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MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Editorial Review:
From the director of Wolf Creek comes this terrifying look at nature's perfect killing machine. When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature capsizes their boat - trapping them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in for the kill, they must fight for survival against all odds. Starring Michael Vartan (Alias) and Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), Rogue delivers brutal action and breathless suspense as it speeds towards one of the most intense final showdowns ever filmed.
Description of Rogue - Unrated:
Rogue brings Australian filmmaker Greg McLean, whose previous effort was the harrowing thriller Wolf Creek, back to the horror fold with an effective and well-crafted monster movie that pits a boatful of tourists against the title beast: a king-size crocodile with an insatiable appetite. McLean wisely follows the paradigm outlined by Jaws and other notable giant creature features by keeping his croc largely offscreen for the pic's first third, focusing instead on his human cast, which includes Michael Vartan(Alias) as a coolheaded American travel writer and Silent Hill's Radha Mitchell as the tour guide (Wolf Creek fans will note that film's antagonist, John Jarrett, among the ill-fated travelers). Once the monster makes its spectacular entrance by capsizing the boat, the suspense kicks into high gear as the tourists are faced with an unenviable choice: swim for their lives or wait until the tide overtakes their refuge on a tiny island. Surprisingly, McLean doesn't sacrifice quality in his pursuit of broader audience appeal; the award-winning special effects are top-notch, but so are the performances and photography, which capture the rough beauty of Australia's Northern Territory. Likewise, characters are not simply bodies waiting to be chomped; McLean's script takes the time to build them into full-bodied people, which adds a level of substance and sympathy to the story. All in all, Rogue is the meatiest in the spate of killer croc pics of recent years, and worth a look for those who were intrigued by Lake Placid or Primeval. The unrated DVD includes commentary by McLean as well as a battery of making-of documentaries, which cover the film's inspiration (a real-life croc attack on an Aussie riverboat in the '70s) as well as its impressive technical aspects. --Paul Gaita
Rogue - Unrated Reviews:
Like JAWS with a gator 
2009-12-09 - I was skeptical because I have seen every crock film made but for the price I payed I took the chance and was very pleased. Very well done Australian film with a good story and some good scares. Beautiful scenery and like the swamps in Louisiana and the swamp tours their if you have ever taken one it will give you chills like going the beach after seeing Jaws. This is not just a croc story that has been done over and over with the same dumb story and cheap looking plastic croc. If you saw Primeval and liked it you will like this one as much or better. This is a good must see horror film and you will not be disappointed.
Yeah, It's Good
2009-10-02 - Great film. Fine performance from Radha Mitchell. Breath-taking scenery and a good script. If you like this sort of film you won't be disappointed.
Better than I thought..................
2009-07-12 - Shades of PRIMEVAL and LAKE PLACID !! However, this film is MUCH better.
Yes, a "B" horror movie, but the acting and plot was plausible and the CGI was top-notch. It kept my attention and was very suspenseful.
For horror fans who like creatures, this movie is for you.
I am waiting to buy a copy in BLU-RAY. I saw it run on a HD movie channel, and the scenery of Australia was breath-taking.
AN INTENSELY CREEPY AND FANTASTIC MONSTER FILM! 9.25 OUT OF 10 
2009-07-08 - From director Greg McLean, the director behind the fantastic indie slasher film Wolf Creek, comes yet another great film. This time however, it's a monster film. You know, I'm surprised the tourism industry in Australia hasn't tried to stop Greg McLean from making anymore films, because after seeing both of his top-notch films I never want to go to Australia. In this day and age you're not really going to find very many films that come so close to capturing the fear and intensity of when you first saw Jaws, but Rogue is the Jaws for the modern generation.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: When a journalist for a nature magazine named Pete is sent to Australia, he takes a tour on a tour boat across a river with the tour guide named Kate (Played by the sexy Radha Mitchell of Silent Hill and Man on Fire fame). When the tour boat is about to go back, the tourists notice a flare in the sky and decide to go and investigate. When the group gets there, they find a capsized boat... but no people. Then the tour boat gets slammed by crocodile and the tour boat is forced to crash on a small mud island and slowly starts to sink. Then one of the group members goes missing out of nowhere and the group realizes they are at a part of the river where the tides come in and their island will be flooded by nightfall. They have no radio, no flares, it could be hours before anyone knows they're missing, they argue, and hardly have any supplies. So the group must try and find a way to get to safety without getting killed by the rather large crocodile that's hungry and not particularly happy the group is in its territory.
MUSIC: I didn't like the music in the beginning of the film, but then it got much better after a period of time. It's no actual surprise the music is good as a whole because it was composed by the same guy who did the music for Wolf Creek. It does a great job of setting atmosphere.
ACTING: The actors as a whole were actually quite good, especially the main characters (Radha Mitchell was excellent in this film like she was in Silent Hill). The actors were generally quite convincing, even if there were characters I did not like. This area was very well-done and I definitely give it a thumbs up in this area.
ACTION: This film is mostly dialogue-focused with the occasional crocodile attack. I really like Greg McLean's films because I like the fact they're so unpredictable and you never know what's going to happen. This is apparent here like it was in Wolf Creek. You were always left tense and never knowing what was going to happen. Who would live and who would die? You're never going to know with this film until the end. This film was very well-paced and never got boring. Another thumbs up for this film.
OVERALL: Don't let the bad taste of other crocodile horror films you may have seen or other Jaws imitators cloud your decision to purchase this film. This film was excellent and very well-made for a monster flick and it was actually creepy and not laughable like most monster films. This film was awesome and deserves to be any horror fanatic's collection.
THE GOOD: The acting, the music, the terror of never knowing what was going to happen, the crocodile attacks, and the pacing of the film.
THE BAD: Slow beginning and music is not good in the beginning.
rogue
2009-07-03 - TYPICAL MONSTER ANIMAL GOING AGAINST NOSY VISITORS, PANIC AMONGST THE
VISITORS WHEN THE CROC APPEARS AND STARTS PICKING THEM OFF ONE BY ONE,
THEY HAVE NO WEAPON TO FIGHT IT OFF WITH EXCEPT THEIR WILES. I KNOW THE
REVIEWS WERE NOT VERY GOOD, BUT I LIKED THE MOVIE. THE CGI LOOKED VERY
GOOD.
