Essentially, the employees of the Belko Industries have been shut in by steel shutters in their remote building location in Bogota, Colombia, by this strange organization, led by a man who says his instructions over an intercom system. This is a send-up of the corporate world through the eyes of the Purge. It really doesn't and anyone who tells you otherwise is clearly on the reefer. So, in all honesty, this movie really doesn't offer anything that I haven't seen before. The thing is that, quite frankly, it's not a new concept to poke fun at the corporate world. I could mention Office Space, but that really isn't a horror movie (or maybe it is in a subversive manner). Bloodsucking Bastards, Mayhem, maybe even Severance immediately come to mind. Though, having said that, this send-up of the corporate structure, where it's dog eat dog, with everybody trying to get the next major promotion and the big contract that will earn them a raise, isn't necessarily a tired concept, but it's something that we've seen done. Whereas the Purge failed to provide you with the genre thrills, this movie definitely doesn't hold back on them. And that's the case with this movie as well. It didn't live up to that concept but, eventually, it turned into a fun genre-movie, with the sort of wish-fulfillment that that type of movie definitely needed. I remember looking forward to the original Purge because of how great of a concept it had.
The original with Ethan Hawke, not the one coming out in less than a month. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of the first Purge movie. Social commentary, darkly comedic humor, incredibly violent. This has all the ingredients to make for a movie that I would end up enjoying. I love the first Guardians and the second, while not as consistent, turned up being a really good movie as well. I love Slither and I should probably watch it again some time soon. It's written by Sean and James Gunn, the latter of which has written and directed Slither and both Guardians of the Galaxy. Let's move on to the film, shall we? This is a very interesting movie. I suppose that's neither here nor there, I suppose. Though, to be fair, I did have a later lunch than normal, so that might explain things. It is now 11:28 pm and I haven't had dinner. The goal, for me, seems to be start these reviews as late as I possibly can without actually having eaten yet.
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