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Better than average horror

Advantages: The story is believable. Acting is natural. Great photography
Disadvantages: Perhaps too much time spent on build-up Some horror clichés.but not overdone

Wolf Creek is an Australian film that seems to split the horror fans down the middle, ie those who expect instant gore and action as with much Hollywood rubbish today. Then there are those who appreciate a bit of character development and build up of suspense. As a result many young Americans don't 'get' this film and hate it and find it boring. I know which camp I come from. Wolf Creek is a film of 2 halves.The first half focuses on 3 backpackers ...
...group reach their first destination, Wolf Creek. The film starts to take on a more menacing air. The fine weather enjoyed so far has now turned to rain and there is distant thunder around. After a wet 3 hour hike, the trio return to their car to leave, but it won't start, and they are stranded many miles from any help. Expressions of concern have now replaced the happy smiles on our trio's faces. From hereon things get more uncomfortable for them ...

RippedoffPete 30.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Wolf Creek (DVD)

In The Outback No One Can Hear You Scream

Advantages: Lots of suspense, very scary
Disadvantages: Slow start

...One of these places in Wolf Creek. Wolf Creek is a large crater formed by a 50000 ton meteorite. When the three arrive they spend time there taking in the scenery before making the three hour trek back to their downtrodden car. Unfortunately when they arrive the car wont start. Later that night they receive an offer of help by a local man offering to tow them to his ranch so they can fix the car. Didn’t their parents ever tell them not to accept ...
...the trio finally arrive at Wolf Creek the mood changes, it becomes dark, dreary and raining in order to build tension and let the audience know what’s to come. From then on the film takes a drastic turn for the worst and it really plays with your sense of reality and ultimately the unknown. You don’t see how the three of them end up in the terrible situation they do, it cuts from a shot of them falling asleep to when the nightmare begins. This is ...

Great_reviewer07 27.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Wolf Creek (DVD)

Almost so bad it's good

Advantages: Is somewhat atrociously funny
Disadvantages: 'No, not the bees, not the bees! My eyes, my eyes! Aaaarrgghhh!!!!'

When a remake of the cult classic 1973 The Wicker Man was announced, it was met with insane fury by fans, me included. How do you remake such a classic film? As writer/director Neil LaBute and star Nicolas Cage unintentionally set out to prove that it is not quite possible. It's impossible to review a remake without comparing it with the almost always superior original. And it's needless to say in this instance that it is quite terrible, pitiful ...
...work. He has tweaked the storyline to make it welcomingly unique from the original, and he does it quite well. He also adds his own vision to the film rather than make a copy and paste job of it. But his own ambitions are thwarted somewhat by Nic Cage. As producer of this film, Cage has undoubtedly had a lot of say in how his character should be played and as such, it is an over-the-top, very poor (he's an oscar winner you know) and surprisingly ...

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Review of The Wicker Man (Director's Cut) (DVD)

A Cult Classic, You''ll never forget!

Advantages: No Hollywood nonsense...
Disadvantages: Can leave you disturbed

...myself watching many films in the wee small hours. The "Wicker Man" is a film I picked up cheeply and had never got round to viewing. I would not normally watch what is considered a horror film on my own, but I did and was surprised I hadn't seen this "gem" before now. **The Basic Plot** Sargaent Howie, played by (Edward Woodward) is called from the Scottish Mainland to investigate the disappearance of "Rowan Morrison"" a teenage girl on a mysterious ...
...so comes into contact with the islanders as they prepare for the May Day Festival. Their blatant disregard for christianity is amplified by the ruined Christian Churches and graveyards and what he sees as their hedonistic sexual practices and worship of the Phallic Symbol. On investigation Howie starts to believe the young girl is not dead but being saved for sacrafice on May Day. His suspicions are aroused when he meets Lord SummerIsle (Christopher ...

kath66-2008 26.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Wicker Man (DVD)

freddys back for real

Advantages: IT HAS MOST OF THE ORIGNAL CAST FROM THE FIRST FILM
Disadvantages: you would need to watch the first to understand it fully

...and worst nightmares come true. Wes Craven, who has directed and written both this film and the original also stars as himself, writing a new script for the film which is happening all around them. Will Heather have to play Nancy one more time to survive? I loved all the freddy films, even though they were getting a bit boring, with the same old sort of plot. But Wes Cravens new nightmare does take a different direction and is more fresh, giving ...
...you freddy fans out there, this is a must, and not a dissapointing purchase. It is darker than the other films, with some brilliant acting by both Heather and her son in the film Dillon played by Miko Hughes, who is such a talented young star. And of course, Freddy who is played by the only person who could ever be the nightmare murderer Robert Englund. Definately one of the best movies from the series, which is just as scary as the others. ...

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