Rogue
So... I don't quite have my new movie rating thing all worked out, but I DID earlier today finally get to see Rogue, which came out on DVD earlier this year. You may remember I was very disappointed that this movie was only released onto 10 screens earlier this year here in the USA, and it only remained in theaters for a week.
Now, having seen the movie finally, I'm sorry to say that the disappointment is legit. Rogue is my second-favorite movie of the year so far, and Dimension robbed me of the opportunity to see it on the big screen, and of being able to include this one in the 52 as a result. Why bother releasing a movie theatrically in the first place if you're only gonna squat it out onto less than a dozen screens? Frustrating.
Anyway, it's on DVD now. It's MUCH better than Greg Mclean's last movie, Wolf Creek, as I suspected it would be. Wolf Creek was VERY well made... it was just a bit too nihilistic and depressing for me. Rogue, on the other hand, is a great movie. They filmed it in actual saltwater crocodile country in the Northwest Territory of Australia, in regions that have never been filmed before. The movie looks GORGEOUS as a result; the Australian outback is very much a character in the movie.
Best man-eating crocodile movie ever.
Under my old system, I'd give Rogue five stars. I suspect when I get around to figuring out my new rating scheme, I'll come back and give this a for-real rating.
Now, having seen the movie finally, I'm sorry to say that the disappointment is legit. Rogue is my second-favorite movie of the year so far, and Dimension robbed me of the opportunity to see it on the big screen, and of being able to include this one in the 52 as a result. Why bother releasing a movie theatrically in the first place if you're only gonna squat it out onto less than a dozen screens? Frustrating.
Anyway, it's on DVD now. It's MUCH better than Greg Mclean's last movie, Wolf Creek, as I suspected it would be. Wolf Creek was VERY well made... it was just a bit too nihilistic and depressing for me. Rogue, on the other hand, is a great movie. They filmed it in actual saltwater crocodile country in the Northwest Territory of Australia, in regions that have never been filmed before. The movie looks GORGEOUS as a result; the Australian outback is very much a character in the movie.
Best man-eating crocodile movie ever.
Under my old system, I'd give Rogue five stars. I suspect when I get around to figuring out my new rating scheme, I'll come back and give this a for-real rating.