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Wolf Creek
DVD/APPROX. 99 MINS/2005/AUSTRALIA UNRATED
DVD/APPROX. 99 MINS/2005/AUSTRALIA UNRATED
This Australian film begins with local lad Ben readying himself to meet two young female British backpackers, Liz & Kristy. He grabs himself a used
car from a very dodgy and sleazy used car dealer for $1500 and sets off to meet with the two young ladies. They meet and everything is wine and
roses as they set off on their journey across the country which is initially kept at bay by some partying by the beachside at Broome on the western
coast of the mainland. A heavy night of drinking and frivolity is ended by a beachside slumber to which we are met with a beautiful morning twilight
scene as Liz takes a dip amid the onrushing waves.
They soon leave this behind and head off inland to find a meteorite crater site known as Wolf Creek. The countryside is fairly barren and we are
witness to some quite bad guitar playing and singing by Ben. Luckily for us viewers this part of the film is kept to a minimum as they continue their
quiet and lonely drive. Eventually they arrive at Wolf Creek and notice the end of the road is at a signposting for the trail trek which totals some 3
hours. They leave the car behind and skip along the track heading to the massive crater site. They arrive some time later and are amazed at the
size of the crater and stay awhile to glow in it's beauty.
As night begins to approach, they head back to the car and arrive as the last remnants of light are leaving the day behind. Liz takes the seat and
turns the key only to realize the car is not answering back. She continues to turn the key to the sound of silence from the car, Ben leaps out in an
act of pseudo bravado only for the girls to quickly realize he doesn't have a clue what he's looking for under the bonnet. They get back in the car
with the awkward realization that all they can do is to sit out the night, as they appear to be stuck in this situation till morning. Kristy believes she
can see a light in the distance, they all look on in eager anticipation, fear overwhelms them as they begin to think it's the UFO from a story Ben
had told them the night before but quickly it's noticed it's just a car. Ben leaps out to greet the driver who we see is played by John Jarrett, of
'Better Homes & Garden' fame. He introduces himself as Mick and takes a look at the car and tells the relieved kids that he can fix the car but will
have to tow it back to his camp some distance south of the location. The girls wish to be towed north to the town but after Ben talks to Mick by
the bonnet passing on this wish, he realizes he only has the option to either stay and hope someone else arrives in the morning to take them
north or to go with Mick to his camp. He opts to go with Mick and off they go. They eventually arrive some hours later at the camp and from here
things start to gather in darkness for the three kids. Much banter is had with Mick around the fire with some very uncomfortable moments such as
the stories he mentions about his past work of culling local animals and where it seems Mick becomes highly offended by some things Ben says;
just watch for Mick's reaction when Ben makes the Crocodile Dundee reference. This all eventually ends with Mick heading off to the car to replace
the damaged parts as the kids remain by the fire. It was here that I noticed they strangely and suddenly fall into sleep as Mick continues to work
on their car. This negative feeling I had was reinforced when Liz wakes from her slumber and the movie turns to one of disturbing darkness...
John Jarrett who plays Mick is one of the most spine-chilling characters in modern day cinema. Once they arrive at his camp his true nature begins
to surface and we are witness to the inner depths of his damaged psyche. This is not a horror film for people wishing to revel in gore scenes. It's
not campy or cheesy in any respect whatsoever. It's not for viewers wishing to see an action packed slasher-fest either. It has deliberate slow
pacing to develop character, to make us viewers care for the three young innocents lost in the world of the outback which is inhabited by a
monster amid nothingness. The scenes of confrontation are disturbing, for me it was like watching a new friend suffer in a situation of heinous
macabre brutality. There is no reason to laugh on any level, it's grim, dark and powerfully modeled. Its increased powerful impact for me may come
down to the fact it's a local film done in the country of my residence and I do believe that, the events shown in this film are ones which are
extremely realistic. This could really happen and it was somewhat based on recent real life events in Australia such as the 'Backpacker Murders' by
Ivan Milat who savagely murdered several backpackers in my state of New South Wales only around one to two hours from where I live which is
not too far south west from Sydney. It's also loosely based on the infamous murder of a young male British tourist in the outback a few years back
of which the girlfriend of the slain male survived to tell the story. When watching Mick performing his demented macabre acts of savagery, I could
seriously see flashes of Ivan Milat doing this very thing. Nothing could stop a huge chill from going down the spine when this happened.
