Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

brickyarddoodlebug A YANK GURL WITH NO CLUE TO THE OUTBACK AND MAP, SEEMS TO BE BETTER TRACKER THAN MOST WHO LIVE THERE. A DOG THAT LAYS THE PART OF A DINGO, DOESNT SEEM TO PLAY MUCH OF ANYTHING BUT A MOOCH. TRADITIONAL AUSSIE TALK FROM THE 80'S, WHERE SHELAH IS THE ONLY WORD FOR WOMAN. ALL WE NEED IS PAUL HOGAN TO POP OUT AND SAY THROW ANOTHER SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE. WELL WE ALL KNOW MOST AUSSIES WOULD THINK WHEN THEY HEAR SUCH WORDS... TOSS PRAWNS AT PLASTIC DOLLS,... WHAT WILL THE YANKS THINK NEXT, FOR ENTERTAINMENT? HECK, I GET MORE FUN OUT OF MAKING NEW DIALOG TO MAKE THE STORY LINE MORE INTERESTING THAN SEEING ANIMALS BE SKINNED AND GUTTED. AT LEAST ONE GETS IT IN EVERY EPISPODE. WELL ANYWHO, SHE (YANK GURL) SEEMS TO WOUND AND KILL OFF ENOUGH MEN WITH OUT BEING IDENTIFIED AS THE CULPRIT, KINDA LIKE A TWO FOR ONE BADDIE MOVIE. I TAKE THIS TV SERIES AS PART X FILES (A CLUELESS OUTBACK OFFICER THAT PIECES THINGS TOGETHER AS HE GOES) , À BIT OF KILL BILL. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE SUCH ES OF THE ORIGINAL MOVIE, AND YANK LOVE FOR THE MYSTERIOUS OUTBACK, IT WOULD BE RIGHT UP THERE WITH YOUTUBE RED AND HULU SHOWS, WHICH BORE THE LIVING BAJEEBUS OUT OF ME.

Andrew Gold Mick Taylor is a hidden gem in the serial killer horror genre. An Australian marksman who prowls the outback looking for unsuspecting tourists to unleash his brand of sadistic torture and psychological mind games upon. This monster of a human is played to perfection by John Jarratt, and from his dirty hat to his terrifyingly sardonic laugh, you don't disbelieve for a moment that this guy is bad news. This TV mini-series had a lot of potential to become a yearly vehicle showcasing Mick Taylor's crusades against a wide variety of victims. The first season delivers a modicum of brilliance you'd expect from another Wolf Creek installment, followed by inconsistencies and unnecessary plot points that drag down what we really want to see in Wolf Creek - Mick Taylor in his native glory.The premiere's pre-credit sequence sets up the season in a superb fashion. It mirrors some of the greatest moments from the Wolf Creek films; Mick Taylor sharing an innocent chat with his unknowing victims, cracking jokes, laughing inappropriately, and sharing hunting stories to earn their trust before he strikes. Unfortunately, nothing else in the season lives up to the first twenty or so minutes. The final showdown in particular is an enormous disappointment, feeling highly derivative of the movies and severely lacking in tension. This is mainly because the final episode delves into Mick's backstory, a huge no-no for horror villains. In fact, the flashbacks to Mick's childhood reminded me a lot of Rob Zombie's Halloween, which is a terrible, terrible thing. We don't need to know Mick Taylor grew up in a broken home (i.e. why he's doing what he's doing) for him to be scary. He's already bloody terrifying. The less we know about him, the more psychotic he seems, and the finale sucked all the intrigue away by force-feeding us his backstory through broken flashbacks and breaking the tension building in the main narrative in the process.Aside from Jarratt's arresting performance, the acting is nothing to write home about. The protagonist is bland; she runs into forgettable characters in her journey to search for the man who killed her family. The officer investigating the case could have been handled much better, and he's given subplots that do absolutely nothing to advance the plot (e.g. his family life). As it is, the only reason to watch Wolf Creek is to see Mick Taylor, and aside from the beginning and end, you don't see very much of him. It makes me yearn for Wolf Creek 2's approach of having the entire story revolve around him, since that's far more interesting than him sitting on the sidelines for the majority of the story while we follow a boring heroine run around the continent searching for him. Hopefully the second season, or third movie, gives Jarratt the screen time he rightfully deserves. I'd support a Luther-esque approach in a second series; maybe have Mick terrorize a certain set of victims for a couple episodes, then move on to another group for the next two, then another, etc. Following one character for over five hours is simply not engaging enough, especially when one of horror's greatest and most charismatic antagonists is involved. If you're a fan of the Wolf Creek movies, I'd recommend watching the first episode and stopping there. It's not a bad series by any means, it just hasn't found its proper footing yet. Hopefully it's given the chance to; or maybe Mick Taylor is just better suited for the big screen.

oz_5 In the genre, decades ago, the original movie was well made. For this TV series remake, I launched first episode last night and stopped after brief viewing. Rare for me to do so. Why?1. acting is very poor; below B series. 2. within the beautiful dry Australian landscape, action moves directly into some lush tropical environment. No connection between the two. 3. the kids jumps into the pond as if the travelers had never heard of salt crocodiles in Australian Northern Territory's water bodies. Crocodile attack was laughable. 4. The fight between daughter and father was very poorly scripted and played.From there I could see the series not moving beyond C grade stuff. Not for me.

The Couchpotatoes Why people would write a negative review about this mini series is a mystery to me. I truly enjoyed it from the beginning till the end. Especially the performance from John Jarratt playing the villain Mick Taylor. To me he's the absolute star of Wolf Creek. With his sadistic laughter and his crazy personality he's the guy you hope you'll never cross on a desert highway in the outback. The rest of the cast was also good with their respective performances. All the characters are fun to watch, so I really don't get why people aren't satisfied with the story. Because the story is everything you ask for when you watch a horror series like this one. The only critic I would have is that it is very unlikely to find people that don't want to be found in the outback. And most of the characters cross paths all the time. But then again if they wouldn't you would not have a decent story. The filming is excellent, especially with the great nature shots. I hope there will be another season.