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Saw it again last night and had a few questions.

1) If "based" on a true story it would have been good if the guy that survived witnessed the girls being tortured, because in reality how do we know what really happened to them. Even if he didnt in real life the movie would have a touch more real element to it IMO.

2) I have read on the net why no mobile phones, I think this is obvious a) 1999 cost and not everyone had one back then b)coverage issues

3) A bit unrealistic for the murderer to be sitting in the car waiting for the girl?

4) When they were feeling sleepy surely alarm bells should have been going off? How stupid? but then again this is a horror movie!

5) One thing I just never understand is why when given the chance do they not kill the guy that was torturing them when having the chance? Yes I know its a horror movie!

6) the murderer looks like a Pies supporter!:p

7) the guy that survived lives in Adelaide! :eek:
 
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Ferris_rules said:
Saw it again last night and had a few questions.

1) If "based" on a true story it would have been good if the guy that survived witnessed the girls being tortured, because in reality how do we know what really happened to them. Even if he didnt in real life the movie would have a touch more real element to it IMO.

2) I have read on the net why no mobile phones, I think this is obvious a) 1999 cost and not everyone had one back then b)coverage issues

3) A bit unrealistic for the murderer to be sitting in the car waiting for the girl?

4) When they were feeling sleepy surely alarm bells should have been going off? How stupid? but then again this is a horror movie!

5) One thing I just never understand is why when given the chance do they not kill the guy that was torturing them when having the chance? Yes I know its a horror movie!

6) the murderer looks like a Pies supporter!:p

7) the guy that survived lives in Adelaide! :eek:
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This old thread might add to your discussion.
 
I didnt think Wolf Creek was based on a true story... :confused:

But all the same, I really liked this film. Have it on DVD.

Ferris_rules said:
5) One thing I just never understand is why when given the chance do they not kill the guy that was torturing them when having the chance? Yes I know its a horror movie!

:eek:
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And yes this point really really pisses me off. You put this murdering/torturing/raping/whatever disgusting prick of a man on the ground.. but you whack him on the back a couple of times with a rifle. Er... wtf... personally i would have gotten a rock and bashed his skull in. But then again I do that the movie is all over after 45 minutes. :D
 

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Mobbenfuhrer said:
Couple of things that annoyed me : it was billed as being depressing etc so I was incredibly disappointed that one of them actually survived, and also that the roadside slaying was so quick and simple and devoid of further terrorising/torture. I was also let down on the utter disconnection of the guy's predicament from that of the girls'.
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I think the Director missed a golden opportunity here that could have made this a bigger hit.

The total disconnection made me feel that the movie was robbed of a further subplot.

At the start it states its based on a true story (or words to that effect) I am little confused because if the the guy was total disconnected from the girls then how the hell did they know what happened to the girls.

I am assuming in reality he was disconnected from the girls I would have preferred them bending the truth by having the guy witness some of the events that happened to the girl.

Geez must have been a terrifying experience when the penny drops for those travelers that the guy from the outback was a monster.:rolleyes::(
 
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wow this is friggin AMAZING. Yesterday I got back from seeing Van Diemen's Land, which I thoroughly recommend (though not to everyone's taste). Today while thinking about it, I started making comparisons to Wolf Creek, just the way it was told etc. Suddenly this thread appears in my subscribed threads list! unbloodycanny
 
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Ferris_rules said:
I think the Director missed a golden opportunity here that could have made this a bigger hit.

The total disconnection made me feel that the movie was robbed of a further subplot.

At the start it states its based on a true story (or words to that effect) I am little confused because if the the guy was total disconnected from the girls then how the hell did they know what happened to the girls.

I am assuming in reality he was disconnected from the girls I would have preferred them bending the truth by having the guy witness some of the events that happened to the girl.

Geez must have been a terrifying experience when the penny drops for those travelers that the guy from the outback was a monster.:rolleyes::(
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IIRC it's based on quite a few different things from Australian serial killer and murder cases, but the actual story is not meant to be true. Which is why it says "based on true events" (or "actual events" in the movie I think?) rather than "a true story"....