I was truly left in silence by the end of this film. All I could do was stand in my room trying to take in what I had just seen. Greg McLean, the
director of Wolf Creek has truly made a horror film here which disturbs with it's gritty realism. I couldn't help but care for the kids stuck in this
world of pure terror and viciousness. Much like the disturbing reality of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre all that time ago in 1974, the events
portrayed in Wolf Creek have happened in some other form before and can happen today. This is dramatic horror at it's best with great acting
performances especially from John Jarrett playing the disturbed monster and Kestie Morassi who plays Kristy. Her scenes of fleeing the gathering
brutality are ones I could never forget. There's no lightness in this amazingly directed and acted film, it's darkness at its most unflinching and
unnerving.
car from a very dodgy and sleazy used car dealer for $1500 and sets off to meet with the two young ladies. They meet and everything is wine and
roses as they set off on their journey across the country which is initially kept at bay by some partying by the beachside at Broome on the western
coast of the mainland. A heavy night of drinking and frivolity is ended by a beachside slumber to which we are met with a beautiful morning twilight
scene as Liz takes a dip amid the onrushing waves.
They soon leave this behind and head off inland to find a meteorite crater site known as Wolf Creek. The countryside is fairly barren and we are
witness to some quite bad guitar playing and singing by Ben. Luckily for us viewers this part of the film is kept to a minimum as they continue their
quiet and lonely drive. Eventually they arrive at Wolf Creek and notice the end of the road is at a signposting for the trail trek which totals some 3
hours. They leave the car behind and skip along the track heading to the massive crater site. They arrive some time later and are amazed at the
size of the crater and stay awhile to glow in it's beauty.
As night begins to approach, they head back to the car and arrive as the last remnants of light are leaving the day behind. Liz takes the seat and
turns the key only to realize the car is not answering back. She continues to turn the key to the sound of silence from the car, Ben leaps out in an
act of pseudo bravado only for the girls to quickly realize he doesn't have a clue what he's looking for under the bonnet. They get back in the car
with the awkward realization that all they can do is to sit out the night, as they appear to be stuck in this situation till morning. Kristy believes she
can see a light in the distance, they all look on in eager anticipation, fear overwhelms them as they begin to think it's the UFO from a story Ben
had told them the night before but quickly it's noticed it's just a car. Ben leaps out to greet the driver who we see is played by John Jarrett, of
'Better Homes & Garden' fame. He introduces himself as Mick and takes a look at the car and tells the relieved kids that he can fix the car but will
have to tow it back to his camp some distance south of the location. The girls wish to be towed north to the town but after Ben talks to Mick by
the bonnet passing on this wish, he realizes he only has the option to either stay and hope someone else arrives in the morning to take them
north or to go with Mick to his camp. He opts to go with Mick and off they go. They eventually arrive some hours later at the camp and from here
things start to gather in darkness for the three kids. Much banter is had with Mick around the fire with some very uncomfortable moments such as
the stories he mentions about his past work of culling local animals and where it seems Mick becomes highly offended by some things Ben says;
just watch for Mick's reaction when Ben makes the Crocodile Dundee reference. This all eventually ends with Mick heading off to the car to replace
the damaged parts as the kids remain by the fire. It was here that I noticed they strangely and suddenly fall into sleep as Mick continues to work
on their car. This negative feeling I had was reinforced when Liz wakes from her slumber and the movie turns to one of disturbing darkness...
John Jarrett who plays Mick is one of the most spine-chilling characters in modern day cinema. Once they arrive at his camp his true nature begins
to surface and we are witness to the inner depths of his damaged psyche. This is not a horror film for people wishing to revel in gore scenes. It's
not campy or cheesy in any respect whatsoever. It's not for viewers wishing to see an action packed slasher-fest either. It has deliberate slow
pacing to develop character, to make us viewers care for the three young innocents lost in the world of the outback which is inhabited by a
monster amid nothingness. The scenes of confrontation are disturbing, for me it was like watching a new friend suffer in a situation of heinous
macabre brutality. There is no reason to laugh on any level, it's grim, dark and powerfully modeled. Its increased powerful impact for me may come
down to the fact it's a local film done in the country of my residence and I do believe that, the events shown in this film are ones which are
extremely realistic. This could really happen and it was somewhat based on recent real life events in Australia such as the 'Backpacker Murders' by
Ivan Milat who savagely murdered several backpackers in my state of New South Wales only around one to two hours from where I live which is
not too far south west from Sydney. It's also loosely based on the infamous murder of a young male British tourist in the outback a few years back
of which the girlfriend of the slain male survived to tell the story. When watching Mick performing his demented macabre acts of savagery, I could
seriously see flashes of Ivan Milat doing this very thing. Nothing could stop a huge chill from going down the spine when this happened.
I was truly left in silence by the end of this film. All I could do was stand in my room trying to take in what I had just seen. Greg McLean, the
director of Wolf Creek has truly made a horror film here which disturbs with it's gritty realism. I couldn't help but care for the kids stuck in this
world of pure terror and viciousness. Much like the disturbing reality of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre all that time ago in 1974, the events
portrayed in Wolf Creek have happened in some other form before and can happen today. This is dramatic horror at it's best with great acting
performances especially from John Jarrett playing the disturbed monster and Kestie Morassi who plays Kristy. Her scenes of fleeing the gathering
brutality are ones I could never forget. There's no lightness in this amazingly directed and acted film, it's darkness at its most unflinching and
unnerving.
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