review by Jacob Olsen Patron
Wolf Creek 2005
Rewatched Jul 13, 2012
Jacob Olsen’s review:
Arguably the most beautiful looking horror movie ever. Partly thanks to the blu-ray which was magnificent. Of course, actions that occur throughout the film are of lesser beauty, but that's part of it too.
One thing not in favor of the blu-ray (this being it) is the lack of subtitles. If you're not fluent in Australian you're gonna need 'em mate. My personal view is that every DVD or blurry release should contain subtitles in English. Too much to ask, I know.
Oh, and one of the meanest badguys, btw.
"Arguably the most beautiful looking horror movie ever."
No way! Eyes without a Face, Footprints, Suspiria, The Shining, The Orphanage, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The Phantom Carriage and Vampyr to name but a very small selection are all significantly more attractive, Blu-Ray or not.
Hell, I don't even think it is the most beautiful Australian horror film when compared to the likes of Razorback and Celia.
I'm sure you're right, Adam, I'm sure you're right. It was nice to look at, that's all. ;)
I guess it's an individual thing, but is the dialog really all that difficult to follow without subtitles? I never noticed. The only one who really speaks with a somewhat broad outback Aussie accent is John Jarratt's character. The two girls on the other hand are English, and the male backpacker is from Sydney, so they should all be easy enough to understand.
And although it may not be the prettiest horror movie of all time, it certainly is a good looking movie! It's such a shame that Rogue (also a gorgeously shot movie) two years later turned out to be cinematographer Will Gibson's final work.
Geir - it's funny, but I didn't remember the dialogue as difficult to follow from my first viewing either. I'm not even sure if I watched it with subs that time, my guess would be that I didn't. But there were some mumbling scenes - and some noisy ones - in the first half that I struggled with this time.
Yeah, it's a good looking movie, and because of that the contrast is stronger to what actually takes place on screen. But of course, what I said - I have absolutely no basis for comparing this to all horror films ever made in the world, that's just words.