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I saw "Wolf Creek" last night.
This is a relatively low-budget Australian thriller. Unusually for an Australian production, it aims to be scary more than anything else. I don't normally go for this type of flick, but yeah, thought I'd watch it anyways.
I don't want to give the story away, but the basic premise is clear from the jacket notes. Some travellers are going to be in a relatively uninhabited area and are going to run afoul of one or more locals - and sure enough this happens.
As I say, I don't watch thrillers. I don't know that I found it particularly scary - but it did have me in suspense in a few places and the GF was scared. I think it would have been better to see it in the cinema, it's more of a big screen film. And interruptions (as you have at home) really break the moment.
Another reason for seeing it on a larger screen... and for watching it generally was the scenery. It did have some great lanscape style shots which were pretty. Particularly for us city-folk. I did wonder sometimes about the mixing of these shots into the story.
Overall I'd give it a 6.5/10. I'm fairly harsh critic.
If you see it and like it though - be sure to check out "The Proposition" and even "Mad Max" (the original and best). You might also want to read up first on Ivan Milat and Peter Falconio (on Wikipedia for example).... to get yourself in the mood for a fright.
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