Rampage (2018)

I can understand why this film is getting low ratings, because it can be very cliched and cheesy (especially with the dialogue), but that doesn't take away how fun it was!!

It's no doubt that it's the action and special effects that really drive this film and there are some pretty intense action sequences, not just the RAMPAGE in the last 20 minutes, which was probably the most fun I've had in a movie for a while.

The chemistry between Dwayne and George is very good, although I feel it could've had a more emotional element to it. In regards to the humor, some of it landed and some didn't.

Overall, If you go into this film and turn your brain off and just enjoy what it is, I think you'll have a lot of fun with it. The film understands that it is ridiculous and a bit far fetched but again, it's really fun (especially the last 20mins).

Go and experience this, you won't regret it.

Fmovies: My first review on this so I'll try keep it awesome without causing any spoilers or anything along those lines. (This is all in my opinion) Firstly, this movie was epic! Brad Peyton delivers.

The movie was filled with action, with insane sequences of destruction. George is hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing!

The camera work was executed well, the directing was great, the dialogue I felt could've been tweaked.

Overall, if you like action and destruction films then you'll love this movie as it's filled with action, suspense, humor and Dwayne Johnson!

Inspired by the classic Arcade and later various other systems game of the same name, the movie boasts a predictably simple premise and let's just say the characters are not too complex.. yeah. But this is OK! Nobody will see this movie for compelling characters and dramatic scenes. The cast is mostly just passable, with the exception of Johnson(who always rocks!) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan who turns in one hell of an entertaining government agent, and of course George the gorilla is also one cool dude.

It is like a live action Saturday morning cartoon! It's fun, high octane action with some pretty sweet scenes and solid effects. If you want to see a popcorn flick then look no further, if you remember the games nostalgia might be included!

Rampage fmovies. It's a Rampage movie, I'm not sure what else people are expecting walking into this movie. It's fun, filled with action and very little on working on guy/girl romance which I always thought deviated from the plot anyhow. It's full of action, adventure and very slight amount of problem solving and that's all you need from a movie like this.

Based on the 1986 video game of the same name Rampage is the mindless cgi filled take your brain out movie you'd expect, but has a bit of charm to it (Bit).

I played Rampage as a kid, it was one of those fantastic games that got sequels but nothing that followed ever came close to meeting its quality. But it had no story, it was devoid of plot! So how could you possibly make a movie based on it over 30yrs later?

Well they did and the story is thinner than Kate Moss's waistline. It tells the story of everyones favourite wrestler turner actor the Rock chasing after the genetically modified gorilla he saved years before. Cue cgi, chaos, monsters, falling buildings, explosions and all the usual tropes.

With all three original monster George, Ralph and Lizzie (Though nobody acknowledges Lizzie's name) it's about as loyal as it can physically be considering the lack of material to actually work with.

I still can't get my head around why they would make it? Whats next? Tetris? Lemmings? Worms? Roland on the Ropes?

It's big, it's shiney, it's overbudget and it's as dumb as they come. Generally I despise films like this and consider them to be a problem within the industry but credit where credit is due Rampage does have some redeeming qualities.

Some of the humour is on point, it's heart is in the right place and Jeffrey Dean Morgan steals the entire film.

Passable stuff if you can get past the sheer unadulterated stupidity of it all.

The Good:

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

A few nods to the video game

The Bad:

Dumb beyond belief

Simply shouldn't really exist

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Jeffrey Dean Morgans face should be in the dictionary next to awesome, amazing and godlike.

Forgetting Lizzie's name is just lame

Genetic engineering turns wolves into porcupines and squirrel monkeys

I suddenly want to play the original game!

A lot better than expected. And on IMAX 3D this was a winner.

Recommended!

I hate trailers, and tried to watch the trailer after I watched the movie.. well, it shows EVERYTHING! If you want to see the movie without knowing what's going to happen, do NOT see the trailer.

I'm not sure why the trailers are so long and so revealing. They ruin everything for me. And in cinemas I have to watch a whole bunch of them!