The Aggression Scale (2012)

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This one, even though it's a few years old was very hard to find. After watching, it's rareness DOES surprise me as it is so watchable. The acting of the kids is pretty, pretty, pretty good. The girl who started out annoying but quickly grew on me. More especially the boy. It is refreshing to have a boy who isn't haunted (Paranormal Activity), annoying (The Purge) or Anakin Skywalker. In additional notes it's good to see Ray Wise still working and also appearing is Dana Ashbrook. Ah memories of Lara Palmer.

I saw this first on a DVD in 2012. Was browsing the dvds n came across this title. Immediately searched IMDb n read some good reviews. Most reviewers have described this movie as Home Alone on steroids. Indeed. Add a lil of Rambo too. The plot is simple - a group of armed men attack a family looking for stolen money, the children hit back. Awesome flick. There's plenty of shotgun/gun violence, stabbing, bashing, limb breaking, hand skewering, and bloody booby-traps. This is a tense, suspenseful and violent movie nicely directed by Steven C. Miller n the cast has given decent performance. Ryan Hartwig (the kid) is creepy as hell with an anger issue. His role was wordless and he really nailed it. I have enjoyed Millers Automaton Transfusion n Silent Night, Deadly Night. Heard that Miller will b directing Escape Plan. Thats some good news.

Ever wondered what would REALLY happen if someone fell prey to all of Kevin's traps in Home Alone... and they weren't treated like cartoon characters like the Wet Bandits were, by simply shrugging off their injuries? Well, look no further, as four nasty men get their comeuppance when they kill the parents of a pair of young siblings, while searching for stolen money. It just so happens the young lad has been diagnosed with a psychotic illness, and exacts his revenge in the most brutal way possible... by setting up some Rambo-style traps and maiming each one, to the point where perhaps they wished they'd knocked on someone else's door that day...It's always been a passion of mine to see ordinary people having to resort to extreme methods to stay alive, and here it's undeniably satisfying to witness these children use the most common of household objects to dismember these thugs a piece at a time. There's no doubt they deserve their horrendous fate, so don't feel guilty if you feel a sense of catharsis while the slaughter is enveloping. True, it could be better edited, and needless to say the plot requires a pill the size of an elephant to swallow.But you know what? It doesn't matter... and as that Landrover was about to smash into that trailer just before the end credits, I realised I felt something I haven't for a long time while watching a movie: Complete And Utter Gratification. As sick as it may sound... 7/10

I could write 100.000 words about how horrible this so-called movie is, but that would not even justify it enough, but what chocks me the most is to see how high IMDb has rated it. This, and this alone, was my reason to give it a chance, but I must say that IMDb ratings is not as trustworthy as it once wore. I think one of the previous reviews nails it down pretty well by saying "if this movie had been rewritten by a better writer, directed by a better director and recast, it would have been pretty good" Well, I think it would take much more then that but OK. Maybe, and just maybe, it could have been an average film. But come on guys.. What a disrespect for the viewers. How little effort can you possible have put in the creation of this horrible excuse for a movie. If I only could get those 85 minutes back.. Oh well.. At least Im not the one putting my name on the back of that piece of C**P