DVD release: 2005 Written and Directed by: Greg McLean
Starring:
John Jarratt as Mick Taylor Cassandra
Magrath as Liz Hunter Kestie Morassi
as Kristy Earl Nathan Phillips as Ben
Mitchell
Is Wolf Creek the Aussie version of The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre? I have heard that
comparison before, and there are some similarities in terms of torture
and setting. Wolf Creek
is not, however, a blatant rip-off that is devoid of imagination. The
promotional message for this movie states that it is based on a true
story...and it is certainly feasible and believable as such. Here's the
story.
Three college-aged kids set off
across the outback in Australia for a
cross-country adventure. One of the stops planned is at "Wolf Creek",
the site of the largest meteor crater in the world.
After a near-miss confrontation with some
local folks (the Australian version of "rednecks"
no doubt) our trio finds the beginning point of a 3 hour hike to the
crater site. Add a bit of sexual tension between the one male and one
of the girls, compounded by the fact that the OTHER girl slept with our
hero the night before, and you get a bit of character development and
an opportunity to care about these kids prior to their impending
doom.
The hike is fine, and to this point in Wolf Creek
it might as well be an Aussie-teen-road trip movie. Then things start
to get a bit strange.
Upon returning to their car
after the hike, each of them realizes that
their watches have stopped while showing the same hour. Then it's the
car...it won't start either. Since they are in the middle of the
Australian Outback this is a serious situation. Lucky for them (?) help
arrives as darkness falls - a personable bloke reminiscent of
"Crocodile Dundee".
The Outback "mountain man" can
fix their car, but the part necessary is
back at his house...and his house is several miles away. Nice guy that
he is, though, he will tow their dead car to his Aussie sanctuary and
fix it "good as new". Seems innocent enough, but then we know that Wolf
Creek is a horror movie...
Take a VERY long trip to
Dundee's compound, add some kind of drug in the water
the kids are offered, and the result is horror mayhem that rivals the
best in terms of graphic gore, suspense and terror.
Wolf Creek
seems to start slow, but the character development in
the beginning lulls the viewer into a feeling of calm and security that
is decidedly false. The scenes are shocking, the scares intense. Wolf
Creektakes you on a ride
that starts gently but then goes crashing out of control. Suspense is
high, and the co-eds rarely succumb to the common dumbness often
evident in the horror movie world.
If you want to be shocked, scared, and you
enjoy a bit of surprise at the ending, then Wolf Creek
is for you. This is one that you will want to own and watch again.
Might also be a great movie to watch with someone that hasn't been
exposed to much horror, as the beginning segments will not betray your
intention to scare the pants off your (former) friend. Highly Recommended.Questions
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Upon returning to their car
after the hike, each of them realizes that
their watches have stopped while showing the same hour. Then it's the
car...it won't start either. Since they are in the middle of the
Australian Outback this is a serious situation. Lucky for them (?) help
arrives as darkness falls - a personable bloke reminiscent of
"Crocodile Dundee".
