wolf creek

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Cyndiana
Am I the ONLY one that dug Hostel and HATED Wolf Creek? I looked so forward to Wolf Creek, and couldn't WAIT to see it, and it totally disappointed me! I mean, they spent so much time on the build-up and not enough on the good stuff. I just wanted everyone to die, up to and including everyone responsible for the film's production as well.

Hostel may have had a shit beginning, but at least it delivered more gore and packed more of a punch for your money than Wolf Creek...in my humble opinion, that is.

I feel the same way...except opposite.

Hostel was the one with the big reputation to uphold. I had heard this was so sick and twisted that it was hard to bear. I was told there was so much gore it would make me barf.

Great, there was ONE kill scene they didn't show in the trailer, the acting BLEW, the "kid gang" was flat out dumb, the first half was horrible--and it wasn't even an "almost-porno" like others have claimed! It was a lot of tits. Whoopty-fuckin'-doo. It would be better, if you want the things this movie supposably had, to watch a porno, followed by Cannibal Holocaust.

At least Wolf Creek had good acting/dialogue and it never claimed to be something it wasn't.

[Cyndiana]

Originally posted by alkytrio666 the "kid gang" was flat out dumb,

I kinda liked them. I mean, imagine, a gang of children you can sic on everyone that pisses you off with only a bag of bubble gum. Thinking over the possibilites makes me light-headed with glee. :-P

Originally posted by alkytrio666 the first half was horrible--and it wasn't even an "almost-porno" like others have claimed! It was a lot of tits. Whoopty-fuckin'-doo. It would be better, if you want the things this movie supposably had, to watch a porno, followed by Cannibal Holocaust.

At least Wolf Creek had good acting/dialogue and it never claimed to be something it wasn't. [/B]

I still disagree on Wolf Creek having any good acting or dialogue. It seemed more to me like a really boring Australian version of MTV's "The Real World"...I mean, half the movie was the two girls talking about the guy and who he liked, blah-di-blah. This was why I greatly enjoyed their deaths. But, to each their own, I always say.

I agree with Hostel not living up to its promises, but I thought that was only because I am a bit jaded when it comes to gore. I always want more, more, more. *LOL* But, Greg Nicotero's effects made the movie worth it, for me. Oh, how I love that man... *sigh* And, Cannibal Holocaust, you say? I'm dying to see that (no pun intended, I swear!). It's next on my list.

[persuasian70]

I agree that I thought Wolf Creek was garbage. I also enjoyed Hostel way better than Wolf Creek. The first half of Wolf Creek was so BORING, and when the action finally begins, the payoff is lacking. The head on a stick is the only halfway cool part.

[Cyndiana]

Originally posted by persuasian70 The head on a stick is the only halfway cool part. [/B]

I agree, that was pretty wicked. It could have been a really good, good movie if only they'd cut down the chatter and amped up the fun. I did enjoy the choice of villain, though. It was funny to see this very American ideal of a stereotypical Australian as a bad guy. That added a bit of a creepier element in the respect that if any American encountered that character, we'd follow him wherever he'd take us just to tell our friends back home we hung out with a guy who was "just like Crocodile Dundee!". :-P

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Cyndiana
I agree, that was pretty wicked. It could have been a really good, good movie if only they'd cut down the chatter and amped up the fun. I did enjoy the choice of villain, though. It was funny to see this very American ideal of a stereotypical Australian as a bad guy. That added a bit of a creepier element in the respect that if any American encountered that character, we'd follow him wherever he'd take us just to tell our friends back home we hung out with a guy who was "just like Crocodile Dundee!". :-P

Everyone in the film was Australian. It was an Australian film, much as Haute Tension was a French movie.

When Wolf Creek started production, they probably didn't give a flying fuck about us seeing it here in America.

[Cyndiana]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Everyone in the film was Australian. It was an Australian film, much as Haute Tension was a French movie.

When Wolf Creek started production, they probably didn't give a flying fuck about us seeing it here in America.

Not care about us seeing it here in America?! For shame!!!

What am I talking about? My favorite band is German and couldn't give a flying fuck if an American bought their album... :-P

I agree that perhaps for the Australian audience, Wolf Creek was probably pretty hardcore, but in the end, they decided to market it in America, as well. When they made that decision, they agreed to deal with people like me who need more gore, more action. It wasn't entirely horrible, but it could have been much, much better. Again, IMHO.

[PR3SSUR3]

Hmmm, some of you are nuts.

The girls in the film were English, and the acting throughout was terrific - almost on par with The Blair Witch Project and Open Water, which breathe the same air as Wolf Creek.

The astonishing cruelty of the violence did not overwhelm the subtle suspense of the abduction, as the viewer races ahead with honed abhorrence wondering just how far this film is prepared to go.

Unfortunately the money-spinning 'based on true events' claims are references to the Murdoch and Milat cases, which are totally unnecessary and surely reopen old wounds for the families of the murdered backpackers aware their ordeals have been dramatised and sold as entertainment (barely a decade after they died).

[Zero]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Everyone in the film was Australian. It was an Australian film, much as Haute Tension was a French movie.

When Wolf Creek started production, they probably didn't give a flying fuck about us seeing it here in America.

hmm - i doubt that - given the massive Yankee dollar. . .

but, the cultural issues that make High Tension French and Wolf Creek Australian are clearly an issue for some American audiences.

my only objection to Wolf Creek - which was quite brutal and struck me as closer to films like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre than Hostel - was the stupidity of the two women - they just kept putting themselves back into trouble

but i did think the Aussie Serial Killer was really disturbing and the second woman's death was really a shock

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Zero
hmm - i doubt that - given the massive Yankee dollar. . .

Okay, so I stretched.

What I'm trying to get across is that not every filmmaker in the world is going to pamper to us whiny Americans.

[Zero]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Okay, so I stretched.

What I'm trying to get across is that not every filmmaker in the world is going to pamper to us whiny Americans.

amen! which, sadly, is our loss for not seeking out the more challenging foreign films and instead flooding to the theater to see MI:3 - ugghh