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[Video] ‘The Purge,’ ‘Anarchy’ and ‘Election Year’ Get the Honest Trailers Treatment and It’s Pretty Spot On
“They’re like Get Out… with infinitely less subtlety.”
Now out in theaters, The First Purge goes back to the beginning for a prequel to the first three films, showing us how and why the annual event began in the first place. Of course, the franchise itself actually began back in 2013 with The Purge, followed by the action-heavy sequels The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: Election Year.
You’d be hard pressed to find a horror franchise with a more intriguing concept than The Purge, which centers on the idea of future-America dedicating 12 hours each year to a lawless night of depravity that allows the country’s citizens to “unleash the beast” and do whatever they please in the hopes that they’ll be less kill-happy on the other 364 days of the year.
An awesome concept for a horror franchise, to be sure, but the films have never quite managed to live up to the potential inherent to that premise. Mind you, I love the one-two punch of The Purge and The Purge: Anarchy, one a home invasion film with a killer hook and the other a straight up action-exploitation flick, but the franchise has to date proven itself to be one that only really has one drum to beat and never quite manages to beat it that well. The First Purge is no exception, as it aims for social commentary but is far too under-cooked to resonate.
In any event, Screen Junkies gave the first three films their always humorous “Honest Trailers” treatment this week, and they make some great points about this underachieving franchise…
An Indonesian remake of Justin Powell andDavid Charbonier’s intense 2021 thriller The Boy Behind the Door, titled Monster, is on its way. Netflix has unveiled images from the twisted thriller ahead of its debut on the streaming service.
In Monster, “After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.”
As of now, Netflix hasn’t set an official date for Monster, only that it’s coming soon.
Monster is directed by Rako Prijanto and written by Alim Sudio. It stars Sultan Hamonangan, Anantya Kirana, Alex Abbad, and Marsha Timothy.
The Boy Behind the Door follows twelve-year-old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, as they’re abducted from a park. Bobby wakes alone in a trunk and escapes, only to return when he realizes his best friend is still held captive inside a desolate house.
The Indonesian remake gender swaps the ill-fated kids embarking on a harrowing cat-and-mouse chase to escape, but, according to an interview with Kapanlagi, Monster also updates the original story by making one of the main characters mute. Meaning, expect very little dialogue in this update. The change will likely make the horror-thriller even more suspenseful, which is saying a lot considering how intense The Boy Behind the Door is.
I wrote in my review of The Boy Behind the Door that “it gives a unique and intense spin on the home invasion. The constant ratcheting of tension leaves you alternating between edge-of-your-seat panic and cringe-worthy repulsion; this thriller isn’t afraid to put its children through absolute hell.”
Check out new images from Monster below, as well as a tense trailer from the film’s premiere at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival last November.
Stay tuned for an official release date as it’s announced, but expect this to arrive on Netflix soon.
Monster. Anantya Kirana as Alana in Monster. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
Monster. Alex Abbad as Jack in Monster. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024
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