Diagonaldi Very well executed

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Scott LeBrun Robert Kurtzmans' "The Rage" is basically for those people who judge how successful a horror movie is by its level of violence. The gore reaches beautifully over the top levels, and some of the grisly highlights are sure to generate enthusiastic laughs of approval from the audience. As for the story, this is pretty damn derivative stuff, but then one can't imagine very many people, including the filmmakers and viewers, caring much about that. This is first and foremost a showcase for makeup effects teams.A demented research doctor, Viktor Vasilienko (Andrew Divoff, star of Kurtzmans' "Wishmaster") is hellbent on getting revenge on a world that seemed out to get him. It seems that he'd discovered the cure for cancer, but pharmaceutical interests wanted to quash his efforts. So now he works in seclusion, infecting unfortunate test subjects with a "rage mutagen" that hideously deforms them. One of these subjects escapes, and allows the infection to spread, aided by the plethora of vultures in the area. Now an inane group of youngsters who'd been attending a rave in the woods are in peril and have to run for their lives.One good thing is that Kurtzmans' pacing is pretty solid; this movie goes through its motions with efficiency. Other than Divoff, who's fun as usual, other draws in the cast include "Phantasm" series veteran Reggie Bannister as Uncle Ben, and Erin Brown, a.k.a. Misty Mundae, as one of the tormented youngsters. Most of the supporting performances are pretty abysmal, but Divoff makes up for that with his villainous portrayal. Overall "The Rage" is generic stuff, but it doesn't pretend to be anything more, and that may be enough to suit some horror fans. The ending falls short of being really satisfying, but until then the movie is good for a number of chuckles and thrills.Six out of 10.

yawp-network (Acknowledgement to the immortal Joe Bob Briggs) eM's Grindhouse:Robert Kurtzman's no-budget, grade Z splatterfest, which I've subtitled, "Blood-sucking Zombie Buzzards from Beyond the Grave." Pure drive-in exploitation featuring wonderful old-school in-camera effects, including puppetry, rear-screen projection, and something I haven't seen in a while--stop-motion animation.Zombie-fu. Mad scientist-fu. Bone-saw fu. Ax-fu. No firearms, but a surprisingly unending supply of baseball bats. Topless aardvarking in a convertible. Nubile dancing girls, a throwback to the fabulous Russ Meyer films of the 60s.Notable quote: KAT: "Why is this happening? Is God punishing us?" No, Kat. He's punishing US.And we love it.eM sez: check it out.

stormruston I am not sure why this movie is only at 4.4? Sure its the quality of the re-animator or from beyond, but those where great "B" movies. So is this and the effects with the exception of the vultures are pretty good! This movie is gruesome from start to finish and only truly tasteless once.The sort of bad:The vultures? Who the hell thought up those and how much was spent on them? Not much! But the juxtaposition between their violence and comical look actually added to the sur-realness of the mayhem.The pretty good:Plenty of gore and blood in this little gem of a "B" movie. And good scene chewing by Andrew Divoff, he is great! The rest of the cast are pretty good too. Everything about this movie is over the top and every death is a gory one.There is a lot of entertainment to be had in this movie if you do not take it seriously, and who could? But just watch it for what it is: a classic "B" gore fest along the lines of the re-animator.

gorefan82 Wow. This movie had it all. From the first 10 minutes, you know this movie will be a blast. I did anyway. Of course you will probably have to be a hardcore horror/gore fan to enjoy this ride. You can't go in watching this expecting a high quality Emmy nominated horror flick. You have to have an open mind and should probably be in the mood to witness some nasty gruesome fun. I LOVED it. First off, Andrew Divoff has always been a good actor in my mind and in this movie, he ROCKED. The other actors and actresses, I can't say were good by any means. They were average if not below average. BUT who cares. This movie was fun regardless. I've seen much worse acting in my day. What made this movie shine was its abundant blood and gore. Yeah yeah, the CGI wasn't the greatest but I don't think it took away from the nastiness of it. Plus the makeup they used was excellent. The mutations looked gross and made my stomach queasy, and it takes a lot to effect me that way. The plot was pretty simple, nothing really new, but the action was non stop and exciting. The movie flew by quickly. Time flies when you are having fun. I also found this movie pretty funny in some parts. Maybe it wasn't intended to be, but I laughed quite a bit. If you enjoy a good classic horror film filled with non stop blood and gore, action packed fun, this movie is defiantly for you. True horror fans will appreciate this. I know I do.