I just watched Australian film called Razorback (1984) and I was surprised how much I enjoyed watching this movie. The opening scene is one of the most beautifully shot scenes in the 80's. The cinematography is all that truly remarkable and the editing is excellent. It's like Jaws, but with a giant killer pig. If they ever re-make to this movie, they will obviously use a CGI wild boar. In the fact that model razorback was built at a cost of $250 thousand and is seen for only a few minutes, but the movie still made me interesting watching to the end. This was pretty awesome Australian film and great entertainment with some breathtaking photography. I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10.

Hey, I'm not a particular fan of this movie, I'll admit. But I'm giving the respect it deserves, as being a true blue original, where it catapulted it's great director overseas with a block buster flick, that set off a franchise. I saw the R rated version of Razorback, and like me, you'll be able to pick up the extra gory bits. Judy Morris, playing an animal campaigner, donning an American accent, travels to the outback, not winning many fans you could say, gets on the bad side of two local dickheads (Argue and Haywood) for reasons, evident. There's been much disfavor for a local farmer (Bill Kerr) who's baby was taken from a razorback, but with no proof, all guilt points towards him. When Morris's character is killed by a razorback, raped prefore, by the dickhead duo, the husband if you can believe who (Trapper John M'd's Gregory Harrison) arrives, desperate to find answers, where a wonderfully rich, avenging moment ensues. The late Arkie Whitely, the only supporter of Kerr's innocence, brings quite a sexual element to the film (she was beautiful) in what is a very tense shocker, that again is a film of fine Aussie craftsmanship. Standout scene, has a guy's living room, dragged away from him, while watching Don Lane.

A lot of horror movies dealing with animals were getting big all the times. Rather than a shark, dogs, cats, or other vicious wildlife that can endanger man. In Australia, a rabid kangaroo won't do. You get, "Razorback"! This pig can make other wild pigs, look tame. This porcine terror is a juggernaut of the Outback. It was a very rare mutant pig that can seemingly not easily be killed. This terrible pig runs through the yard at night running through a house, and carrying off the old man's grandson he just put to bed. Though he was cleared of his grandson's death, he was left a broken and angry man. Two years later, a reporter from New York comes to the Outback to do an expose on wildlife being used as dog food. She encounter two deranged locals. Gets attacked by them, but later met her end by the monster pig. The husband looks for answers. He meets the past victim, and gets into action. Gregory Harrison does a great job in his role. He's known for playing Gonzo on "Trapper John, M.D." And after this movie, what makes you think about a remake, Hmmm? This movie was "porky", and I don't mean the raunchy comedy! There's plenty of cheese factor to it, but it's interesting to watch. 2 out of 5 stars

A killer boar, not just any boar but a member of the titular Razorback species a breed so wild "Neither God or the Devil could have made a more horrible creation", is on a 2 year long rampage that began with the destruction of hunter Jake Cullen's (Bill Kerr) house and the death of his grandson, for which he was promptly blamed and charged for; insult to injury, and more recently the death of American reporter, whose death is not entirely to blame on the pig (think Deliverance in the Australian Outback). The reporter's husband, Carl Winthers (Gregory Harrison), sets about investigating her death, or better stated disappearance (as Razorback's leave little for the dingo's) and thusly teams up with the cantankerous hunter and his caring and beautiful charge Sarah (Arkie Whitely).And so begins a horror film about a big ol' piggy.Let me say fans of horror, creature features, Ozploitation and Russell Mulcahy (later to direct Highlander, even later to direct Scorpion King: Rise of the Warrior... oooof!), you shall not be disappointed. The film's cinematography is astounding, simply brilliant and the way scenes of tension are shot with a styled finesse which renders the Razorback as an actual deadly threat, not just an over-sized piglet.The film is an early prelude to the horrors with the down played comic touch that is now a staple of that genre, Dog Soldiers comes to mind. The film boasts enough wry humour, often aimed at making you laugh at the ways of the backward outback yokels or laughing with them as they spout quite inventive one liner's as if it were part of the language.And of course the acting is par excellence with the cream of the crop Aussie talent on display. Bill Kerr is the subdued and macho hunter yearning for revenge against not only the Razorback that took his grandchild's life and destroyed his reputation, but the entire species as well. Gregory Harrison and Arkie Whitely are both in well suited form to play leading man and lady, although some may expect more from leads encountering what is essentially a homicidal pig. Also of note are the films de facto villains, two deranged locals, played by Chris Haywood and David Argue, whom play the manic pair with such intensity you may think twice about visiting any familia in the land down under.To finish, a great movie, off beat and original, well shot and superbly acted, and thoroughly entertaining. Those seeking a thrill while watching a few spills will not be disappointed. And I'd like to end with, if you've got a better film about a killer pig, do tell?!?!?