The Rage (2007)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Robert Kurtzman

Writers:

John Bisson (story)
Robert Kurtzman (story)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A Mega-Dose of Pure Terror

Plot:

A crazed scientist experimenting with a rage virus on innocent victims in a laboratory in the woods. When his monstrous subjects escape and vultures devour their remains, they became mutations seeking to feed on humans. |

Plot Keywords:

Mutation | Vulture | Laboratory | Blood | Experiment

Cast

Andrew Divoff	...	Dr. Viktor Vasilienko
Misty Mundae	...	Kat (as Erin Brown)
Ryan Hooks	...	Josh
Sean Serino	...	Pris
Rachel Scheer	...	Olivia
Anthony Clark	...	Jay
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Larry (as Christopher Nelson)
Reggie Bannister	...	Uncle Ben
Angela Gasparec	...	Cheating Girl
Matt Jerrams	...	The Commander / Mathius
Alan Tuskes	...	Gor
Jillian McLaughlin	...	Shelly
Charles Price	...	Gooey
Sean Rodgers	...	Gimp Cage Freak
Carl Hunnell	...	Squib Head Freak

Also Known As:

Robert Kurtzman's The Rage (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language, some sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Company:

Precinct 13 Entertainment

Trivia:

Mushroomhead are the band performing at the midnight rave scene. They also shot their videos for Damage Done and 12 Hundred on the set of The Rage.

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Great gore flick.

This flick was entertaining in all of its bad a good glory.

It's basically about a Russian scientist with his lab in the woods experimenting with a rage serum in which he infects his human test subjects. One of the infected gets out and dies in the woods where upon vultures feed on the corpse and get infected as well. So then of course teens leaving a rave party are left stranded in the woods and are attacked by the blood thirsty birds.

The acting was not the greatest at all, barely passable, but not distractingly horrible.

The CGI effect were also lacking, but again effective. Mainly the CGI was for the vultures, but a couple of awful looking explosions and one decapitated corpse spewing blood was thrown in.

Where this movie really shined was in the gore effects, which were fantastic. Not only that but tons of it is present here. Also, the flick didn't take itself seriously, so a good laugh can be found at times.

I should also mention that movies about killer avians really throw me off to the point of where I'd rather not even watch one, no matter how good they may be. Without spoiling anything I would just have to say give this one a try, you'll find more than your typical "killer birds" flick.

Overall I was impressed and entertained by this B movie gore fest.