Rampage is one of those pictures in which the viewer has to surrender all reasoning and think creatively before making a commitment to watching it. This whopper of a motion picture contains ample fodder for the desperate moviegoer including far-fetched plot details, fast paced action sequences, multiple setting sites, just deserts, destruction & explosions, juvenile humor, guns, and just enough swearing and blood to garner a PG-13 rating.
Adding to the ridiculousness is the appropriately cast Dwayne Johnson. (Why doesn't anyone call him "The Rock" anymore? He's not grown up enough to go by his legal name.) Once again The Rock saves the day, and the world, from complete ruin as not only his physique, but also his character's military experience enables him to: survive being knocked around, operate various military vehicles and weaponry, kick in security doors, break out of plastic handcuffs at just the right moment, escape from a crashing plane while securing parachutes on two other escapees, completely ignore the close range gunshot to his abdomen, crash land a helicopter, and keep his composure while exchanging juvenile insults in the other guy's face.
I did not see any previews for this piece of work, but saw it simply for nostalgic purposes. Rampage conjured memories of the '80s when we'd take family trips to the mall in Pensacola or Mobile and Dad would give me and my two older brothers each a dollar to blow in the arcade lined with upright and seated video game consoles including Double Dragon, Punch Out, Spy Hunter, Excitebike, Dig Dug, Ikari Warriors, Operation Wolf and Rampage. Thanks to the producers for an indirect homage to those long extinct venues by including a shot of the destruction of a Dave & Buster's locale.
Much like the coin operated video games of yore, Rampage is one of those pictures that movie producers use to lure shallow consumers for an easy and overpriced buck. Have fun!
Adding to the ridiculousness is the appropriately cast Dwayne Johnson. (Why doesn't anyone call him "The Rock" anymore? He's not grown up enough to go by his legal name.) Once again The Rock saves the day, and the world, from complete ruin as not only his physique, but also his character's military experience enables him to: survive being knocked around, operate various military vehicles and weaponry, kick in security doors, break out of plastic handcuffs at just the right moment, escape from a crashing plane while securing parachutes on two other escapees, completely ignore the close range gunshot to his abdomen, crash land a helicopter, and keep his composure while exchanging juvenile insults in the other guy's face.
I did not see any previews for this piece of work, but saw it simply for nostalgic purposes. Rampage conjured memories of the '80s when we'd take family trips to the mall in Pensacola or Mobile and Dad would give me and my two older brothers each a dollar to blow in the arcade lined with upright and seated video game consoles including Double Dragon, Punch Out, Spy Hunter, Excitebike, Dig Dug, Ikari Warriors, Operation Wolf and Rampage. Thanks to the producers for an indirect homage to those long extinct venues by including a shot of the destruction of a Dave & Buster's locale.
Much like the coin operated video games of yore, Rampage is one of those pictures that movie producers use to lure shallow consumers for an easy and overpriced buck. Have fun!