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Can't remember what most of the parts based on reality are, other than the 'head on a stick' being based on Ivan Milat, but there were a lot more than that if I remember right.
 
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As sad as it would be to see the movie, The Snowtown Murders would be a good movie if it were to come to fruition. :(

Any reason why it hasnt? :confused:

Sorry for the multiple posts, I just really enjoyed watching after so long.

In any case I remember ringing up on talkback radio (at night) about Ivan Milat and was told by the presenter that people listening where just too scared to hear about it any more and that I should change the topic. This was in Adelaide.

I think its just sad we have people in our society capable of committing such horrors, this is one of the few cases where the death penalty needs to be invoked IMO.
 
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Mobbenfuhrer said:
wow this is friggin AMAZING. Yesterday I got back from seeing Van Diemen's Land, which I thoroughly recommend (though not to everyone's taste). Today while thinking about it, I started making comparisons to Wolf Creek, just the way it was told etc. Suddenly this thread appears in my subscribed threads list! unbloodycanny
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Your not alone, Im following you........ lol.

I was scared after watching that movie, lol. I had to check all the doors were closed last night, classic. :eek:
 
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I recommend people google "Wolf Creek based on true story".

A lot of interesting articles.

To me a good movie is usually one where I sit on the net after watching it to read about more about it.

Any talk or chance of a sequel?
 
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Ferris_rules said:
I recommend people google "Wolf Creek based on true story".

A lot of interesting articles.

To me a good movie is usually one where I sit on the net after watching it to read about more about it.

Any talk or chance of a sequel?
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yep onto the net to find out more usually means it was worthy seeing :thumbsu: agree wholeheartedly ... apart from some exceptions where it just means it was so haphazard or darkly lit that I couldn't work out what was happening :D (eg: Pandorum)
 
Lots of horror movies these days tack on the "based on true events" line to promote their movie when they are really just based on a mish mash of different events that can somehow be loosely related back to the plot.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake used this to good effect as well, with a shitload of people believing those events actually took place when it was very loosely based on famous killer Ed Gein who skinned his victims and occasionally liked to don their skin as some sort of fashion accessory.

In the case of Wolf Creek I assume it was just meant to be based on Ivan Milat and his murders. I honestly thought it was quite disappointing tbh. I'm quite into horror movies and I remember when it came out the amount of hype it was receiving, people who generally didn't like horror movies were all praising it, so I was cautious from the start. I waited until it came out on dvd and came away pretty non-plussed. The kills were mediocre, head on a stick excepted, and I honestly didn't find the movie scary at all.

Greg McLean easily topped it with his next movie "Rogue", about a giant croc terrorising a bunch of tourists in the Northern Territory, IMO. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend....although 2 hours of Radha Mitchell is hard work it is a good movie.
 
Crumpler83 said:
Lots of horror movies these days tack on the "based on true events" line to promote their movie when they are really just based on a mish mash of different events that can somehow be loosely related back to the plot.
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The Strangers starring Liv Tyler was not a bad movie based on "true events".

I think there is a sequel coming out next year.

Personally Wolf Creek has to rate as the best ever Oz Horror flick? Surprised no sequel was ever produced, esp given the direction that it could take where it would arguably be more gruesome and "better" than the original.

Has anyone discussed if a "Snowtown Murders" would be made into a movie, disturbing as it would be I would be interested in seeing it! :eek:
 

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Crumpler83 said:
In the case of Wolf Creek I assume it was just meant to be based on Ivan Milat and his murders. I honestly thought it was quite disappointing tbh.
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Ditto. Cant understand all the hype it recieved. I remember all these people saying 'ohm y god its so gory, its hard to watch' but I found it pretty meh to be honest.

Was an ok movie, but wouldnt be in my top 20-25 horror/thriller movies ive seen.
 
