OT - The film "Wolf Creek"!!!

ok knobbo

Yes Sam? "Ok" What?

I know the topic is "off topic", but I've spent many years in the bush as a prospector and I've seen many lonely old geezeers that rant all night long about conspiracy theories, alien sightings, paranoia, strange ways of suggesting things, drunk 'n drugged howling at the moon (literally) etc, etc. All of 'em were pretty close to the edge. It only takes a film like this to push 'em over it.

Bilbo

Oh come on, its quite funny I kept thinking of better homes and gardens

I thought it was well done for a very low budget thriller .
How is it different from watching a war film where hundreds die from grenades or machine guns?.
In Wolk Creek there are only 3-4 murders ,what makes it so damn uncomfortble is the way that the phsycopath is so cool and conniving at the same time.

Even if you dont like the content matter you have to give the films production crew full marks for making something so tight and suspenseful without a multi million dollar budget.
I dont normally watch these films ,but this one is different.
Beats the chrap out of Silence of the Lambs; )

Jusw saw anothery, the Hills have Eyes (US made), not qutre up with the "statements" the wolf creek film tries to say, but crap overall. I can't take them seriously, it turns into a joke.

Bilbo,

If I recollect correctly, the film was made AFTER the Ivan Milat and Bradley Murdoch incidences and in fact was based on these two crimes.

The wife and I watched the film all the way through. Very powerful content.
Haven't had a decent nightmare for ages but now can conjure up one at will.
And you wouldn't believe the amount of "personal protection" we now carry with us when travelling.

Just think, John Jarratt was better known for his exploits in "Better Homes and gardens" , until "Wolf Creek". Now he's the Bad Man.

The film may not suit everyone but it sure makes you think what could (and does) happen from time to time in this twisted world of ours. I regard "Wolf Creek" as a truly great Australian Horror Film.

Just lighten up a little mate. Have a little "smoke" or a valium tablet.
Life is much better for most of us Australians.

Texas chainsaw masacre........ evil dead.............
do not understand................ I watched evil dead stoned as.......... 20 years later I am still camping..... have been camping since I was 11
get over it........................ WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, IT IS TIME................ I get asked all the time "do I carry a gun" duuuhhhhh nooooo why?????????? there are pirates out there ...... don't you love the media...........
hey if I get a weirdo out there I am sure I will be able to syke the fykkker out.....

I love being out there and love even more having a minute or 2, maybe even dinner to chat to people I see out there..... if the're lucky they may become imortalised in print for eva

I love my life......... although have only met 1 exploroz dude........... and I must say he did not seem a happy chappy and was a little rude..... I have pictures of u at LITTLE RED :( am sure u will remember me..... OH and by the way my next project is to cruise oz and I have a bigger project in mind. "happy cruisers!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stressed dudes....." I have seen both and it is very funny how the family works....... And I have loved every minute of helping out the ones who have needed help in the middle of nowhere.
Am now watching helen hunt on tv........ think I got to get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

oh by the way
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Quite possibly the worst film ever. Cr@p, rubbish & torture all come to mind. I was stuck on a bus with nowhere to go when i saw it. I was close to the edge when i got off that bus :-l

Bilbo,

I agree with what you said . I would never watch a movie like that because I do not enjoy having the crap scared out of me .

I can imagine how it would be unsettling out in the bush after watching it . A bit like going for a surf the morning after watching Jaws - constantly looking around for a shadow in the water .

Willie .

Go and watch SAW 3. It will be a nursery rhyme in comparison.

try 'house of 1000 corpses" was written and directed by rob Aombie of the
"white zombies", definatley the most psychopathic film I have ever seen.

cackles

Its a movie,,,, thats all it is...
Anyone who is mentally affected by a movie needs to seek medical help...
I thought Wolf Creek was great viewing,,,, HOSTEL is another good one....
I rekon channel 10 news is heaps worse...On there you see and hear of real people dieing....

I guess it basically comes down to personal preference. I enjoy films like this and others such as the SAW series. I'm guessing you watched more than 30mins worth as it is pretty tame for the first 30-40mins. I thought it was pretty good.

WRT Joanna Lees, there isn't something quite right about her situation and I really think she isn't telling the whole truth. Even though she has changed her story a couple of times.....Didn't know Tray back cruisers (Murdock's Vehicle) has rear seats????????

next thing we will have someone posting that they are worried about drop bears !!
jeeezz it,s a movie ! more worrying things out there ! Price of fuel scares me more !

I reckoned it was great, mainly because most of the filming is around home, so there are a lot of landmarks that I can recognise and relate to.
It does make you look at JJ in a different light, but after all, he is an actor, and a bloody good job he did of it too.

Cheers,

Dion.

Yes totally disgusted in the way Australian audiences were treated like idiots i mean really whose gonna believe driving back and forwards over the causways at Pt Augusta is going to get them to Wolfe Creek? Why didnt they just call it the Flinders at least then it would have been more believable. And surely any Aussie would know Kalbarri is 000s of km from Wolfe creek anyway
As you said - disgusting

It's interesting how peope respond to media.
There are those who really get involved, and those who can stand back and just see it as story, no matter how scary.
Wife and I are like that, the two opposites.
I get really involved and passionate, and find myself being really scared, while my wife can watch all the blood and gore and remark on the fine points of human antamony.
I find I just have to miss such films and TV series for my own sanity.

