A.C.’s Review: A
couple years ago a movie came out called THE MAZE RUNNER following the
adventures of Thomas who finds himself waking up in a forest glade
surrounded by a dangerous
and deadly maze. The movie chronicled his attempt along with the other
teenage prisoners to escape the maze. Having successfully done so they
were immediately rescued from the evil organization known as The Wicked
(yeah, that’s sounds silly but hold on)
that put them into.
The
Wicked is using the teens and their natural immunity to find the cure
for a plague that has ravaged the world already decimated by solar
flares. The plague basically
turns people into “rage” zombies like in 28 DAYS LATER.
In
the new movie Thomas and his crew learn the rescuers are actually The
Wicked and they are intent on harvesting the special fluid in their
bodies to find the cure
for the plague. The result is a horrific existence neither dead or
alive strapped into cocoons while the fluid is being harvested. Once
discovering this Thomas and his crew beat feet in an audacious escape
from The Wicked compound and head for the mountains
where a resistance group The Right Arm, they hope will give them
shelter.
The
first movie was just okay but this follow up I enjoyed immensely as it
chronicled their flight across the post-apocalyptic landscape called The
Scorch. Not
only must they battle the elements but there are plenty of run ins with
the plague infected zombies called Cranks as well being pursued by
Wicked’s Security Chief
Jansen. Along the way they make allies and enemies. In the climax the
group finds themselves betrayed by one of their own and the movie ends
on a cliffhanger.
I
read the budget was only $65 million for this film which is hard to
believe. They did such a great job creating a CGI ruined city the group
journeys through that
you would have thought it really existed and it was filmed on location.
Very impressive.
All
in all a very good middle installment in what I assume is a trilogy and
where as I was not awaiting this part 2 I now look forward to part 3.
Best
Scene: Thomas must rescue one of his new allies Brenda as she is
trapped on a window in a toppled building. If she falls through she will
plummet to her death
and of course just as he is about to rescue her one of the savage
zombies shows up to make matter worse.
A.C.’s Rating: Full Price
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