I wonder if Warner Brothers knows of this movie, seeing that back in 1977 they released a movie about people in an isolated rural area being terrorized by a bunch of wild dogs. And that movie was also called "The Pack"! Still, I am open to a rip-off as long as the rip-off is well made and has some new angles. As for being well made, the movie's visual look is passable, if still a little low budget to the eye. But when it comes to delivering the horror goods, the movie is not very successful. The first 40% of the movie is pretty dull for the most part. I understand the filmmakers had to set up the characters and the situation, but it should have been more interestingly presented than it is here. When the horror does start, it is not worth the wait. The dog attacks and other action sequences are really poorly directed, sometimes requiring the viewer to wait until they are finished to figure out exactly what happened. Also, neither the dogs nor the human characters are given enough personality, so you simply won't care one way or another who survives and who doesn't. I realize I may be illustrating this movie as being a real turkey. It really isn't, but it's all the same too bland, too familiar, and too much lacking bite to really be a grabber. Hunt down the original 1977 movie instead.

An Australian family must pull together in the name of survival. Farmer Adam Wilson (Jack Campbell) knows about hard times. His livestock is being preyed upon, his wife Carla (Anna Lise Phillips) is struggling to keep her veterinary business alive, and the farm and homestead is on the edge of being foreclosed on. You would think determination and some belt-tightening would be the answer to keep the Wilson family right where they are; until a wild pack of dogs surround their house. Adam feared the bank being vicious in wanting money on the mortgage; but these dogs are not just happy feasting on the livestock.The acting isn't much, although Anna Phillips is the most believable. The pace is pretty slow, but that is not to say there is no action or suspense. Is animal instinct that hard to understand?Filling out the cast: Katie Moore, Charles Mayer, Hamish Phillips and Kieran Thomas McNamara.

SEE. THIS. FILM. The Pack (2015) is a gem of Australian Horror, the kind of movie that makes wading through all the other dreck worthwhile. When I first saw the cover art, I assumed this was from the cheap-but-occasionally- charming SyFy Channel school of film-making. I was wrong. This is a smartly scripted and acted story. The situation is simple enough. It's about an Australian family in a remote farmhouse who find themselves under siege by wild dogs, a Night of the Living Canines scenario. Tense, frightening, and atmospheric, it's a beautifully crafted movie. Move over, Cujo, I'm declaring it top dog in this category. Unqualified purchase recommendation for lovers of man vs. animal films. (I have the DVD and it's well-mastered, nearly blu-ray quality.)

It's not the Low-Budget of this Australian Thriller that Hurts, it's the Lack of Imagination. The Film Crew put a Professional Looking Movie on the Screen but the Limited and Standard Story-Line of People Trapped in the House Assaulted by...Fill in the Blank, has been Done to Death and the Only Thing that can Resurrect the Plot is Creativity. This Movie has Very Little.It's Competent but Repetitive beyond anything Approaching Tolerable. All of the Attack Scenes and Gore are Exactly the Same and some actually Look Like they are the Same. The Attempt at Atmosphere, like Shadows on the Wall are Exactly the Same, except one is a Knife and the other is a Gun. Sheesh!Scenes Linger and go On and On, one guesses to Build Suspense but a Jump Scare here and a Dog Attack there just come off as Redundant. Overall, Average or Slightly Below for this Type of Thing. Not One Surprise, Shock, or Anything Remarkable occurs. It's not a Sloppy Film but a Stale One to be sure.