Yet, I have worked in meat works on and off for over 30 years, and as part of a design team most probably am responsible for the death of a few million cattle, roos, sheep and emus. I regularly visit them and analysis the production methods without any qualms. 45 litres of blod per cow, 10 to 12 litres per emu, first trim, leg overs, all part of the problem to solve.
A film or TV for some reason is more real than reality for me, and I just have to keep away.

I have never watched horror films. There's enough horror in real life .
But that's just me. I'm a guy who believes that the war is the ultimate pornography.
I must be a sad case.

If you want to be scared then drive on QLD roads .

Everyone to there own, personally I cant stand this type of film wether its only a film or not, so thanks for the warning, hadnt seen it yet, so will give it a miss!

Cheers Pesty

The content of "Wolf Creek" was no secret ...... why watch it?

Hmm,,,,,,,this seems to have stirred up the possums a bit and I see "Footloose" and I agree on something finally.

I picked the DVD movie more out of curiousity than interest. We don't watch a lot of DVDs but we won 5 free movies in a product promotion and we were strugglling to find anything that interested us.

What concerns me is not the "scary" factor. It's just that with films like this we seem to be going further and further to get increasing gratification. A bit like drugs - take more for a bigger hit. Just gore and more gore without thinking, "Is this right?". Some on here have said that "Wolf Creek" was nothing, you should go and see such 'n such a film. I mean, where do we stop in the search for the next heart stopper? Will someone now make a film about burning babies for fun?

The point has been made that the 6 o'clock news often shows stories about people being killed, we have documentaries about wars where thousands are mown down and that these are all worse than a film. However, these news items are real events and can't be ignored. They did actually happen. But do we really have to dream up stuff like "Wolf Creek" to get thrill or a rush. Or do we get confused with reailty and fantasy so much that there is little or no difference? Is this why people think it's OK to bash people bloody and senseless for a minor indiscretion or often, no reason at all? Is this why violent death is regarded as frivolous nowadays?

I may be a sad old bastard but stuff like this worries me. But live and let live - just not near me thanks.

Bilbo

...it's damn annoying when what you want to say is the last thing you say!! ...hey bilbo!!

Hang on - nothing happens for the first half of the film let alone the first 30 min all the horror starts after uncle Mick gives them some sweet water from the top end about 1/2 way through.
plenty of caracters like that living in sheds around here in the middle of no where....................

Ok, OK - for the pedantic amongst us - say 40 minutes, 45 minutes. We watched up to the bit where he severed her spinal cord. Ok now?

Bilbo

Hi Bilbo.

I agree entirely on what your saying, but i guess its up to each individual adult on what sort of crap they want to watch. What concerns me more than anything these days is some of these computer games out there that are readily available to any kid that wants one, Its the same thing blood guts, & gore, and they get to pull the bloody trigger!!!.

Cheers Axle

Bilbo,

Don't forget the movie Razorback,

It still makes me double think about bailing out of the shooting rig to chases little porkers down on foot with the dogs.

All great fun though.

Kev

cant believe all those that are worried about a flamin movie ! Aussie blokes turning in to a bunch of panty wearers . The bottom line is , Its a movie ! If you are so worried about it , why the hell did u hire it ? surely u did,nt just get it for a pretty cover on the dvd ? chill out a bit and go hire the wizard of oz , or i could allways send you one of my kids wiggles video's , but be careful of them to >> 4 strange men in coloured skin tight skivies , could be just a little to much to handle .

This whole thread is nonsense.

Debate about people standing in front of a camera and pretending to be someone else (that is the basis of a movie) is absurd.

Are there not more important issues to debate????

Hey Bilbo , even though i dont totally agree with your comments , i say good on ya for having a say , and also good on ya for discussing something different for a change , i personally found reading all the replies quit interesting , made for some different reading for a change instead of all the usual same old crap .......Cheers .....Dave

Hey Bilbo,

You certainly got a cross-section of people's views mate.

I believe most thinking people would be more disturbed by the contents of "Rabbit Proof Fence". No real violence at all, just the kidnapping of children away from their communities as an "experiment" in bringing them up in a "white man's environment".

I am not really much of a movie watcher, but now and again I like watching movies made by the Australian and New Zealand Film Industries. Thus, I watched "Wolf Creek". (I believe the ending was concocted specifically for a "sequel").

Now a Kiwi film you and your Wife should enjoy if you haven't already seen it.
WHALE RIDER (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
A very powerful (but non-violent) film about a Maori community and a loving, but pig headed Grandfather unable to cope with a change of circumstances.
Probably the best film I have seen for a long time.

Troll of the year?

Truckster,

No mate, not a troll effort. Most people on this forum know me. I'm not a stranger looking for a verbal stoush.

This film and the general subject of violence really get to me as I beleive it's a big contributor to the increasing disregard for human life, dignity, privacy and property that we ALL complain about regularly on this forum.

You should know me better than that Truckster.

It's been in interesting insight into how others think about it. Thanks everyone.

Bilbo