Prichards12345

13 reasons to avoid.

1. It's terrible. Lots of shouting in place of acting.

2. The Story. So lame it appeared to have been written by AI twenty years' early.

3. The House. Nobody in their right mind would ever want to live there.

4. Matthew Lillard. A live action cartoon.

5. The Ghosts. They look like 1980s animatronics or cos play Halloween. Just pathetic.

6. The 'Characters'. Not even cardboard.

7. I'd sooner watch 14 hours of Jerry Lewis than this.

8. We really needed Paris Hilton in it so I could drop another star.

9. F. Murray Abraham. I hope he was well paid to appear in this drivel. He certainly looks like he's just here for the pay check.

10. Editing for those with ADHD. Hardly a shot is held for longer than a couple of seconds.

11. Atmosphere. You will find more on the moon.

12. Director. I bet he wears a baseball cap backwards.

13. There are plenty of more rewarding things to do than watch this abysmal excuse for a movie.

Shame as I like the House on Haunted Hill remake to an extent.

I've just watched this film for the first time at the weekend, not knowing much about it. To be honest it reminded me very much of the original series Star Trek episode - Return of the Archons - it's exactly the same basic idea, in fact.

Would having a crime free for all one day a year really prevent most crime on the other 364 days? I very much doubt it. Perhaps what works best about The Purge is the somewhat satirical intent behind The Founding Fathers. Otherwise this is just the standard Family in peril in their own house movie. It isn't badly done, but displays the usual obsession with owning guns and watching people get blown away on an almost casual basis. Perhaps this was satirical, too.

I liked Ethan Hawke in the film, and it's a relief to watch a film with a short running time for a change, instead of the almost 3 hour running time a lot of movies seem to have. An okay film, then.

This sequel to the Ring is, unfortunately, not nearly as good as the original. Where that film developed its story in a nicely logical manner here we get random scenes making little sense chucked at the viewer, and a lot of unnecessary CGI.

A certain scene reminded me of The Omen, and yeah, they went the creepy kid route which the first film managed to avoid. The first 30 minutes or so are particularly ragged; it does pick up somewhat around the middle point but never really convinces. Nor is it frightening in the least.

I don't normally watch horror sequels much (at least modern ones) as they are usually bad. This one is average in the extreme, and the story overall makes little sense. It might pass a slow couple of hours for you. Keep expectations low.