Yeah, It's Good
Added 10/2/2009
Great film. Fine performance from Radha Mitchell. Breath-taking scenery and a good script. If you like this sort of film you won't be disappointed.
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Better than I thought..................
Added 7/12/2009
Shades of PRIMEVAL and LAKE PLACID !! However, this film is MUCH better.
Yes, a "B" horror movie, but the acting and plot was plausible and the CGI was top-notch. It kept my attention and was very suspenseful.
For horror fans who like creatures, this movie is for you.
I am waiting to buy a copy in BLU-RAY. I saw it run on a HD movie channel, and the scenery of Australia was breath-taking.
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AN INTENSELY CREEPY AND FANTASTIC MONSTER FILM! 9.25 OUT OF 10
Added 7/8/2009
From director Greg McLean, the director behind the fantastic indie slasher film Wolf Creek, comes yet another great film. This time however, it's a monster film. You know, I'm surprised the tourism industry in Australia hasn't tried to stop Greg McLean from making anymore films, because after seeing both of his top-notch films I never want to go to Australia. In this day and age you're not really going to find very many films that come so close to capturing the fear and intensity of when you first saw Jaws, but Rogue is the Jaws for the modern generation.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: When a journalist for a nature magazine named Pete is sent to Australia, he takes a tour on a tour boat across a river with the tour guide named Kate (Played by the sexy Radha Mitchell of Silent Hill and Man on Fire fame). When the tour boat is about to go back, the tourists notice a flare in the sky and decide to go and investigate. When the group gets there, they find a capsized boat... but no people. Then the tour boat gets slammed by crocodile and the tour boat is forced to crash on a small mud island and slowly starts to sink. Then one of the group members goes missing out of nowhere and the group realizes they are at a part of the river where the tides come in and their island will be flooded by nightfall. They have no radio, no flares, it could be hours before anyone knows they're missing, they argue, and hardly have any supplies. So the group must try and find a way to get to safety without getting killed by the rather large crocodile that's hungry and not particularly happy the group is in its territory.
MUSIC: I didn't like the music in the beginning of the film, but then it got much better after a period of time. It's no actual surprise the music is good as a whole because it was composed by the same guy who did the music for Wolf Creek. It does a great job of setting atmosphere.
ACTING: The actors as a whole were actually quite good, especially the main characters (Radha Mitchell was excellent in this film like she was in Silent Hill). The actors were generally quite convincing, even if there were characters I did not like. This area was very well-done and I definitely give it a thumbs up in this area.
ACTION: This film is mostly dialogue-focused with the occasional crocodile attack. I really like Greg McLean's films because I like the fact they're so unpredictable and you never know what's going to happen. This is apparent here like it was in Wolf Creek. You were always left tense and never knowing what was going to happen. Who would live and who would die? You're never going to know with this film until the end. This film was very well-paced and never got boring. Another thumbs up for this film.
OVERALL: Don't let the bad taste of other crocodile horror films you may have seen or other Jaws imitators cloud your decision to purchase this film. This film was excellent and very well-made for a monster flick and it was actually creepy and not laughable like most monster films. This film was awesome and deserves to be any horror fanatic's collection.
THE GOOD: The acting, the music, the terror of never knowing what was going to happen, the crocodile attacks, and the pacing of the film.
THE BAD: Slow beginning and music is not good in the beginning.
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TYPICAL MONSTER ANIMAL GOING AGAINST NOSY VISITORS, PANIC AMONGST THE
VISITORS WHEN THE CROC APPEARS AND STARTS PICKING THEM OFF ONE BY ONE,
THEY HAVE NO WEAPON TO FIGHT IT OFF WITH EXCEPT THEIR WILES. I KNOW THE
REVIEWS WERE NOT VERY GOOD, BUT I LIKED THE MOVIE. THE CGI LOOKED VERY
GOOD.
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What did you think of the tour? . . .
Added 6/7/2009
Written, produced, and directed by Australian filmmaker Greg McLean, Rogue is the follow up to his thriller Wolf Creek (2005). Like his previous film, Rogue is set in Australia, this time in aboriginal lands, known as the Northern Territories. Most of the pristine areas featured in the movie, had apparently not appeared in a film before. This is a fundamental tale of man against nature, where a group of tourists on a boat tour, are stranded deep in the wilderness, after being attacked by a rogue crocodile defending its territory.
Native Aussie, Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black), is tour boat operator Kate Ryan, leading a group of nine through crocodile (and fly) infested waters, which wind through some stunningly beautiful country. The boat is crippled after being attacked by a massive seven meter (23 foot) croc, leaving the group trapped on a tiny island in the middle of the river. Michael Vartan (Alias/Big Shots) is travel writer Pete McKell, who like the rest, unexpectedly and unpleasantly finds himself part of the food chain. The rising tidal waters will soon bring their hungry reptilian friend, so as darkness falls, the group attempts to escape the island. However things don't go as planned, and the quick striking predator claims additional victims.
The best is yet to come, when McKell discovers the croc's lair, just before it returns home for a bit of a nap. The battle that ensues is high-tensioned, bone jarring terror, as the enclosed space amplifies the sound, and makes the massive beast seem even larger. The speed and ferocity of the croc in close quarters, thrashing and spinning may surprise you, and snapping jaws may have you jumping out of your seat. A combination of CGI, and animatronics, make for one mean, nasty, terrifying killer.
Although he may not be doing much to attract tourists to Australia, Greg McLean, appears to have a bright future. Hopefully we will soon see what he can do in a bigger budget film. In Rogue, he takes a very basic premise, adds a whole lotta croc, and builds a solid story around it. The DVD has some great bonus material, beginning with McLean's commentary track, which provides ample background information about the film and some about crocodiles as well. The featurette `The Making of Rogue' (46 minutes) is a very comprehensive look at most facets of the production. The featurettes in `Welcome To The Territory' total about 45 minutes, and cover special effects, the film's music, and the information regarding the picturesque Northern Territories. A well done thriller with cool extras, Rogue is highly recommended to those that want some excitement with a real bite.
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