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Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek

Below is the old review I did for Wolf Creek:

I attempted to see this the other day. Granted, I didn't read much about it or really know anything in-depth about it. The premise is simple: three young folks go camping/hiking in the Outback and shit goes all fucked thanks to a crazy mofo. Think Wrong Turn, minus the inbred mutants. I like crazy mofo movies...usually. But before I get into that, I'll explain more on the actual film.

I've read people complaining that nothing happens in the first 45 mins. Basically, that's right. It's these 3 people and their shenanigans as they go on this camping/road trip expedition. I suppose the purpose is to give the audience a chance to somewhat get to know these characters. I say somewhat cause we never really know these characters' stories. I suppose it's irrelevant and the background that we have is enough to give us some sort of emotional connection for when the shit goes down. Right? Er...

The trio eventually makes their way to Wolf Creek, a meteorite park. It's a 3 hour hike to the crater and when the group returns their car doesn't work. Of course.

Note: If you are ever in some remote location backpacking, camping, etc., and your car suddenly doesn't work when you step away from it for a bit, take this as a warning that some crazy bastard is fucking with you.

Enter the crazy bastard. Sure, he seems like a nice guy. But we know he's crazy. They always are. He tows the group back to crazy town to "fix the car".

Another Note: If said crazy bastard magically appears out of nowhere and claims to not only know how to fix your car, but happens to have the parts at his crib, don't believe him. First of all, it's too coincidental. Second, real "sane" people don't actually have random auto parts laying around. (And if you're reading this and saying "Bitch please! I do!", you're probably a crazy car breaking mafucka in the making.)

Okay...crazy man...crazy town...broken car. This is when shit gets crazy. Not to spoil the element of surprise, it is soon revealed to the 3 guests that this man is fucking nuts. And then we get treated to various torture and killings and craziness.

Now this is precisely what caused me to walk out. I can handle the killings. But to see long, extended torture scenes is just too much. There was one particular scene that did me in. I felt physically ill. At this point, I no longer cared what happened to the characters. (Later, I did do a search for spoilers to find out what did happen in the end. I would have been disappointed. )

The film quality seemed grainy, which actually helped the feel of the movie. But for the lack of character development, extended torture and fucking pointless shots (such as filming from inside the car at the actors outside of the car) that were probably done to "look cool", and for the fact that there were 3 morons who sat by us and talked the entire time, I'm giving it one banana. ("That last one has nothing to do with the movie", you say. It sure fucking does. Obviously, the movie wasn't entertaining enough to distract those bitches from the shiny bright lights of their cellphones.)

I've given the movie another try while it was playing on Starz. Gore level, it didn't affect me as much. I still cringed at the scene, but I was a little more interested in seeing it all played out. Plus, I was able to watch this in the comfort of my own home as opposed to becoming embittered by fellow movie watchers and spewing out a diatribe. It got under my skin, which I think it really intended to do. I'd like to see more in terms of character, but to look at this as strictly a horror movie, did it fulfill it's purpose to disturb and scare? Yes, it did. I've adjusted my rating to 2 and a half nanas.

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