The Rage (2007) 4/10

The Rage is directed by Robert Kurtzman of KNB effects fame and director of Wishmaster. I really like wish master in all its cheesy glory because there was a film unafraid to be gory in a time in the 90s when gore was looked down upon in mainstream films. I didn't have high hopes for The Rage but I thought it would at least be fun. Sadly it isn't.

The Rage is about a mad scientist that creates a "rage" virus that he plans to unleash upon the earth, and then save the earth with an antidote, thus becoming the worlds biggest hero. Of course he becomes infected and the virus gets out infecting the locals of a small forest town. How will a bunch of incredibly annoying and unrealistic college kids save the day?

The professor is played by the Wishmaster himself Andrew Divoff and he's the only reason to watch the film. He's a great horror guy and it's a shame he was never given a fair shake. He could have been the next Robert Englund, but I digress. Once again here's a film that could have been good if the main characters were tolerable. They're not. We've got the token black guy, the jock, the slut, the prep, the nerd. Bland city. Of course they don't get along and they spend most of the film arguing. Sure there's tons of gore in the film, i wouldn't expect anything less but the gore aint that great. See, Kurtzman didn't do the gore. He hired someone else to do it. Its ok, but i was expecting some KNB status stuff. I guess the film was so low budget he couldn't afford himself to do the gore! The plot is a bit slow and by the end i just didn't give a damn about anything that was happening. Perhaps in about 10 years this will be re-released as a hidden gem and age will look fondly on the movie as so many overlooked horror flicks from the 80's are now. I'm sure no one cared about The Burning when it came out but looking back, its actually really good. Who knows.

In the end The Rage is bland and follows a path traveled far to many times. Bummer.

Gore-high

Nudity-mild

Overall - 4/10