy ditches a lot of horror elements that the filmmakers presented in the first movie and went directly to an all-out action flick with revenge sub-plot.
A lot of people really disliked the first "Purge" movie, though I thought it had a few good things here and there.
For starters, it's clear that some effort was made to differentiate itself from the original movie; though it takes place on another "purge" night, the action isn't confined to one location, and it brings in on a regular basis new characters with different motives.
Such questions include; what happens to people who are caught outside unwillingly on the streets on the scariest 'holiday' in America, what happens to the people who cannot afford to protect themselves the same way the rich can, and just how far are good people willing to go for vengeance?Unlike the original Purge, director/writer James DeMonaco decides to do what every good director would have done with a story idea like this, and that is multiple-character narratives that eventually intersect.As the evening is coming to an end and the 12 Hour Purge period begins, the world that DeMonaco created does not seem as far away from our own as we are introduced to an array of different relatable characters.
Purging could easily be compared to practically every holiday we experience where people are animals on the road and on the streets, but perfectly behaved citizens in their homes and within the walls of church halls and religious centres and perfectly adequate images in social settings.I believe DeMonaco has crafted a story idea and made a film that is a lot deeper and more complex than people would like to admit.
Luckily, they eventually choose to seek refuge in the back seat of a car belonging to tough vigilante Sergeant (Frank Grillo), who takes time out from seeking retribution for the death of his son to protect the frightened couple, along with mother and daughter Eva and Cali (Carmen Ejogo and Zoë Soul), whom he saves from a gun-toting gang of killers.OK, so the idea behind The Purge movies may seem a little far-fetched and logic might take a back seat for the duration (this is a Michael Bay production, after all), but I have enjoyed both films equally and would happily watch a third.
Perfect for teenagers who want mindless violence, a film lacking depth with no real great storyline cast around the characters.The Purge occurs once a year, where people are allowed break the law for one night as a way of cleansing America, saving the government money and allowing people the opportunity to settle scores through violence.
Pretty shocking to me because it seemed like the average horror movie with the same twists and turns as any other film that people rave about, regardless of whether or not crime was legal.
Like most films these days, courtesy of the latest technology, cameras and the rest, The Purge: Anarchy looks good.
Ejogo, Gilford, Soul, and Sanchez are basically in Gilford's reluctant hands and just trying to survive, resorting to defensive violence only when forced to, especially at the hands of rich, upscale Beverly Hills purgers who use them for target practice in a ritual seemingly inspired by both the 1933 classic THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, and the 2011 film THE HUNGER GAMES; and then it comes down to the climax outside the house of the man that Grillo was after in the first place.Whereas the original film took inspiration from a lot of different sources, including "siege" films such as ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, THE BIRDS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, and STRAW DOGS, by extending it out into the streets and involving Purgers of all kinds, from ethnic gang-bangers to those with the original film's "ghoul" masks (a premise borrowed from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE), DeMonaco takes inspiration for THE PURGE: ANARCHY from such films as COLORS, DARK BLUE, and THE WARRIORS.
The action of the second movie in the series, 'The Purge: Anarchy', which I saw now, made in 2014, takes place in the America of 2023.
The film's heroes, a few people surprised by the yearly Purge on the streets, or who are thrown by circumstances in the midst of violence, will try to survive the night.James De Monaco, the creator of the series (three feature films and now also a television series) and the director of the film, wanted to create a good action thriller whose story is taking place in the near future.
"The Purge: Anarchy" is a Thriller - Horror movie and the sequel of "The Purge" in which we watch three groups of people trying to survive the purge night in Los Angeles.
The Purge Anarchy is a good movie, one of the best thrillers I saw lately.
It wasn't completely unwatchable with a couple of reasonable performances and decent production values but was so tension and suspense-free and full of irritating characters, illogical character behaviours, a dull pace, a cheesy script and tired clichés.Had seen and heard numerous times people saying that 'The Purge: Anarchy' was a much better film.
Am in complete agreement with those saying that this is the far superior film, while thinking that it was still flawed and not too great.'The Purge: Anarchy' has a lot of good things.
Just as with the first film, there's no way anyone can watch this movie without wondering what they would do during one of these horrible annual purges.
Unlike The Purge, which trifled away original idea on completely unoriginal realization and ended up as disappointing movie, Anarchy is quite a decent and pretty much suspense action drama, that somewhat corrects errors of it's predecessor, adds some depth and meaning to the story and in every aspect is a better movie, but still fails to break away from the framework of mediocrity.6/10.