That was so much better than the first one

Better than the first one. Shows more aspects of the purge 'philosophy' together with a danger of its miss-usage.

The opening 30 minutes are unbearably tense and then the film turns from horror to action thriller. Whilst the sense of tension lessens, the whole concept of The Purge is still frightening, and enough to give me nightmares.

A sequel to a fresh horror/thriller, what do you expect? Well, I didn't expect it to live up to the first of the series, but it did just that by being its own film. The Purge Anarchy isn't so much a sequel as it is another movie in the same universe. Where the first leaned on horror tendencies, this movie took the universe under an action/thriller lense and hit it perfectly. If you can't immerse yourself in a world where the idea of a Purge is accepted, none of these movies are for you. If you can, so far through the first two they've done a great job. Just like the first movie, the acting hits what it should and feels relatable. There aren't super twists and turns, but the movie doesn't need them to stand up on its own. In the end, this is a movie taking place in a universe you have to accept, but is well worth the watch if you're willing to do so.

This is an intriguing dark thriller masquerading as a horror movie. It is scary only on an emotional level and relies very little upon cheap scares. Although bloody, this film has a Hayes code styled sense of morality, and [spoiler] very few sympathetic characters die who don't deserve to. [/spoiler] It's not a perfect movie, and a lot of scenes and conceits are highly derivative. I mean, I saw that episode of Black Mirror! But "The Purge: Anarchy" is an unexpectedly enjoyable thrill-ride.