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Post by jman723 on Apr 7, 2023 15:25:56 GMT -8
Ever since I was a kid I’ve always been a fan of those “giant animals that kills people” thriller films. Obviously Jaws is the benchmark. There have been a lot of imitators like Orca, Grizzly, Prophecy which were obviously Jaws knockoffs but I enjoyed them. However one of those films that has sort of flew under radar is as the Australian horror films Razorback. Instead of a giant shark or beat it’s a giant boar. The films is actually beautifully shot and has a artsy feel to it. It was directed by Russell Mulcahy who is well known for the Highlander films and directed a few well regarded TFTC episodes
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Apr 7, 2023 16:52:45 GMT -8
Funny you mention this, just recently I purchased the recent Blu-ray put out by the great Scream Factory. I caught this a few short years back on cable and enjoyed it. I too have a bit of an affinity for killer animal films.
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Post by jman723 on Apr 8, 2023 9:16:06 GMT -8
Yeah I was going to mention the new bluray release. I have t purchased a bluray in quite a long time but this is one I would probably pick up if I did. Again they don’t make these type of films anymore at least not with animatronics and practical effects sadly. I thought the killer boar looked pretty damn good
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Apr 8, 2023 10:03:15 GMT -8
I miss animatronics and practical effects. It's a big reason I tend to prefer so many films of the 80s and 90s. So many CGI-heavy films these days and too much CGI gets numbing quickly.
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Post by jman723 on Apr 8, 2023 11:01:38 GMT -8
Yeah I’m not a fan of cgi. If it’s done in moderation fine but I prefer practical effects. Getting back to this film the visuals of the Australian Outback are terrific. It really adds to the surreal nature of the film
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Apr 8, 2023 11:18:26 GMT -8
CGI in moderation works but too much of it quickly becomes tiresome, as you see today. There's a real magic to older film that heavily employ practical effects which really sell the illusion and make it easy for you to suspend disbelief.
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Post by jman723 on Apr 8, 2023 15:02:50 GMT -8
Agreed.
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Apr 8, 2023 19:45:17 GMT -8
The 80s is such a prolific decade for Horror and films like this easily slid under many radars, but it's good they at least get re-discovered and re-appraised after the facr.
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Post by jman723 on Apr 22, 2023 18:52:54 GMT -8
The opening scene is really effective and intense. They did a great job of keeping the giant boar sort of hidden and just showing the destruction it caused
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Apr 22, 2023 19:33:09 GMT -8
I plan on checking this one out again soon. It's good that it now has wider exposure thanks to Scream Factory's new Blu-ray.
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Post by jman723 on Feb 17, 2024 6:49:43 GMT -8
A buddy of mind sent me a video of a guy who is in a abandoned house and comes face to face with a large boar and it made me think of this film. Imagine if that boar was 5 times bigger.
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Post by Crypt Keeper on Feb 17, 2024 12:27:06 GMT -8
Scary to think about. It's so much the physical harm they can cause but the fact they carry diseases you can pretty easily get just by making contact.
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