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Wolf Creek (2004)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 108
Fresh: 57 | Rotten: 51
Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 13
Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.
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Genre: Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback -- full of fun, sun and adventure. But, what happened to a trio of 20-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true... More
Rated: R – See Full Rating
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
In Theaters: Dec 25, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Apr 11, 2006
Box Office:$15.9M
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John Jarratt
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Nathan Phillips
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Cassandra Magrath
Liz Hunter -
Kestie Morassi
Kristie Earl -
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Wolf Creek
May 9, 2008
Wolf Creek Reviews
Gets under the skin
Despite the obvious influences of the original "Chainsaw," "Hills Have Eyes," "Last House," and other kidnap-terror films, you can't predict what is going to happen in this film.
For all its efforts at avoiding the usual slasher movie nonsense, it does fall back on some familiar, lame plot devices.
It is almost as if a hardcore survival horror film had been infiltrated (and slyly undermined) by the quieter mysticism of Peter Weir's Picnic At Hanging Rock...
A sustained plunge into abject horror that isn't meant to be laughed at or shaken off easily.
...an effective and thoroughly tense horror flick that's stylish without being obtrusive.
A solid flick that was robbed a bit in its theatrical release
It's competently made, but that alone doesn't make it a good film.
Esta � a refilmagem que O Massacre da Serra El�trica merecia.
Well, there goes my dream of driving across Australia.
Once you wade through a deathly long setup, it delivers the cinematic equivalent of watching a public execution, and then it's over.
An unusually crisp and boldly shot Texas Chainsaw Massacre knockoff.
Top CriticGreg McLean, who has many shorts and commercials under his belt, makes a significant feature debut here, with unapologetic horror that doesn't compromise.
Wolf Creek is a well-made film, but its technical merits are overwhelmed by the disgust registered as it wallows in some of the nastiest human behavior imaginable.
Inhumane? Yep. Sadistic? Sure. But it works where countless others of the genre have failed, by introducing people we get to know and care about before all hell breaks loose.
What Wolf Creek offers is a competently made horror excursion with an unfortunate reliance upon clich�s balanced off by some legitimate shocks.
The transference of nail biting insanity from screen to ticket holders is what ultimately drives the picture and makes it almost an interactive experience.
This violent horror picture is gratuitously vicious, gruesome and repulsive. Don't say you weren't warned!
Viewers eager to embrace 90 minutes of footage featuring women being brutalized, beaten, stalked and slaughtered may want to consider some serious introspection.
The film is okay, if you're into that sort of thing, but it's an acquired taste.
An unusually crisp and boldly shot Texas Chainsaw Massacre knockoff.
What Wolf Creek offers is a competently made horror excursion with an unfortunate reliance upon clich�s balanced off by some legitimate shocks.
It's a depressing exercise in just mutilation and torture.
It's not your typical holiday attraction, but it should lift the spirits of horror devotees, if no one else.
Wolf Creek is wicked and witless -- cruel for the sake of cruelty.
There's no substitute for bad taste. And this one has it double-barreled, both in the timing of its release and as a movie, one said to be loosely based on fact.
This is some horror flick.
The four actors fit into their respective roles nicely, though in the case of Jarrat's bushman Mick, nice isn't quite the right word.
Killers don't need motivation anymore, just opportunity. And despite game efforts to throw us off the scene, to surprise us into who will live and tell the tale, there aren't any surprises.
Just because Dimension considered Greg McLean's nasty exploitation flick worthy of their time and money doesn't mean it deserves yours.
An initially promising horror film that turns exploitive, Wolf Creek fails to deliver the requisite payoff considering its leisurely pace.
You want to close your eyes but can't -- a sure sign the horror is working.
As a purely visceral -- in both senses of the word -- exercise, Australian import Wolf Creek is extremely effective.
A very unpleasant movie.
At least as unnerving as it is gratuitously sadistic, skin deep, and full of plot holes the size of Ayers Rock.
Shoehorning predictable parable and pallid allegory into a hobnail boot full of horror and sadism.
A gorily effective Australian variation of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
As horror movies go, this is a pretty good one, at once a tense, visceral and tightly woven tale.
Australian writer and director McLean produces what is likely the most riveting horror movie you will see this year.
Mr. McLean uses all sorts of storytelling tricks to keep you guessing while the quartet of unknown actors deliver deeply affecting performances.
Australian throwback to '70s slasher movies. No kids please.
It's predictable, it has a romantic plot that fizzles instead of sizzles, it has a plodding first half, and it serves up a platter of gratuitous gore that could feed an army of slasher-film lovers.
Wolf Creek Audience Reviews
Does anyone camp out or really travel in Australia anymore, after watching a number of movies from Australia I think my chances of survival are greater in Newark, NJ and this film is no exception to that. A trio of friends are exploring the outback and visiting a crater left by a meteor, during the visit they notice
Wolf Creek is a solid film that truly delivers on the horror. John Jarratt is a terrific villain in this film as he plays the deranged murderer who captures the backpackers. Simply just insane. Wolf Creek is original, and truly terrifying, it's almost like The Blair Witch Project, because it looks almost like a
This wasn't scary. But it's a good movie to watch. I wasn't bored.
Filmed on Mini-DV to give it a realistic feel, Wolf Creek is a real edge-of-your-seat horror. Based on a true story, but what really happened?
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