brickyarddoodlebug A YANK GURL WITH NO CLUE TO THE OUTBACK AND MAP, SEEMS TO BE BETTER TRACKER THAN MOST WHO LIVE THERE. A DOG THAT LAYS THE PART OF A DINGO, DOESNT SEEM TO PLAY MUCH OF ANYTHING BUT A MOOCH. TRADITIONAL AUSSIE TALK FROM THE 80'S, WHERE SHELAH IS THE ONLY WORD FOR WOMAN. ALL WE NEED IS PAUL HOGAN TO POP OUT AND SAY THROW ANOTHER SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE. WELL WE ALL KNOW MOST AUSSIES WOULD THINK WHEN THEY HEAR SUCH WORDS... TOSS PRAWNS AT PLASTIC DOLLS,... WHAT WILL THE YANKS THINK NEXT, FOR ENTERTAINMENT? HECK, I GET MORE FUN OUT OF MAKING NEW DIALOG TO MAKE THE STORY LINE MORE INTERESTING THAN SEEING ANIMALS BE SKINNED AND GUTTED. AT LEAST ONE GETS IT IN EVERY EPISPODE. WELL ANYWHO, SHE (YANK GURL) SEEMS TO WOUND AND KILL OFF ENOUGH MEN WITH OUT BEING IDENTIFIED AS THE CULPRIT, KINDA LIKE A TWO FOR ONE BADDIE MOVIE. I TAKE THIS TV SERIES AS PART X FILES (A CLUELESS OUTBACK OFFICER THAT PIECES THINGS TOGETHER AS HE GOES) , À BIT OF KILL BILL. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE SUCH ES OF THE ORIGINAL MOVIE, AND YANK LOVE FOR THE MYSTERIOUS OUTBACK, IT WOULD BE RIGHT UP THERE WITH YOUTUBE RED AND HULU SHOWS, WHICH BORE THE LIVING BAJEEBUS OUT OF ME.

Andrew Gold Mick Taylor is a hidden gem in the serial killer horror genre. An Australian marksman who prowls the outback looking for unsuspecting tourists to unleash his brand of sadistic torture and psychological mind games upon. This monster of a human is played to perfection by John Jarratt, and from his dirty hat to his terrifyingly sardonic laugh, you don't disbelieve for a moment that this guy is bad news. This TV mini-series had a lot of potential to become a yearly vehicle showcasing Mick Taylor's crusades against a wide variety of victims. The first season delivers a modicum of brilliance you'd expect from another Wolf Creek installment, followed by inconsistencies and unnecessary plot points that drag down what we really want to see in Wolf Creek - Mick Taylor in his native glory.The premiere's pre-credit sequence sets up the season in a superb fashion. It mirrors some of the greatest moments from the Wolf Creek films; Mick Taylor sharing an innocent chat with his unknowing victims, cracking jokes, laughing inappropriately, and sharing hunting stories to earn their trust before he strikes. Unfortunately, nothing else in the season lives up to the first twenty or so minutes. The final showdown in particular is an enormous disappointment, feeling highly derivative of the movies and severely lacking in tension. This is mainly because the final episode delves into Mick's backstory, a huge no-no for horror villains. In fact, the flashbacks to Mick's childhood reminded me a lot of Rob Zombie's Halloween, which is a terrible, terrible thing. We don't need to know Mick Taylor grew up in a broken home (i.e. why he's doing what he's doing) for him to be scary. He's already bloody terrifying. The less we know about him, the more psychotic he seems, and the finale sucked all the intrigue away by force-feeding us his backstory through broken flashbacks and breaking the tension building in the main narrative in the process.Aside from Jarratt's arresting performance, the acting is nothing to write home about. The protagonist is bland; she runs into forgettable characters in her journey to search for the man who killed her family. The officer investigating the case could have been handled much better, and he's given subplots that do absolutely nothing to advance the plot (e.g. his family life). As it is, the only reason to watch Wolf Creek is to see Mick Taylor, and aside from the beginning and end, you don't see very much of him. It makes me yearn for Wolf Creek 2's approach of having the entire story revolve around him, since that's far more interesting than him sitting on the sidelines for the majority of the story while we follow a boring heroine run around the continent searching for him. Hopefully the second season, or third movie, gives Jarratt the screen time he rightfully deserves. I'd support a Luther-esque approach in a second series; maybe have Mick terrorize a certain set of victims for a couple episodes, then move on to another group for the next two, then another, etc. Following one character for over five hours is simply not engaging enough, especially when one of horror's greatest and most charismatic antagonists is involved. If you're a fan of the Wolf Creek movies, I'd recommend watching the first episode and stopping there. It's not a bad series by any means, it just hasn't found its proper footing yet. Hopefully it's given the chance to; or maybe Mick Taylor is just better suited for the big screen.

kpentlanduk Being a huge fan of Wolf Creek and part 2 the movies - then just last week discovering a MINI SERIES had been made..... I was absolutely jumping for joy. I binge watched this yesterday.Mick is back and (had to be) played by the incredible John Jarrett. His one liners, gory kills and general nastiness makes Wolf Creek. He is a terrific nasty piece of work you love to hate.... a true bad guy in every sense.So this is a mini series - six parts. That my friends is one flaw to start with - the six parts are muddled and full of unnecessary filler material. The kicker is it starts off with SUCH promise - Mick is introduced within the first 10 minutes with a BANG - from then on the story of one survivor recovering from that ordeal then slowly seeking revenge begins.Along the way this portrays the Ozzie outback in a very nasty crude way - by god if you plan to travel there NEVER speak to ANY man at all - according to the writers and director ALL men are murderous vile inbred rapists - or members of gangs with a below zero IQ. This does not paint a nice picture of the outback. Should the Australia tourist board watch this they should be enraged. God forbid if they endorsed this?Forgetting the tourist side of things the problem with Wolf Creek the series is you could easily have condensed it into a 3 parter. Filler and side plots with silly characters and for me personally not enough of MICK. To sum up begins well - lots of ridiculous filler - On a positive note it ties things up nicely and you do get some flashback footage on Mick as a child and why he became a savage ill feeling cold blooded killer. Maybe just a Wolf Creek 3 would have been a better idea?

graceharte88 I read, before I watched episode 4 that a viewer felt that it went a bit off list; flashbacks and fragmented scenes from the past; everyone is different and I felt they needed that to bulk out the story, which I did not want to end - ever .I noticed that the prisoner whose hand was sticking out of the ground, had on it a gold band, but if that was meant to be the escaped prisoner, he had cut that hand off? The police man was wearing a gold band. Later when we saw him hung up, he didn't appear to have lost his hand???She was awesome . The kicker for me was when her father was knifed at the beginning in the thigh, didn't see that coming at all, no warning just strike!!It had a decent story line, often missing in these kind of horror stories; but of course it was an Australian film and to me they are truly top film makers in their own right. Watch this series binged out on Saturday night until 1am !!!!