Film Review: Rampage
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cert: 12A
Director: Brad Peyton
Screenwriter: (screenplay by) Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel, story by) Ryan Engle
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton, P.J. Byrne, Demetrius Grosse, Jack Quaid, Breanne Hill, Matt Gerald, Will Yun Lee, Urijah Faber, Bruce Blackshear.
Running time: 1h 47min
Parents advised reading before viewing the film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: sexual suggestion was made by main characters
Violence & Gore: the 12A is a little low for this film as the violence from the monsters was a little bloody, blood from carnage was shown
Profanity: Sexual jokes, F-word suggestion by flipping the bird
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Chemical drugs that changed normal animals into monsters
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Some scene are extremely violent and one scene that makes you jump
Story: Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent gorilla, who has been in his care since birth, but a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster. As newly created monsters tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams up with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.
Likes: For those that don't remember or ever heard of Rampage, it's a 1986 arcade game by Bally Midway where players take control of gigantic monsters called Lizzy (lizard), Ralph (wolf) and George (Ape) trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces. you try to win each round by completely reduced the city buildings to rubble. The games rights are currently owned by Warner Bros. via their purchase of Midway Games which over the years has evolved and changed.
Gotta hand it to the director of this film, it’s one hell of a hard story to write considering this was just a button bashing game with hardly any story, to begin with. I'm pretty impressed with what he actually has done here. After the first few scenes as we're introduced to the main character of the film, we're given a reason to what’s happening, rather than the typical monsters just show up and cause chaos cliche storyline motive and cause chaos motive which most films seem to adapt.
It especially works well as the science actually used in this film is real science with DNA splicing just without the monster defect, but splicing has been used for a while in current day science which is why this film is a slight cut above the rest. Yes, this film is a switch your brain off type of film because there are moments that defy all logic, but it's extremely fun entertainment with funny humour amongst all the chaos that happens around the main characters.
"All of the cast's performances." is spot on with the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson showing a humanitarian side with George, He even used sign language to communicate which was a brilliant idea that gives the film some realism. Naomie Harris brings a great performance playing Dr. Kate Caldwell has great chemistry with Johnson purely from an acting stand point which makes the characters more believable, but where this film shines most is Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character, I sense a few hints of Negan from The walking dead in his character with his manner and the way he comes across, just without the evil side, but you could still tell in his character he had a ruthless streak with a badass cowboy attitude.
Malin Akerman is actually pretty good at playing the ruthless villain in this film as the head of the company who caused this whole mess. It's that ruthless side she has in doing anything it takes to keep a project safe even put someone life in danger to get what she wants. This worked for her character along with Jake Lacy, who I believe was playing her idiot brother, who was her right-hand man in the company. His performance is perfect playing the typical dumb cowardly type of person who would run away from anything.
As for the film as a whole, the CGI and story direction is pretty solid, considering it comes from a button mashing game, but I can see why some people may find this film a little dumb. But at the end of the day, this isn't an intelligent film. It's not meant to be. It's a fun entertaining film that is meant to go the way it did. Adapting this type of game to a movie is hard. The director has done a great job with it in my opinion. The monster design is fantastic. they changed Lizzy and Ralph slightly, but that understandable considering the DNA that was used in the experiment.This is a monster smashing, chaos movie with good action and good acting.
If you are fan of the actual games this film won't disappoint. Good direction, good acting, good CGI animation of the creatures, funny moments that will make you laugh-what more do you want? This is a film I recommended watching on the big screen totally worth watching.
Dislikes: There was a moment toward the end where the green screen effects did show slightly fake, this might have been an editing error, but all in all this film wasn't that bad.
The film age certification should've been a little higher than a 12A - PG 13 as most of the moment were pretty vicious and bloody with some scary moments which may be too much for some younger viewers.
