
In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace. During the hunt, one of the guides discovers that he has an ESP connection to the giant creature.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace. During the hunt, one of the guides discovers that he has an ESP connection to the giant creature.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's well-produced and acted, and an intelligent environmental adventure film results. |
| StarburstScott ClarkHorror fans will be pleasantly horrified to find John Jarratt, no infamous worldwide as Wolf Creek's sadistic serial killer, turning it out as a lovable ranger. |
| User ReviewSally AThis is actually a really good movie. As a big fan of 'Ozploitation' cinema I have been awaiting release of this on DVD as it was never released in Australia theatrically and has, until now, been impossible to see. I'm glad I finally did because this really is a decent movie. I don't think this necessarily even fits the Ozploitation bill, it has a good all Australian cast, a decent storyline and many redeeming features. This would be a good movie by today's standards. |
| User ReviewThanasis MPretty good ozploitation picture with very good creature effects. |
| User ReviewGeir FAn interesting and original variation on the killer croc formula, this time with a spiritual twist to it. Acting and tech perfs across the board are wildly uneven, lowering this into B territory. Still, not a bad movie. |
| User ReviewKayla KLike the Aussies review of Razorback, this is a beautiful movie with a $10 pig. I was, however, completely shocked when the alligator ate the baby!!! ANd I sadly dozed and missed Burnham Burnham being tossed from a jeep. :( |
| User ReviewJason DSaw this as part of the Ozploitation retrospective at Fantastic Fest. Features one of the best child deaths I have ever witnessed on celluloid. Big ass alligator meets small child. Crunchy is the best way to describe it. Other than that it is just balls out good fun and riddled with sharp teeth and action. Fun stuff. |
| User ReviewDavid Ja film so ridiculous you can't help but laugh. |
| User ReviewAlex rOh Hell Yes!! I've been getting fully stuck into a lot of Aussie genre classics recently. I can't get enough of them. As featured in the documentary 'Not Quite Hollywood', the 70s and 80s really were a golden era for Australian cinema. While Aussie new wave was sweeping the world with movies like Picnic At Hanging Rock and My Brilliant Career, there was a torrent of genre movies dominating our screens. At the time we couldn't get enough of them but as the years went by, these films died off and were forgotten. Until recently they were generally looked back upon with ridicule... thankfully they're finally getting the recognition they deserve. These are great movies, made well. Tonight I watched Dark Ages. A monster croc creature-feature from 1987. A giant croc starts picking off men and a local preservation officer is tasked with hunting it down. The local aboriginals believe the creature to be spiritual and believe that no man can kill it. John Garret leads the movie and he does a great job. He had quite a screen presence back then. Considering the budget, the croc scenes are done well. One particular scene shows the beast fully crush a small child's head and thats just something films rarely show anymore. This is great fun from a really special time in Aussie cinema's history. |
| User ReviewShane DAs with any Ozploitation films, particularly from the late 80s, most of the action contained has well and truly become ironically hilarious. There is some value here simply because of the fact that this is set in the rare location of far north Queensland, along with the fact it features a pre-Alf Stewar Ray Meagher and that the score is actually pretty kick ass. Outside of that, it's what you'd expect, thankfully, not too culturally insensitive as you might have feared. |