Review of Wolf Creek 2 (2013) by Ernie T — 18 Mar 2015

Admittedly, I have not seen the first entry in the Wolf Creek series, but I had heard good things. Against my better judgment, I decided to watch the sequel first possibly swaying me to never even attempt the original. This is just trite and generic horror at its best. How many times has this tale been told? In the fright flick realm, there is originality that occurs once maybe ever five years at best, and then there is a mountain built out of messes like this abomination.

I could not tell if I were watching House of a Thousand Corpses, any iteration of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre film (please stop making those by the way), The Hills Have Eyes, etc. Generic psycho in the middle of nowhere that terrorizes youngsters will put one to sleep if your head contains half a brain that is. If you are one of those mindless zombies that enjoy anemic horror, then, you will squeal with delight as the antihero, Mick Taylor, hunts his victims with wild abandon and no motive well accept to "keep Australia beautiful". I will give it one thing, and that is the gore is fantastic, and that is the sole redeeming quality.

Overall, it is an idea that is as boring and dusty as the Outback itself. Maybe someone should clear the cobwebs and blow the dust off the horror genre, but then the rabid fans whom support this drivel will never cease with their whining.

I leave you with this bit of dialog that sums up how the movie made me feel.

Paul: "So it's sort of like 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire'?".

Mick Taylor: "Yeah! Except you don't get to phone a friend if you get one wrong because you'll be too busy screaming in fucking agony!".

This movie left me wanting to phone a friend to relieve some of the sheer boredom and agony that watching this some old trope again left me feeling.