Anger erupts into violence as four teenagers fight for their lives against an armed mob.Anger erupts into violence as four teenagers fight for their lives against an armed mob.Anger erupts into violence as four teenagers fight for their lives against an armed mob.
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Was it the best film? No.
But it's a fun movie, it goes more towards the teenagers, young adults but it's about a small town where everyone loses their minds and it's a fun storyline.
If you're bored i definitely would watch this movie, it's not boring and it has good talented actors.
Bill is amazing, Bella is a great actress not focusing on her in the media, Cody Christian did his job, he isn't the best actor, but he's a good actor and i can see him in more roles soon.
Bill is amazing, Bella is a great actress not focusing on her in the media, Cody Christian did his job, he isn't the best actor, but he's a good actor and i can see him in more roles soon.
Assassination Nation is a "modern" take on the Salem witch trials, which, coincidentally takes place in Salem. Once a hacker starts exposing deep secrets from the townspeople ranging from the mayor to the principal to the students, all hell breaks loose. And when main protagonist Lily along with her 3 girlfriends are blamed, they find themselves fighting for their lives. I loved every minute of this film, the cinematography was not only stylish but necessary, avoiding borderline pretentious arthouse that leaves you feeling robbed. If you are going in for the violence, you won't get much of til half way into the film, but when it does come, it is a very satisfying and adrenaline filled rush. That's not to say I didn't feel exhausted from this film by the time we reached the last 5 minutes, but only because this story took quite a bit to spiral out of control that by the time sh*t hits the fan, you are left feeling quite full with what you are fed in the final act. I say this because if you are expecting those 4 girls to absolutely obliterate a whole mob of angry people, you will be disappointed to hear that the film ends before we see that carnage, but what you do see is fulfilling enough to forgive that cliche copout, which is why I take one star away from an otherwise perfect film. If you are the type of person that thinks 4 girls talking about male genitals and whose nude pictures they have on their phones, you might be a bit annoyed with our leads. But as for me, I loved every second they were on screen. Not to mention the polarizing use of modern trap music and the booming bass constantly playing in-between scenes and in the background that compliments the 4 girls aesthetics, whether they are simply walking down the school halls or doing something mischievous that will ultimately have consequences by the time things start going south. I ask you why you are on iMDB because, it's not that this movie is some "snowflake" SJW horror film trying to bombard you with the words "trigger warning" but that it is very political and seeing how the Purge movies are received, I highly doubt this movie won't take a beating from a few bothered people. Enjoy this movie for the hilarious and disturbing outcome of what happens when a paranoid town resorts to gory violence. You may walk away feeling pleasantly surprised
This is definitely not your usual horror movie, but this is actually a good thing and doesn't mean that it's boring or bad. It's actually the movie that's interesting from the beginning. It really portrays our modern world and our generation's problems, but taking it to a very next level. Shows how peoples secrets can ruin their life when someone leaks them. And how this changes people completely. Of course you will see a really extreme version of events which pushes the movie into the horror genre. No, it's not the best horror movie, more like a fun teenager not slow-burner movie which happens to be full of action and blood. But definitely worth a watch, and if you like these types of movies you'll have a great time.
I watched this last night and I highly recommend it, especially if you're a young woman. A lot of sex and violence, but very feminist (this definitely passes the Bechdel Test) and very timely, too!
I didn't really know what to expect when I watched this but I looked up ratings before and set the bar low. I was pleasantly surprised that I really enjoyed it.
I can see how some people wouldn't like it from the dialogue because it is very modern but I think that it depicts a real view of how most teenagers and young adults think and talk in 2019. Also, another thing I see people talking about is the fact that it's unrealistic. It's a movie. It's fiction. It's an imaginary world. That's what makes movies so cool, am I right?
But I don't see how people can deny the fact that 1. The acting is great. Like I said, I set the bar low going in and I was looking for things that made it a bad movie. But I can honestly say that the acting wasn't cheesy and unconvincing at all. 2. The cinematography was done very well and there were some standout moments where I was like, this has its own unique style. I was impressed. 3. It was gory and shocking as hell and I think that it's hard to pull off that level of shock factor nowadays. 4. The message! I loved it. And I think a lot of people could benefit from hearing it and thinking on it and applying it to their own life.
For the last half of this movie, my mouth was on the floor. I definitely recommend.
Did you know
- TriviaOfficer Richter becomes kind of a spokesperson for the hysterical mob and guardian of the anarchistic 'law', so his name is surely no coincidence: 'Richter' is German for judge.
- GoofsThe pickup truck's license plate is not from any state.
- Quotes
Lily: Smile, open up, cross your legs, spread your pussy, speak softer, scream louder, be quiet, be confident, be interesting, don't be so difficult, be strong, don't fight back, be an angel, be a whore, be a princess, be anything you want to be, even the president of the United States of America. Just kidding. Fuck you.
- SoundtracksViolenza Inattesa
Written by Ennio Morricone
Performed by Ennio Morricone
Courtesy of IDM Music, Ltd. o.b.o. Bixio & Cinevox
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- Nación asesina
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- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,005,142
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,050,021
- Sep 23, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $2,584,988
- Runtime
- 1h 48m(108 min)
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- 2.39 : 1
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