Overall: Great acting, good monster chaos moments, funny and entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 8 out of 10 for game adaption
Cert: 12A
Director: Brad Peyton
Screenwriter: (screenplay by) Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal, Adam Sztykiel, story by) Ryan Engle
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton, P.J. Byrne, Demetrius Grosse, Jack Quaid, Breanne Hill, Matt Gerald, Will Yun Lee, Urijah Faber, Bruce Blackshear.
Running time: 1h 47min
Parents advised reading before viewing the film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: sexual suggestion was made by main characters
Violence & Gore: the 12A is a little low for this film as the violence from the monsters was a little bloody, blood from carnage was shown
Profanity: Sexual jokes, F-word suggestion by flipping the bird
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Chemical drugs that changed normal animals into monsters
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Some scene are extremely violent and one scene that makes you jump
Likes: For those that don't remember or ever heard of Rampage, it's a 1986 arcade game by Bally Midway where players take control of gigantic monsters called Lizzy (lizard), Ralph (wolf) and George (Ape) trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces. you try to win each round by completely reduced the city buildings to rubble. The games rights are currently owned by Warner Bros. via their purchase of Midway Games which over the years has evolved and changed.
Gotta hand it to the director of this film, it’s one hell of a hard story to write considering this was just a button bashing game with hardly any story, to begin with. I'm pretty impressed with what he actually has done here. After the first few scenes as we're introduced to the main character of the film, we're given a reason to what’s happening, rather than the typical monsters just show up and cause chaos cliche storyline motive and cause chaos motive which most films seem to adapt.
It especially works well as the science actually used in this film is real science with DNA splicing just without the monster defect, but splicing has been used for a while in current day science which is why this film is a slight cut above the rest. Yes, this film is a switch your brain off type of film because there are moments that defy all logic, but it's extremely fun entertainment with funny humour amongst all the chaos that happens around the main characters.
"All of the cast's performances." is spot on with the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson showing a humanitarian side with George, He even used sign language to communicate which was a brilliant idea that gives the film some realism. Naomie Harris brings a great performance playing Dr. Kate Caldwell has great chemistry with Johnson purely from an acting stand point which makes the characters more believable, but where this film shines most is Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character, I sense a few hints of Negan from The walking dead in his character with his manner and the way he comes across, just without the evil side, but you could still tell in his character he had a ruthless streak with a badass cowboy attitude.
Malin Akerman is actually pretty good at playing the ruthless villain in this film as the head of the company who caused this whole mess. It's that ruthless side she has in doing anything it takes to keep a project safe even put someone life in danger to get what she wants. This worked for her character along with Jake Lacy, who I believe was playing her idiot brother, who was her right-hand man in the company. His performance is perfect playing the typical dumb cowardly type of person who would run away from anything.
As for the film as a whole, the CGI and story direction is pretty solid, considering it comes from a button mashing game, but I can see why some people may find this film a little dumb. But at the end of the day, this isn't an intelligent film. It's not meant to be. It's a fun entertaining film that is meant to go the way it did. Adapting this type of game to a movie is hard. The director has done a great job with it in my opinion. The monster design is fantastic. they changed Lizzy and Ralph slightly, but that understandable considering the DNA that was used in the experiment.This is a monster smashing, chaos movie with good action and good acting.
If you are fan of the actual games this film won't disappoint. Good direction, good acting, good CGI animation of the creatures, funny moments that will make you laugh-what more do you want? This is a film I recommended watching on the big screen totally worth watching.
Dislikes: There was a moment toward the end where the green screen effects did show slightly fake, this might have been an editing error, but all in all this film wasn't that bad.
The film age certification should've been a little higher than a 12A - PG 13 as most of the moment were pretty vicious and bloody with some scary moments which may be too much for some younger viewers.
Overall: Great acting, good monster chaos moments, funny and entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5 for Entertainment / 8 out of 10 for game adaption
Ah Rampage, a game I spent untold hours playing on my NES as a kid, mainly because it had no save option so either you played it until the end or you had to start over. Since punching every building in the United States to rubble takes a few hours, it was exceedingly rare that I got to play long enough to see the end.
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