Rogue

I always like a good creature feature and what is Hoop-tober without a killer animal? This time we have a rather large Australian Crocodile hunting a bunch of tourists. I enjoyed the opening with some beautiful shots of nature in Australia, we are also getting to know our set of tourists (one of them is Mia Wasikowska!) and we even see a painted Crocodile on a wall! At some point instead of going back the set of tourists and their guide Kate (Radha Mitchell) wander off to check out a flare being shot in the air. And like in typical horror fashion they should not have done that! Not at all! The Crocodile slowly shows up and starts stalking and haunting the group of tourist. What follows is a tension filled hour with some good and bad ideas, a final fight and an ending with more survivors than I anticipated on. But in the end it is a good creature-feature and one we haven't had that much in the past 15 years or so. If you like Horror movies be sure to check out Greg McLean's Rogue!

Wow! I half expected a rip-off of Lake Placid or a ridiculously portrayed giant crocodile but was gratifyingly surprised! I’m not a croc expert, but I thought the instincts of the croc were realistic enough to be believable to the average audience. Set aside the croc’s size and appetite and I think the croc was portrayed well. The size and appetite are needed for a giant creature feature. The characters were believe in most survival actions and interactions. Just well done. Was the bar in the very beginning of the film the same as that in Crocodile Dundee?