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Everyone else seems to have gotten their origin story, so why not a pre-Purge America?
Set twelve years before the events of the chilling original, the film unravels a yarn that essentially demonstrates how such a rule would find itself in an otherwise civilized society.
Though hardly inspired by the Frank Miller’s and Christopher Nolan’s of the cinematic world, Blumhouse’s “Purge” prequel, appropriately titled “The First Purge”, certainly isn’t without some stout pluses.
Series staple James DeMonaco’s libretto isn’t so much an out-and-out gorefest as it frighteningly real – in that those uncomfortable scares and goosebump-evoking moments are an eerie representation of our times. Are we only years away from having a real Purge!?
Gerard McMurray’s “The First Purge”, much like its predecessors, and for that matter, most of the “Saw” series, will undoubtedly appeal to those who found the very first film in their respective franchises to be unforgettable experiences. Like most film series, “The Purge” films don’t get better as they continue – this latest one, for example, seems a little stitched together in parts – but they do maintain the same sense of fun and thrills found in each subsequent chapter.
Disc : The Blu-ray transfer is top-notch – a sublimely detailed and sharp image alongside a truly blissful super mix at 7.1.
Extras-wise, there’s nothing here to write home about – a sole deleted scene and some featurettes – but the quality of the film itself makes the disc a worthwhile pick-up alone.