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Yeah I remember hearing people talk about how gory it was as well, ludicrous. I reckon it's simply because this movie exposed a whole lot of people who wouldn't normally watch horror movies to that genre so they weren't used to the violence that horror fans watch every other day.

I have a pretty cynical view that if Wolf Creek wasn't an Aussie movie noone would've wanted a bar of it and that's simply where most of its success came from. It's still a decent movie but all too often I hear critics review horror movies in such a negative tone, generally writing the movie off simply because they "didn't think it was neccessary", whereas with WC alot of critics were lining up to praise it regardless of the violence they seem to rail against in other movies of that genre.

Ferris_rules - I was really dissapointed with The Strangers. The premise was really good and I was pumped for it but I dunno, it just seemed like parts of lots of other movies thrown together kinda haphazardly and again, it didn't particularly scare me. The idea of the movie was somewhat frightening but the execution was lacking IMO.

Snowtown would definitely be a good idea for a movie. Did you see the Crime Investigation Australia episode on it? Some of the re-enactments were quite chilling...
 
Macca19 said:
Ditto. Cant understand all the hype it recieved. I remember all these people saying 'ohm y god its so gory, its hard to watch' but I found it pretty meh to be honest.

Was an ok movie, but wouldnt be in my top 20-25 horror/thriller movies ive seen.
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Hey Macca but surely no 1 Oz horror/thriller? I cant even think of another one out there?
 
Crumpler83 said:
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Yeah I remember hearing people talk about how gory it was as well, ludicrous. I reckon it's simply because this movie exposed a whole lot of people who wouldn't normally watch horror movies to that genre so they weren't used to the violence that horror fans watch every other day.

I have a pretty cynical view that if Wolf Creek wasn't an Aussie movie noone would've wanted a bar of it and that's simply where most of its success came from. It's still a decent movie but all too often I hear critics review horror movies in such a negative tone, generally writing the movie off simply because they "didn't think it was neccessary", whereas with WC alot of critics were lining up to praise it regardless of the violence they seem to rail against in other movies of that genre.

Ferris_rules - I was really dissapointed with The Strangers. The premise was really good and I was pumped for it but I dunno, it just seemed like parts of lots of other movies thrown together kinda haphazardly and again, it didn't particularly scare me. The idea of the movie was somewhat frightening but the execution was lacking IMO.

Snowtown would definitely be a good idea for a movie. Did you see the Crime Investigation Australia episode on it? Some of the re-enactments were quite chilling...
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Crumpler

As Australians we should feel proud of this movie given the budget it worked with and produced here in SA !

It wasnt the best sure, or maybe not even in top 50 horror/thrillers however it was good. I dont like to hear the hype of movies, IMO it ruins the experience.

I stumbled on The Strangers by accident and enjoyed it, simple and chilling. Could have been done better in parts, agreed, similarly Wolf Creek.

I didnt watch the whole Crime Investigation ep only the end and it was good but disturbing. I must say it saddens me :((seriously) that there are real monsters out there. Again if ever there was a need for the death penalty in our judicial system........:eek:

I think they will make a Snowtown movie, probably simply called SNOWTOWN. If they could make several movies on 9/11 I cant see why they couldnt do one for Snowtown.

From what I have read its really sick and disturbing what took place. The movie could be TOTALLY based on a true story and yet be the most sickest horror movie ever made! It would obviously be rated R 18+.
 
Definitely good for an Aussie flick. Still one of the most overrated movies ive seen though. Good, not great. Thought Hostel & Devils Rejects were better from 05, but obviously both would have had higher budgets etc.
 

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Macca19 said:
Definitely good for an Aussie flick. Still one of the most overrated movies ive seen though. Good, not great. Thought Hostel & Devils Rejects were better from 05, but obviously both would have had higher budgets etc.
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I enjoyed Hostel, very good movie!

Horror and European Hotties, how could you go wrong? :thumbsu: :p :D

The sequel wasnt so much so!
 

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