Wolf Creek 2 (2014)

The Worst Film Ever

Overrated and overhyped

Good movie but grossly overrated

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

"Wolf Creek 2" is the sequel to the wildly chilling Australian horror film "Wolf Creek" (2005) but was it any good? The answer is yes. It was fantastic. John Jarratt returns as Mick Taylor the "outback legend" and quite frankly ups his game from the first on everything that needed to be upped. With his return becoming gruesomely apparent within the first few minutes, you really know your in for a ride. Car chases, truck chases and horse chases ensue as Mick hunts down the tourist scum polluting his perfect country. Featuring a tension filled "torture scene" that keeps you hanging off the edge of the sofa the whole time and an ending, though not phenomenal or groundbreaking, still leaves Mick more of a mysterious character. Which brings me to my next point, Is Mick the "antagonist" anymore? The movie seemed to push the idea that he was who we were meant to be rooting for, which mind you I don't have a problem with, I just hope Wolf Creek 3 (if we ever get there) will bring the fear back into Mick. This movie is fabulous and I recommend to anyone who enjoyed the first or anyone that enjoys horror movies at all! Score - 9/10

I wasn't super impressed with the first Wolf Creek, but it had enough psychological elements to keep it going. And although I LOVE gore/slasher flicks, there are certain films that just don't fit that bill; this is one of them and it's absolutely terrible. There were moments I squirmed in my seat, but it wasn't from fear, it was from sheer embarrassment knowing that grown men (probably with families to support) blatantly stole money from the producers, wrote a crappy movie that took 2 lines of coke and some whiskey to write overnight, and pocketed the rest to save up for a 3rd (just wait, it's going to happen).They noticeably tried to make Mick into a character we want to see more of, but he's no Jason Voerhees, Michael or Charles Lee Ray. Each of these characters has a history and a reason for their madness; Mick is just crass and one-dimensional. On top of stupid mistakes like creating fires all over the place after you mutilate bodies (two of which are officers), when you could just as easily roll a car into the outback and no one would be any wiser, it's just plain mean-spirited. Pointless (and atrocious CGI) kangaroo slaughtering, shooting an old woman in the back and then point-blank in the face. You can't mix realistic psychological horror elements with nonsense, if you're going to try to break the rules of the slasher/serial killer genre, do it well or don't do it at all...I hate that I watched this movie.

This film is brutal, graphic and unrelenting. I have seem many horror films in my life, but during one of the scenes in the film, I stopped the film to take a breather. The scenes in the film are so disturbing that I would definitely not recommend it to people who haven't seen a horror film in their lives and for those persons who are sensitive in nature.The rating I have given to this film is justified. It succeeds in the portrayal of a soulless serial killer who kills his victims in the most unimaginable ways. He doesn't take any pleasure in killing - it has become a way of life to him. In the film he states himself to be a pig-hunter. Indeed he dismembers and castrates his victims like any butcher would do when slaughtering a pig.I wonder what was going on in the mind of the director as he was filming the most intense and brutal parts of this film.Plot: Highway patrol officers Gary Bulmer and trainee Brian O'Connor are parked by a road and want to fine someone for speeding. A man drives past and they pull him over, claiming he went over the speed limit when he was actually under the limit. The officers mock and belittle him, giving him a speeding ticket and an order to get rid of his truck.Watch the film to find out what happens next...You may also like: Red Dragon 2002, The Silence Of The Lambs 1991, Hannibal 2001, Manhunter 1986, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 1986, Wrong Turn Pentalogy 2003-2013, Hatchet Trilogy 2009-2013, I Saw The Devil 2010, Citizen X 1995, Evilenko 2004, Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation 2007, The Gray Man 2007, Cannibal(Marian Dora 2006), Dahmer 2002, Ted Bundy 2002, To Catch A Killer 1992.

Wolf Creek 2 (2013) ** (out of 4) Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) returns in director Greg Mclean's sequel to his 2005 cult film. This time out Taylor is once again hunting down tourists who have come to Australia and slipped into his territory. WOLF CREEK 2 is pretty much the first film done all over again with just a new group of characters to be brutally tortured and murdered. If you enjoyed the first film then there's not too much doubt that you'll also enjoy this one, although at the same time it's safe to say you'll hate this if you hated the first. I thought the first film was decent in its own right but I'm still a little confused why it was so controversial and why so many people were "shocked" by it. Both films aren't really nearly as graphic as some of the film's in this genre.With all of that said, there's some nice moments scattered throughout WOLF CREEK 2 but it's still nothing overly special. I'd say the best thing about the picture is the performance by Jarratt who clearly seems to be enjoying playing this evil character who lives to do nothing but torture. I think Jarratt is quite natural in how creepy he is but the only thing that hampers him is some rather silly lines of dialogue. The supporting players fit their roles nicely, although no one really stands out. The gore is pretty much what you'd expect, although it is a bit turned down from the previous film. The cinematography and music score are better than average and there's no doubt that Mclean knows how to tell a story.WOLF CREEK 2 runs on a bit too long and there's not enough tension to carry the film but it's certainly better than a lot of the films in the genre.