Stay Out of the Water!

Title:  Rogue

Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away:  Right off the bat, this movie tells me on the front of the case that it’s from the director of Wolf Creek, Greg McLean.   I also then find out it has Michael Vartan (Alias) and Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black) in it.   It also happens to be made by Dimension Extreme, for release purposes, a film company which has never done me wrong.

Introduction:  I picked this up as part of a sale from Games Plus.

Location:  It starts as a boat trip and they all quickly end up on a (very) small island.   It’s in Australia, naturally, so it seems like they just shot it in someone’s backyard.

Plot:  A group of people go on a boat tour, but somehow manage to annoy the local crocodiles, as they begin to strike the boat and eat anyone and everyone that they can.   At first, it reminded me of Hatchet simply because they were on a boat, and people have compared it to Jaws, but I think it’s so much different because we’ve come so far as moviegoers since that time.  Rather than actual fear (Though there are some shock-scary moments), this movie basically lets you pick which characters annoy you the most and therefore you who you want to see die first.   It’s kind of fun.  

                In one scene near the end, Michael Vartan’s character grabs a huge stick to try and fight off the giant killer croc.   It’s hilarious to say, “Come and get me!  I’ve got… a really big stick…”

Acting:  The acting is good, though most everyone is Australian and has accents as such.   It should also be noted that John Jarrett, the star (in my opinion) of Wolf Creek appears in this movie as well without the mutton chops.   When I first saw him, I thought he looked familiar in an odd way, then recognized him and looked him up to confirm it.

Production:  It looks like it could have been in theaters.   Some of the shots of the countryside are just amazingly beautiful.

Sex/Nudity:  They don’t have time for that, while they’re being, you know, eaten alive.

Special Effects:  They have to make some pretty cool looking giant crocodiles and they come out looking great.   Here is my advice to you on how to remember that they are killer crocs and not alligators.   Crocodile Dundee is from Australia, where this movie takes place, and he’s not Alligator Dundee.   Get it?  Got it?  Good.

Overall Verdict:  This is a great movie, don’t get me wrong, but when I looked up Greg McLean to see what else he had done, the only trivia he had about him on iMDB was about something called The Splat Pack.   This, naturally, lead to my looking up the other members of the group that I didn’t know and, well, as they say, the rest is history.