I'd forgotten how beautifully shot this film is

I consider Wolf Creek to be a good movie because it makes you remember the story and characters after you've watched it I watched this first around the time it was released, and then watched it again during the pandemic lockdowns (2020). The Mick Taylor character (played brilliantly by John Jarratt) is very believable as your typical outback bloke who happens to be a serial killer. There's no over the top back story. Unfortunately, IMHO, it's these same characteristics that make it a not so awesome movie in this genre. With every rewatch, the "shock factor" gets diluted. Because the damn movie is so good, and you remember what happens next from the last time you watched it. I believe this movie is based on actual events. So, there's only so much the writers can do to in that context.

Big disappointment. Were it not for the F-bombs scattered throughout the movie, this could have - and should have - had a PG-13 rating. While the enticement of gruesome violence was there, the follow-through simply wasn't. This was a very "mild" movie by today's standards. Also, since most of the events occurred late at night, much of the filming was done in very low/poor lighting, making it difficult to follow. I _did_ enjoy the conclusion, but overall, the movie left me disappointed. Of course, with it being "based on actual events", they were understandably limited in how the movie would wrap up so you have to take that into consideration. As a story "based on actual events", it was a decent story. As a film, however, it was just a big letdown. **09/27/2024** Just finished watching it again as a lead-in to _Wolf Creek 2_ (which I heard was much more gruesome and horrific) and I can't really change my earlier thoughts. If you keep in mind that this was "based on actual events" it _does_ make it a bit more interesting - and saddening - but IMO it just didn't translate to the big screen all that well. Not sorry I watched it a second time but I probably won't ever watch it again; there just wasn't anything there.

Watched in 4K Bluray HDR with 7.1 sound... it's an experience. It's a beautiful film. And it's an "abandon all hope" kind of film that it's not gory or rely on the suffering of the characters. And the ending is not all bitter. It's suits me perfectly. A Classic!

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