Rogue

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A handful of tourists looking for adventure get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a massive man-eating beast in this thriller. Pete McKell Michael Vartan is a writer for an American travel magazine who has been assigned to write a story about vacationing in rugged Northern Australia. Pete signs up for a cruise along a river that's home to a large crocodile population, with tough but pretty Kate Ryan Radha Mitchell serving as guide. Pete soon finds he's roughing it in the Aussie wilds with an...
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Overview

A handful of tourists looking for adventure get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a massive man-eating beast in this thriller. Pete McKell Michael Vartan is a writer for an American travel magazine who has been assigned to write a story about vacationing in rugged Northern Australia. Pete signs up for a cruise along a river that's home to a large crocodile population, with tough but pretty Kate Ryan Radha Mitchell serving as guide. Pete soon finds he's roughing it in the Aussie wilds with an eclectic variety of travelers, including Russell John Jarratt, who is dealing with the death of his wife; Simon Stephen Curry, a tactless amateur photographer; and Allen Geoff Morrell, a member of the British upper crust making the trip with his ailing spouse Heather Mitchell and their rambunctious daughter Mia Wasikowska. While Kate's former husband, who also works on the river, makes a pest of himself in the early stages of the voyage, the travelers soon find they have more to worry about when their craft is attacked by a massive 25-foot crocodile, who is just clever enough to know how to trap its prey before enjoying them for dinner. Rogue was written and directed by Greg McLean, who made a splash among horror fans in 2005 with his debut film, Wolf Creek.
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Numerous interesting thrillers have been erected from the same building blocks as Rogue. Group of ordinary people involved in ordinary activities encounter mortal danger, get picked off one by one while devising escape plan. It's a highly effective formula -- if done correctly. Unfortunately, Rogue can't boast that level of success in its execution. The Australian horror/thriller conjures an excellent B movie adversary: a crocodile the size of a school bus, scarier for the fact that its presence is more felt than seen. When this massive croc swamps a tour boat and strands the passengers on a rapidly diminishing patch of land, the tension mounts exponentially. But it's here that Rogue starts failing to deliver. Writer-director Greg McLean passes up the best opportunities to kill off his cross-section of tourists and Australian locals, instead selecting the least interesting opportunities, not to mention killing fewer than is usually expected in a film like this. As a result, several smartly conceived set pieces reach strangely unfulfilling denouements. McLean's Wolf Creek had some randomness in its design as well, but that worked because Wolf Creek was a lot less well defined as a genre film, relying more on the sadistic arbitrary nature of a serial killer (see the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies). Here, McLean is clearly making a Hollywood crossover bid with this more mainstream story, featuring previous Aussie crossover Radha Mitchell and future Aussie crossover Sam Worthington, as well as French-born American Michael Vartan. This ambition may have bled over into McLean's story, in an oddly pro-American way that's sure to tweak the national pride of his countrymen: While the efforts of several handy Australians yield no results, it's the nature-phobic American travel writer (Vartan) who gets the best ideas under pressure, and gives them the best chance to avoid becoming croc food.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/6/2009
  • UPC: 065935830078
  • Original Release: 2008

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  • Source: Alliance Canada
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Uncensored / Dubbed
  • Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
  • Time: 1:39:00
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Sales rank: 26,125

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Radha Mitchell Kate Ryan
Michael Vartan Pete McKell
John Jarratt Russell
Heather Mitchell Elizabeth
Sam Worthington Neil
Stephen Curry Simon
Geoff Morrell Allen
Mia Wasikowska Sherry
Robert Taylor Everett
Caroline Brazier Mary Ellen
Celia Ireland Gwen O'Dyer
Damien Richardson Collin
Barry Otto
Technical Credits
Greg McLean Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Jason Ballantine Editor
Craig Carter Sound/Sound Designer
Tony Cavanaugh Executive Producer
Marshall Crosby Asst. Director
Nicola Dunn Costumes/Costume Designer
Will Gibson Cinematographer
Matt Hearn Executive Producer, Producer
Angela Heesom Casting
Venus Kanani Casting
Des Kenneally Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Kirby Executive Producer
Jen Lamphee Makeup
David Lightfoot Producer
Joel Pearlman Executive Producer
Francois Tetaz Score Composer
Lucinda Thomson Art Director
Mary Vernieu Casting
Robert Webb Production Designer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    Don't swim in these waters, unless you have a submarine with teeth

    Since I liked the director's previous Australian horror, Wolf Creek, I figured that this should be watchable as well but basically I'm just a huge sucker for creature features! Anything monstrous that eats annoying characters is cool in my book and I'm always on a look out for horror movies with giant crocs or werewolves or anything mean with a bite. <BR/><BR/>The main reason why I enjoyed the movie was the care that was given to it in the beginning, other than a poor native cow loosing its life in the first shots the set up for the story was done perfectly. As the film began, the music and breathtaking scenery were stealing the show and for a few moments I forgot I was watching a horror movie and got lost in the beauty of Australia. I must add that the soundtrack was really good; it's definitely going on my list of soundtracks to buy as I love to collect the good ones and anyone who appreciates good film music would enjoy it thoroughly. The list of characters is short, dozen or so people going on a river tour under the watchful eyes of Kate (the awesome Radha Mitchell from Silent Hill) and her trusty dog. After running into some crazy locals one of the tourists notices a flare going off, in a secluded religious section on top of rocky cliffs that has shunned people for ages. Trying to be the good Samaritan, Kate decides to check out the signal and that's when the crazy stuff starts. I could just tell that once they turned down the dark path there was no going back! <BR/><BR/>Something happens, people get stranded and suddenly they are not alone. Very quietly they are being snacked on by an immensely large crocodile. This is not your average crock, but a leviathan of the swamps and rivers from the deepest horrors one can dream up and not only hungry but mean as hell! His jaws speed and stealth along with the amazing ability to stay quiet and not scare his food supply was enough to make me jump for joy, and at the same time I was worried about those unfortunate people. I wasn't looking forward to any of them getting eaten; well maybe two that we meet in beginning but they get some brownie points back later so they were on my good guys list anyway. I guess Rogue is the perfect pet name for this angry croc, he's certainly after more than just a meal here. <BR/><BR/>The characterization was really good even if short, the close bonds the tourists had with each other were on perfect display and it made me cringe whenever something would happen to any of them. This proved to be a fun film for a rainy day, but really any day is perfect for good horror. I felt that the special effects were really good, nothing fake and puppet like, although I wish the crock would make more appearances, guess he was camera shy, but he did stick around for a good ending. <BR/><BR/>- Kasia S.

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