Hey, here's an idea for the new year. What if a bunch of us get together somewhere and burn all copies of movies like "Wolf Creek?"
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12/27/05
Wolf Creek (2005)
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Reviews Counted:105
Fresh:56
Rotten:49
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: , Theatrical Release
US Box Office: $15,948,074
Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour... [More]
Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Director: Greg McLean
Reviews for Wolf Creek
There's no substitute for bad taste. And this one has it double-barreled, both in the timing of its release and as a movie, one said to be loosely based on fact.
12/25/05
Top CriticThe even pacing and attention to character detail is what makes that harrowing second half so effective.
12/25/05
There's no suspense, really, and the movie is carelessly vague about the victims, who have as much personality as lambs lining up for the slaughter.
12/25/05
This is some horror flick.
12/25/05
The four actors fit into their respective roles nicely, though in the case of Jarrat's bushman Mick, nice isn't quite the right word.
12/25/05
What is the point, other than to show up the director's technical skill at presenting mutilation?
12/25/05
Killers don't need motivation anymore, just opportunity. And despite game efforts to throw us off the scene, to surprise us into who will live and tell the tale, there aren't any surprises.
12/25/05
Jarrat's jolly-creepy performance might place Mick in the pantheon of great movie killers.
12/25/05
Just because Dimension considered Greg McLean's nasty exploitation flick worthy of their time and money doesn't mean it deserves yours.
12/25/05
Made with the intention to scare moviegoers silly, and it succeeds.
12/25/05
As the situation grows more dire, and the film turns the screws, you remain thoroughly invested in the plight of its protagonists, because McLean has taken the time to make you care about each of his three main characters.
12/25/05
An initially promising horror film that turns exploitive, Wolf Creek fails to deliver the requisite payoff considering its leisurely pace.
12/25/05
Top CriticDisappointingly formulaic.
12/25/05
You want to close your eyes but can't -- a sure sign the horror is working.
12/25/05
Wolf provides some scares, but the audience is the biggest victim of all.
12/25/05
Top CriticAs a purely visceral -- in both senses of the word -- exercise, Australian import Wolf Creek is extremely effective.
12/25/05
A very unpleasant movie.
12/25/05
That's not a horror flick. This is a horror flick.
12/25/05
Writer/director Greg McLean shows a deft hand setting up the audience and terrorizing us, but doesn't do it enough or early enough in the film.
12/25/05
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